Mary Joy Aitken

Music, golf, animal, nature & tech fan. LPGA Amateur Golf Association Waterloo Region Vice President

[Mary Joy Aitken @mjaitken]

We loved playing Brudenell River, PEI, today despite the strong wind. Beautiful course! @golfpei #golf #ewga

[Mary Joy Aitken @mjaitken]

Can’t trust American federal government to honour contracts. Very serious! No point in anyone making deals anymore. Corruption rules in Washington!

[Mallory McMorrow @MalloryMcMorrow]

One billionaire family controls the bridge that carries 25% of all U.S.–Canada trade.

The good news? There's a brand new public bridge right next door (and Canada paid for the whole thing).

The bad news? Donald Trump won't let it open.

Here's the story:

For more than a decade, Michigan and Canada worked together to build a new public crossing right next to it — six lanes over the Detroit River, named for a Canadian-born Red Wings legend, built by thousands of union workers. Canada paid the entire bill. Michigan co-owns it. It's finished. It’s a shining example of international cooperation and collaboration, with a tremendous return for both sides: more jobs, faster trade, and lower costs.

So why isn't it open?

Because the Moroun family, who own the rival Ambassador Bridge just up the river, doesn’t want the competition. They spent years and tens of millions of dollars trying to stop any competing international crossing from being built or opening. They lost. So they went to the White House instead.

In January, Matthew Moroun gave $1 million to a pro-Trump super PAC. Then the billionaire called Trump's Commerce Secretary and, just hours later, Trump suddenly attacked the same publicly owned bridge he praised in his own first term and threatened to block it.
Then, the day before the June 12th ribbon-cutting, the opening was called off indefinitely.

It's corruption so flagrant it would be laughable if it weren't so damaging.

Trump is screwing over Michiganders for the interests of billionaires — holding a finished, publicly owned project hostage to protect one donor's toll booth.

So a finished bridge sits closed, Michiganders keep paying the higher tolls, cars and trucks cost more, and a billionaire family keeps its monopoly.

Mr. President: stop playing games. Open the damn bridge.

[Martina Navratilova @Martina]

I hate this evil man. I wonder how much money his family is getting for this. All of this must be stopped as soon as possible

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

Since Trump doesn't want this portrait of President Obama displayed in the White House, let's make this photo of our President go viral here!

RETWEET if you love @BarackObama!

[Martina Navratilova @Martina]

lol

[Christopher Webb @cwebbonline]

I love this.

The Obamas honoring Nancy Pelosi with a garden in her name is so well deserved.

Without Nancy Pelosi, there would be no Affordable Care Act.

[Mary Joy Aitken @mjaitken]

Jane Fonda Attacks Paramount-WBD Merger At Protest Event – “I Have A Personal Stake In CNN, I Don’t Want To See It Go That Way” https://t.co/cjZR0uOkaB via @Deadline

[Tara Setmayer 🌻 🇺🇸 @TaraSetmayer]

Donald would hate seeing this ad on his birthday. Too bad!
@senecaprojectus is targeting the UFC White House event and the alleged 80,000 attendees with this ad.

We will never forget who protected predators, Donald!
#AmericaIsWatching

Help us make it go viral!

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

CNN aired a montage of Trump’s past claims that the U.S. was on the cusp of a deal with Iran, with Anderson Cooper noting that today’s announcement marks the 39th time he’s made a similar claim.

[Mary Joy Aitken @mjaitken]

Opinion | Our new Governor General has one thing in common with Trump. In every other way they are opposites - Toronto Star https://t.co/KpCJrNRMRD

[Scott Robertson @sarobertson_]

Chrétien: When you look at the polls, Canadians have never been more united. Thank you to Donald Trump for that. I should propose him for the Order of Canada, but I cannot succeed. Do you know why?

Rosie: He's not Canadian?

Chrétien: Because we don't give it to a person who has a criminal record.

[Mary Joy Aitken @mjaitken]

Such a disgrace!

[Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @AdamKinzinger]

Since the @WhiteHouse and @POTUS is mad about this, please don’t retweet or share

[Marco Foster @MarcoFoster_]

Mary Trump: “Don’t waste our time running as a Democrat if you are not running on Supreme Court reform. And I don’t mean reform around the edges. I mean you’re gonna add 4-6 seats immediately. You’re going to implement term limits. You’re going to put in an ethics criteria and you’re going to make sure many of these most egregious decisions are undone”

[Mary Joy Aitken @mjaitken]

Unbelievable!

[Jim Acosta @Acosta]

When I called out Trump years ago for being a danger to democracy, a free press, and truth itself, I was accused of making myself the story and showboating. How did things turn out? Trump is all of those things. Tonight, the free press is very much in danger in America. Wake up!

[Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar]

Today marks 500 days of Donald Trump's presidency.

In that time, he's launched a war with Iran that has caused gas prices to skyrocket, imposed tariffs that raised costs, and made life more expensive.

This November, voters will be able to put a check on this guy and finally start turning the page.

[Mary Joy Aitken @mjaitken]

The Morning Rush - Autonomous passenger cars could significantly reduce the demand for train travel https://t.co/LGLUl8ZJGO

[Mary Joy Aitken @mjaitken]

@tonygracectv Good News! Sun sets at 9:06pm in Kitchener until July 3. See Timeanddate website. https://t.co/1GKstHdk1Q

[Mary Joy Aitken @mjaitken]

Amazing Canadian! Loved her! ❤️🇨🇦

[Devin Heroux @Devin_Heroux]

In a room full of people she loved, and who loved her equally as much, we inducted Colleen Jones into the CBC News Hall of Fame today.

Fittingly, her bike 🚲 she rode to many of the stories she told was on the stage for it.

It was so special, emotional and she is so missed.

[Mary Joy Aitken @mjaitken]

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[Laura Babcock 🇨🇦 @LauraBabcock]

“She flew to Mar-a-Lago. She flew to the inauguration. She has been on MAGA podcasts in USA. Danielle Smith is playing a very dangerous game and like Trump don’t pay attention to what she says - pay attention to what she does!”

🇨🇦OShow https://t.co/IUeTtvvsXe
#Cndpoli #Abpoli

[Meidas_Charise Lee @charise_lee]

Turning an empty street corner into stray, cat shelter.
The world needs more people like you. 🐈‍⬛