# ![@CBalagus Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1366862333595811849.png) @CBalagus Christian Balagus

Christian Balagus posts on X about canada, israel, hamas, prime minister the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [----] posts still getting attention that total [---------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

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**Social topic influence**
[canada](/topic/canada), [israel](/topic/israel), [hamas](/topic/hamas), [prime minister](/topic/prime-minister), [iran](/topic/iran), [countries](/topic/countries), [supreme court](/topic/supreme-court), [palestine](/topic/palestine), [gaza](/topic/gaza), [ford](/topic/ford)

**Top assets mentioned**
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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"@2closetocall There is a difference between partisan and political. The pride flag is the former as is flying the Canadian one and the performance of neutrality you're critiquing in this post. They haven't endorsed a particular party so this is entirely appropriate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1694324041887219721)  2023-08-23T12:21Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@MeghanJMJW @FaeJohnstone I certainly wish it was. I don't know if that's how the provincial governments will look at it though"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1697641507883217258)  2023-09-01T16:04Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Amazing that the PC Trolls think they still have the fiscal discipline high ground after promising to cut taxes on shrubberies. #mbpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1703168570555875533)  2023-09-16T22:06Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"I am once again asking people not to retweet Obby Khan's parental rights ads. That's free exposure for them and the PCs have likely calculated the rage sharing works for them. #mbpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1703457087240511751)  2023-09-17T17:13Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"You know its a good day for your campaign when a vital swing riding candidate shows up in CBC's top national stories news feed completely off message. If you live in Kirkfield Park remember you can end this sideshow with a vote for @LoganOxenham and the NDP. :) #mbpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1703475425614204956)  2023-09-17T18:26Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@NDPRealFacts @WinnipegNews Reads pretty on point to me. Ya'll spent weeks talking up tax cuts on things like shrubberies and only realized healthcare was the top issue today. The NDP's been talking healthcare from the start. But you know different parties different priorities"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1703816947329347844)  2023-09-18T17:03Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Its real close guys be smart about this. #mbpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1703820692490260755)  2023-09-18T17:18Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@CanadianPolling @338Canada Yeah this poll was rough for the Greens and the campaign's been rough for the Liberals"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1703822433222857086)  2023-09-18T17:24Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"With apologies to @CBCNews this isn't quite accurate. Stefanson refused to address parental consent re: trans kids but was clear that in her view parents have a right to be informed about the pronouns a child is going by. @caitlyngowriluk #mbpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1704674012712808774)  2023-09-21T01:48Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Did.something good happen in this incredibly stupid timeline #onpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1704936545537429567)  2023-09-21T19:12Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@OhSheri1 @DougEyolfson At least they're not going to take carbon tax rebates away from poor people so Cadillac Fairview can install some better windows at taxpayer expense"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1705283238501966023)  2023-09-22T18:09Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Advanced voting starts today everyone #mbpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1705643072812458092)  2023-09-23T17:59Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"A friendly reminder that quoting the PC's graphics does in fact give them earned media. #mbpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1705644028409131302)  2023-09-23T18:03Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@EScrimshaw Huh. Rabid partisanship actually gives us a win for once. Gonna be lots of earned media if it's triggering the Trudeau-haters"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1705691358940287269)  2023-09-23T21:11Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"You really can't make this stuff up. Heather Stefanson and the PCs created an affordable housing crisis by balancing the budget on the backs of the poor weren't able get to balance *and* have left thousands of public housing units in ruins. #mbpoli https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/manitoba-housing-crisis https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/manitoba-housing-crisis"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1707443972107301169)  2023-09-28T17:15Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@petersmith1969 This too. A surplus when so many people are struggling isn't something to be happy about"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1707835999747809306)  2023-09-29T19:13Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@BraydonMaz My god have you guys learned nothing This is literally arguing the PCs can afford irresponsibly deep tax cuts because they'll make coorespondingly deep cuts to the Public Sector"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1708248941068722657)  2023-09-30T22:34Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


".and in the final days of the [----] Manitoba General Election fearing for their political lives the Manitoba Liberals began to campaign in earnest for the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives. Sigh. #mbpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1708575577618235717)  2023-10-01T20:12Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@howard_jennifer I do continue to maintain that it takes a bit of magical thinking to conclude fixing the price of interest rates fixes.everything else"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1709317531595341989)  2023-10-03T21:20Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"In other personal news. #mbpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1709680218342871049)  2023-10-04T21:21Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@lsf58 I believe she did and usually I say "better late than never" on gay rights but. Like if they'd won on this every Conservative party in the country would'a gone all in on outing kids. She gambled with *a lot* to stay a team player"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1709709155471073331)  2023-10-04T23:16Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@ScholarJBard @steve_boots The team player mentality is strong in a legislative caucus I guess"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1709710096568107346)  2023-10-04T23:20Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Best line. #cdnpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1712917382329520184)  2023-10-13T19:45Z [---] followers, 16.2K engagements


