Retired civil servant and grandfather. Mildly #ProgressivePolitics - spends too much time talking about #OnPoli. Former #Labour and union activist. Wide range of interests: #Opera, especially works of #RIchardWagner; #ClassicalMusic; sport #Fishing; #CanadianHistory, especially but not exclusively #WWI and #WWII; #Gardening both general and #Wildflower; #Genealogy:A settler interested in #Indigenous issues and #TRC. #Cottage on #Lake Manitouwabing near Parry Sound (he, him, his) #fedi22
Retired civil servant and grandfather. Mildly #ProgressivePolitics - spends too much time talking about #OnPoli. Former #Labour and union activist. Wide range of interests: #Opera, especially works of #RIchardWagner; #ClassicalMusic; sport #Fishing; #CanadianHistory, especially but not exclusively #WWI and #WWII; #Gardening both general and #Wildflower; #Genealogy:A settler interested in #Indigenous issues and #TRC. #Cottage on #Lake Manitouwabing near Parry Sound (he, him, his) #fedi22
"...as Trump's promised peace deal remains elusive"
I can't believe that mainstream media is still writing such gormless, naive headlines. We all know #Trump promises are worthless and his statements are more often than not fantasies or deliberate lies. Query: Can something that doesn't exist be "elusive"?
Retired civil servant and grandfather. Mildly #ProgressivePolitics - spends too much time talking about #OnPoli. Former #Labour and union activist. Wide range of interests: #Opera, especially works of #RIchardWagner; #ClassicalMusic; sport #Fishing; #CanadianHistory, especially but not exclusively #WWI and #WWII; #Gardening both general and #Wildflower; #Genealogy:A settler interested in #Indigenous issues and #TRC. #Cottage on #Lake Manitouwabing near Parry Sound (he, him, his) #fedi22
#OnPoli #DevelopmentalServices
https://opseu.org/media-release-were-telling-our-employers-youre-either-with-us-or-youre-against-the-people-who-need-us-province-wide-strike-in-community-health-and-so/
“It is time for this government to stop taking advantage of the dedication and commitment these workers have to their communities,” added Hornick. “When you stole from these workers, you were also cheating the communities who depend on the care they provide.”
One of our sons has a developmental disability so we have experience with the sector. The reluctance of governments to fund it properly has long been a painful and obvious reality.
Retired civil servant and grandfather. Mildly #ProgressivePolitics - spends too much time talking about #OnPoli. Former #Labour and union activist. Wide range of interests: #Opera, especially works of #RIchardWagner; #ClassicalMusic; sport #Fishing; #CanadianHistory, especially but not exclusively #WWI and #WWII; #Gardening both general and #Wildflower; #Genealogy:A settler interested in #Indigenous issues and #TRC. #Cottage on #Lake Manitouwabing near Parry Sound (he, him, his) #fedi22
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-separation-referendum-televised-address-9.7208162
This is surely a great example of how political cowardice can lead to total absurdity.
Perhaps Canada should hold a referendum on whether any referendum held by #Alberta should be taken seriously. At this point, the provincial government is twisting so much in the wind it's hard to see how any result would be credible.
Retired civil servant and grandfather. Mildly #ProgressivePolitics - spends too much time talking about #OnPoli. Former #Labour and union activist. Wide range of interests: #Opera, especially works of #RIchardWagner; #ClassicalMusic; sport #Fishing; #CanadianHistory, especially but not exclusively #WWI and #WWII; #Gardening both general and #Wildflower; #Genealogy:A settler interested in #Indigenous issues and #TRC. #Cottage on #Lake Manitouwabing near Parry Sound (he, him, his) #fedi22
RE: @EricLawton@kolektiva.social
Rogers celebrates 20 years of higher than expected call volumes - The Beaverton https://share.google/qLaeMtBYGvo6CRUX8
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Retired civil servant and grandfather. Mildly #ProgressivePolitics - spends too much time talking about #OnPoli. Former #Labour and union activist. Wide range of interests: #Opera, especially works of #RIchardWagner; #ClassicalMusic; sport #Fishing; #CanadianHistory, especially but not exclusively #WWI and #WWII; #Gardening both general and #Wildflower; #Genealogy:A settler interested in #Indigenous issues and #TRC. #Cottage on #Lake Manitouwabing near Parry Sound (he, him, his) #fedi22
Carney announces environment to be eliminated as cost-cutting measure - The Beaverton https://share.google/gkhQnESzvkwsvyhvo
Retired civil servant and grandfather. Mildly #ProgressivePolitics - spends too much time talking about #OnPoli. Former #Labour and union activist. Wide range of interests: #Opera, especially works of #RIchardWagner; #ClassicalMusic; sport #Fishing; #CanadianHistory, especially but not exclusively #WWI and #WWII; #Gardening both general and #Wildflower; #Genealogy:A settler interested in #Indigenous issues and #TRC. #Cottage on #Lake Manitouwabing near Parry Sound (he, him, his) #fedi22
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/judge-quashes-decision-to-approve-separation-petition-9.7198553. Oh dear, the whinies out of Alberta are going to be loud, long, and bursting with self-pity. It will speak volumes if Smith lashes out at the judicial system in response. The rest of us should probably avoid overt displays of #Schadenfreude #CanPol #AlbertaSeparatism
Retired civil servant and grandfather. Mildly #ProgressivePolitics - spends too much time talking about #OnPoli. Former #Labour and union activist. Wide range of interests: #Opera, especially works of #RIchardWagner; #ClassicalMusic; sport #Fishing; #CanadianHistory, especially but not exclusively #WWI and #WWII; #Gardening both general and #Wildflower; #Genealogy:A settler interested in #Indigenous issues and #TRC. #Cottage on #Lake Manitouwabing near Parry Sound (he, him, his) #fedi22
#UnitedKingdom #Labour In my experience, when a government claims that its problem is that it hasn't communicated "all the good things we're doing," then it's toast.
