A Letter From a Maritimer

Q: Is there any chance of Trump administration giving Ukraine PAC-3 missiles? SEN. COONS: Chance? Yes. Am I confident they will? No. Because every time Trump suddenly becomes persuaded that maybe we should side with Ukraine, he has a call with Putin, and changes his mind again.

This is 5-year-old Emilia and 10-year-old Sofia Dvornychenko, Russia killed them in a terrorists attack on girls own home in Sumy on August 4. 🕯💔 Russians struck the family's home with a guided aerial bomb, completely destroying it and killing two children…

That’s it in a nutshell!

The science built to keep gamblers pulling a lever has been installed inside the rest of public life. News that keeps you angry. Politics that keeps you donating. Entertainment that keeps you watching. Feeds that keep you scrolling. But many of them have become something else…

On April 18 Palantir posted a twenty-two-point manifesto. Conscription. The rearmament of Germany and Japan. AI weapons declared inevitable. Cultures ranked as worthy or unworthy of survival. Most coverage treated it as a curiosity. It is not. I wrote about what it actually is.

Carney’s speech at the convention.

APPLEBAUM: Since Trump’s election, United States provided almost no weaponry and no financial assistance to Ukraine over past year. The war is now 100% supported by Europe, allies in Asia, Canada, and Ukrainians themselves, who now produce huge percentage of their own weaponry.

Breaking: Another Conservative declares “Canada First” and moves to Liberals Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu crosses the floor to join Carney’s Liberals representing the fifth defection since November.

Ninety million people spent yesterday wondering if they would survive the night. And the man that threatened, the country that threatened, faces no consequences. Say it How Dare You

We won't last 33 more months of this. This must stop. We must make it stop.

Today, Christians observe Good Friday, a holy day of sacrifice, redemption, and faith. As we gather with loved ones, let us carry our blessings forward and look to the future with hope.

A very appealing phone on so many levels.

She had me at “we believe in science” 🇨🇦

"West African nations are working on a proposal to establish one of the first high seas marine protected areas located beyond their national waters." news.mongabay.com/2026/03/with...

We are reducing taxes and fees for new homes in Ontario by up to $200,000. Premier Ford and I just announced a new partnership to lower costly development charges, cut taxes on new homes across the province, and build more transit infrastructure to reduce commute times.

"All this time Putin had, and still has, a mole in all European and NATO official meetings. If the integrity of these meetings is to be maintained, it would be appropriate to ban Hungary from all of them. Every generation has a Kim Philby” theins.press/en/inv/29091...

When democracies are under strain, this matters: Mark Carney congratulates Avi Lewis and commits to working together. The country comes before the party. This is what a functioning democracy looks like. And it is worth defending. ❤️🇨🇦‼️

STUBB: For 1% of Ukrainian land, Russia lost 500,000 soldiers. Ukrainians are killing over 30,000 Russians per month, and Russia can't recruit enough replacements. This may force a problematic general mobilization on Russian side. Plus, the Russian economy continues to suffer.

Meanwhile, is it any wonder why Putin has shut down cell service in Moscow and is in hiding? Drones are changing everything.

Immoral leaders do not stumble into war. They choose it because the chaos of war is easier to control than the truth at home. God give Ukraine strength & hope and may those who start wars face suffering equal to that which they have brought into the world.

Luke Kemp’s “Goliath’s Curse” is a clear, disciplined piece on power, how it’s built, how it’s justified, and what it costs. It cuts through noise and leaves you thinking more about the systems shaping our world. Definitely worth your time.

When middle powers work together, we can do even more than protect ourselves and our sovereignty — we can build something better, more prosperous, and more just than what came before.

You’d expect the share prices of the oil ghouls to increase as oil prices spike, but thankfully battery and EV shares are spiking too as we face a paradigm shift away from fossil fuels: China battery trio gain $70bn as Iran war sparks ‘paradigm shift’

Looks like the terrifying blob from The Prisoner series

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Tonight, Muslims across Canada and around the world will celebrate Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan — a time of gathering with family and friends, feasting, and reflection. To all those celebrating: Eid Mubarak!

Canada is expanding our partnership with Japan — to strengthen our shared security and create more opportunities and prosperity on both sides of the Pacific.

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The Mad King

Joyeuse Saint-Patrick!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Yes, Canada and its allies will.

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Fiona Hill, former White House advisor on Russia: "Pandering to Putin, trying to bribe Putin, trying to flatter Putin, trying to incentivize Putin, you know, with promises of all kinds of economic largesse – that is just not going to work." We know exactly who she's addressing.

Perfectly said.

Ever wondered why you can see underwater bubbles: invisible air in invisible water? It's because light bends slightly at the boundary between air & water, so light coming from behind the bubble is diverted away from your eye. The resulting dark line shows you the bubble must be there. Beautiful!

One year ago today, Canada’s new government took office with a strong mandate for change.   We’re working with focus and ambition to build new trade partnerships, bring down your costs, and transform our economy — and we’re just getting started. 🇨🇦

Prime Minister Støre, Chancellor Merz, and I agree: by working together, we can better protect and defend the Arctic and High North, and ensure the security and prosperity of the entire region.

This is a good lesson for journalists: Use plain language to state true things clearly.

Let there be as much outrage from politicians in Washington when kids go hungry as there is when I break bread with New Yorkers.

Operation Cold Response.  The Canadian Armed Forces training with NATO Allies here in Norway — to defend our High North, and strengthen our sovereignty and security.

Our grandparents fought together to defeat fascism which is the ideology that brands fellow citizens “the enemy within.” Seeing a U.S. senator repeat that language today is chilling.

Promise made, promise kept: Bill C-4 is now law. Our middle class tax cut is officially in effect, helping 22 million Canadians keep more of their hard-earned paycheques.

Canadians buy made-in-Canada goods to support their local businesses and local economies. We’re doing the same, at scale, with the Buy Canadian Policy — by building housing, infrastructure, and defence projects with Canadian materials, Canadian technology, and Canadian workers.