Hey @Sportsnet you fired @CoachsCornerDC for telling people to wear a Poppy on Remembrance Day. But you condone @Ron_MacLean joking about somebody being roofied.
God, I love that I don’t live in Canada anymore what a bunch of hypocrites.
One minute you have Ron “the Snake” MacLean rambling on about his sister’s kid in Oakville marrying a deli owner who used to be an Olympic-level curler, who makes the best pancakes he’s ever had.
The next minute you have Jennifer Botterill campaigning to make face washes a suspendible offense and crying about violent actions performed in an inherently violent sport in which everyone who plays does so by their own volition.
Finally, no Social Justice Night in Canada would be complete without Kelly Hrudey trying to score some leftist points by going on and on about his or a player’s “mental health”.
HNIC was an institution—something Canadians once considered a highlight of their week. It introduced a lot of Americans to Canadian hockey culture from afar. It had a captive audience during the first intermission, when one of the most entertaining figures in NHL history, Don “Grapes” Cherry, would shoot straight from the hip with amazing and insightful hockey analysis that has not since been matched.
Today, that same program stands as a source of embarrassment for the same fans that once made it the institution it was.
The worst part is that it doesn’t have to be this way. HNIC could be resurrected by simply hiring the correct analysts for their audience—a task so easy that a child could do it.
@SportsnetPR
🚨 CANADA’S INDUSTRIAL COLLAPSE under @MarkJCarney
— With receipts 🧾
📍 Honda Alliston, ON → Cancelled— $15 Billion
📍 Stellantis Brampton, ON → Moved to Illinois — $500 Million in aid pocketed
📍 Stellantis Windsor Battery Plant → Sold stake for — $100
📍 GM CAMI Ingersoll, ON → PERMANENTLY CLOSED — $2 Billion retool gone
📍 GM Oshawa, ON → Production moved to Indiana — $280 Million lost
📍 Ford Oakville, ON → EV production moved to USA — $2.3 Billion gone
📍 Northvolt Quebec → BANKRUPT — $7 Billion evaporated
📍 Invista Kingston, ON → Moving to Texas — 500 jobs gone
📍 Umicore Ontario → Shifting to Poland & South Korea — $260 Million gone
🇨🇦 TOTAL INVESTMENT LOST:
💰Over $50 Billion
Ottawa’s response?
Press releases. Photo ops.
A delusional PM who thinks your gas is cheap.
“We are a Energy Superpower 🇨🇦
Clean Energy is needed to build a Sustainable Prosperous Economy ?🤔🙇🏻🚨
This is managed decline with a price tag. 🇨🇦
RT until every Canadian sees this 👇
#CdnPoli #AutoIndustry #Honda #GM #Ford #Stellantis #Ontario #Manufacturing #MarkCarney #Canada
🚨🇨🇦 Mark Carney just told the nation that Canada’s ties to the U.S. 🇺🇸 are a "weakness." 🚫
If that’s true, why is 91% of his personal wealth still sitting in U.S. holdings? 🇺🇸
🇺🇸 Why are his kids at U.S. universities?
🇺🇸 Why is Diana Carney still collecting checks from U.S. corporations?
If the U.S. is such a threat to Canada, lead by example: Liquidate. Sell the stocks. 🇺🇸
Bring the kids home. 🏛️
You can’t lecture us on "independence" while your family's future is built on the American economy. 🇺🇸
Pure hypocrisy. 🤔
@MarkJCarney
#CdnPoli #MarkCarney #ConflictOfInterest #Trump #USA #Hypocrisy
A veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces stopped me in Red Deer and shared a perspective that I think a lot of people need to hear in full, not reduced to a slogan.
He told me his father fought in World War II. He told me his sons served in Afghanistan. This is not somebody speaking casually about loyalty, sacrifice, or duty. This is somebody from a family that has given real service across generations.
And his message was blunt: in his view, Canada is no longer being loyal to people like him, and nothing meaningful is going to change in Ottawa. That is why he believes Alberta independence is now the only way forward.
Whether someone agrees with that conclusion or not, people should at least understand the depth behind it.
For many soldiers, veterans, and military families, loyalty is not an abstract idea. It is tied to duty, sacrifice, service, loss, and trust. The basic belief is that if you give yourself to a country, that country should still reflect the values you served to protect. When people who spent their lives serving begin to feel alienated from the direction of the country, that is not a small thing.
I think the concern here is bigger than party politics. It is about the feeling that the institutions of Canada are no longer listening, no longer correcting course, and no longer representing the people who built, defended, and sustained this country. For some veterans, the frustration is not just with one bad policy or one bad government. It is the belief that the system itself is no longer responsive.
That is the nuance people miss.
When a veteran says Alberta independence is the only way forward, he is not necessarily saying he stopped caring about the country overnight. He may be saying the opposite. He may be saying he cared so much, for so long, that it means something when he finally concludes the relationship is broken beyond repair.
A lot of soldiers and veterans may have concerns about even entertaining that idea. They may value unity, continuity, tradition, and the memory of what they served under. They may worry that supporting Alberta independence feels like turning their back on their service, their oath, or the people they served beside. That is a real emotional and moral tension.
But the other side of that tension is this: what if loyalty is not supposed to be one-way? What if there comes a point where citizens, including veterans, have the right to say that the political system has become unworthy of their continued trust? What if defending freedom sometimes means being honest about when a government or a national project has drifted too far from the people it claims to represent?
That is why this moment mattered.
This was not just a random political opinion shouted from the roadside. It was a serious statement from someone whose family has lived service, sacrifice, and national duty. And when people like that start saying Ottawa will not change, others should pay attention.
You do not have to agree with him to recognize the weight of what he is saying.
Watch this and listen to his words for yourself.
Quite interesting. Here’s Tim Cherry (Don Cherry’s son) discussing the events of how Don was fired from Hockey Night In Canada, they said all he needed to do was apologize. Don rightly so stood his ground. Clip from @cantbcensored
Someone needs to investigate what’s happening in Brampton with residential daycares. The same 3 people on these committees keep approving these unsafe daycares. This was yesterday where they approved two places that will take care of 60 kids at each one.
Catherine Swift, with Stephen LeDrew, on Carney and Brookfield:
"As we know, everywhere Carney goes, Brookfield is sure to follow. Or maybe it's the other way around. Brookfield's there first."
"There's always a Brookfield connection to anything he does internationally."
Thank you for all the kind words. It’s been an amazing Olympics.
I’ll move on with a fun clip from history:
4th OT of Shamrock Tournament Final in Waterford, MI.
Right after this diving save his team scored the winning goal.
He’s been training for Gold for years.