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progressive | pro-labour | pro-union | pro-democracy | pro-transit | pro-accessibility | pro-redistribution: wealth & information | misinformation filter | digital citizen & resident of Toronto
progressive | pro-labour | pro-union | pro-democracy | pro-transit | pro-accessibility | pro-redistribution: wealth & information | misinformation filter | digital citizen & resident of Toronto
This is weird. Why would the government be changing the language, if not to eventually water down the legislation?
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Ontario bill could change loyalty point protections, raising concerns for shoppers
Ontario bill could change loyalty point protections, raising concerns for shoppers
As families face rising costs during the holiday season, many Ontario shoppers say loyalty points have become an essential way to stretch their budgets.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:40 AM
This is weird. Why would the government be changing the language, if not to eventually water down the legislation?
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"The NDP could still get rock star candidates, and we can still have that leadership opportunity if we had a different financial setup."
Mamdani, a man of colour, raised ample funds, despite not having the support of the establishment. I don't buy Johnston's argument.
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"The NDP could still get rock star candidates, and we can still have that leadership opportunity if we had a different financial setup."
Mamdani, a man of colour, raised ample funds, despite not having the support of the establishment. I don't buy Johnston's argument.
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‘We Need to Support the Working Class’ | The Tyee
NDP leadership candidate Tanille Johnston says she wants the party to focus on the interests of working Canadians. A Tyee Q&A.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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"The NDP could still get rock star candidates, and we can still have that leadership opportunity if we had a different financial setup."
Mamdani, a man of colour, raised ample funds, despite not having the support of the establishment. I don't buy Johnston's argument.
#cdnpoli
"The NDP could still get rock star candidates, and we can still have that leadership opportunity if we had a different financial setup."
Mamdani, a man of colour, raised ample funds, despite not having the support of the establishment. I don't buy Johnston's argument.
#cdnpoli
Has McPherson given her position on the MOU? I am extremely interested in knowing what it is.
November 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
On my listening list for this week. I read @tanyatalaga.bsky.social's Seven Fallen Feathers a few years ago, and it impacted my outlook and advocacy. Admittedly, it was a book I had to put down a few times, so I could process and reflect on the legacy of colonialism in this country.
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A powerful voice for Indigenous rights and education in Canada. With her own background one of both Anishinaabe and Polish descent, @tanyatalaga.bsky.social writes: “from the legacies of these dual branches of genocide, one on Turtle Island and one far off in Eastern Europe - comes my knowing.”
November 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
On my listening list for this week. I read @tanyatalaga.bsky.social's Seven Fallen Feathers a few years ago, and it impacted my outlook and advocacy. Admittedly, it was a book I had to put down a few times, so I could process and reflect on the legacy of colonialism in this country.
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*sigh*
Well, here we go, I guess.
Well, here we go, I guess.
In the face of global trade shifts and uncertainty, we’re working to build a stronger, more sustainable, more competitive, and more independent economy.
Canada’s MOU with Alberta will ensure we can advance that mission together.
Canada’s MOU with Alberta will ensure we can advance that mission together.
November 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
*sigh*
Well, here we go, I guess.
Well, here we go, I guess.
“The funding from the federal government should be based on whether the housing gets built, especially if it’s housing at an affordable price point, agnostic of how we choose to get there,” Farkas told reporters."
Yes, but you're still stifling housing starts with your policy.
#cdnpoli
Yes, but you're still stifling housing starts with your policy.
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NEW: Global News has learned the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation has paused $129M in federal Housing Accelerator Fund money to the City of Calgary pending further clarity on citywide rezoning.
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Calgary’s $129M in federal housing funds ‘paused’ pending citywide rezoning status - Calgary | Globalnews.ca
Calgary city council is preparing to debate a motion that calls for the repeal of the citywide rezoning policy in December, which would require a public hearing in the spring.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:47 PM
“The funding from the federal government should be based on whether the housing gets built, especially if it’s housing at an affordable price point, agnostic of how we choose to get there,” Farkas told reporters."
Yes, but you're still stifling housing starts with your policy.
#cdnpoli
Yes, but you're still stifling housing starts with your policy.
#cdnpoli
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I find this race so fundamentally unserious. The only candidate I take seriously is McPherson, and even her housing plan is almost exclusively about the state.
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I find this race so fundamentally unserious. The only candidate I take seriously is McPherson, and even her housing plan is almost exclusively about the state.
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With its future uncertain, should the NDP pursue power or principles?
After near electoral collapse, should the NDP shift left with bold, systemic proposals, or focus on pragmatic gains and achieving power?
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November 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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I find this race so fundamentally unserious. The only candidate I take seriously is McPherson, and even her housing plan is almost exclusively about the state.
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I find this race so fundamentally unserious. The only candidate I take seriously is McPherson, and even her housing plan is almost exclusively about the state.
