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🇨🇦Millennial cat mom, spilling the tea through the lens of my camera, and my designs. Trying to make a better life for us. Made with less sugar and far too much spice! Filter is currently on back order. You’ve been warned🤷🏼‍♀️ Don’t get angry, get educated.
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Not only do we need voting reform we need to be doing far better as Canadians to be holding our politicians accountable and have the power to strip them when they get out of hand *cough Ford, Smith cough* we as Canadians from coast to coast need to be demanding better. We need to do better. 1/2
Premier Recall and Democratic Accountability Act
Preamble
WHEREAS the Legislative Assembly derives its authority from the consent of the governed.
AND WHEREAS the office of Premier must remain subject to the will of the people and not be immune from democratic correction between general elections.
AND WHEREAS it is in the public interest to restore and affirm the people's sovereignty in holding their leaders accountable in a transparent and lawful manner;
THEREFORE, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of [Province], enacts as follows:
1. Definitions
(a) "Premier" means the first minister of the province and the head of the Executive Council.
(b) "Elector" means an individual qualified to vote under the Elections Act of [Province].
(c) "Chief Electoral Officer" or "CEO" means the independent officer designated under the Elections Act.
(d) "Recall Petition" means a formal process initiated by electors to remove a sitting Premier from office.
(e) "Recall Vote" means a province-wide referendum conducted pursuant to a valid recall petition.
2. Recall Eligibility
2.1 A Premier is subject to recall under this Act after twelve (12) consecutive months in office.
2.2 No recall petition shall be initiated within twelve (12) months of the next scheduled general election.
3. Petition Application Procedure
3.1 Any group of electors, numbering no fewer than 10,000 and distributed across at least ten
(10) electoral districts, may file an application with the CEO to initiate a Recall Petition.
3.2 The CEO shall render a written, publicly available decision within ten (10) business days.
3.3 If the application is denied, the decision may be appealed to the Electoral Fairness Review Board within seven (7) days.
4. Signature Thresholds and Collection Period
4.1 Upon approval, petitioners shall have ninety (90) calendar days to collect valid signatures from at least:
(a) Thirty-five percent (35%) of registered electors in each electoral district; … 5. Recall Vote Procedure
5.1 Upon validation of a qualifying petition, the CEO shall issue a writ for a province-wide Recall Vote to be held within sixty (60) days.
5.2 The Recall Vote shall ask:
"Should the Honourable [Name], Premier of [Province], be removed from office before the next general election?"
[] Yes
[] No
5.3 If more than fifty percent (50%) of votes cast are in favour of removal, the Premier shall be deemed to have vacated the office immediately.
5.4 The governing party shall select a new leader within thirty (30) days. If no successor is named, a provincial election shall be held.
6. Independent Oversight
6.1 The Electoral Fairness Review Board, an independent tribunal, shall be established to hear appeals and complaints related to this Act.
6.2 Allegations of corruption, interference, or partisanship by the CEO shall be referred to the Provincial Integrity Commissioner.
6.3 Any person found guilty of interfering with the recall process shall be liable to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or imprisonment not exceeding two (2) years, or both.
7. Democratic Intent
7.1 This Act shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the principles of representative democracy, public accountability, and the supremacy of the people. Constituent Accountability and MLA Recall Act
Preamble
WHEREAS every Member of the Legislative Assembly is elected to serve the will of their constituents;
has been lost;
AND WHEREAS constituents must have a lawful means to remove their MLA where confidence
AND WHEREAS representative democracy must remain answerable to the people at all times;
THEREFORE, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of [Province], enacts as follows:
1. Definitions
(a) "MLA" means a duly elected Member of the Legislative Assembly.
(b) "Constituent" means an elector residing in the MLA's district.
(c) "Recall Petition" means a valid, formalized effort by constituents to initiate a vote of removal
(d) "Recall Vote" means a constituency-level referendum on whether the MLA shall continue to serve.
2. Petition Eligibility and Limitations
2.1 An MLA shall be eligible for recall after serving at least twelve (12) months in office.
2.2 No recall petition shall be initiated within the final twelve (12) months of the legislative term.
2.3 Only one (1) recall petition may be initiated against a given MLA per calendar year.
3. Application and Signature Requirements
3.1 Any constituent may file a Notice of Intent with the Chief Electoral Officer.
3.2 Upon approval, the proponent has sixty (60) days to collect signatures from at least forty percent (40%) of registered electors in the constituency.
3.3 Signatures must be verified by the CEO in accordance with provincial election law.
4. Recall Vote and By-election
4.1 If the petition meets signature thresholds, the CEO shall issue a writ for a Recall Vote to be held within forty-five (45) days.
4.2 The question on the ballot shall read:
"Should [Name], the Member of the Legislative Assembly for [Constituency], be removed from office?"
[1 Yes
[] No
4.3 If the majority of votes cast are in favour of removal, the seat shall be declared vacant and a by-election held within sixty (60) days. 5. Offences and Enforcement
5.1 Any person who forges a signature, obstructs the recall process, or intimidates petitioners shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.
5.2 Upon conviction, penalties shall include fines of up to $50,000 and/or imprisonment up to one (1) year.
6. Right of Appeal and Oversight
6.1 A rejected application may be appealed to the Electoral Fairness Review Board within ten
(10) days.
6.2 The Board shall consist of retired judges and non-partisan citizens appointed by unanimous vote of the Legislature.
7. Sovereignty of the People
7.1 This Act affirms that the ultimate authority in a representative democracy lies with the citizens.
7.2 The recall mechanism shall be construed as a safeguard against democratic backsliding and erosion of public trust.
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brenttoderian.bsky.social
Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.

