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'...The participation of people with good intentions doesn't change a system that exists to cause harm. In fact, the participation of good people ensures its success...'
(Patty Krawec [@daanis.ca], 'Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future', 82).
(Patty Krawec [@daanis.ca], 'Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future', 82).
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www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/10/n... “These aren't charities. They're not altruistic organizations. Why would a tech company want to allow their employees to work for the government and pay 100 per cent of their salary and benefits?” @simonenoch.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca
Ottawa hands corporate leaders 50 roles in government
Ottawa plans to embed the private sector workers after adopting a business group's proposal — even naming the program after them, a briefing note reveals.
www.nationalobserver.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:21 AM
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/10/n... “These aren't charities. They're not altruistic organizations. Why would a tech company want to allow their employees to work for the government and pay 100 per cent of their salary and benefits?” @simonenoch.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca
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I like Ashton's response that the budget needs to be decided upon on its own terms and not because of the election risk, which was also my argument. This budget cannot be allowed to pass.
It is an impasse.
It is an impasse.
November 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I like Ashton's response that the budget needs to be decided upon on its own terms and not because of the election risk, which was also my argument. This budget cannot be allowed to pass.
It is an impasse.
It is an impasse.
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Mark Carney’s budget is a win for the rich and a loss for workers.
Cuts to services, good jobs on the line, and more banker-class politics.
Cuts to services, good jobs on the line, and more banker-class politics.
November 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Mark Carney’s budget is a win for the rich and a loss for workers.
Cuts to services, good jobs on the line, and more banker-class politics.
Cuts to services, good jobs on the line, and more banker-class politics.
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A major endorsement shakes up the NDP leadership race. Sarah Sahagian highlights why the United Steelworkers backing Rob Ashton matters. #canlab
@sarahsahagian.bsky.social
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December 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
A major endorsement shakes up the NDP leadership race. Sarah Sahagian highlights why the United Steelworkers backing Rob Ashton matters. #canlab
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Here's my interview with Rob Ashton for @canadiandimension.bsky.social on his NDP leadership campaign
It was great to chat with him and get a sense of how he wants to rebuild a working-class party
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
It was great to chat with him and get a sense of how he wants to rebuild a working-class party
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
‘I come from the shop floor’: Rob Ashton wants to rebuild the NDP from the working class up
Union leader Rob Ashton is running for NDP leadership to bring the party back to its working class roots. In this exclusive interview with long-time CD contributor Christo Aivalis, Ashton discusses cl...
canadiandimension.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Here's my interview with Rob Ashton for @canadiandimension.bsky.social on his NDP leadership campaign
It was great to chat with him and get a sense of how he wants to rebuild a working-class party
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
It was great to chat with him and get a sense of how he wants to rebuild a working-class party
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
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United Steelworkers endorse Rob Ashton for NDP leader -
United Steelworkers are the first major union to issue an endorsement of a candidate in the NDP leadership race.
rabble.ca rabble.ca/labour/unite...
United Steelworkers are the first major union to issue an endorsement of a candidate in the NDP leadership race.
rabble.ca rabble.ca/labour/unite...
December 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
United Steelworkers endorse Rob Ashton for NDP leader -
United Steelworkers are the first major union to issue an endorsement of a candidate in the NDP leadership race.
rabble.ca rabble.ca/labour/unite...
United Steelworkers are the first major union to issue an endorsement of a candidate in the NDP leadership race.
rabble.ca rabble.ca/labour/unite...
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This is encouraging news! No longer having a local news radio station since the sudden and unexpected death of CHML has left a huge hole in the community. Crossing my fingers and toes for this collab to be a success.
December 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
This is encouraging news! No longer having a local news radio station since the sudden and unexpected death of CHML has left a huge hole in the community. Crossing my fingers and toes for this collab to be a success.
I wonder how Boeing squares this with its ESG responsibilities.
U.S. buying fleet of Boeing jets for use in deportations
U.S. buys Boeing planes for deportations
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is buying its own fleet of Boeing jets for use in U.S. President Donald Trump’s contentious deportation efforts, a spokeswoman confirmed on Wednesday.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I wonder how Boeing squares this with its ESG responsibilities.
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Photos from the Dec 8th Rally for Injured Workers.
Ontario continues siphoning off WSIB $Billions from injured workers.
