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MasterDimTrump’s Liberation Day = Make America Go Away Day <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MakeAmericaGoAway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MakeAmericaGoAway</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BoycottTrumpAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BoycottTrumpAmerica</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BoycottUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BoycottUSA</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BoycottMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BoycottMusk</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BoycottBroligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BoycottBroligarchs</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uspol</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ukpol</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/canpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canpol</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#auspol</a>

M. GrégoireFor what it's worth, I predict that young/old will be the most important divide in <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/elxn45" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elxn45</a>. Life is very different in Canada for people who bought a house 15 years ago.We'll see who's right in about a month.<a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/HousingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HousingCrisis</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/CanPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CanPol</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/elxn45" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elxn45</a>

M. Grégoire<a href="https://mstdn.ca/@AlisonCreekside" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@AlisonCreekside</a> What's the case for strategic voting at present?I'm not an <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/NDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NDP</a> supporter, but if I were why wouldn't I look at <a href="https://mastodon.world/@338Canada" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@338Canada</a> and conclude that the chance of the <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/CPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CPC</a> winning is very small, and anyway that the policy differences between <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/MarkCarney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MarkCarney</a> and <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/PierrePoilievre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PierrePoilievre</a> are narrow? Why shouldn't an NDP supporter vote for the NDP given the current situation?<a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/CanPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CanPol</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/elxn45" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elxn45</a>

M. GrégoireThe one crucial variable in this election everyone is ignoring <a href="https://nationalpost.com/opinion/the-one-crucial-variable-in-this-election-everyone-is-ignoring" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://nationalpost.com/opinion/the-one-crucial-variable-in-this-election-everyone-is-ignoring</a>"Turnout" is the answer: maybe people who wouldn’t normally vote will come out in large enough numbers to swing the election to the Conservatives. Seems like grasping at straws to me, but it *is* possible.Let me tell you, if the <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/CPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CPC</a> win despite being 5% behind the Liberals, people will say <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/JenniByrne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JenniByrne</a> is a genius. And they'll be right.<a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/CanPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CanPol</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/elxn45" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elxn45</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/NationalPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalPost</a>

M. GrégoireIf you've been following commentary in the election, you've no doubt heard the advice that <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/PierrePoilievre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PierrePoilievre</a> needs to "pivot", re-focusing his campaign on opposition to Pres. Trump rather than on quality of life and economic growth. Here's a column making the counter-argument:<a href="https://nationalpost.com/opinion/selley-poilievre-campaign-message-is-still-strong" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://nationalpost.com/opinion/selley-poilievre-campaign-message-is-still-strong</a>The article points out that 38% is a good level of support for the <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/CPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CPC</a>, normally enough to win.<a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/CanPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CanPol</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/elxn45" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elxn45</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/NationalPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalPost</a>

M. Grégoire"“I’m pleased that there’s such interest in my doctoral thesis. It’s sort of languished on the shelf for over three decades,” said Carney in response to a question from the National Post during a campaign announcement in Winnipeg on Tuesday."It took a few days, but <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/MarkCarney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MarkCarney</a> found a smart response.Mark Carney responds to plagiarism allegations in his PhD thesis <a href="https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/federal_election/carney-responds-to-plagiarism-allegations-im-pleased-that-theres-such-interest-in-my-doctoral-thesis" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/federal_election/carney-responds-to-plagiarism-allegations-im-pleased-that-theres-such-interest-in-my-doctoral-thesis</a>(The article concludes by assessing that it's a "minor case".)<a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/plagiarism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plagiarism</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/CanPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CanPol</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/elxn45" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elxn45</a>

Larry GarfieldAn important notice for my Canadian friends about the upcoming election...(CW: Contains lots of appropriate swearing.)<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT_n4Khmq0o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT_n4Khmq0o</a><a href="https://phpc.social/tags/canpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canpol</a> <a href="https://phpc.social/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RankedChoiceVoting</a> <a href="https://phpc.social/tags/ProportionalRepresenttion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProportionalRepresenttion</a>

Dave Sanderson 🇨🇦🍁No April Fools, the latest 338Canada projections have the Liberals probability of winning a majority up 4% from yesterday to 88% with 191 seats possible, up four.<a href="https://338canada.com/federal.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://338canada.com/federal.htm</a>The popular vote for Poilievre in Carleton is unchanged at 51% and Carney in Nepean is up 1% to 55%.<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/canpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canpol</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/elxn45" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elxn45</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CanadaElection2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CanadaElection2025</a>

M. Grégoire<a href="https://hachyderm.io/@dcopeland" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@dcopeland</a> I'm on the right (it's in my bio). I see the current housing crisis as largely the result of bad government policies, such as zoning that only permits single detached homes, high development fees, and immigration rates disconnected from construction rates.Consequently, the promises of Mr. Poilievre to use federal sticks to force municipalities to improve housing policies seem to me to be the right path to lower housing prices.<a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/CanPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CanPol</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/elxn45" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elxn45</a>