ALL ROAD USERS.

And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.

For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.

Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
usa.streetsblog.org
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mindfield.bsky.social
You said you’d swear her in any time she wants to, Tiny Johnson. So what’s your excuse for not doing so? She wants you to now. Every Dem wants you to now. Let’s hear your excuse. Too Epstein busy? Got a hot Epstein Grindr date? Catch your son watching the wrong kind of Epstein porn? What?
adelitaforcongress.bsky.social
Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?
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brenttoderian.bsky.social
Pierre Poilievre says he wants to “restore merit.” He needed to be handed arguably the safest, most impossible to lose conservative seat in all of Canada after losing his own seat.

Seems like the opposite of merit. #Poilievre

(oh, and he still refuses to complete a check for a security clearance)
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frankdomenic.bsky.social
Bail issues are provincial. Doug Ford won't hire enough Justices of the Peace for proper bail hearings, and we don't have enough court houses or holding rooms to handle more people being held. This is entirely a Doug Ford issue and we need to be pushing him to stop under funding the justice system
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aptnnews.bsky.social
Identity can be redefined through textiles and tradition.

That's what APTN’s Stéphanie de Sève discovered when she met with the members of the Mode Autochtone Design Collective just before their fashion show during Montreal's Fashion Week.
Indigenous design collective shows identity can be redefined through textiles, tradition | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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Justice officials and First Nation leaders in British Columbia are celebrating the official opening of a diversion centre in Prince George they hope will keep Indigenous people out of jail.
Justice officials hope new diversion centre will keep Indigenous people out of jail | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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204queenb0574.bsky.social
Aren't you supposed be asking God to save YOU from eternal damnation, dipshit? I mean, I don't even try to pretend to practice any religion and even I know you have it ass backwards.
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Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."
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brenttoderian.bsky.social
#UrbanismBookClub: Some great books on key, underconsidered elements of better city-making have been coming out lately — thanks to @chrisfitchchris.bsky.social, author of “Wild Cities,” and @samkbloch.bsky.social, author of “Shade,” for sending me copies. Digging into both. Anyone finished them yet?
Photo of the cover of “wild cities: discovering new ways of living in the modern urban jungle“ by Chris Fitch Cover of “shade: the promise of a forgotten natural resource” by Sam Bloch
teasemporiumandco.bsky.social
I think it’s time for all Canadians to tell this company to pack up and go.
No partnership with Australia will allow us to continue with this destruction of our soil for your profit.