"I'm going to call this a rare diplomacy win especially since I remain mystified on how turning off the water to Gaza wasn't a violation of the Rome statute"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1713645625625985409)  2023-10-15T19:58Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Can I just say it's a little weird that people on the left seem more critical of Marit Stiles for removing Sarah Jama from caucus than Doug Ford for censuring her Like one of those things is worse than the other and it isn't what Stiles did. #onpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1717603796417675545)  2023-10-26T18:07Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@krismeloche @LoriInWhitby Please do not suggest all oppressed people want to kill their oppressors. It isn't true and can be used to justify measures that harm the vulnerable especially"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1718723473323733342)  2023-10-29T20:16Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"I am surprised by these numbers. Quite a few Canadians don't care"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1721984824032759840)  2023-11-07T20:15Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@SmartyrNow Still a fan of Hillary Clinton"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1722889961819591137)  2023-11-10T08:12Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@dafast You're kind of mistaking the Prime Minister for the King sir"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1723978550070444445)  2023-11-13T08:18Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Not the best headline but the second tweet is worth it. Love how the Deputy Prime Minister acknowledges how difficult things are while linking today's imperfections to our shared history. We benefit from the successes of the past as much as we inherit its debts. #cdnpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1727101357897703437)  2023-11-21T23:07Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@djaluck Sorry are you citing something I don't follow why closing it to vehicles would be desirable"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1727112060293796261)  2023-11-21T23:49Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@CFijWPG @WabKinew Little more to it than that. He basically preconditioned a ceasefire on a total hostage release (re: Oct 7) and an end to Hamas forever in addition to affirming support for a two-state solution. His remarks are quite balanced I think"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1727447162345156663)  2023-11-22T22:01Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"For anyone wondering how the right was radicalized into believing Justin Trudeau was guilty of crimes against humanity during the pandemic today is a case study of that on the left. #cdnpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1727467248678326591)  2023-11-22T23:21Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@SyntheticusAlt I'll offer a less flippant take then: The answer to a country's "why" is in the story it tells and the debts that come with it. And yes part of that was sheltering the Loyalists during the American revolution. Proving many Nations can live in harmony together is another"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1727572116407558582)  2023-11-23T06:17Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@morris_que14 @SyntheticusAlt Peter Russell makes a similar case though he also speaks of Indigenous nations as a third pillar which complicates the analogy some"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1727770857013924041)  2023-11-23T19:27Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@moonyends @AmirSharar @KristinRaworth @jamieLaLL Oh dear I'm afraid the United States' and Israel's democratically elected governments both missed that memo:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1727773803533435210)  2023-11-23T19:39Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@matt_kercher This is a tough one to explain but I am reminded of a Marxist-Tory (crazy right) I know who argues that the (federal) NDP has abandoned the blue-collar working class in it's current incarnation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1729251114552603114)  2023-11-27T21:29Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@matt_kercher The resolution is triple barrelled so it isn't like we can just vote yes on the West Bank settlements. Anyway the official explanation is we oppose resolutions that adopt a simplistic view of the conflict On Jerusalem:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1732981228922339446)  2023-12-08T04:31Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Oh look more unconstitutionally bad ideas. Marginalizing the Crown strengthens the hand of the Prime Minister's office and this proposal undermines respect for the rule of law as well. It isn't good for us as a country. #cdnpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1742609985874313528)  2024-01-03T18:12Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@DanielDenvir @ryangrim Not.really It's a longstanding policy and mainly used to get local nuance right on a highly polarized conflict according to the article which also says the censorship is minimal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1743059269669228988)  2024-01-04T23:58Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@BestStephenD @mapleopinion @globeandmail 🤨 Justice Abella is one of the most influential progressive jurists if not the most influential in Canada's history. She's also a fierce advocate for increasing the scope of international law over domestic systems. Really doesn't bode well disagreeing with her on this issue"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1745174854389604553)  2024-01-10T20:04Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@DavideMastracci I'm sorry but to characterize this article as "vibes-based" is not at all accurate. She is making a legal argument just in editorial form not a court filing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1745179609266532858)  2024-01-10T20:23Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@provisionalidea To be fair "the UN is against us" has been the Israeli narrative for a long while"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1745192740370227312)  2024-01-10T21:15Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@QueenMab87 That's not likely to happen. A former Justice of the Canadian Supreme Court recently observed that the state bringing this case - South Africa - actually facilitated one of the genocides you cited possibly contrary to the theory it advances"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1745513741326651399)  2024-01-11T18:31Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@connordpeters .or that the law is you know not in line with the South African case. That too is a possibility"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1745934604882563241)  2024-01-12T22:23Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"Danielle Smith breathing a major sigh of relief tonight. Hope Albertans weren't too fond of the CPP 'cuz this'll make it much easier to get rid of it. Notley'll be missed. Huge loss for the NDP. #abpoli #cdnpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1747322842180665705)  2024-01-16T18:20Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@SyntheticusAlt Personally I prefer hate speech laws and election finance rules. Reasonable limits on the exercise of rights is a Canadian tradition. Works pretty well"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1747450609261859125)  2024-01-17T02:47Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"So.we're talking about the risk of ruining a watersource forever in exchange for [----] jobs that last as long as the quartz does. Feels a teeny bit less than equivalent. #mbpoli See: and"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1748425119762969024)  2024-01-19T19:20Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@SyntheticusAlt @joe_kirbington Maybe if we do something with their flag. Wait no not tha -"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1749990946232475792)  2024-01-24T03:02Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@slushee747 @EmmaJackson57 The decision hobbles the federal government in like circumstance and creates a trade-off between the rule of law and public security. Minority rights (really most left-wing projects) rely on the strength of the state and law so that's unacceptable to me. Hope that helps"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1750233631463796833)  2024-01-24T19:06Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"With the bridge closed Arlington Street at night is deader than DeSantis's presidential