Should Canada Join CANZUK? A Canadian take on CANZUK, EU ties, sovereignty, Quebec, Brexit, and why our strongest union may be within Canada itself.
Should Canada Join CANZUK?
A Canadian take on CANZUK, EU ties, sovereignty, Quebec, Brexit, and why our strongest union may be within Canada itself.
canadianreturnee.substack.com/p/should-can...
Begins the blackout…
I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake By A Horse Hello. I am a horse. I work very hard at my job of being a horse. When humans say move the heavy thing, I move the heavy thing. When humans sit on top of me and pull on my head, I carry them where they want to go. The main food the humans give me is hay and oats. But I am thinking it would be nice to have a different food. I am thinking I would like to try cake. Yes, yes. Cake. I know all about it. When humans eat cake, it is in glad times. It is the food for a celebration, such as when a woman becomes 47. I have seen cake on the Fourth of July. When humans have a cake, they stand around it and clap hands and smile and say happy birthday at each other. Sometimes there are beautiful markings on a cake, such as balloons or a pink shape. Sometimes the top of a cake is on fire and a boy must blow on the fire with mouth wind. This is the scariest cake. I do not want this kind. But I will eat any other cake. Any cake that is not the fire cake that tries to kill the boy. Please understand: I do not get money for doing work. I do not get to go inside the house. All I am either doing my horse job or standing in my pen or eating food off the floor. I always do these things. But I have never once gotten cake and I would like it very much. I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children. I am more helpful to the farm. Children do not move the heavy things like me or let anyone ride on them. And yet they get cake. Maybe the humans will realize this. Maybe they will say, "You know who deserves cake? That horse. That horse whose back we are always on." Every day I dream about what it will be like if I get to eat cake. Here is what will happen. First, I will walk to the cake and putt my nose at it like hrrfff to make and stomping my hooves to make sure it is not a snake. Then I will trot in a circle to show that I am a horse and I am large. After that, I will nuzzle the cake to …
The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me.
It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."
From Abroad to Home: April 2026 My raw account of ghosting, toxic workplaces, and a job market that rewards connections over credentials in Canada.
From Abroad to Home: April 2026
My raw account of ghosting, toxic workplaces, and a job market that rewards connections over credentials in Canada.
canadianreturnee.substack.com/p/from-abroa...
Maritimers Deserve One Strong Province The Maritimes must unite into one province to escape decline, strengthen their voice in Ottawa, and secure a future for generations to come.
Maritimers Deserve One Strong Province
The Maritimes must unite into one province to escape decline, strengthen their voice in Ottawa, and secure a future for generations to come.
canadianreturnee.substack.com/p/maritimers...
Why Democrats Would Be Conservatives in Europe Americans see Democrats as progressive, but globally their policies resemble conservatism. Here’s why the U.S. spectrum is so narrow.
Why Democrats Would Be Conservatives in Europe
Americans see Democrats as progressive, but globally their policies resemble conservatism. Here’s why the U.S. spectrum is so narrow.
theamericanrefugee.substack.com/p/why-democr...
Iran Won't Break the Way Anyone Expects Iran's leadership is being killed, yet it keeps fighting. Here's the uncomfortable truth about why it won't simply collapse
Iran Won't Break the Way Anyone Expects
Iran's leadership is being killed, yet it keeps fighting. Here's the uncomfortable truth about why it won't simply collapse
canadianreturnee.substack.com/p/iran-wont-...
When a Mother Walks Away Maternal abandonment, family struggle, and learning to face painful thoughts without pretending they are not real.
When a Mother Walks Away
Maternal abandonment, family struggle, and learning to face painful thoughts without pretending they are not real.
canadianreturnee.substack.com/p/when-a-mot...
America’s Political System Is Rotting from Within The United States is trapped in a self-reinforcing political crisis that no longer allows for compromise or recovery.
America’s Political System Is Rotting from Within
The United States is trapped in a self-reinforcing political crisis that no longer allows for compromise or recovery.
theamericanrefugee.substack.com/p/americas-p...
Like a friend leaving a hospital visit short because he didn't want to deal with any of it
This, plus Hegseth is a complete fucking idiot.
He's the type that every uniformed leader recognizes instantly: vain, uneducated, arrogant, & literally stupid.