Blow it out your ass #NexGold

#mining
#NovaScotia
#Canada
#Australia
#Gottago
teasemporiumandco.bsky.social
‼️‼️ we can be allies with their government as long as they continue to respect us, but we do not have to be allies with their companies. Maybe it’s time he doesn’t get to live where he enjoys and he has to head back home.

#BC
#NovaScotia
#Vancouver
#Australia
#Canada
terriclarke.bsky.social
Important thread for Nova Scotians:
joanbaxter.bsky.social
In 2018, I asked an Australian Atlantic Gold exec why they weren’t mining gold in Australia. He said his boss liked living in Vancouver. So I asked why they were mining gold in NS, not BC. His reply: “Because the rules in NS are even more lax in N.S. than they are in BC.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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aptnnews.bsky.social
'I don’t drink': A Mi’kmaw Elder was tasered twice by two members of the RCMP for refusing to give a breathalyzer.

Mi’kmaw is Fred Sylliboy’s first language. He said he asked the RCMP for a translator numerous times.
Mi'kmaw Elder says he was tasered after refusing breathalyzer
A Mi'kmaw Elder says he was tasered outside his home in Eskasoni by the RCMP after refusing to take a breathalyzer.
www.aptnnews.ca
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One person is dead and two are missing after a typhoon off the western coast of Alaska flooded streets and washed away homes in native villages over the weekend.
One dead, two missing after typhoon floods native villages in Alaska | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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Both Inuit and non-Inuit academics say hunger in Nunavut is not a new challenge, but it's an issue that's been increasing in recent years.

APTN News web reporter Jesse Staniforth took a deep dive into hunger in the territory.
What’s behind the growing hunger crisis in Nunavut? | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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'I don’t drink': A Mi’kmaw Elder was tasered twice by two members of the RCMP for refusing to give a breathalyzer.

Mi’kmaw is Fred Sylliboy’s first language. He said he asked the RCMP for a translator numerous times.
Mi'kmaw Elder says he was tasered after refusing breathalyzer
A Mi'kmaw Elder says he was tasered outside his home in Eskasoni by the RCMP after refusing to take a breathalyzer.
www.aptnnews.ca
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Yea got this guy a few weeks ago
teasemporiumandco.bsky.social
Housefly stopped to say hello.

#housefly
#fly
#insect
#nature
#mothernature
#forest
#ravine
#photo
#photography
#portrait
#closeup
Housefly sitting on a metal bridge with a ravine and forestry in the background 

Fly of the suborder Cyclorrhapha

The housefly is a fly of the suborder Cyclorrhapha. It possibly originated in the Middle East, and spread around the world as a commensal of humans. Adults are gray to black, with four dark, longitudinal lines on the thorax, slightly hairy bodies, and a single pair of membranous wings. They have red compound eyes, set farther apart in the slightly larger female. The female housefly usually mates only once and stores the sperm for later use.
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'The flotilla movement that brings maritime aid to Gaza has been ongoing for years, with all flotillas since 2010 being either attacked or intercepted by Israel in international waters. In 2010, 10 activists were killed during a raid on board a flotilla.'
Activists released from Israeli detention share their experiences
Two Canadian flotilla activists who were released from Israeli detention, including Mskwaasin Agnew, are sharing their experiences.
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teasemporiumandco.bsky.social
Yea only schooling I ended up with was those two years in highschool haha everything else I’ve done myself it’s just so wonderful to capture everything. Lately for me it’s been micro photography. Been really loving seeing all the beautiful tiny details all around us