Bill Haf
@billhaf.bsky.social
Bike rider, skier, safety guy, facts matter, science matters, for the underdog.
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Giving a minister the power to exempt any person or company from any law except the Criminal Code with few safeguards? What company wouldn’t try court favour from that person?
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Althia Raj: Mark Carney is quietly giving sweeping new powers to his ministers
Sneaking a change of this magnitude into a 600-page bill that will not get parliamentary scrutiny raises a red flag, Althia Raj writes.
www.thestar.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Giving a minister the power to exempt any person or company from any law except the Criminal Code with few safeguards? What company wouldn’t try court favour from that person?
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
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With a third of Ontario’s population, Alberta has the most measles cases, after the province withheld hundreds of probable cases from public reporting www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... @alannasmith.bsky.social
More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
December 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
With a third of Ontario’s population, Alberta has the most measles cases, after the province withheld hundreds of probable cases from public reporting www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... @alannasmith.bsky.social
More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
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ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence wa...
www.propublica.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
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CNN Finds Israel Killed Palestinian Aid Seekers and Bulldozed Bodies into Shallow, Unmarked Graves
CNN Finds Israel Killed Palestinian Aid Seekers and Bulldozed Bodies into Shallow, Unmarked Graves
Israel’s military is continuing to pound the Gaza Strip in violation of the October 10 ceasefire agreement. Al Jazeera reports Israeli ships opened fire toward the coast of Khan Younis, while air raid...
www.democracynow.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:26 AM
CNN Finds Israel Killed Palestinian Aid Seekers and Bulldozed Bodies into Shallow, Unmarked Graves
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President Trump on Tuesday pardoned Timothy Leiweke, a real estate developer who had been charged by the president’s own Justice Department earlier this year with rigging the bidding process for a sports arena.
Trump Pardons Developer Prosecuted by His Administration
This summer, Trump administration officials had lauded the indictment of Timothy J. Leiweke as an effort to root out corruption and unfair business practices.
nyti.ms
December 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
President Trump on Tuesday pardoned Timothy Leiweke, a real estate developer who had been charged by the president’s own Justice Department earlier this year with rigging the bidding process for a sports arena.
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
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“The premier used to be a fierce opponent of the government gravy train. Remember that?”
“Now he’s conducting it. Toot toot! All aboard!”
Record $111.9 million spent on government ads last year.
#ONpoli
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“Now he’s conducting it. Toot toot! All aboard!”
Record $111.9 million spent on government ads last year.
#ONpoli
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Ford government ads show the ‘gravy train’ is still rolling, critics charge
Taking aim at record spending of $111.9 million on government ads last year, critics say Premier Doug Ford is more interested in polishing his image than in helping Ontarians.
www.thestar.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
“The premier used to be a fierce opponent of the government gravy train. Remember that?”
“Now he’s conducting it. Toot toot! All aboard!”
Record $111.9 million spent on government ads last year.
#ONpoli
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
“Now he’s conducting it. Toot toot! All aboard!”
Record $111.9 million spent on government ads last year.
#ONpoli
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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My latest for the Beaverton:
“Poilievre asks BC Conservative leader for tips on just refusing to leave”
“Poilievre asks BC Conservative leader for tips on just refusing to leave”
Poilievre asks BC Conservative leader for tips on just refusing to leave
VICTORIA, B.C. - CPC leader Pierre Poilievre has expressed keen interest as news broke that BC Conservative Party leader John Rustad is unilaterally rejecting his party’s attempts to remove him.
thebeaverton.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
My latest for the Beaverton:
“Poilievre asks BC Conservative leader for tips on just refusing to leave”
“Poilievre asks BC Conservative leader for tips on just refusing to leave”
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Excessive daytime sleepiness in an 80-year-old man can be caused by various factors, including age-related changes, medical conditions like sleep apnea or depression or dementia, and side effects from medications. #cdnpoli 👇👍
December 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Excessive daytime sleepiness in an 80-year-old man can be caused by various factors, including age-related changes, medical conditions like sleep apnea or depression or dementia, and side effects from medications. #cdnpoli 👇👍
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Canadians with climate concerns have felt seduced and abandoned by what looks like a Liberal U-turn. @crof.bsky.social explains. #canpoli #abpoli
The Brilliant Irony of the Carney-Smith MOU | The Tyee
Discerning readers will recognize the amusing gap between its goals and objective reality.
thetyee.ca
December 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Canadians with climate concerns have felt seduced and abandoned by what looks like a Liberal U-turn. @crof.bsky.social explains. #canpoli #abpoli
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“the fact is Northback’s Grassy Mountain coal mine will be an open pit mine, even though Smith promised Albertans it won’t be.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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BREAKING: Big Aussie Coal *is* Going to Strip Mine the Alberta Rockies After All
“When it comes to coal mining, people do not want to see mountaintop removal,” she said.
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
“the fact is Northback’s Grassy Mountain coal mine will be an open pit mine, even though Smith promised Albertans it won’t be.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Humans are funny. They want to horde there land. The irony is Earth is trying to evict humans with more severe storms and extreme heat. Wall Street still only cares about growth 🤡
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Peru closes southern border with Chile – DW – 11/30/2025
Peru has declared a state of emergency and closed its southern border crossing to undocumented migrants trying to leave Chile.
www.dw.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Humans are funny. They want to horde there land. The irony is Earth is trying to evict humans with more severe storms and extreme heat. Wall Street still only cares about growth 🤡
www.dw.com/en/peru-clos...
www.dw.com/en/peru-clos...
