The Slim Dude 🇨🇦
@slimdude.ca
🇨🇦 Bassist, producer, retired IT Pro, political junkie, Eco-Socialist dog lover, punster, straight he/him. Founder and bassist for Sissiboo. Cofounder of blues trio Sound of 3. No party affiliation. Equal opportunity mudslinger. Now living in beautiful NS.
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The Slim Dude 🇨🇦
@slimdude.ca
· May 31
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This is fucking insane. I want these people in jail. I want tax people fired. WTF?
"On Aug. 8, Pearce received a further $10 million. Two more scheduled instalments of $10 and $20 million for later in August were stopped after Pearce's bank alerted the agency to the unusual payments, according to internal CRA documents."
My gob is now officially smacked.
My gob is now officially smacked.
CRA knew of tax ‘scheme’ before paying out millions in bogus refunds, court documents reveal | CBC News
A fifth estate investigation has found that groups of so-called “sovereigns” following debunked conspiracy theories have successfully duped the Canada Revenue Agency into repeatedly handing over milli...
www.cbc.ca
October 16, 2026 at 3:02 PM
This is fucking insane. I want these people in jail. I want tax people fired. WTF?
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Exxon Mobil cannot escape a nearly $816 million judgment awarded to a service station mechanic who says his exposure to benzene in the oil giant's products was responsible for his leukemia, a Pennsylvania appellate court ruled.
Exxon Can't Escape $816M Verdict In Benzene Exposure Suit - Law360
Exxon Mobil Corp. cannot escape a nearly $816 million judgment awarded to a service station mechanic who says his exposure to benzene in the oil giant's products was responsible for his leukemia, a Pennsylvania appellate court ruled Thursday.
www.law360.com
October 16, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Exxon Mobil cannot escape a nearly $816 million judgment awarded to a service station mechanic who says his exposure to benzene in the oil giant's products was responsible for his leukemia, a Pennsylvania appellate court ruled.
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Begging the question: what does it take for a Montreal cop to get fired?
Montreal police officer suspended for urinating on homeless man
Montreal police officer suspended for urinating on homeless man
A Montreal police officer has been suspended for urinating on a homeless man.
cultmtl.com
October 16, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Begging the question: what does it take for a Montreal cop to get fired?
I did some baking. Raspberry turnovers. Homemade filling made with homegrown raspberries. One of these days I’ll make my own puff pastry.
October 16, 2026 at 5:52 PM
I did some baking. Raspberry turnovers. Homemade filling made with homegrown raspberries. One of these days I’ll make my own puff pastry.
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⛴️ Nova Scotia has extended the Yarmouth ferry agreement, keeping sailings between Yarmouth and Bar Harbor, Maine, running from May to October 2027. The province will also explore long-term options for the service. Official announcement:
news.novascotia.ca/en/2026/10/1...
#NovaScotia #Yarmouth
news.novascotia.ca/en/2026/10/1...
#NovaScotia #Yarmouth
October 16, 2026 at 3:06 PM
⛴️ Nova Scotia has extended the Yarmouth ferry agreement, keeping sailings between Yarmouth and Bar Harbor, Maine, running from May to October 2027. The province will also explore long-term options for the service. Official announcement:
news.novascotia.ca/en/2026/10/1...
#NovaScotia #Yarmouth
news.novascotia.ca/en/2026/10/1...
#NovaScotia #Yarmouth
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The New Barbie's are out! 🙄🤮
October 16, 2026 at 11:26 AM
The New Barbie's are out! 🙄🤮
I figured out why Tim Houston wants fracking in Nova Scotia. He needs the fuel so he can continue gaslighting us Nova Scotians.
October 16, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I figured out why Tim Houston wants fracking in Nova Scotia. He needs the fuel so he can continue gaslighting us Nova Scotians.
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Everwind, owned by Trent Vichie, whom Tim Houston regularly and secretly meets with in NY. We need a full investigation into Houston, who was named in the Paradise Papers for his former role as a Bermuda-based accountant for tax-dodging Epstein-class clientele, like Trent Vichie.
October 16, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Everwind, owned by Trent Vichie, whom Tim Houston regularly and secretly meets with in NY. We need a full investigation into Houston, who was named in the Paradise Papers for his former role as a Bermuda-based accountant for tax-dodging Epstein-class clientele, like Trent Vichie.
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Update: Both Joan Baxter and Jennifer Henderson were escorted out of the EverWind press conference by security. Both are older women who present no physical threat to anyone. Both behave as reporters do. But we (the Halifax Examiner) write critically about EverWind.
time for the drunkard drug addict Tim Houston to put this insanity to a vote, call an election immediately. The fucking coward and his Nazi NSPC party are fucking done
October 16, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Update: Both Joan Baxter and Jennifer Henderson were escorted out of the EverWind press conference by security. Both are older women who present no physical threat to anyone. Both behave as reporters do. But we (the Halifax Examiner) write critically about EverWind.
