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  1. mentalfloss

    Macleans: Trudeau Tax is the best policy for Conservatives

    Resume the denial lol The best climate plan for Erin O’Toole: Trudeau’s tax It’s tempting to want to fix climate change with magical thinking. For one thing, some Canadians, including a lot of Conservatives, think the whole issue is made up. Imaginary solutions to imaginary problems have a...
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    O'Toole says NO to Sex Selective Abortions

    Make that YES, sorry social conservatives. 🤭 O'Toole to vote against Conservative MP's private bill on 'sex-selective abortion' Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he will vote against a bill brought forward by a member of his caucus that aims to ban so-called "sex-selective abortions."...
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    Ontario school opening/closing policy determined by a cat who wants in or out

    Poor misty. Ontario school opening/closing policy determined by a cat who wants in or out TORONTO – Ontario’s Ministry of Education cat has determined that schools will be closed after he decided to come inside. The feline, Misty the COVID Cat, was at first hesitant to make a decision as...
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    Biden Tax Plan Targets Fossil Fuel Subsidies Worth $35 Billion

    Biden Tax Plan Targets Fossil Fuel Subsidies Worth $35 Billion President Joe Biden’s plan to eliminate subsidies claimed by oil and gas companies and raise levies on corporate polluters would increase government receipts by $35 billion over the coming decade. The benefits of these subsidies...
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    The oilsands are losing investors

    ..because they aren't prepared to transition to renewables. I'm sure separating from Canada would make things a lot easier 🤭 Canadian oil sands firms ousted by NY state fund for not planning end of production https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/oil-sands-new-york-pension-fund-170145827.html
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    Canada could have a Universal Basic Income (UBI) by next year

    Well that was unexpected. Liberal delegates endorse a universal basic income, reject capital gain tax hike Liberal delegates to the party's policy convention have overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution calling for the establishment of a universal basic income (UBI) in Canada, while also...
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    Conservatives say new program spending risks Canada’s future — unless they’re the ones doing it

    Communists. Conservatives say new program spending risks Canada’s future — unless they’re the ones doing it “We have made it very clear that we do not want to see new permanent spending programs because that will undermine our ability to provide future generations of Canadians with hope for...
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    Trump drinking Coca-Cola while boycotting Coca-Cola

    In case you need a reminder of the level of stupid you guys are fond of.
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    Peel Region Closes Schools, Ontario to follow?

    https://www.cp24.com/news/peel-region-schools-ordered-to-switch-to-remote-only-instruction-as-of-tomorrow-1.5374992
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    Liberals to Conservatives: Resistance is Futile

    McKenna Channels Borg Queen, Shares Quote Saying ‘Resistance’ To Carbon Tax Is ‘Futile’ Usually, a high-level official in a democratic nation doesn’t like to cast opposition to their policies as being impossible. After all, the idea that we always have a choice on policy through elections, and...
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    Trump caused a significant decline in religion

    Joe will bring it back 🤭 'Allergic reaction to US religious right' fueling decline of religion, experts say Fewer than half of Americans belong to a house of worship, a new study shows, but religion – and Christianity in particular – continues to have an outsize influence in US politics...
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    Human rights tribunal puts anti-maskers on notice, saying complaints require proof of disability

    "The Code does not protect people who refuse to wear a mask as a matter of personal preference, because they believe wearing a mask is 'pointless' or because they disagree that wearing masks helps to protect the public during the pandemic," Adamson said. Human rights tribunal puts anti-maskers...
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    Trudeau Liberals surge ahead over Conservatives

    Trudeau Liberals surge ahead over Conservatives, as O’Toole’s favourability dips across the spectrum, poll suggests The survey shared exclusively with The Hill Times suggested that 38 per cent of Canadians would back the Liberals, if an election were held now, enough to put them over the seats...
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    Trudeau Prepares to Take Quebec

    The prime minister and Quebec premier appear to be getting along — bad news for the Conservatives and Bloc On Mar. 15, Trudeau was in Montreal with Legault to announce an investment in an electric vehicle manufacturer based in Saint-Jérôme, north of the city. A week later, the two men were in...
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    Biden Has Rock Solid Approval

    Biden, from a political standpoint, was right to go big on COVID relief. In fact, support for the legislation actually rises to 58 percent when its immense $1.9 trillion price tag is explicitly mentioned in the question, suggesting that more Americans see the implied scope and seriousness of the...
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    Mississauga mayor thinks another stay-at-home order is on the way for Ontario

    Meanwhile, let's open more bars and hair salons. Mississauga mayor thinks another stay-at-home order is on the way for Ontario "We see regions moving in the wrong direction," she told the news outlet, referencing the fact that a number have had to move from more open coloured zones into more...
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    The oil industry just had a heart attack

    Cargo ship stuck in Egypt’s Suez Canal affects shipping worldwide The Panama-flagged Ever Given ran aground diagonally across the single-lane stretch of the southern canal on Tuesday morning after losing the ability to steer amid high winds and a dust storm, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said...
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    Russia influenced US Election Yet Again

    Putin just can't keep his peepee out of Trump's poopoo US intelligence report says Russia used Trump allies to influence 2020 election with goal of 'denigrating' Biden The US intelligence community said in a landmark report Tuesday that the Russian government meddled in the 2020 election with...
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    Biden prepared to chuck filibuster

    Pretty sure they're gonna filibuster this 🤪 Biden prepared to chuck filibuster in historic push to re-engineer America, quickly Four things are pushing Biden to jam through what could amount to a $5 trillion-plus overhaul of America, and vast changes to voting, immigration and inequality. He...
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    Alberta Government Acting Like China

    Alberta takes aim at Netflix kids’ movie over oil concerns. Is it overreaction? Is it just a fun kids’ movie about an adventure-loving family with a talking pet grizzly bear? Or is it really a piece of cunning anti-oil propaganda, warping the minds of innocent children against Canada’s energy...