campaign. More than a little depressing. #Winnipeg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1750599252286300280)  2024-01-25T19:19Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@OrbitStudios @prairiecentrist .again. In fairness the Federal government said they'd prefer if the Provinces dealt with this. Obviously they not only didn't but thought this was a success"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1750639398222213148)  2024-01-25T21:58Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@matt_kercher I have my doubts that was a major part of their thinking. Their provisional measures *are* measures and there's equally no enforcement there. Probably better to take them at face value then to project like Snowden's doing here"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1751080042031927759)  2024-01-27T03:09Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"These allegations against UNRWA aren't new. Israel has been making them since [----]. For Canada to suddenly shift (after years of resisting it) suggests some pretty decisive information was received. I don't think public reporting has provided that yet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1752110723801698628)  2024-01-29T23:25Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"PS: Australia the UK Germany Italy the Netherlands Switzerland Finland Estonia Japan Austria the US and Romania have *also* done that and you don't get [--] counties taking such a drastic step over nothing. Well not usually anyway. List via:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1752110724875452636)  2024-01-29T23:25Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@JeremyAppel1025 I'm old enough to remember that dossier on Donald Trump but I do think the swift reactions of like a dozen seperate governments is suggestive that there's some weight here"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1752165547528032391)  2024-01-30T03:03Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Terrible tactical decision. Passing on a meeting with the *Prime Minister* while explicitly wanting changes in government policy verges on malpractice. But it's pretty clear they've decided giving the government a bad news day is more important than getting things done. #cdnpoli Today is the seventh anniversary of the Quebec City mosque shooting where six worshippers were gunned down and [--] injured. A night thay changed this country. A night that changed this community. A night that forever altered how we see our place in #Canada. It is because we https://t.co/1IfXgRni0N Today is the seventh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1752384016668623263)  2024-01-30T17:31Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@trapdinawrpool Well it is the government's position that it will continue to provide humanitarian aid to Palestinians just not through UNRWA at this time. They've actually just announced an additional $40 million in aid today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1752435017936957491)  2024-01-30T20:54Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@Kjell_Anderson Seems to me that there's a potential double bind here though. If UNRWA was supporting Hamas fighters that would pose a teeny problem under the Genocide Convention too. Redirecting funding to other organizations seems the appropriate response in the circumstance"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1752554909600219506)  2024-01-31T04:50Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@Joyhenderson78 What law would it be breaking you think Our competition laws aren't exactly robust (at least from an enforcement perspective)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1752776779528376827)  2024-01-31T19:32Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@Dock_Currie @Heidi__Matthews She literally said she apologized unreservedly and regrets her statement. The whole statement. You don't need to believe her but at least acknowledge the full quote"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1754254850068476248)  2024-02-04T21:25Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@provisionalidea I *think* the signals are there that Biden wouldn't go that far but that's speculative I admit. Trump that would be a different story"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1754296061894484376)  2024-02-05T00:09Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"The King shared his cancer diagnosis in part to raise awareness so in that spirit: My grandfather was diagnosed with cancer two years ago. He's doing alright and responding well to a new treatment. Hoping the same proves true for his Majesty"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1754703710431617120)  2024-02-06T03:09Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@CrimCartier Iunno if any political movement today has room for those sentiments but conservatives especially seem to repudiate them lately (e.g. the freedom convoy the Boebert incident pretty much everything about Donald Trump etc.)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1755317366505038267)  2024-02-07T19:47Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@GumptionAndCo @Joyhenderson78 @NDP @theJagmeetSingh That's quite a lot to say in passing and also not what the activist was asking him to comment on"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1756815074109304968)  2024-02-11T22:58Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@Canadain_Andrew The sad thing is Tim Hortons has done more nation building in this country than the Federal government lately"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1756895488165515411)  2024-02-12T04:18Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@ELDV4Palestine Ukraine isn't destroyed and Putin never wanted peace child. #SlavaUkraini"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1761841145523413386)  2024-02-25T19:50Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@OrangeLeafWave Governing is always about limited resources and unlimited worthy demands. Maybe give them a little more grace"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1762200836220854643)  2024-02-26T19:39Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"And so passes the last Progressive Conservative to be elected Prime Minister. He'll be missed. They just don't make them like this any more. #cdnpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1763355347807293479)  2024-03-01T00:07Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@dgrdon Really more Chretien's bag to be fair. Mulroney didn't embrace that like his contemporaries did"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1763446210730537214)  2024-03-01T06:08Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@prairiecentrist I won't pretend to have a bright line test here but the right to protest isn't a Super Right - it needs to be balanced with the public's general right to go about their lawful business unmolested"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1764462827366957137)  2024-03-04T01:28Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@aliyapabani Basically why I didn't comment on the original breaking news story. The source wasn't authorized to speak and until the Minister announces it it might not be real. Doesn't sound like a final decision has been made yet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1765552911734526371)  2024-03-07T01:39Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@YouCaughtScott "Activists claim" is a fairly neutral characterization. There are conflicting reports as to the accuracy of that contention. For instance the event over the weekend:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1765855734229602533)  2024-03-07T21:43Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@WillWJGreaves Oh good I'm not the only one who noticed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1766315698815393816)  2024-03-09T04:10Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@joshythemad I mean we have that already. Cutting the Crown out would further centralize power in the Prime Minister though - presently the King has to at least approve of the candidate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1767415154558291971)  