M. GrégoireJenni Byrne's Big Gamble <a href="https://macleans.ca/longforms/jenni-byrnes-big-gamble/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://macleans.ca/longforms/jenni-byrnes-big-gamble/</a>This article makes <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/JenniByrne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JenniByrne</a> sound awesome. Not flawless, not necessarily the woman for the hour, but a really impressive political operator.(She was right in 2015 too: the <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/CPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CPC</a> ought to have concentrated their fire on the Liberals, not the NDP.)<a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/CanPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CanPol</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/elxn45" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elxn45</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/Macleans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Macleans</a>

M. Grégoire"[F]or older voters — especially Boomers and older Gen Xers — [Canada is broken] is like nails on a chalkboard. They hate it. Not because it’s wrong, but because it threatens a version of Canada they still believe in. A Canada that worked. A Canada that rewarded hard work, played fair, and gave them everything they have now."<a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/AnthonyKoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AnthonyKoch</a> Canada works fine — if you're a boomer <a href="https://nationalpost.com/opinion/anthony-koch-canada-works-fine-if-youre-a-boomer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://nationalpost.com/opinion/anthony-koch-canada-works-fine-if-youre-a-boomer</a>1/2<a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/CanPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CanPol</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/elxn45" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elxn45</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/NationalPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalPost</a>

WTLFor the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canadians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canadians</a> here; if you'd like to vote by mail, it's super easy: <a href="https://ereg.elections.ca/en/ereg/index" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ereg.elections.ca/en/ereg/index</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canpol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canpoli</a>

M. Grégoire<a href="https://cosocial.ca/@johannab" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@johannab</a> There's no way in which a candidate for Parliament should ever say, even in jest, that a Canadian should be turned over to another country for a bounty. Are we concerned about foreign interference in Canadian politics or not?Do you remember this story from 2012? <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/jerry-bance-marketplace-1.3217797" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/jerry-bance-marketplace-1.3217797</a>This is much worse. It's really hard to understand why Mr. Carney hasn't acted quickly.<a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/CanPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CanPol</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/elxn45" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elxn45</a>

M. Grégoire"[S]o long as you only cast a ballot for someone you wouldn't be ashamed to have as your MP."Please, don't vote for <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/PaulChiang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PaulChiang</a>, whomever you wish to keep out of office.<a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/CanPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CanPol</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/elxn45" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elxn45</a>

M. GrégoireAs I commented elsewhere, it's baffling that <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/MarkCarney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MarkCarney</a> hasn't yet thrown <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/PaulChiang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PaulChiang</a> out of the Liberal Party. Surely that will happen soon?It's interesting to watch a neophyte politician lead a party.<a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/CanPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CanPol</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/elxn45" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elxn45</a>

ℵ₀ 🏳️‍⚧️🏴‍☠️<a href="https://maxottawa.ca/list/trans-day-of-visibility-ottawa-rally-and-election-action/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://maxottawa.ca/list/trans-day-of-visibility-ottawa-rally-and-election-action/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransDayOfVisibility2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TransDayOfVisibility2025</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transdayofvisibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transdayofvisibility</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rally</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#election</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canpol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transrights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ontario</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ottawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ottawa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tdov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tdov</a>

M. Grégoire"NDP MP Jenny Kwan on the Carney Liberals candidate Paul Chiang advocating for his political competition and a Canadian to be taken to Chinese consulate for a CCP bounty, “in what universe is this normal?” Kwan has been targeted by CCP officials herself in the past."<a href="https://x.com/Evan_Menzies/status/1906399250529010004" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://x.com/Evan_Menzies/status/1906399250529010004</a><a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/PaulChiang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PaulChiang</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/CanPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CanPol</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/elxn45" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elxn45</a>

Police State UK"Just asking nicely clearly doesn't work with <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>, so we have to stand tall with our allies in Canada and Europe and show that we will not be bullied. That means being prepared to impose reciprocal <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tariffs</a> if necessary, including on Elon Musk's Teslas, and urgently negotiating a better trade deal with the EU to show Trump we have alternatives."<a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/UKPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UKPol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/EUPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EUPol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/CanPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CanPol</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crrzl1l9w95o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crrzl1l9w95o</a>

M. GrégoireI think I'll create an account for posting <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/PierrePoilievre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PierrePoilievre</a> videos. People on the Fediverse ought to have the opportunity to hear what he actually says, and not just listen to what other people think he says.I listened to a good one today, for instance, about his plans to reinforce Canadian unity, prosperity and independence from the US by promoting an East-West energy corridor.<a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/CPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CPC</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/CanPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CanPol</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/elxn45" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elxn45</a>

Kelly's Shenanigans 🇨🇦Tareq Hadhad, founder of Peace by Chocolate in Halifax, Syrian refugee, humanitarian advocate, who inspired a movie based on his story, dared call what's happening in Gaza a genocide, in line with the ruling from the International Court of Justice. So the Advocates Society, an organization of 6000 lawyers, judges and advocates, cancelled the speech he was supposed to give at their conference, the keynote adress. <a href="https://yeg.bike/tags/CanPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CanPol</a> <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/advocates-society-syrian-chocolate-keynote-tareq-hadhad-1.7496525" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/advocates-society-syrian-chocolate-keynote-tareq-hadhad-1.7496525</a>

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