A short thread about voting and elections in Canada.

We're in an age of misinformation, dishonesty and outright lying when it comes to politics... and 90% of it is on social media (including Twitter).

There's a huge Federal election in 2025, biggest one perhaps in decades.

/1 Say what you want about elections, either municipal, provincial or federal but they matter... a lot.

If you live in a free and thriving democracy like Canada, voting absolutely matters.

Why?

You elect what you think you deserve as representation, regardless of the party.

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It’s pretty obvious by now what the chain of events led to what’s going on right now in Ontario:

You don’t need to be a savvy political insider or study civics, you just have ti mind map it all out, which is pretty damn easy to do because nothing Doug Ford is complicated.

/1 In 2018, Patrick Brown had a faux scandal launched his way by people wanting to dispose of him & install Doug Ford as PC leader.

The timing of it was so obvious, so was the trumped-up scandal.

Brown was never charged or found guilty with anything but the damage was done

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It's Summertime & that means lots of home renos going on, especially outside.

After seeing a LOT of new fences going up, I'd like to do a quick PSA regarding them for anyone who's looking to get a new fence put up in the future.

Please let me do a thread before responding.

/1 My opinions are my own after doing a lot of fences, decks, outdoor living spaces etc. It's based on my own experiences combined with tried and tested techniques and with some great guidance and teaching along the way.

My advice isn't gospel, just some sound advice for you.

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As promised, here's a reply to the whole debacle regarding the possible election interference in the 2019 & 2021 Canadian elections and the issues of impartiality and conflict of interest, particularly directed at David Johnston.

Please wait for thread to finish before replying. First things first, I am not a lawyer & anything I say isn't legal advice nor is it reflective of my countless hours of watching both Judge Judy & Law & Order (the original).

So whatever I say, it's not coming from someone who finally passed the bar after 3 attempts.

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Jennifer, some facts for you:

1). David Johnston was picked by Stephen Harper as Governor General in 2010... yeah, a Conservative

2). He's also a Privy Council, Order of Canada recipient, Order of Military Merit recipient, Order of Merit of the Police Forces recipient...

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https://twitter.com/jenniferelle_/status/1664064237294043138

Canadian Forces Decoration recipient, Fellowship of the Royal Society of Canada (hon), Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (hon)

3). He's also a Harvard Grad, University of Cambridge grad, Queen's University grad.

4). Has served as a lawyer, judge...

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People claiming "David Johnston has a conflict of interest with Justin Trudeau regarding the election tampering/interference by China" should really understand what "conflict of interest" really entails, especially in the legal sense and in the political world.

/1 A conflict of interest is in reference to ethical problems which may arise between parties with a preexisting relationship. Both parties have an obligation to disclose the nature of the relationship as well as any conduct from the past which would pose a threat to integrity.

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For months now, I've been reading/seeing so much material about how Doug Ford and this Ontario government wants to build 1.2 million homes in the next 9 years.

Being a Scorpio (who'll call someone out on their crap if it even sounds 1% fishy), I'm diving into this full blast. We don't have a "housing crisis" here in Ontario, but we absolutely have an epidemic of greed. It's only gotten worse since 2018. You can argue with me on this but can you honestly say you'd ever see the day when $2500/m possibly got you a decent one-bedroom apartment?

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