2024-03-12T04:59Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@joshythemad The system is set up so they never need to but if the Prime Minister were to - say - refuse to call another election yes there would be an obligation to do so"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1767425047696703928)  2024-03-12T05:39Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@joshythemad Why wouldn't a Prime Minister make themselves governor general"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1767427128453222843)  2024-03-12T05:47Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@prairiecentrist You'd think but Netanyahu's deal is "he alone is strong enough to defend Israel from the international community." Its why public diplomacy is counterproductive with Israel frankly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1767728064920797694)  2024-03-13T01:43Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@provisionalidea If only. Look up the Dutch East India Company and the Banda Islands sometime"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1768119105645695477)  2024-03-14T03:36Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Can't help but think this wouldn't be happening if we hadn't privatized MTS back in the 90s. #mbpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1769073279937941644)  2024-03-16T18:48Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@2bread2loaf He'll probably remember why he supports the Liberals ere long. Well hopefully"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1770289473571508468)  2024-03-20T03:21Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@nrmaggs Well technically we do have Provincial Crowns that are seperate from the Feds.🤔"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1771312366975676494)  2024-03-22T23:05Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@provisionalidea China has the same veto power the US does dude. Ain't nothing the Rules Based Order could do to them. Also: I think the US did more damage in [----] when it invaded Iraq but that's me"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1772441600611790902)  2024-03-26T01:53Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"This is actually not a good headline for the federal government. #cdnpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1773066012218245249)  2024-03-27T19:14Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Kind of interesting detail in the ICJ's Declarations on their most recent provisional orders (South Africa v Israel March [--] 2024): It looks like four judges would have preferred to impose a ceasefire"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1773808248371417160)  2024-03-29T20:23Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@nrmaggs I would think the Supreme Court would treat it as a constitutional document but it's never been tried"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1775240388451643674)  2024-04-02T19:14Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@2bread2loaf Actually a maybe after today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1775253266349101473)  2024-04-02T20:05Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@3LBca I think they're suggesting it was a mistake not an accident"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1775576647468753267)  2024-04-03T17:30Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


".a surprisingly amount of my "upbeat" songs on Spotify are about telling jerks they suck. I might have an attitude problem. Oh dear"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1777097581182558212)  2024-04-07T22:14Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@IrishPatri0t @kylejhutton He does but he got his start as an MPP Ontario"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1777438310538805685)  2024-04-08T20:48Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@JakeLandauTO Oh my. "Abomination" Personally I think the continued aggregation of power around the Prime Minister is worse but hey you do you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1778221748564992179)  2024-04-11T00:41Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@prairiecentrist His most recent "takedown" of Canada is pretty standard fare for him"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1779217553795039744)  2024-04-13T18:38Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@2bread2loaf Surely Celine Dion is the baddest bitch of them all You'll never get her out of your head"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1779703425640374657)  2024-04-15T02:48Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@Pagmenzies And when the Conservatives start advocating for more Crown corporations we'll talk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1780766618693386647)  2024-04-18T01:13Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@charmwitch @AceTrainerHope A Radiant Dawn remake would be awesome. Admittedly I'd worry they'd take the chance to decanon Ike/Soren and Ike/Ranulf (to justify Priam) so it might be better if it stayed where it is"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1781030256305967499)  2024-04-18T18:41Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@CrimCartier Probably because the Quebec government is infamously assimilationist and often takes positions hostile to Indigenous self-determination"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1781449800354832681)  2024-04-19T22:28Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Literally begging the government to prioritize the vast majority of respondents who want them to do something about national security and worry less about small segments who probably won't support any expansion of government power. #cdnpoli https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/csis-cnslttns/index-en.aspx https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/csis-cnslttns/index-en.aspx"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1783935053417812286)  2024-04-26T19:03Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"There are actually problems with this decision (a big one being insufficient space because the Federal government is committed to shedding offices) but the benefits of in-person work are real. Hopefully they'll find a way to work this out. #cdnpoli Oh the humanity Shocked' public service unions promise to fight new 3-day in-office mandate https://t.co/oZfC7zslk6 Oh the humanity Shocked' public service unions promise to fight new 3-day in-office mandate https://t.co/oZfC7zslk6"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1786171253604126823)  2024-05-02T23:09Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"What The market doesn't magically match labour-market needs on its own I am shocked Shocked I say #cdnpoli https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/international-students-college-university-fields-study-data-1.7195530 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/international-students-college-university-fields-study-data-1.7195530"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1789090824954757204)  2024-05-11T00:31Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@Kjell_Anderson For what it's worth I was taught that Israel deliberately eschews conventional military discipline among its armed forces. Has to do with the mythology around past military victories if I recall correctly. One does wonder if they will reevaluate that policy after this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1792249909866824189)  2024-05-19T17:44Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@drowldr The.author explains himself pretty well if you ask me. It's the difference between yelling at the Prime Minister over tax policy and yelling a random old lady trying to cross the street over the Prime Minister's tax policy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1792264075717513272)  2024-05-19T18:40Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@WillWJGreaves To be fair this is still pre-trial (technically pre-indictment). I would think the moment of decision is a little distant but on the horizon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1792568500147339396)  