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It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
December 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
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Wayne Gretzky and Donald Trump just played a round of golf together. Here’s how Canadians are reacting
Wayne Gretzky and Donald Trump just played a round of golf together. Here’s how Canadians are reacting
The President of the United States posted a photo of himself alongside Gretzky, LIV gold star Brooks Koepka, and Fox News host Bret Baier.
www.thestar.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Wayne Gretzky and Donald Trump just played a round of golf together. Here’s how Canadians are reacting
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They’ll start measuring KPIs and outcomes once they know for sure they’ve caused the public system to fail.
Ontario does not have ability to measure success of its primary care plan: auditor general | Globalnews.ca
Ontario’s plan to expand access does 'not consistently have processes in place to plan and oversee programs and initiatives to improve patients’ access to primary care.'
globalnews.ca
December 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
They’ll start measuring KPIs and outcomes once they know for sure they’ve caused the public system to fail.
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And this. Who is really behind Alberta’s separatist movement?
www.canadawill.ca/blog/the-mon...
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
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#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
The Money Behind the Movement: Who’s Really Fueling Alberta’s Push to Separate?
Picture driving down Highway 2 in Alberta and spotting a giant billboard urging, “Tell Danielle! Let’s join the USA!” It sounds like a stunt, but it was bought by a group called America Fund—backed by...
www.canadawill.ca
November 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM
And this. Who is really behind Alberta’s separatist movement?
www.canadawill.ca/blog/the-mon...
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
www.canadawill.ca/blog/the-mon...
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
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RFK Jr. criticizes science behind seatbelts
RFK Jr. criticizes science behind seatbelts - The Beaverton
Washington, D.C. – In another upending of health rules and regulations from the new administration, secretary of health RFK Jr. has revealed the true dangers of seat belt use. “Seatbelts may be one of...
www.thebeaverton.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:57 PM
RFK Jr. criticizes science behind seatbelts
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A new feature on X revealed that many influential MAGA accounts are not actually based in the US. President Donald Trump has continued sharing their posts anyway.
Trump Is Boosting MAGA X Accounts Operating Overseas
A new feature on X revealed that many influential MAGA accounts are not actually based in the US. President Donald Trump has continued sharing their posts anyway.
wrd.cm
November 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A new feature on X revealed that many influential MAGA accounts are not actually based in the US. President Donald Trump has continued sharing their posts anyway.
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The president has now blocked three economic data reports. Does he think this is somehow a *good* sign for the economy? trib.al/MnLQHPV
Trump Cancels Release of Crucial Economic Report to Hide His Failures
Donald Trump has now blocked three economic data reports.
trib.al
November 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The president has now blocked three economic data reports. Does he think this is somehow a *good* sign for the economy? trib.al/MnLQHPV
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Workers at the drinking water plant in Louisville, Ky. saw a sudden spike in the level of a 'forever chemical.' They traced it up the Ohio River to a factory embroiled in a pollution lawsuit. n.pr/3M80fdi
More cities are seeing PFAS pollution in drinking water. Here's what Louisville found
Workers at the drinking water plant in Louisville, Ky. saw a sudden spike in the level of a 'forever chemical.' They traced it up the Ohio River to a factory embroiled in a pollution lawsuit.
n.pr
November 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Workers at the drinking water plant in Louisville, Ky. saw a sudden spike in the level of a 'forever chemical.' They traced it up the Ohio River to a factory embroiled in a pollution lawsuit. n.pr/3M80fdi
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Investigative journalists report:
36 of 50 largest wallets investing in the Trump family-owned World Liberty Financial were likely non-US.
Foreign investors who met with Trump sons said they did it to get access to Pres Trump & cash in on his “political & financial power”
36 of 50 largest wallets investing in the Trump family-owned World Liberty Financial were likely non-US.
Foreign investors who met with Trump sons said they did it to get access to Pres Trump & cash in on his “political & financial power”
December 1, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Investigative journalists report:
36 of 50 largest wallets investing in the Trump family-owned World Liberty Financial were likely non-US.
Foreign investors who met with Trump sons said they did it to get access to Pres Trump & cash in on his “political & financial power”
36 of 50 largest wallets investing in the Trump family-owned World Liberty Financial were likely non-US.
Foreign investors who met with Trump sons said they did it to get access to Pres Trump & cash in on his “political & financial power”
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ICYMI: Australia ranks #3 globally for research complexity. We invented Wi-Fi.
Yet our export profile looks like a developing nation: 55% rocks and gas.
How does a "smart country" build such a dumb export structure?
The full detective story 👇 buff.ly/2WP2pig #auspol
Yet our export profile looks like a developing nation: 55% rocks and gas.
How does a "smart country" build such a dumb export structure?
The full detective story 👇 buff.ly/2WP2pig #auspol
How Smart Countries Build Dumb Export Structures
The China Dependency Nobody Talks About
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November 30, 2025 at 11:20 PM
ICYMI: Australia ranks #3 globally for research complexity. We invented Wi-Fi.
Yet our export profile looks like a developing nation: 55% rocks and gas.
How does a "smart country" build such a dumb export structure?
The full detective story 👇 buff.ly/2WP2pig #auspol
Yet our export profile looks like a developing nation: 55% rocks and gas.
How does a "smart country" build such a dumb export structure?
The full detective story 👇 buff.ly/2WP2pig #auspol
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Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people's bodies. Her bosses halted her work.
Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
(Published May 2024)
Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
(Published May 2024)
Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe
Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles wit...
www.propublica.org
November 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people's bodies. Her bosses halted her work.
Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
(Published May 2024)
Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
(Published May 2024)