The type of platoon commander that bullies his troops & won't listen to his NCOs. The type that gets soldiers killed until he's found out.
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
Hey Donald Trump.
Canada has a present for you.
#BoycottUSA
How Trudeau Lost Control of Canada’s Future A look at how Justin Trudeau’s economic and immigration gamble reshaped Canada, strained trust, and forced a painful national reset.
How Trudeau Lost Control of Canada’s Future
A look at how Justin Trudeau’s economic and immigration gamble reshaped Canada, strained trust, and forced a painful national reset.
canadianreturnee.substack.com/p/how-trudea...
The Audit, the Algorithm, and the Friend Who Wasn't There When Sun Life audited my son's autism therapy claims, I turned to CBT to make sense of it and found out more about a friendship than I expected.
The Audit, the Algorithm, and the Friend Who Wasn't There
When Sun Life audited my son's autism therapy claims, I turned to CBT to make sense of it and found out more about a friendship than I expected.
theamericanrefugee.substack.com/p/the-audit-...
I‘ll post American politics on here if I bloody well please. The Trump regime affects the world, not just the United States. If you don’t like that, please feel free to fuck right off.
TOMORROW: Be a part of history! Show the world that the majority of Americans oppose the most corrupt, inept, criminal, orange "president" in U.S. History.
NO KINGS. Also: NO SERIAL LIARS/CONVICTED FELONS/ADJUDICATED RAPISTS & NO ILLEGAL WAR IN IRAN
Be there. Make your voices heard! 🇺🇸 ✊
#NO_KINGS
He said it
A politician with the guts to say it:
"No American child from the blue collar or the middle class should have to die fighting in Iran. Let the Epstein class fight the Epstein War."
- Premier Wab Kinew at the NDP national convention, Winnipeg.
Friday at GalaxyConRichmond and it starts with my display falling apart!
Masking tape to the rescue!
Panel at 11:30 rm 3-E 25 A-B
New Mutants vs Teen Titans
So dopey… any team with Dick Grayson wins…
Representative Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican from Florida, gave Russian Duma members a tour of the Capitol.
Rep Luna has also co-sponsored a bill to stop helping Ukraine, and the Russians who are being given access to DC are sanctioned.
This is an embarrassment and disgrace.
People need to push the criminal Ford government right out of office not with an election (those are proven fixed) but by people power. Push People Push
How Doug Ford Is Schooling Ontario About Power Doug Ford keeps winning elections while gutting local democracy. What Ontario needs to do about it.
How Doug Ford Is Schooling Ontario About Power
Doug Ford keeps winning elections while gutting local democracy. What Ontario needs to do about it.
canadianreturnee.substack.com/p/how-doug-f...
The $450 Question About U.S. Citizenship The U.S. has reduced its renunciation fee from $2,350 to $450. Here's what that means for Americans.
The $450 Question About U.S. Citizenship
The U.S. has reduced its renunciation fee from $2,350 to $450. Here's what that means for Americans.
theamericanrefugee.substack.com/p/the-450-qu...
Young Canadians Feel So Defeated Rising costs, stagnant wages, broken housing and generational neglect are leaving young Canadians poorer, lonelier, and less hopeful than any generation before them.
Young Canadians Feel So Defeated
Rising costs, stagnant wages, broken housing and generational neglect are leaving young Canadians poorer, lonelier, and less hopeful than any generation before them.
canadianreturnee.substack.com/p/young-cana...
"Doug Ford isn’t responsible for the current spike in oil prices, but all of Ontario is more fragile and less resilient to oil shocks because of decisions he’s made."
How Vibes Decide Elections in America Why millions vote against their interests and how media, money, and emotion shape modern American elections.
How Vibes Decide Elections in America
Why millions vote against their interests and how media, money, and emotion shape modern American elections.
theamericanrefugee.substack.com/p/how-vibes-...
The Economist nailed it. #TrumpIsAnIdiot #TrumpEpsteinFiles
#TrumpDistractions
When America Burns We Learn the Hard Way A Canadian reflection on Trump 47, CUSMA’s collapse, election interference, and why Canada must stay vigilant in a fractured North America.
When America Burns We Learn the Hard Way
A Canadian reflection on Trump 47, CUSMA’s collapse, election interference, and why Canada must stay vigilant in a fractured North America.
canadianreturnee.substack.com/p/when-ameri...
