Heather 🇨🇦

Canadian on loan in CO. Veteran, mil spouse, mil mum, golden retriever mum. Be kind. she/her

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

Happy Canada Day.

[General / Générale Jennie Carignan @CDS_Canada_CEMD]

L’Ordre du mérite militaire est une reconnaissance spéciale de votre profonde compréhension de ce que cela signifie non seulement de servir, mais de servir avec distinction. C’est un grand honneur de reconnaître votre service exceptionnel et méritoire.

Félicitations!

[Catherine Fife @CFifeKW]

"As Sexual Assault Violence Prevention Month begins, can the Attorney General tell survivors why they should have any confidence in Ontario's justice system?" #LydiasLaw #onpoli

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

King Charles reminds Trump and MAGA that NATO invoked Article 5 for the first time after 9/11, when all alliance members came to the aid of the United States.

“Today, Mr. Speaker, that same unyielding resolve is needed for the defense of Ukraine and her most courageous people,” the king said, receiving a standing ovation🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇦

[Chris Ryan @Watchdog_MP]

These veterans bled for Canada 🇨🇦 in real wars not “special duty areas.”

Afghanistan War: 40,000+ deployed, 158 gave their lives in the longest combat operation in Canadian history.

Gulf War: 4,000+ faced death in combat zones.

Yet Ottawa still denies them the title “War Veterans.”

This betrayal breaks hearts and cheapens their sacrifices all to save the government money.

Pass Bill S-246 NOW.

They sacrificed everything for Canada. Honour them.

Tag your MP. RT for our forgotten heroes. 🇨🇦💔🎖️
#SupportOurVeterans #BillS246

[Canadian Femicide Observatory 🇨🇦 @CAN_Femicide]

It requires re-posting - long post. Share among your networks and re-post.

Please read to end then contact your local, provincial, or federal leader/representative

[Link to news story at end]

Male judge Craig Parry (Kitchener) acquits neurologist of 48 counts of sexual assault against 48 female patients.

Yes, that's right - 48 female patients came forward.

48 female patients were not believed.

48 female patients apparently deemed unreliable

Male judge discounts expert testimony of Dr. Vera Bril - yes, female doctor and expert - who told the court that it is not norm to do vaginal exams, breast exams or exams of other intimate areas during appointments for neurological concerns.

Go figure!

However, male judge knows better than female doctor/expert.

He finds the evidence of 48 women unreliable.

He acquits male accused anyway, despite the 'doctor' having had license revoked in 2019 by College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.

Looking for any male who has had a prostate exam when they went to doctor for neurological concerns.

We'd love to year from you.

What happened during the acquittal of Jeffrey Sloka?
https://t.co/UzWlkxMQmw

[ForMYCanada @ForMYCanada]

🧾 Pierre Poilievre spent two years screaming about grocery prices. Yesterday, Parliament voted on Bill C-226, a national framework to improve food price transparency, and force grocery chains to show Canadians where the money actually goes.

Poilievre voted NO. Every Conservative voted NO.

📊 Final tally: 168 Yea. 150 Nay. The bill passed, no thanks to the party that built its entire brand on "axe the tax" and grocery affordability.

🎭 This is the pattern. The grievance is the product. Solving the problem would end the grift. When there's an actual mechanism to hold grocers accountable, Conservatives fold for the industry every single time.

Poilievre doesn't want lower food prices. He wants the issue.

#cdnpoli
https://t.co/tnRbtlekKW

[Stefan Moore ★ @2StefanMoore]

A final piece of advice from Holly Butcher - written the day before she passed away from cancer at just 27:

“It’s a strange thing knowing you’re going to die young.

At 26, I thought I had time…
To fall in love.
Start a family.
Grow old.

But cancer doesn’t care about plans.

Now, I understand how fragile life really is. Every single day is a gift, not a guarantee.

I’m not writing this to scare you. I’m writing to remind you: really live.

Stop stressing over little things. Be kind to your body- move it, nourish it, stop criticizing it. One day you’ll wish you had appreciated it.

Go outside.
Look at the sky.
Feel the sun.
Just be.

Spend less time chasing “stuff” - more time making memories. Don’t skip moments with people you love.

Laugh more.
Write a note.
Tell someone you love them.

Complain less.
Give more.
Helping others brings more joy than anything you can buy.

Be present.
Put your phone down.
Show up - really show up.

You don’t need to have it all figured out. You don’t need a perfect body, or a perfect life.

