Joanne Young

#YYC business owner of award-winning Interior landscaping company. Installed the largest Interior living wall of its kind in Western Canada in 2010. Est. 1977.

[Joanne Young @greengaljo]

Greenery Office Interiors is absolutely devastated to announce the sudden passing of perhaps our most important team member, Daisy, who brought joy and happiness to our personal and professional lives each and every day. (Part 1)

[Joanne Young @greengaljo]

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[Dan Knight @DanKnightMMA]

The Rally That Shook Canada—Poilievre Just Changed Everything

Ottawa—My fellow Canadians, Let’s talk about what just happened in Ottawa last night. Because, frankly, if you weren’t paying attention, you just missed one of the most important political moments in modern Canadian history.

Pierre Poilievre didn’t just hold a rally. He delivered a political earthquake. Thousands of Canadians braved the cold—minus eleven degrees, snow falling, streets covered in ice—to stand shoulder to shoulder, packed into an overflowing venue, with even more watching from spillover rooms.

And it wasn’t just a polite gathering of voters looking for a fresh face to replace Trudeau’s tired, corrupt regime. No, this was something else entirely. It was a moment where you could feel the momentum shifting. It was the kind of rally that terrifies political elites because it tells them one thing—this isn’t just a campaign anymore. It’s a movement.

Now, we’ve seen this before. Obama in 2008, Trump in 2016. The political class and their media lapdogs always pretend these moments don’t exist—right up until the moment they steamroll the establishment and change the country forever. That’s the kind of energy we saw in Ottawa. That’s the kind of political force Poilievre is sitting on.

And the real question is: does he understand just how big this is? Because right now, he is either going to ride this wave to an unstoppable victory, or he is going to let the media, the bureaucrats, and the Liberal swamp talk him into playing it safe and blowing the biggest opportunity of his life.

Let’s talk about what he got right—because he got a lot right.

First, Mark Carney got absolutely eviscerated. And not a moment too soon. For months, the Liberal establishment and their media servants have been parading this unelected banker around like some kind of messiah—as if Canadians have been crying out for a smug, carbon-tax-obsessed globalist to come and save us from ourselves.

Well, Poilievre wasn’t having it. He torched Carney’s entire phony image in a single speech.

This is a guy—let’s be very clear about who he is—who has spent his entire career making life more expensive for you while getting richer off it. A man who cheered for the carbon tax in Canada while personally investing in American coal. A man who killed pipelines here while his own company bought them in the Middle East. A man who spent years whispering in Trudeau’s ear, pushing policies that have already driven over $500 billion in investment out of this country—and now, somehow, wants you to believe he’s the guy to fix it.

It was devastating, brutal, and completely deserved. And the best part? Poilievre made it clear that if Carney wins, Canada loses.

But that wasn’t even the most important part of the speech.

The most important moment came when Poilievre didn’t just talk about the economy—he talked about Canada’s survival.

Because that’s what this is about.

And this is where Poilievre really flipped the script on the media’s latest nonsense.

For weeks now, Canada’s press has been running around like a bunch of headless chickens, shrieking that Trump’s tariffs are going to destroy us—as if the biggest economic threat to this country isn’t the people running it into the ground from within.

And instead of taking the bait, instead of playing defense, Poilievre turned the entire argument on its head.

The real problem isn’t Trump. The real problem is that Canada can’t even trade with itself.

Think about that. Canada’s biggest economic problem isn’t some tariff threat from Washington—it’s that we have more trade barriers between our own provinces than we do with the United States. That is insane. That is deliberate economic sabotage. That is the kind of bureaucratic lunacy that only a Liberal government could create.

So instead of cowering in fear about what Trump might do, Poilievre did what no Canadian politician has done in decades—he promised to tear down interprovincial trade barriers in his first 30 days in office.

And suddenly, the entire media narrative collapsed.

Why? Because if Canada is so fragile that one American president can destroy our economy with a tariff, then maybe the real problem isn’t Trump. Maybe the real problem is that Liberal policies have left us so pathetically weak that we can’t even function as a country without America’s permission.

Now that’s leadership. That’s the kind of offensive strategy Canada needs.

And then, Poilievre did it again.

He unleashed his strongest energy vision yet.

He vowed to repeal C-69, the anti-pipeline law, within 60 days. He promised to fast-track LNG projects, restart the Ring of Fire mining industry, and put an end to the foreign-funded radical environmentalists who have spent decades deliberately crippling Canada’s energy sector while collecting cash from foreign oil interests.

The crowd exploded. Because Canadians know what’s been done to them.

This country should be an energy powerhouse. Instead, under Liberal rule, we have entire provinces collapsing under green energy scams while we import oil from countries that hate us.

Poilievre knows it. Canadians know it.

And yet, for all the things he got right, there was one glaring failure.

China.

Yes, Poilievre called China a hostile power. Yes, he promised to strengthen Arctic defenses and build a new military base in Iqaluit. That’s good. That’s necessary.

But that’s not enough.

Because Trudeau didn’t just let China threaten Canada from the outside—he let them infiltrate our democracy from the inside.