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. @cajournalists.bsky.social I'll be sending you a full account of this once I have all the details.
Update: Both Joan Baxter and Jennifer Henderson were escorted out of the EverWind press conference by security. Both are older women who present no physical threat to anyone. Both behave as reporters do. But we (the Halifax Examiner) write critically about EverWind.
time for the drunkard drug addict Tim Houston to put this insanity to a vote, call an election immediately. The fucking coward and his Nazi NSPC party are fucking done
October 16, 2026 at 3:08 PM
. @cajournalists.bsky.social I'll be sending you a full account of this once I have all the details.
Trump said no tariffs on potash. Was he lying again?
The tariff wars are raising costs in the United States on everything from steel and lumber to wine bottles to the potash farmers need for their fertilizer.
October 16, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Trump said no tariffs on potash. Was he lying again?
Not happy about Canadians boycotting US wines. So his first stop is a province without a boycott. No one said Americans were smart.
My first stop was Alberta, the only province not boycotting Californian wines.
I spoke to provincial leaders about the importance of the Canadian market to California farmers and the importance of continuing close collaboration on dairy, beef and energy trade.
I spoke to provincial leaders about the importance of the Canadian market to California farmers and the importance of continuing close collaboration on dairy, beef and energy trade.
October 16, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Not happy about Canadians boycotting US wines. So his first stop is a province without a boycott. No one said Americans were smart.
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Stuff like this is why the Canadian political establishment is (correctly, IMO) assuming that Democrats can NOT be trusted to return the bilateral relationship to the status quo ante going forward.
My first stop was Alberta, the only province not boycotting Californian wines.
I spoke to provincial leaders about the importance of the Canadian market to California farmers and the importance of continuing close collaboration on dairy, beef and energy trade.
I spoke to provincial leaders about the importance of the Canadian market to California farmers and the importance of continuing close collaboration on dairy, beef and energy trade.
October 16, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Stuff like this is why the Canadian political establishment is (correctly, IMO) assuming that Democrats can NOT be trusted to return the bilateral relationship to the status quo ante going forward.
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"On Aug. 8, Pearce received a further $10 million. Two more scheduled instalments of $10 and $20 million for later in August were stopped after Pearce's bank alerted the agency to the unusual payments, according to internal CRA documents."
My gob is now officially smacked.
My gob is now officially smacked.
CRA knew of tax ‘scheme’ before paying out millions in bogus refunds, court documents reveal | CBC News
A fifth estate investigation has found that groups of so-called “sovereigns” following debunked conspiracy theories have successfully duped the Canada Revenue Agency into repeatedly handing over milli...
www.cbc.ca
October 16, 2026 at 2:50 PM
"On Aug. 8, Pearce received a further $10 million. Two more scheduled instalments of $10 and $20 million for later in August were stopped after Pearce's bank alerted the agency to the unusual payments, according to internal CRA documents."
My gob is now officially smacked.
My gob is now officially smacked.
Tim Houston is a snake 🐍
I am so disgusted 🤬 #Fail Tim Houston
EverWind says $10B AI data centre proposal largest private investment in N.S. history #NovaScotia
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
EverWind says $10B AI data centre proposal largest private investment in N.S. history #NovaScotia
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
EverWind says $10B AI data centre proposal largest private investment in N.S. history
A company pursuing an ambitious wind and hydrogen development in Nova Scotia says it now has plans for a $10-billion AI data centre in Cape Breton.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 16, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Tim Houston is a snake 🐍
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💉 Nova Scotia Health is offering free vaccination clinics from Oct. 17-22, with COVID-19, flu and other vaccines available for eligible residents. Clinic locations, dates and booking details:
www.nshealth.ca/news-and-not...
#NovaScotia #PublicHealth
www.nshealth.ca/news-and-not...
#NovaScotia #PublicHealth
October 16, 2026 at 3:12 PM
💉 Nova Scotia Health is offering free vaccination clinics from Oct. 17-22, with COVID-19, flu and other vaccines available for eligible residents. Clinic locations, dates and booking details:
www.nshealth.ca/news-and-not...
#NovaScotia #PublicHealth
www.nshealth.ca/news-and-not...
#NovaScotia #PublicHealth
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It seems like I’ve heard this story before. Hmmm. 🤔
"A senior Mexican official said that every time both sides get close to a deal, the Trump administration brings up something else that it wants."
