Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦
I am an independent Senator, representing Alberta in the Senate of Canada. I live on Treaty Six Territory. Host of the podcast Alberta Unbound. She/her Vive le Canada.
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Even more Senators (ISG addition)
Let me introduce you to another flight of Canadian senators who belong to the Independent Senators Group, all recent arrivals to BlueSky. As the name suggests, we are independent and have our own distinct views.
Canadian Senators (not hockey players)
This is a list of some of the first members of the Senate of Canada to join BlueSky. Follow along to better understand the role of our upper house.
@pjdyukon.bsky.social
Canadian Senator for the Yukon since 2018. Previous public service includes Worker's Advocate with the Yukon Compensation and Safety Board, Manager of Registration, Claims, Medical Travel Yukon Health Care, elected member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly
@senrosagalvez.bsky.social
@stephaniemclean.bsky.social
Lawyer | Former Minister of Status of Women | LPC Candidate for Team Carney
@andreawoo.bsky.social
Vancouver steam clock critic, Globe and Mail journalist AndreaWoo@globeandmail.com instagram.com/andreawoo
@jlkavanaugh.bsky.social
Glaciologist and Earth system scientist at the University of Alberta. Luthier, photographer, baker, and coffee maker. Two-wheeled travel enthusiast and dog companion. He/him.
@blakeshaffer.bsky.social
Associate professor of economics at the University of Calgary. Former energy trader. blakeshaffer.ca
@thenorthernreview.bsky.social
Peer-reviewed journal | Human experience in the Circumpolar North | Open Access | Published at Yukon University since 1988 Whitehorse | Traditional Territories of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation and the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council https://thenorthernreview.ca
@upherepublishing.bsky.social
Up Here Publishing celebrates northern Canada through Up Here Magazine and Up Here Business. Discover the culture, arts, and industries shaping the North. Your trusted source for northern stories!
@sydcannings1.bsky.social
Biologist, naturalist, bug- and bird lover, and inhabitant of the Yukon's boreal woodlands. Co-author of British Columbia: A Natural History. Conservation. Biodiversity.
@kate-loves-bikes.bsky.social
Mountain biker. Bike instructor Snowboarder. Lapsed baker. Optimist. Hope promoter. Politician.
@lindsayluhnauyyc.bsky.social
Running to be the next Member of Parliament for Calgary Centre. 🇨🇦 Sign up to volunteer for my campaign here: https://event.liberal.ca/en/events/48004
@jsanchezperez.bsky.social
Father to a tyrant toddler and Roommate of two tyrannical cats. Philosophy Prof. at UofA. Peruvian-Canadian. My areas of research are Indigenous Philosophy, Epistemology, Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Law, and Latin American Philosophy.
@auscandoc.bsky.social
Rural FP anesthetist formerly of Fort St John, BC, Canada. Trained in Aus and UK. Now doing rural locums in Canada. Blessed to live, work and play on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc people.
@joho.bsky.social
I love vaccines, animals, and my wife, who set up this profile. https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/we-want-them-infected/
@gorskon.bsky.social
"Antagonist of Bhattacharya" (per Paul Thacker) & "damaging to science" (per Jay Bhattacharya). Surgeon/scientist promoting science-based medicine and Editor, Science-Based Medicine blog (sciencebasedmedicine.org). X/Twitter & Threads: @gorskon. (He/him)
@ledgewatcher.bsky.social
Former political reporter and union boss. Currently teaching young journos about the “why” and “why nots”- and of course “what” for.
@yegbike.bsky.social
@justip.bsky.social
Canadian by choice.📍Halifax. International in outlook. Leftie. Foodie. Queer. Multilingual. Bike person, but pedestrian at heart. Social scientist by trade. Household = me, Partner, two cats. Embracer of reality in an anti-reality world since early 2022.
@iamyvonnel.bsky.social
Dual national (🇬🇧 🇺🇸). Democracy is not a spectator sport. ✡️ Be kind to neighbo(u)rs 🇨🇦🇲🇽 Слава Україні! 🇺🇦 #generationjones צדק צדק תאדף
@aaronmanton.bsky.social
You try to hold me but I bust through | ⚙️ Labour communicator based out of Yellowknife | 🦁 YorkU, 🌼 Daisy, and 🍊 Notley Crüe alum | Go Leafs Go!
