New long weekend column from me at Loonie Politics: There is hope yet for Liberal backbenchers #cdnpoli
@journodale.bsky.socialI cooked for a group. They just don't necessarily want to be on my social media feeds.
Dale Smith
@journodale.bsky.social
Freelance journalist. Author. Nigellavangelist. Pedant about civic literacy and Star Wars/Trek. 🇨🇦🏳️🌈
@journodale.bsky.social@journodale.bsky.social@journodale.bsky.socialDessert was miniature pumpkin pies from the Golden Baguette (with maple-flavoured whipped cream).
@journodale.bsky.socialThanksgiving Sunday dinner was a turkey breast roast with @nigella.bsky.social’s maple-roast parsnips, gnocchi gratin, and I adapted her sweet potatoes with marshmallows, replacing the marshmallows with maple syrup (which was the origin of the dish in the US). It was very lovely.
@journodale.bsky.socialThis is what the "make transit free!" dweebs refuse to understand. It's not the dollar cost. It's the cost in time and aggravation when you can't reliably get to where you need to go in a reasonable amount of time. 76.9% on-time performance? Making it free doesn't make that any more acceptable.
@clareblackwood.bsky.socialReposted by @journodale.bsky.socialFor my latest Danielle Smith collab with @forwardcanada.bsky.social, Danielle is here to help prepare you for Referendum Day, which will be totally calm and chill and feature no January 6th-ing whatsoever!
@journodale.bsky.socialThis week's video roundup is now posted for C$7+ subscribers—your curated selection of the only good #cdnpoli interviews of the week.
I watched the politics shows so you don't have to.
@journodale.bsky.socialNo lies detected.
@journodale.bsky.socialFor the evening crowd, my @xtramagazine.com column on why certain LGBTQ+ federal advocacy is going to be less effective than others #canqueer #cdnpoli
@journodale.bsky.socialFor the evening crowd, my latest for @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social on yesterday's #SCC decision on resolving the tension between sentencing directives for Indigenous offenders, and when the victims are Indigenous women #cdnlaw
@journodale.bsky.socialStar Trek III on at the gym today, and I’ll take it.
@journodale.bsky.socialFor the Saturday crowd, my @xtramagazine.com column: Confusion around federal powers is holding LGBTQ2S+ advocacy back #canqueer #cdnpoli
@journodale.bsky.socialFor the morning crowd, my latest for @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social: Supreme Court creates new sentencing test for Indigenous offenders and victims #SCC #cdnlaw
@journodale.bsky.socialFor the late/west coast crowd, my latest for @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social on today's #SCC decision on resolving the tensions between sentencing directives for Indigenous offenders and when the victims are Indigenous women #cdnlaw
@journodale.bsky.socialFor the late/west coast crowd, my @xtramagazine.com column on the contrasting LGBTQ+ groups' demands on Parliament Hill, and why one is likely to be more successful than the other #canqueer #cdnpoli
@journodale.bsky.socialI've decided my head canon is that, since it's essentially the same set from TMP to TNG, the Enterprise-A was testing out the new "pulse" style warp core as an upgrade from the "swirl"-style core from the refit Enterprise.
@journodale.bsky.socialSame here. Currently on my second listen.
@journodale.bsky.socialNew Music Friday continues with a new album from Chantal Kreviazuk, "Rockstar Joy." Been forever since we've had a new album from her.
@journodale.bsky.socialNew Music Friday is also the new album from Troye Sivan, "She's the Best." He's done some creative videos with this album, even if songs like "Party" don't exactly have a lot of lyrics. Standout track so far is "Canada Dry."
@journodale.bsky.socialNew Music Friday is the (Continued) edition of Carly Rae Jepsen's Day and Night, with eight new tracks. I am not a fan of this recent trend of putting out special editions a couple of weeks after the album is released, and I'm sure that this is Taylor Swift's fault. But. It's Carly Rae.