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Exclusive | Lutnick Throws the Future of U.S.-Mexico Trade Talks Into Further Doubt
The commerce secretary has objected to significant reductions in tariffs on Mexican steel, aluminum and automobiles.
www.wsj.com
October 16, 2026 at 4:16 PM
It seems like I’ve heard this story before. Hmmm. 🤔
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If the Alberta referendum really does get 80%+ turnout, we might be in a relatively rare situation where more than 50% of eligible voters vote the same way on something. #ableg
October 16, 2026 at 3:14 PM
If the Alberta referendum really does get 80%+ turnout, we might be in a relatively rare situation where more than 50% of eligible voters vote the same way on something. #ableg
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My personal best first-hand example of how private equity ruins everything:
In 2006, I could fly to Savannah, GA and park at Signature Aviation for $5/night.
Last year, that same parking cost $70/night, a 14x increase.
What happened in the interim? Signature was bought by private equity.
In 2006, I could fly to Savannah, GA and park at Signature Aviation for $5/night.
Last year, that same parking cost $70/night, a 14x increase.
What happened in the interim? Signature was bought by private equity.
October 16, 2026 at 3:13 PM
My personal best first-hand example of how private equity ruins everything:
In 2006, I could fly to Savannah, GA and park at Signature Aviation for $5/night.
Last year, that same parking cost $70/night, a 14x increase.
What happened in the interim? Signature was bought by private equity.
In 2006, I could fly to Savannah, GA and park at Signature Aviation for $5/night.
Last year, that same parking cost $70/night, a 14x increase.
What happened in the interim? Signature was bought by private equity.
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Fun fact: it costs $270 out of pocket to get a maternal RSV vaccine in BC.
This despite UBC study in The Lancet finding that newborns under 6 months made up 45% of all RSV hospitalizations in Canada from 2017-2020.
And RSV hospitalizations doubled post-pandemic.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
This despite UBC study in The Lancet finding that newborns under 6 months made up 45% of all RSV hospitalizations in Canada from 2017-2020.
And RSV hospitalizations doubled post-pandemic.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
October 16, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Fun fact: it costs $270 out of pocket to get a maternal RSV vaccine in BC.
This despite UBC study in The Lancet finding that newborns under 6 months made up 45% of all RSV hospitalizations in Canada from 2017-2020.
And RSV hospitalizations doubled post-pandemic.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
This despite UBC study in The Lancet finding that newborns under 6 months made up 45% of all RSV hospitalizations in Canada from 2017-2020.
And RSV hospitalizations doubled post-pandemic.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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I post often on police misconduct but this one hit me harder than most
Montreal police suspend 2 officers following report officer urinated on unhoused person
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Montreal police suspend 2 officers following report officer urinated on unhoused person
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Montreal police suspend 2 officers following report officer urinated on unhoused person | CBC News
Montreal police have confirmed the suspension of two officers assigned to a downtown station following a report that an officer urinated on a person experiencing homelessness during working hours. One...
www.cbc.ca
October 16, 2026 at 3:11 PM
I post often on police misconduct but this one hit me harder than most
Montreal police suspend 2 officers following report officer urinated on unhoused person
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Montreal police suspend 2 officers following report officer urinated on unhoused person
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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She’s running.
“Ocasio-Cortez Transfers $1 Million to Help El-Sayed in Final Sprint in Michigan”
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u...
“Ocasio-Cortez Transfers $1 Million to Help El-Sayed in Final Sprint in Michigan”
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u...
Ocasio-Cortez Transfers $1 Million to Help El-Sayed in Michigan Senate Race
The transfer represents an unusually large amount for a House member to give to a Senate race.
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2026 at 3:15 PM
She’s running.
“Ocasio-Cortez Transfers $1 Million to Help El-Sayed in Final Sprint in Michigan”
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u...
“Ocasio-Cortez Transfers $1 Million to Help El-Sayed in Final Sprint in Michigan”
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u...
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Our reporter, Joan Baxter @joanbaxter.bsky.social was just kicked out of the EverWind announcement, for doing her job.
October 16, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Our reporter, Joan Baxter @joanbaxter.bsky.social was just kicked out of the EverWind announcement, for doing her job.
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Tim Houston goes all in for an environmentally destructive, economically stupid, deeply unpopular data centre
Morning File by me
Morning File by me
Tim Houston goes all in for an environmentally destructive, economically stupid, deeply unpopular data centre - Halifax Examiner
Houston is buds with Trump-supporting U.S.-based billionaire Trent Vichie, and so Nova Scotians will (supposedly) get a data centre foisted upon them.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
October 16, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Tim Houston goes all in for an environmentally destructive, economically stupid, deeply unpopular data centre
Morning File by me
Morning File by me