Ontario continues siphoning off WSIB $Billions from injured workers.
December 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Photos from the Dec 8th Rally for Injured Workers.
Ontario continues siphoning off WSIB $Billions from injured workers.
Ontario continues siphoning off WSIB $Billions from injured workers.
It's worth your time reading what Dionne Brand has to say about the Brontes, in 'Salvage: Readings from the Wreckage'.
It'll change your mind on this, as Christina Sharpe did, in 'Ordinary Notes', for me regarding "Amazing Grace", which I can no longer sing with my full chest, as it were.
It'll change your mind on this, as Christina Sharpe did, in 'Ordinary Notes', for me regarding "Amazing Grace", which I can no longer sing with my full chest, as it were.
Margot Robbie in red latex, Kate Bush impersonators and a pint of Emily ale: my crash course in Brontëmania
Margot Robbie in red latex, Kate Bush impersonators and a pint of Emily ale: my crash course in Brontëmania
As Wuthering Heights gets a raunchy Hollywood remake, our writer takes a pilgrimage through Haworth, the village where its author lived – and finds her spirit still electrifying the cobbled streets and windswept moors
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:33 AM
It's worth your time reading what Dionne Brand has to say about the Brontes, in 'Salvage: Readings from the Wreckage'.
It'll change your mind on this, as Christina Sharpe did, in 'Ordinary Notes', for me regarding "Amazing Grace", which I can no longer sing with my full chest, as it were.
It'll change your mind on this, as Christina Sharpe did, in 'Ordinary Notes', for me regarding "Amazing Grace", which I can no longer sing with my full chest, as it were.
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Fantastic article on #HamOnt’s Workers Arts and Heritage Centre. Proud to be a board member. #canlab www.cbc.ca/arts/at-a-mu...
At a museum for the art of work, these are its masterpieces | CBC Arts
The Workers Arts and Heritage Centre in Hamilton celebrates 30 years of telling working-class stories with an exhibition of ‘treasures’ from its collection.
www.cbc.ca
December 10, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Fantastic article on #HamOnt’s Workers Arts and Heritage Centre. Proud to be a board member. #canlab www.cbc.ca/arts/at-a-mu...
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Jon Batiste's ecstatic performance of "Big Money" on Austin City Limits is a must-watch from the acclaimed Season 51 lineup. Go catch this incredible live music moment on PBS. zurl.co/Fv8qg
Jon Batiste Brings Ecstatic Performance Of “Big Money” To Austin City Limits Season 51 - That Eric Alper
Seven-time Grammy and Academy Award-winning musician Jon Batiste made his highly anticipated return to the Austin City Limits stage for Season 51, showcasing songs from his rootsy and eclectic new collection, Big Money, in an ecstatic, high-energy hour that included a performance of the title track. Austin City Limits, which is celebrating over five decades […]
zurl.co
December 10, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Jon Batiste's ecstatic performance of "Big Money" on Austin City Limits is a must-watch from the acclaimed Season 51 lineup. Go catch this incredible live music moment on PBS. zurl.co/Fv8qg
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My (academic yet personal) thoughts on the Pretendian discourse itself.
1. Yes, identity fraud happens in Indigenous communities.
2. Involved communities have the right to decide how to address it, not outsiders.
3. Anti-Pretendianism provides cover for anti-Blackness and lateral violence.
1. Yes, identity fraud happens in Indigenous communities.
2. Involved communities have the right to decide how to address it, not outsiders.
3. Anti-Pretendianism provides cover for anti-Blackness and lateral violence.
December 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
My (academic yet personal) thoughts on the Pretendian discourse itself.
1. Yes, identity fraud happens in Indigenous communities.
2. Involved communities have the right to decide how to address it, not outsiders.
3. Anti-Pretendianism provides cover for anti-Blackness and lateral violence.
1. Yes, identity fraud happens in Indigenous communities.
2. Involved communities have the right to decide how to address it, not outsiders.
3. Anti-Pretendianism provides cover for anti-Blackness and lateral violence.
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The Catholic Church has plenty of money, just saying
December 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The Catholic Church has plenty of money, just saying
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Supporters of a Muslim family in the Niagara region are demonstrating outside Thorold City Hall.
They’re protesting after the family was denied burial for their daughter in a city-run cemetery.