Retired civil servant and grandfather. Mildly #ProgressivePolitics - spends too much time talking about #OnPoli. Former #Labour and union activist. Wide range of interests: #Opera, especially works of #RIchardWagner; #ClassicalMusic; sport #Fishing; #CanadianHistory, especially but not exclusively #WWI and #WWII; #Gardening both general and #Wildflower; #Genealogy:A settler interested in #Indigenous issues and #TRC. #Cottage on #Lake Manitouwabing near Parry Sound (he, him, his) #fedi22
Howard Lutnick grilled about ties to Jeffrey Epstein | CBC.ca https://share.google/eH3wkZLq0SNIkOR9h Note to rest of world: as possible trade negotiations unfold, please remember that #Canada is somehow supposed to deal with this guy, who talks big but has a very iffy relationship with the truth and is looking more and more compromised. He's right up there with #USA ambassador Hoekstra in the "I don' need no stinkin' credibility" department.
Retired civil servant and grandfather. Mildly #ProgressivePolitics - spends too much time talking about #OnPoli. Former #Labour and union activist. Wide range of interests: #Opera, especially works of #RIchardWagner; #ClassicalMusic; sport #Fishing; #CanadianHistory, especially but not exclusively #WWI and #WWII; #Gardening both general and #Wildflower; #Genealogy:A settler interested in #Indigenous issues and #TRC. #Cottage on #Lake Manitouwabing near Parry Sound (he, him, his) #fedi22
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trumps-abrupt-u-turn-plan-re-open-strait-hormuz-came-backlash-allies-rcna343845. Compare the muted #USA response to #SaudiArabia to the ongoing efforts to crap all over #NATO and it's clear that #Trump knows who owns him.
Retired civil servant and grandfather. Mildly #ProgressivePolitics - spends too much time talking about #OnPoli. Former #Labour and union activist. Wide range of interests: #Opera, especially works of #RIchardWagner; #ClassicalMusic; sport #Fishing; #CanadianHistory, especially but not exclusively #WWI and #WWII; #Gardening both general and #Wildflower; #Genealogy:A settler interested in #Indigenous issues and #TRC. #Cottage on #Lake Manitouwabing near Parry Sound (he, him, his) #fedi22
RE: @newsguyusa@flipboard.social
While that seems nice, I think the USA's problem is that one third of its voters still think Trump is swell and everything's hunky- dory. Given the unprincipled spinelessness of most American politicians, I don't see how you overcome that substantial minority.
Retired civil servant and grandfather. Mildly #ProgressivePolitics - spends too much time talking about #OnPoli. Former #Labour and union activist. Wide range of interests: #Opera, especially works of #RIchardWagner; #ClassicalMusic; sport #Fishing; #CanadianHistory, especially but not exclusively #WWI and #WWII; #Gardening both general and #Wildflower; #Genealogy:A settler interested in #Indigenous issues and #TRC. #Cottage on #Lake Manitouwabing near Parry Sound (he, him, his) #fedi22
Saw her Flight Pattern at the National Ballet of Canada this year and was totally impressed!
Retired civil servant and grandfather. Mildly #ProgressivePolitics - spends too much time talking about #OnPoli. Former #Labour and union activist. Wide range of interests: #Opera, especially works of #RIchardWagner; #ClassicalMusic; sport #Fishing; #CanadianHistory, especially but not exclusively #WWI and #WWII; #Gardening both general and #Wildflower; #Genealogy:A settler interested in #Indigenous issues and #TRC. #Cottage on #Lake Manitouwabing near Parry Sound (he, him, his) #fedi22
"Quite why the US has failed repeatedly to understand war is one of the greatest questions/problems we face. Instinctively I believe that fighting a war is too easy for the US, but that means the US has lost the ability to distinguish between fighting and winning. At the same time, the US with its massive military machine, huge IC and inflated think-tank community, has confused being big with being smart..."
Retired civil servant and grandfather. Mildly #ProgressivePolitics - spends too much time talking about #OnPoli. Former #Labour and union activist. Wide range of interests: #Opera, especially works of #RIchardWagner; #ClassicalMusic; sport #Fishing; #CanadianHistory, especially but not exclusively #WWI and #WWII; #Gardening both general and #Wildflower; #Genealogy:A settler interested in #Indigenous issues and #TRC. #Cottage on #Lake Manitouwabing near Parry Sound (he, him, his) #fedi22
Retired civil servant and grandfather. Mildly #ProgressivePolitics - spends too much time talking about #OnPoli. Former #Labour and union activist. Wide range of interests: #Opera, especially works of #RIchardWagner; #ClassicalMusic; sport #Fishing; #CanadianHistory, especially but not exclusively #WWI and #WWII; #Gardening both general and #Wildflower; #Genealogy:A settler interested in #Indigenous issues and #TRC. #Cottage on #Lake Manitouwabing near Parry Sound (he, him, his) #fedi22