2024-05-20T14:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@LeafsCritic Well that's one way to spin it. The proposed indictments are for war crimes and crimes against humanity not genocide"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1792595701513208167)  2024-05-20T16:38Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Not for nothing but I don't think Dr Macfarlane's understanding of hate speech is up to snuff here. It seems like his position is provided the speaker hedges it can't qualify. In my experience hedging can be coded language as much as anything else. 1/3 🧵 NEW POST: Academic freedom's protections for extramural speech do not depend on whether the speech is within a scholar's 'expertise' https://t.co/OG5hdpQddT NEW POST: Academic freedom's protections for extramural speech do not depend on whether the speech is within a scholar's 'expertise' https://t.co/OG5hdpQddT"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1792648778928787967)  2024-05-20T20:09Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"I would gently observe that if the problem is retirement income the government has a thing called OAS that could be increased to compensate. #cdnpoli Trudeau says real estate needs to be more affordable but lowering home prices would put retirement plans at risk https://t.co/Fbc4MfvFzE Trudeau says real estate needs to be more affordable but lowering home prices would put retirement plans at risk https://t.co/Fbc4MfvFzE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1795793353994322376)  2024-05-29T12:24Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@maxfawcett You expect a Banana Republic to follow the rules of grammar This is madness Utter madness"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1796663147559817378)  2024-05-31T22:00Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"It has come to my attention that Jordan Peterson does not like the Progress Flag and I would just like to say that colours will continue to be added until morale improves. Happy Pride Month everybody"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1797268651860447518)  2024-06-02T14:06Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@taxspendlib @weather_forkast You lived in the CN Tower"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1798526027494494654)  2024-06-06T01:23Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@TWLadyGrey I think part of it is also the mythologization of past protest movements. You see a lot of people calling back to student protests past (Vietnam and South Africa prominently) here and that's a powerful force"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1799816611874160910)  2024-06-09T14:51Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@TWLadyGrey True. I don't think this protest movement is as similar to past ones as the protestors (and their supporters) believe but the vibe that America is the true threat to the international order is definitely common between the Iraq War protests and these ones"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1799826889705721967)  2024-06-09T15:32Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@cdnpoli101 Iunno he's in all probability going to be the next Prime Minister of Canada. Blocking him seems a tad impetuous"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1802003264046526483)  2024-06-15T15:40Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@SyntheticusAlt She's talking more about the New York protests against memorializing the victims of Oct 7th actually. But criticism of Israel can be antisemitic for reference. Coded language unconscious bias and dogwhistles apply here as anywhere else"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1802017219355803937)  2024-06-15T16:35Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@academic_la Gallant seems.decent"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1803478021174690279)  2024-06-19T17:20Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@ElliotMalin I'm a little surprised actually. Any chance of success with this Supreme Court"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1803566523748843907)  2024-06-19T23:12Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@Heidi__Matthews Questionable legal analysis (hello Chapter [--] resolution) aside I.don't think justifying the violence in Los Angeles by reference to international law is wise. It encourages further violence"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1805941590222905413)  2024-06-26T12:30Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"The amount of dread I feel at watching a pair of geriatrics deciding the fate of the Free World on live TV is impossible to quantify https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cnn-presidential-debate-how-to-watch-cbc-1.7244896 https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cnn-presidential-debate-how-to-watch-cbc-1.7244896"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1806409944154923478)  2024-06-27T19:31Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@keithwawanesa Nevertheless the fate of Ukraine Taiwan Israel Palestine Moldova Albania Bulgaria Hungary Poland the Czech Republic Slovakia Romania Lithuania Latvia and Estonia may be decided tonight. I mislike the stakes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1806440501907783969)  2024-06-27T21:32Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"And here I thought this was the Presidential debate Evangelion https://t.co/MAIDWxgLd3 Evangelion https://t.co/MAIDWxgLd3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1806500157913215117)  2024-06-28T01:29Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@taxspendlib I do think Harris can't beat Trump head-to-head unfortunately"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1806507539435008044)  2024-06-28T01:58Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@jamierosscgy @rach_small By protesting and shutting down the Pride Parade. That's bad enough but to do it at a time when this sort of story is a regular drumbeat https://bc.ctvnews.ca/langford-rainbow-crosswalk-vandalized-twice-in-48-hours-rcmp-1.6946616 https://bc.ctvnews.ca/langford-rainbow-crosswalk-vandalized-twice-in-48-hours-rcmp-1.6946616"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1807823310304206943)  2024-07-01T17:07Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Deeply thankfully Canada sorted this shit out during Roncarelli v Duplessis in [----]. Official acts are no shield to corrupt intent here. Shame the US Supreme Court didn't read that one in law school. Happy Canada Day"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1807834110544732358)  2024-07-01T17:50Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@ElliotMalin Iunno the common law supports immunity for official acts and the judiciary is within its rights to find a defence is insufficient for policy reasons but it also legalizes abuses of power which (re: Seal Team Six & Bribery) this summary kinda skims. Seems like a lot to me"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1808099285629915366)  2024-07-02T11:23Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Thank god for Kamala Harris. She gets it. https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/03/politics/kamala-harris-joe-biden https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/03/politics/kamala-harris-joe-biden"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1808541671652520295)  2024-07-03T16:41Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@RyanMatCampbell More that there's nothing wrong with acknowledging FPtP's wins when they happen to get back to the original post. All systems have their upsides PR included. I don't consider marginalizing extreme voices to be a downside when it happens"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1809269470902514009)  2024-07-05T16:53Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Y'know I spent most of the day off Twitter and I feel much better about President Biden's chances for some undefinable reason. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cl5y8n5d09qo https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cl5y8n5d09qo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1809484192696426635)  2024-07-06T07:07Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@ChazNuttycombe You do realize if he steps aside there will be ballot access challenges against Harris that will eventually be settled by the majority Republican Supreme Court If he has any sense yes he stays on as long as he can"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1809604478246527053)  2024-07-06T15:05Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@GurkiratGill04 In a system of responsible government it is the Prime Minister who makes decisions and takes responsibility for them such as Residential Schools. Also Crown representatives like Alexander Morris fought Ottawa to honour the treaties. "Moving on" rewards the bad actors"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1809635506373947626)  2024-07-06T17:08Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@kylejhutton And I'm sure the American Supreme Court will be a completely impartial arbiter in their interpretation of them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1809651937744478493)  2024-07-06T18:13Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@MarionStefan @FurstvonWrede @ChazNuttycombe "Having studied the depths of our traditions we conclude that only the winner of a primary election is eligible to be the nominee of a political party and accordingly bar Kamala Harris from coordinating with accepting money from or associating with the Democratic party.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1809660217497628736)  2024-07-06T18:46Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@chrisambr You're assuming delegates have unfettered discretion. Has this Supreme Court ever affirmed that If their discretion is fettered how fettered What would be the consequence of going beyond the fetter All you need is an argument to challenge. Don't give them an excuse"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1809790589074043040)  2024-07-07T03:24Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@howardanglin Iunno about Sask and Alberta but all of Manitoba's Crown Corporations rock. Actually Crowns were key to Canadian economic development success generally. Kind of a patriotic duty to support them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1810653513636032721)  2024-07-09T12:33Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@FurstvonWrede @GageSimpson17 Ideally yeah. Don't give the Supreme Court a chance to screw around with things"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1810792074838446170)  2024-07-09T21:44Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@marjikk I saw the media pulling apart her first comment this morning. Apparently they've forgotten that's just how Pelosi talks. 😑"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1811116160450187299)  2024-07-10T19:11Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@fp_905 "I like Joe Biden but I'm worried he's too young" as a picture"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1811210545439404123)  2024-07-11T01:26Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@ATondowsky @SyntheticusAlt "Private clubs" are are governed by the common law of unincorporated associations actually. Even without the US Supreme Court's new hobby of legal Calvinball all they'd need is an argument a sympathetic judge and a national-wide injuction. Also: https://x.com/BarbByrum/status/1811141516917887192t=5FJ6cFjofCSZbqT7p8PvlQ&s=19 Hi there 👋 Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum here. To all of those calling for a change of candidacy in the Presidential Race please note that the election administration community is going to have some serious issues with that. 🧵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1811543237481361881)  2024-07-11T23:28Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@ATondowsky @SyntheticusAlt The US Supreme Court overruled [--] - [--] years of precedent (at least) twice in the last two years. That's their right but it means nothing in law is certain right now. Telling the Democrats to depart from their normal process severely discounts that risk is what I'm saying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1811733269249241139)  2024-07-12T12:04Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Housing is less affordable than ever and young and low-income people are increasingly priced out *because* this has been left to the provinces. Yes the Federal Government needs to get involved. Ya'll fucked this up shut up and sit down. #cdnpoli https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/premiers-halifax-meeting-1.7260673 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/premiers-halifax-meeting-1.7260673"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1813186803370979513)  2024-07-16T12:19Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@zeeke55 I believe human rights never survive long when they're pitted against to day-to-day economic challenges. Same goes for big picture issues like climate change. Dismissing the problems is kinda the reason he's running 20% ahead"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1813723312591372504)  2024-07-17T23:51Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@nrmaggs @Canadain_Andrew I really don't think the Canadian Senate model has proven any better. At least peers are a mechanism indepedent of the Prime Minister"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1814280309518553425)  2024-07-19T12:45Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@CamdenHutchison The decision says that will be based on what was known by the legislature at the time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1814387525290459317)  2024-07-19T19:51Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@DavidDuhme I mean the softer response is yes that's a potential selling point but the Canadian left draws a lot on traditions like socialism agrianism and labour. None of that jives well with social classes or Kings. And that's without considering Quebec"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1814549350556557701)  2024-07-20T06:34Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@TaraVanHo @tintinuk_orig 1) Other parties - who are not meaningfully parties to the dispute - forced it on them. Israel's presentation as the Court noted focused on the principle of consent which is foundational to the ICJ's jurisdiction and was thrown out on a principle that all is connected"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1814698536384000062)  2024-07-20T16:27Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@TaraVanHo 2) A domestic court's jurisdiction is mandatory. The ICJ's is between consenting parties. Parties must voluntarily decide to implement their decisions so that makes sense. Court rulings that are ignored bring the administration of justice into disrepute. Courts ought to care"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1814698698644848765)  2024-07-20T16:27Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@StvenGoldstein Dean Phillips and Marianne Williamson be all"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1814708170909945921)  2024-07-20T17:05Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@RazzberryYams He's going to lose his mind when he finds out Stephen Harper is from Toronto"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1814901902854799861)  2024-07-21T05:55Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@JJ_McCullough @MrKapitalist Uhm. Honey Stephen Harper was born and raised in Toronto"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1814902056555016675)  2024-07-21T05:55Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@estherzelda0514 Man I wish I was that confident. That said the chatter does seem to have died a little since the RNC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1814903175826100246)  2024-07-21T06:00Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@Burrowsorca @SyntheticusAlt Proudly yes. Canada could learn a thing or two from them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1814929216967680132)  2024-07-21T07:43Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@FurstvonWrede .who exactly does the RNC think this appeals to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1815136731014078880)  