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My musings on current events.

CBC.ca: Why a petrostate is hosting UN climate talks — again

Posted on 15 November, 2024 by hex1A4

RE: CBC.ca: Why a petrostate is hosting UN climate talks — again “Russia blocked the selection of European Union countries such as Bulgaria, Slovenia and Moldova, due to E.U. sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.” Why on God’s green Earth … Continue reading →

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Ontario NDP sets ultimatum for legislature keffiyeh ban, threatening to defy rules

Posted on 27 April, 2024 by hex1A4

RE: GlobalNews.ca: Ontario NDP sets ultimatum for legislature keffiyeh ban, threatening to defy rules The keffiyeh holds strong political and religious connotations affected by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and wearing the scarf in the Legislative Assembly would be considered a political … Continue reading →

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Anger, pessimism towards federal government reach six-year high: Nanos survey

Posted on 19 April, 2024 by hex1A4

RE: CTVNews.ca: Anger, pessimism towards federal government reach six-year high: Nanos survey Why all the negative emotions directed at the government? Disagree with them about the policies, but both the Liberals and the NDP genuinely want what’s best for all … Continue reading →

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Iran and Israel may have taken a step back from a catastrophic regional war

Posted on 19 April, 2024 by hex1A4

RE: CBC.ca: Iran and Israel may have taken a step back from a catastrophic regional war The biggest takeaway from this article is at the very end: “Iran is a nuclear weapons threshold state.” Iran doesn’t want to escalate at … Continue reading →

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Liberals survive non-confidence vote on carbon tax with Bloc, NDP backing

Posted on 22 March, 2024 by hex1A4

RE: CBC.ca: Liberals survive non-confidence vote on carbon tax with Bloc, NDP backing Climate change-denying Conservatives need to be voted out of office. Lucky for them no one wants an election right now, and fortunately the Bloc and NDP where … Continue reading →

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