And that’s where Poilievre should have gone further.

He should have hammered the Houge Inquiry—the investigation into Chinese election interference that was so damaging that Trudeau shut down Parliament to bury it.

He should have exposed how CSIS warned the Liberals about Chinese interference—and they did nothing.

He should have pledged to ban CCP-linked companies from buying Canadian land, businesses, and resources.

He should have said, plainly and directly, that Trudeau’s government was complicit in allowing a foreign dictatorship to interfere in Canada’s democracy.

But he didn’t. And that was a mistake.

Because when you are standing in front of a roaring crowd, a movement waiting for a leader to take the gloves off, that is the moment you go all in.

Poilievre is so close. He has the passion. He has the policies. He has the momentum.

But now, he has to finish the job.

That means stop holding back on China. That means stop treating this like a normal election. That means expose the entire corrupt system—not just Trudeau, but the elites who profit off Canada’s decline.

Because the crowd is ready. The movement is here. The moment is now.

The only question is: is Poilievre ready to go all the way?

[Joanne Young @greengaljo]

We hope everyone had a lovely Easter long weekend celebrating with family and friends.

Sincerely, the #GreeneryOfficeInteriors team. 💚

[Joanne Young @greengaljo]

From the #GreeneryCalgary team, to all of the girls and women in our lives, who keep inspiring us each and every day, we wish you a very happy International Women’s Day ! Cheers to celebrating the women in your life, today and every day, because we're all worth celebrating!
#IWD

[Joanne Young @greengaljo]

"The stronger our connection w/ #nature the happier we are. There is a proven link between time spent in your yard & your sense of #WellBeing. Yet our natural habitat is increasingly… urban. This is where #BiophilicDesign comes in.” More: https://t.co/pBey7xpBQl
#GreeneryCalgary

[Joanne Young @greengaljo]

Wishing all of our family, friends, loved ones, clients, partners and supporters all the best as we close chapter 2023 and open chapter 2024. Happy New Year!

Love, the #GreeneryOfficeInteriors team. ❤️🌳

[Joanne Young @greengaljo]

Wishing clients, partners, friends, family, staff & loved ones all the best this holiday season. We hope you take a break, time to smell...the pine trees (lol)... & enjoy each moment as we close the door on 2023 & open the door to a #green 2004!

Love, #GreeneryOfficeInteriors

[DSP (Interiors) Ltd @dsp_interiors]

Do #plants really equal #producitivty?

It turns out they do! We discussed the perks of including #biophilicdesign in your #workspace and the effect this has on #employeewellness and productivity.

Take a read here: https://t.co/SvwdBhG5Vn

[Natura - Interior Plant Design @NaturaHQ]

Ready to make a positive change in your office? Explore the intersection of neurodiversity and biophilic design in our latest blog and take the first step toward a more inclusive workspace: https://t.co/FuGM2HpfQn

[Joanne Young @greengaljo]

The Greenery Office Interiors team wishes all of our followers, friends, clients, partners, colleagues, family members and loved ones all the best this long weekend.

Happy Thanksgiving! Gobble gobble.

[Joanne Young @greengaljo]

The Greenery Office Interiors team is taking today to remember, reflect, recognize - and educate ourselves - about the impact of our history on survivors and their families and how we can help make positive changes for the future.

#TruthAndReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay

[Joanne Young @greengaljo]

We hope all of our friends, family members, colleagues, clients, partners and loved ones had an amazing Labour Day weekend filled with quality time with quality people -- like all of you.

We love you!

XO, the #GreeneryOfficeInteriors team. 💚

[Joanne Young @greengaljo]

We will miss you and love you forever, dear Daisy, our favourite furry family member, friend, co-worker and cuddle buddy. You were one of a kind and the kindest pup to everyone you encountered.

Be well, Daisy girl.

With love, the #GreeneryCalgary team. (Part 4)

❤️🐾💚🐾

[Joanne Young @greengaljo]

Greenery Office Interiors is absolutely devastated to announce the sudden passing of perhaps our most important team member, Daisy, who brought joy and happiness to our personal and professional lives each and every day. (Part 1)

[Joanne Young @greengaljo]

We know that our favourite #GreeneryOfficeInteriors worker bee is up there watching over us and cheering us on, her tongue wagging with a smile, and we take comfort knowing that she is now happy, healthy -- and safe -- somewhere up there in the clouds. (Part 3)

[Joanne Young @greengaljo]

We will miss you and love you forever, dear Daisy, our favourite furry family member, friend, co-worker and cuddle buddy. You were one of a kind and the kindest pup to everyone you encountered.

Be well, Daisy girl.

With love, the #GreeneryCalgary team. (Part 4)

❤️🐾💚🐾

[Joanne Young @greengaljo]

Our tiny Daisy died July 31 while being walked on leash when a large aggressive dog that had been running loose off-leash attacked her. The only positive of this heartbreaking scenario is that Daisy died instantly so she didn't suffer as she crossed the rainbow bridge. (Part 2)