2024-07-21T21:28Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Major "Stephen Harper tells Vladimir Putin to get out of Ukraine" vibes. Starting to think bellicose international diplomacy is a sign a Canadian government is about to fall. #cdnpoli Joly tells Chinas top diplomat Canada wont tolerate any form of interference in our democracy https://t.co/iRA1GPtHFc Joly tells Chinas top diplomat Canada wont tolerate any form of interference in our democracy https://t.co/iRA1GPtHFc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1815360609224921232)  2024-07-22T12:17Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Nikki Haley really campaigning hard for Trojan Priestess apparently. Nikki Haley: If Donald Trump is the Republican nominee mark my words we will see a President Kamala Harris https://t.co/dGZqL45O1e Nikki Haley: If Donald Trump is the Republican nominee mark my words we will see a President Kamala Harris https://t.co/dGZqL45O1e"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1815407531482624329)  2024-07-22T15:24Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@writcertiorari All of which could play to the Harris campaign's strengths if she wants to present as a moderate instead of a progressive"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1815767783365398679)  2024-07-23T15:15Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"This is super fucking creepy. Dude doxes the Prime Minister stalks him on vacation harasses him then lies about him *after* Trudeau gave him an interview. Super not cool totally gross. Does make me like Trudeau more though. He excels in 1-on-1 interaction. [--] SHOCKING MINUTES WITH TRUDEAU: Why we took a sea plane to a remote beach to grill the Prime Minister. His administration is hanging by a thread and the stakes have never been higher. Become a Newsroom Insider to watch the full interview at https://t.co/Px2brsDReX. https://t.co/AWd0z2DZW3 [--] SHOCKING MINUTES WITH TRUDEAU: Why we took a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1815879766815453399)  2024-07-23T22:40Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@writcertiorari Excuse me Katy Perry is way better than that flop"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1815899181069783456)  2024-07-23T23:57Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@nrmaggs How dare"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1816103353560010898)  2024-07-24T13:29Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@estherzelda0514 @offbeatorbit There's also two relevant counterfactuals: 1) In Canada the Liberals lost a safe seat because they played footsie with anti-Israel protestors alienating Jewish voters. 2) Labour's majority in the UK came partly from a deliberate appeal to Jewish voters to win swing seats"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1816579546683986103)  2024-07-25T21:01Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Good god the Harris campaign's social media game is on point Perfection https://t.co/RmdIMOFDN2 Perfection https://t.co/RmdIMOFDN2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1816927501274226690)  2024-07-26T20:04Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@prairiecentrist @SyntheticusAlt Huh. She's always reminded me of a female Barack Obama. Was a little surprised she didn't catch fire back in [----]. Well maybe it's subjective. 🤷"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1817635381757764054)  2024-07-28T18:56Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@Obsonics Best strat"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1817965097542893568)  2024-07-29T16:47Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"It says something kind of dark about us that the next likely Prime Minister has openly embraced the people who when asked to take life saving medicine for the good of the country were like "Fuck that""  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1818242677990936871)  2024-07-30T11:10Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@MacLeodLisa Would be read as covert if not overt white supremest yeah. White Dudes for Harris has a more Ally-feel because the left is at pains to criticize white supremacy. The differing treatment arises from the politics of it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1818254231746531550)  2024-07-30T11:56Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@OrbitStudios Stephen Harper played piano Pierre Poilievre gazes wistfully at wood. 🤷 COVID really did make everything worse"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1818255224274047357)  2024-07-30T12:00Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Well this explains why the Liberals haven't made up ground. Implies there's no problems in Canada and focuses on attacking instead. In a rather scattershot way I'll add. Also they're shamelessly copying the Harris campaign's first border ad. Come on guys. 🙄 #cdnpoli Here's the choice: progress or cuts. https://t.co/BTzAuVR8Kt Here's the choice: progress or cuts. https://t.co/BTzAuVR8Kt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1819341756171014541)  2024-08-02T11:57Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@SureReality @QwertyDee_ @amys_here Not really. The Prime Minister is more like your Speaker of the House"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1819355611995279728)  2024-08-02T12:52Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@SureReality In that respect yes. The Prime Minister is usually the leader of the party with the most seats in the House of Commons (though there are exceptions). Seats are assigned by population so Ontario and Quebec (the most populous provinces) have greater influence"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1819396012256989216)  2024-08-02T15:33Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"The #PoilievreIsWeird meme is drawing blood apparently. Yeah the Prime Minister wears costumes too much. He's been criticized for that. Fair is fair though and Poilievre has not received the same level of scrutiny. #cdnpoli https://t.co/te2TDzvTCs https://t.co/te2TDzvTCs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1820111431603237136)  2024-08-04T14:55Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@mileslunn Not really sure to be honest. Shapiro feels like the best on-paper choice. But there have been some objections from fairly sensible Democrats in favour of Walz so I lean toward him"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1820488143050834159)  2024-08-05T15:52Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@bruceanderson I see the Trump campaign needs another wellness check"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1820940442315223463)  2024-08-06T21:50Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@SyntheticusAlt Just a quick note: The Carbon Tax is revenue neutral by default. Only about 10% is used for government spending"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1821017357667520749)  2024-08-07T02:55Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@taxspendlib Naw buddy's a sex symbol"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1821251608476348622)  2024-08-07T18:26Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@taxspendlib A Canadian Sex Symbol just like Ryan Reynolds. (Yes I did delete and repost because of a typo sue me)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBalagus/status/1821254374141710753)  2024-08-07T18:37Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@ElliotMalin Yeah this report made me uneasy. It's inconclusive at the moment but if its biggest ally is open to imposing sanctions already Iunno if Israel'll outlive me. But she was less conciliatory during the rally"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1821518087369404830)  2024-08-08T12:05Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Well this is genuinely surprising. Why does it always seem to be Taylor Swift events lately https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce31zxqypxpo https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce31zxqypxpo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1821543062985691185)  2024-08-08T13:44Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@knish_of_death @WorstLightskin I'll just say I