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A Short Lesson in Small Minded Nationalism #ElbowsUp

@todmaffin ? @todmaffin.com on Bluesky • A Short Lesson in Small-Minded Nationalism #tariffs #cdnpoli #buycanadian ? original sound – Tod Maffin ??

¶ Posted 20 May 2025 § Canada § Humour § News § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: alberta, economics, education, saskatchewan

Secular Sunday – With All This Excitement About Electing A New Pope…

But I guess some people are pretty excited…

¶ Posted 04 May 2025 § Humour § News § Politics § PopCulture § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: atheism, education, history

Wisdom Wednesday – Five Takeaways From 2025 Canadian Election

One of the wildest elections in Canadian history – massive swings in fortunes, two party leaders losing their seats, the US being a major factor in the Canadian results, NDP reduced to non-party status after being arguably the most effective NDP caucus in history, electoral reform once again seems like a necessity. @aartipole1 It was […]

¶ Posted 30 April 2025 § Canada § List § News § Politics § Wisdom Wednesday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: alberta, economics, education, history, saskatchewan, unitedstates

Secular Sunday – Can The Liberals Resurrect Themselves?

I’m praying for a miracle tomorrow if the Liberals, who were like 20 or 30 points down on the Conservatives can come back to win in light of a new leader who seems to be “made for the moment” and some wild threats by Donald Trump.

¶ Posted 27 April 2025 § Canada § News § Politics § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, history, unitedstates

Friday Fun Link – Vote Compass

Vote Compass isn’t a perfect tool but can be helpful for guiding your decision in the upcoming election – especially if you don’t follow politics and/or the parties closely. But it’s not perfect – it says (sample results above, not mine) that I should vote for a distant third party, I’m a longtime supporter of […]