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8 Nov, 6 tweets, 1 min read
"Democracy is not a state, it is an act." John Lewis quote @KamalaHarris uses to open her historic speech tonight.
"You chose hope, decency, science and yes... truth." Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris says she is thinking of her mother tonight who came to America from India at the age of 19 and while she didn't necessarily foresee this exact moment, she believed in an America where it is possible.
Vice-President elect Harris thanks the women and especially Black women who have fought and paved the way for women to break the glass ceiling... from those who established women's right to vote right up to today "I stand on their shoulders."
Harris thanks Biden for "having the audacity" to break one of the biggest barriers and have a woman as his Vice President.
Harris then moves on to a message of unity and governing for all Americans no matter how they voted.

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8 Nov
President-elect Joe Biden takes the stage for his address. "The people of this nation have spoken" "We've won with the most votes ever cast on a Presidential ticket" Biden calls it a clear victory.
Biden says he doesn't see red states or blue states, only the United States but says he will work to win the confidence of all Americans.
Biden says he wants to rebuild the middle class and make America respected around the world again.
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1 Nov
A few thoughts on live fire training & training deaths... informed by discussions with troops. Troops believe live fire is vital training to be able to survive in a war zone. Real bullets mean a very different experience. It is dangerous, but they believe the risk is justified
We don't know what happened in the incident that killed Corporal Choi, but I have seen how training deaths affect troops. It's absolutely heart wrenching. While everyone knows training is a risk, the mental space is very different on exercise than overseas.
The soldiers in Corporal Choi's Regiment have suffered a terrible shock and the grief is tinged with how did this happen. For the troops there when he was shot - incredible trauma. There is always a great deal of guilt that goes along with training deaths too.
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31 Oct
#Breaking a Canadian soldier has died after being shot during a live fire training exercise in CFB Wainwright. #CAF
Have been on a level 5 live fire range at Wainwright a few times... my heart goes out to his family. LAV rollovers not uncommon but a soldier being shot during live fire training is much more unusual.
This is a 3VP (Third Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry - 3 PPCLI) exercise but the soldier killed was a reservist attached to the Patricias from the Royal Westminster Regiment.
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28 Oct
Today the Canadian Armed Forces released their "comprehensive misconduct response strategy." This is part of their ongoing attempt to stop sexual misconduct in the military following the Deschamps report. I sat down with VCDS LGen Mike Rouleau on it over the phone today #CAF
Report will follow shortly with @amandacconn. Asked about what the new report will achieve that the old approach didn't, the metrics on sexual misconduct have shown the CAF having major challenges in making change, how does this address that?
Asked about the role of the military justice system and whether it has sufficiently changed its approach to sexual assault. Was problem area for the CAF and why the CDS introduced admin discharge as punishment - concern about inability to get change from military justice system
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23 Oct
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki is not the only federal official who has defended RCMP's performance in NS. Last week on @TheWestBlock Public Safety Min @BillBlair did too saying police had a tough job & were doing their best with limited resources globalnews.ca/news/7404283/b… #cdnpoli
Blair, though, said he has “some sympathy” for “how difficult the job of the police is in these circumstances.”
“But I think it’s also critical that they be effective on the ground, that they take every step necessary to prevent acts of violence and criminality, to keep people safe, to preserve the peace while this work is going on.”
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21 Oct
Singh is asked precisely what his words mean - how will be be voting today?
Singh says "we will be voting for Canadians"
Waiting for follow up on so does that mean you're voting against the Oppo motion or abstaining
Singh keeps repeating they won't give the PM an election but refuses to say if that means abstaining from voting or voting against Oppo day motion "we are looking at options"
"We will be voting against an election" but Singh still refuses to clarify if this means voting against oppo motion or abstaining. A little weird he won't just say.
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