have absolutely no tolerance for violations of the rule of law or abuses of power of any kind. Others in better positions than myself to criticize have described Ben Gvir in particular as a greater threat to Israel than Hamas. Easy to co-sign"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1821592689625985280)  2024-08-08T17:01Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@modernfarmer Some sectors might require them but fast food is plainly not one of them. The two most promising solutions are increased mechanization (agriculture sectors ineligible for TFW programs have this) and a greater concerted effort by governments to promote labour mobility"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1821911265695932502)  2024-08-09T14:07Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@JKGoofygoober @vanillaopinions Ah then it must be Greenland"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1822101269559066891)  2024-08-10T02:42Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@suestroud @timabray @normsworld The Supreme Court be like:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1822345103597584570)  2024-08-10T18:51Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@FurstvonWrede Darth Vader was right all along is pretty hilarious ngl"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1822373511685603783)  2024-08-10T20:44Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@writcertiorari Will there be Celine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1822441138659221824)  2024-08-11T01:13Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@BriannaWu Eh. They have a habit of creating an atomsphere that encourages antisemitic hate crimes so I'd rather not"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1824059212382773317)  2024-08-15T12:23Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@LawyerBuchanan Yeah terrible policy that makes kids less safe and stupid. Really disappointed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1824290778967056553)  2024-08-16T03:43Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@_AndrewN1 That's all very well and good but it was still the Liberals who did it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1824493659628126549)  2024-08-16T17:09Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@transmascmenace Same way all the other protests have"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1824587302439444901)  2024-08-16T23:21Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Whatever you think of @charlesadler's work anyone who went from being known as "Canada's Rush Limbaugh" to a "Liberal shill" definitively isn't a rigid ideologue. Seems to me he's precisely the kind of appointment the Senate is meant for"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1825062452624543953)  2024-08-18T06:49Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@gingervitis118 @Jameshasaface Commenting on Israel and Palestine is by definition controversial even without some of the inflammatory rhetoric it uses"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1825199238961082555)  2024-08-18T15:53Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@gingervitis118 @SchwartzTime I mean there's an artifice to the division between lethal/non-lethal/humanitarian aid when dealing with belligerents. What they don't spend on the non-lethal stuff frees up cash for the lethal stuff"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1825571107010904238)  2024-08-19T16:30Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@Aiden_CDN @CanadaHawk It sets a bad precedent to say nothing of supporting the atmosphere of antisemitism that seems to be bubbling up everywhere so gonna gently disagree"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1825646577945333803)  2024-08-19T21:30Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"At the risk of being cringe I am an unapologetic Hillary Clinton stan and always will be"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1825717964181745909)  2024-08-20T02:14Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@RonSFriedman @academic_la Do you honestly think that removing Hamas is in the cards right now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1825862264479690888)  2024-08-20T11:47Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"I will simply observe that the position taken on the Arms Embargo that the Uncommitted Movement keeps pushing is "No" by the Harris campaign. There is no reason to expect the DNC to allow a speaker who would undermine their nominee at that nominee's convention. Uncommitted delegation has been told No by DNC on a Palestinian speaker at the convention Abbas Alawieh an uncommitted delegate from Michigan: What we're asking for is extremely reasonable please stop sending the bombs that are killing babies who I see my own humanity in. https://t.co/cFsJrYgyYd Uncommitted delegation has been told No"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1826590453455880278)  2024-08-22T12:01Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@ElliotMalin @uncommittedmvmt Pretty sure the family's message was supposed to be the DNC's message also"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1826599838777311586)  2024-08-22T12:38Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@fp_905 Taylor Swift"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1826690886325178743)  2024-08-22T18:40Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"If I had to guess why the DNC didn't schedule a Palestinian speaker I'd expect a combination of: 1) No good candidates at the relevant time (months ago). 2) Changing the schedule would mean slighting a different group. 3) Cost/benefit analysis wasn't in their favour"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1826748873643278638)  2024-08-22T22:30Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@benhouston3d @AlexNeve24 Capital Pride's statement didn't walk that line and the article implicitly acknowledges that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1826753596698100183)  2024-08-22T22:49Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Also an unapologetic Elizabeth Warren stan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1826785027067363356)  2024-08-23T00:54Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@EmpressThaliaa Uh. Most recent reports are that Hamas executed the six hostages they recovered. So that's.not a sensible take"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1826789142522724681)  2024-08-23T01:10Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@benhouston3d Yeah that's what I was getting at. Genocide convictions happen under the Rome Statute which is the ICC. The ICJ is doing a novel parallel proceeding under the Convention against Genocide. People think they're equivalent; they're not"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1827045890546397423)  2024-08-23T18:10Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@Sonicsmokingdro @MuricanEv Can we maybe have less war crimes instead of more"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1827108683542884617)  2024-08-23T22:20Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Polling aside why don't any of our other political parties have a Lion Rampant That's cool (Support my work by subscribing) Nova Scotia Provincial Polling: PC: 53% (+15) LIB: 24% (-13) NDP: 19% (-2) GRN: 4% (+2) Others: 1% Narrative Research / August [--] [----] / n=269 / MOE 6% / Telephone (% Change with [----] Election) Check out more NS details on @338Canada at: https://t.co/y6fsv8CZdy (Support my work by subscribing) Nova Scotia Provincial Polling: PC: 53% (+15) LIB: 24% (-13) NDP: 19% (-2) GRN: 4% (+2) Others: 1% Narrative Research / August [--] [----] / n=269 / MOE 6% / Telephone (% Change with"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1827397459842363862)  2024-08-24T17:28Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@JJ_McCullough @acoyne Studies have also shown as I recall that elected judges sentence harder in election years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PrairieCatboy/status/1827486768759017778)  2024-08-24T23:22Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

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