They’re protesting after the family was denied burial for their daughter in a city-run cemetery.
Family, supporters gather for vigil after Thorold fails to meet burial needs
Supporters of a Muslim family in the Niagara region are demonstrating outside Thorold City Hall on Tuesday night.
www.chch.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Supporters of a Muslim family in the Niagara region are demonstrating outside Thorold City Hall.
They’re protesting after the family was denied burial for their daughter in a city-run cemetery.
They’re protesting after the family was denied burial for their daughter in a city-run cemetery.
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Excitement on Barton Street in Hamilton Tuesday with the opening of new long-awaited homes for Black and Indigenous seniors who face homelessness.
New Barton St. modular housing opens for at-risk Black, Indigenous seniors
Excitement on Barton Street in Hamilton Tuesday with the opening of new long-awaited homes for Black and Indigenous seniors who face homelessness.
www.chch.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Excitement on Barton Street in Hamilton Tuesday with the opening of new long-awaited homes for Black and Indigenous seniors who face homelessness.
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It pains me that I will have to move to using Calibri in solidarity.
December 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
It pains me that I will have to move to using Calibri in solidarity.
This shouldn't be news. Fixing the tax code so she gets taxed rightly should be news. If you truly love people, pay your taxes; don't get tax breaks and write-offs from your ill-got largesse.
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gave US$7.1 billion to nonprofits in 2025, a major increase
Mackenzie Scott gave US7.1 billion to nonprofits in 2025
The author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott revealed US$7.1 billion in donations to nonprofits in 2025 Tuesday, marking a significant increase in her annual giving from recent years.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
This shouldn't be news. Fixing the tax code so she gets taxed rightly should be news. If you truly love people, pay your taxes; don't get tax breaks and write-offs from your ill-got largesse.
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Women’s groups, migrant-rights advocates are clear: C-12 will endanger women, gender-diverse people, children and asylum seekers.
Lib joined with Con and Bloc to reject every NDP amendment that would have protected survivors of violence.
This bill violates dignity, fairness and gender equality.
Lib joined with Con and Bloc to reject every NDP amendment that would have protected survivors of violence.
This bill violates dignity, fairness and gender equality.
December 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Women’s groups, migrant-rights advocates are clear: C-12 will endanger women, gender-diverse people, children and asylum seekers.
Lib joined with Con and Bloc to reject every NDP amendment that would have protected survivors of violence.
This bill violates dignity, fairness and gender equality.
Lib joined with Con and Bloc to reject every NDP amendment that would have protected survivors of violence.
This bill violates dignity, fairness and gender equality.
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Canada is the same amount of racist as the USA
December 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Canada is the same amount of racist as the USA
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It finally arrived! My absolute favourite Canadian Artist of all time’s new book: “History is Painted by the Victors” by Kent Monkman. #booksky
December 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
It finally arrived! My absolute favourite Canadian Artist of all time’s new book: “History is Painted by the Victors” by Kent Monkman. #booksky
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Vancouver city councillor @lucymaloney.bsky.social has introduced a new Council motion that would get rid of right turns on red lights in the city. Via @dailyhivevancouver.bsky.social
Unquestionably the smart, evidence-based move for EVERYONE’s safety, but especially for people walking & on bikes.
Unquestionably the smart, evidence-based move for EVERYONE’s safety, but especially for people walking & on bikes.
Ban right turns on red at intersections, proposes Vancouver city councillor | Urbanized
OneCity councillor Lucy Maloney is pushing for a ban on right turns during the red-light traffic signal at intersections across Vancouver.
dailyhive.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Vancouver city councillor @lucymaloney.bsky.social has introduced a new Council motion that would get rid of right turns on red lights in the city. Via @dailyhivevancouver.bsky.social
Unquestionably the smart, evidence-based move for EVERYONE’s safety, but especially for people walking & on bikes.
Unquestionably the smart, evidence-based move for EVERYONE’s safety, but especially for people walking & on bikes.
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Sipekne’katik First Nation bans N.S. premier, ministers in cannabis spat
Sipekne’katik First Nation bans N.S. premier, ministers in cannabis spat
INDIAN BROOK - A Nova Scotia First Nation says it has banned the province's premier and two of his senior ministers from band lands.
www.thestar.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Sipekne’katik First Nation bans N.S. premier, ministers in cannabis spat