(or at least all Canadian citizens, which isn’t quite the same thing)

There is an election Monday, April 28th. That’s tomorrow. You need to vote.

If you received a voter card, it will have your poll location on it. If you didn't, you can find the location HERE (français). Elections Canada does not call voters - if someone called or texted you to say the time or location has changed, that’s fraud. Check the website for accurate information.

In order to vote you need EITHER a driver’s license or provincial ID card, OR two pieces of ID, one of which has your current address. A letter from your University or residence counts. (Proof of address is more important than proof of citizenship.) The full list of ID accepted is HERE (français).

If you didn’t receive a voter information card, you may not be registered to vote. But that’s okay!

YOU DO NOT NEED TO REGISTER IN ADVANCE TO VOTE IN CANADA.

You can register at the poll station on Election Day. It’s not hard and it doesn’t take very long, and you don’t need extra ID.

Voting is quick and usually simple. Polling hours depend on your province (français), but all polls will be open until at least 7:00 pm, usually later. (Note that in the Eastern Time Zone polls open late, at 9:30 am.) Your employer is required to give you time off to vote (français) if you need it.

Information for voters with disabilities is HERE (français). If you have feedback on accessibility or other issues, there will be forms you can fill out at your polling station.

If you got a mail-in ballot and you have not sent it yet, you can drop it off in person at your local Elections Canada office (français) or the address on the envelope, anytime before the polls close.

Here’s the acceptable ID list again (français).

We’re seeing how that stupid bill is being implemented in the UK, so if we don’t want this bill sneaking it’s way in, we gotta start talking up too.

And remember, you can vote WITHOUT YOUR VOTER CARD

***v time zones

The Canadian government is currently seeking feedback from Canadians about AI regulation, transparency, information requirements, use cases, and disclosures. This is SO IMPORTANT. This feedback will hopefully shape how the Gov't implements laws about how and where AI can legally be used, and whether they have to disclose that something is made in whole or in part with AI generated materials. GO FILL IT OUT before September 23 2026! It's a fairly long survey but you can come back to it multiple times.

For the first time in over 100 years, the Canadian military is modeling its response to a hypothetical U.S. invasion, as tensions rise between President Donald Trump’s administration and NATO allies, according to a new report.

The model outlines the Canadian Armed Forces’ multi-pronged strategy to counter a potential U.S. military incursion. It includes plans to use asymmetric tactics, drone warfare and requests for European backup, according to two senior Canadian officials who spoke to The Globe and Mail.

...what a time to be alive /s

There are 91 candidates.

91.

The ballot is over a meter long.

Is this an accessibility issue for voters with poor dexterity/eyesight/literacy? Yes.

Anyone from Canada can sign: https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7427

The petition is open from May 20, 2026 until September 17, 2026, so spread this to your Canadian friends and relatives to get as many eyes on it as you can! We know how detrimental to local health and wildlife AI data centres are, so let the government know you don't want mega-centres here!

The government just introduced Bill C-22 — a sweeping surveillance proposal that would force collection of vast quantities of Canadians’ private data, on every digital service and device we use. Internet providers, messaging services, and other online services will be obligated to store a year’s worth of metadata about who we’re talking to and where we’re travelling, build surveillance backdoors to access that data into their services, and even hand foreign governments a faster path to that information.

not only the collection of personal information and digital tracking across the internet AND devices, but retention of that information, plus they want to force tech companies to build in back doors under the guise of making the police’s job easier.