Just follow what makes your heart light up. Say no to what drains you. Make changes when you need to.

And please - donate blood. I wouldn’t have had that extra year without it. And that year gave me memories I’ll hold close… forever.

Thank you for reading this.
Live your life well.

And maybe… we’ll meet again someday.”

Holly 🩷

Repost & share Holly’s important advice. ❤️

[Black Hole @konstructivizm]

The Artemis II crew—Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen—have safely exited the Orion spacecraft (named Integrity) after a textbook splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego on April 10, 2026.

They're now aboard recovery boats, with the full team on the USS John P. Murtha for medical checks after their ~10-day journey that took them farther into space than any humans since Apollo. This marks humanity's first crewed flight around the Moon in over 50 years—a powerful step on the path back to the lunar surface and beyond.The reentry at Mach 33, the parachutes, the precise "bullseye" splashdown, and the careful extraction by Navy divers and recovery teams were all executed flawlessly. Watching the astronauts step out onto the inflatable platform and take in that first breath of fresh air was genuinely moving.Huge congratulations to the entire NASA, CSA, and industry team (including Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy) for bringing them home safely. This mission wasn't just a test flight; it was a historic return to deep-space crewed exploration.What's next? Data from this flight will help refine Artemis III and the crewed lunar landing. The future of human spaceflight feels closer than ever.Welcome home, Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy.

[John Collins @Logically_JC]

Ghislaine Maxwell is a convicted child sex trafficker. She gets gardening time, sports, therapy dogs, and spa products in prison.

Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.

[Q. Ali @NobleQAli]

Y’all know I’m Canada down

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

21-year-old Ukrainian figure skater Kyrylo Marsak dedicated his performance to his dad Andrii, who is currently defending Ukraine.

Kyrylo skated to the song called "Fall on Me," a father-son duet by Andrea and Matteo Bocelli. His dad sent it to him.

"Me and my coach really liked it and thought it could be an amazing story to tell. It's about the connection of a father and the son, and it represents my connection with my father. Even though we are far apart, we are still together. We are connected, and we love each other," Kyrylo said.

Kyrylo is from Kherson. He shared that it's "difficult mentally" to cope with the devastation wrought on his home city by Russia, but skating helps him to feel alive and show all his emotions.

📹: LaPresse, Suspilne

[Heather 🇨🇦 @kerbsie]

@simonmaechling Hi Simon! Thank you and please keep doing what you're doing. The pro-science group needs to get so much louder to drown out all the nonsense!

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

To the families in Tumbler Ridge who woke up today without someone they love, Canada mourns with you.

[Dr. Fiona Mattatall 🪩🇨🇦 @FionaMattatall]

One week ago the PM stood on the world stage in Davos as a statesman.

Tonight he showed humour and warmth while honouring the best of Canada filmmakers.

Two very different speeches and one reminder of why he’s the leader we needed right now 🇨🇦

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

“Freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: The family of Alex Pretti releases a powerful statement about his senseless murder at the hands of Trump's masked fascist goons.

Please share this far and wide...

"We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital," the family said in a statement provided to CNN.

"Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the hero term lightly. However his last thought and act was to protect a woman."

"The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He has his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down all while being pepper sprayed."

"Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you."

It is our responsibility as Americans to get the truth out there. Petti was not attempting to harm anyone. He was swarmed, beaten, and disarmed by vicious federal agents who were looking for someone to hurt. Once they had removed his gun — which he had a legal permit to carry — they executed him in cold blood by firing numerous bullets into him. Then, the Trump administration proceeded to immediately falsely smear him as a "terrorist" who wanted to carry out a mass shooting against law enforcement. They're utterly shameless.

“He cared about people deeply and he was very upset with what was happening in Minneapolis and throughout the United States with ICE, as millions of other people are upset,” said Pretti's father Alex. “He thought it was terrible, you know, kidnapping children, just grabbing people off the street. He cared about those people, and he knew it was wrong, so he did participate in protests.”

Rest in power Alex. The rest of us will carry on the fight.

Please like and share.

[Bill Madden @maddenifico]

Canadian PM Mark Carney's speech was brilliant. To have a leader who can eloquently articulate the mood of a nation... I envy you Canada. 🙌🙏🫶🇨🇦👇

[Troy Westwood @TroyWestwood]

Pretty f*ckin solid.
#IAMCANADIAN🇨🇦

[Melanie 🇨🇦 @Mellyfax]

Canada picked wisely 🇨🇦