@hhcalgary.bsky.social
@erankaplinsky.bsky.social
Professor of Law, University of Alberta · Edmonton · Property, Land Use, Municipal Law · Pirc defense
@aclu.org
A nonprofit, nonpartisan, legal and advocacy 501(c)(4) organization. Visit our site for more about us and our affiliated organization, the ACLU Foundation.
@sencoyle.bsky.social
Independent NS Senator. Focus- leadership, gender equality, prosperity, climate and Indigenous rights. Career - global and local development.
@gamechangershow.bsky.social
The game show where the rules change every show. Hosted by Sam Reich. gamechanger.dropout.tv
@hollyhoye.bsky.social
misfit Albertan | door-knocker | letter-writer | earth scientist | climate | politics | pets | running out of a burning forest
@lizrenzetti.bsky.social
Author, journalist. New book: What She Said: Conversations About Equality. Quill & Packet mysteries with Kate Hilton. Bury the Lead (2024); Widows and Orphans (2025) Linktree: https://linktr.ee/lizrenzetti
@heardislandgov.bsky.social
Official Gov Description: Flight challenged colony of biracial nudists SIGN to protect Island’s Marine Reserve https://wwf.org.au/get-involved/an-antarctic-safe-haven/ -Rock Untariffed Merch https://heard-island-commerce.printify.me (1/2 proceeds to ASOC)
@gcalder.bsky.social
Law prof at UVic; parent to extraordinary Inuk artist; climber; lover of the penguin; scholar of critical pedagogies
@emmettmacfarlane.com
Professor of political science. Author. Dad. Constitutional law, rights, governing institutions, and Canadian politics. Books: Legislating under the Charter; Constitutional Pariah; Governing from the Bench
@levostregc.bsky.social
Geoffrey Chaucer (Le Vostre GC): Servaunt of the Kynge. Blogger. Wryter of verse. Wearer of litel woolen hatte. Deputy Forestere of North Petherton. He/hym/hys.
@poecommunicate.bsky.social
Chicago Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, AJC alum. 140.6 Ironman. AKA. Polyglot. Childhood Tokyo. Adulthood Madrid, Zurich, Paris.
@gillian2.bsky.social
Long-time journalist currently writing for the Toronto Star and living in Calgary.
@drstanfordblade.bsky.social
Deputy Director General - Research & Innovation | International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics - Asia & Africa | https://www.icrisat.org | Intl Fellow - Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture | QEII Platinum Jubilee Medal
@vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social
Constitutional law professor @uottawa.bsky.social | Co-Director @uodroitpublaw.bsky.social | Canadian team lead @ucnpproject.bsky.social. Executive branch constitutionalism, rights, interpretation, the unwritten constitution https://macdonnell.substack.com
@nomiclairelazar.bsky.social
Professeure Titulaire, Legal / Political Theory uOttawa GSPIA Books:on Time & Politics (YaleUP); on States of Emergency (CambridgeUP) Co-Lead, British Academy Global Convening Crisis, Constitutions, Elections, Apocalypse, Extremism www.nomiclairelazar.com
@josephwmead.bsky.social
Special Litigation Counsel @ Georgetown Law's Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection (ICAP). Views are my own, and are subject to change.
@torontomet.bsky.social
Discover what it means to be metropolitan. Tag us at #torontomet https://www.torontomu.ca/
@blaetter.bsky.social
Die »Blätter« – die meistgelesene politische Monatszeitschrift im deutschen Sprachraum
@canurbanism.bsky.social
The Council for Canadian Urbanism #CanU is a national organization of leading multi-disciplinary urbanists championing better city-building coast-to-coast! linktr.ee/canurbanism Conseil pour l'Urbanisme Canadien
@canadianurbanism.bsky.social
The Council for Canadian Urbanism #CanU is a national organization of leading multi-disciplinary urbanists championing better city-building coast-to-coast! Our main account is @CanUrbanism.bsky.social, please follow us there!