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NES would be a great leader for the OLP, presenting a formidable Opposition. Stiles' New Democrats haven't manifested the same seriousness their Alberta, BC, Manitoba, and Sask peers have.
NES, unlike *everyone else*, calls out intergenerational inequality.
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NES would be a great leader for the OLP, presenting a formidable Opposition. Stiles' New Democrats haven't manifested the same seriousness their Alberta, BC, Manitoba, and Sask peers have.
NES, unlike *everyone else*, calls out intergenerational inequality.
#cdnpoli #onpoli
Althia Raj: What Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre can learn from Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith
Having MPs who don't behave like trained seals is healthy, Althia Raj writes.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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NES would be a great leader for the OLP, presenting a formidable Opposition. Stiles' New Democrats haven't manifested the same seriousness their Alberta, BC, Manitoba, and Sask peers have.
NES, unlike *everyone else*, calls out intergenerational inequality.
#cdnpoli #onpoli
NES would be a great leader for the OLP, presenting a formidable Opposition. Stiles' New Democrats haven't manifested the same seriousness their Alberta, BC, Manitoba, and Sask peers have.
NES, unlike *everyone else*, calls out intergenerational inequality.
#cdnpoli #onpoli
Indeed! I have lost people very close to me to overdose. It sucks. And the economic impact is undeniable.
A continuum of care, ranging from harm reduction and safer supply, to treatment, is required. Again, I fear Conservatives are pitching false hope with their antiquated solutions.
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A continuum of care, ranging from harm reduction and safer supply, to treatment, is required. Again, I fear Conservatives are pitching false hope with their antiquated solutions.
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"... some may argue that to put a dollar figure on their deaths is cold and dehumanizing. Yet there are very good reasons to quantify the economic burden of the opioid crisis and understand what we all lose when a life is lost."
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"... some may argue that to put a dollar figure on their deaths is cold and dehumanizing. Yet there are very good reasons to quantify the economic burden of the opioid crisis and understand what we all lose when a life is lost."
#cdnpoli #onpoli #ableg #abpoli #bcpoli #topoli
How opioid deaths are hollowing out the construction industry
Workers in the skilled trades make up a large share of overdoses fatalities, at a time when their labour is needed more than ever
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November 23, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Indeed! I have lost people very close to me to overdose. It sucks. And the economic impact is undeniable.
A continuum of care, ranging from harm reduction and safer supply, to treatment, is required. Again, I fear Conservatives are pitching false hope with their antiquated solutions.
#cdnpoli
A continuum of care, ranging from harm reduction and safer supply, to treatment, is required. Again, I fear Conservatives are pitching false hope with their antiquated solutions.
#cdnpoli
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"... some may argue that to put a dollar figure on their deaths is cold and dehumanizing. Yet there are very good reasons to quantify the economic burden of the opioid crisis and understand what we all lose when a life is lost."
#cdnpoli #onpoli #ableg #abpoli #bcpoli #topoli
"... some may argue that to put a dollar figure on their deaths is cold and dehumanizing. Yet there are very good reasons to quantify the economic burden of the opioid crisis and understand what we all lose when a life is lost."
#cdnpoli #onpoli #ableg #abpoli #bcpoli #topoli
How opioid deaths are hollowing out the construction industry
Workers in the skilled trades make up a large share of overdoses fatalities, at a time when their labour is needed more than ever
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November 23, 2025 at 4:43 AM
I'm a broken record about this because as a progressive and New Democrat I am watching my party fall entirely silent on this issue, leaving my generation (millennials), gen-z, and gen-alpha behind.
We are falling prey to the snakeoil salespeople of the right, primarily Poilievre.
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We are falling prey to the snakeoil salespeople of the right, primarily Poilievre.
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"The federal government plans to increase spending on Old Age Security (OAS) more than what it intends to up spending on housing, postsecondary education, employment insurance, child care, and Canada Child Benefit (CCB) combined by 2029."
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"The federal government plans to increase spending on Old Age Security (OAS) more than what it intends to up spending on housing, postsecondary education, employment insurance, child care, and Canada Child Benefit (CCB) combined by 2029."
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Federal spending on Old Age Security will outpace child care, housing, and postsecondary education combined
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November 23, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I'm a broken record about this because as a progressive and New Democrat I am watching my party fall entirely silent on this issue, leaving my generation (millennials), gen-z, and gen-alpha behind.
We are falling prey to the snakeoil salespeople of the right, primarily Poilievre.
#cdnpoli
We are falling prey to the snakeoil salespeople of the right, primarily Poilievre.
#cdnpoli
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"The federal government plans to increase spending on Old Age Security (OAS) more than what it intends to up spending on housing, postsecondary education, employment insurance, child care, and Canada Child Benefit (CCB) combined by 2029."
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#cdnpoli #onpoli #bcpoli #ableg
"The federal government plans to increase spending on Old Age Security (OAS) more than what it intends to up spending on housing, postsecondary education, employment insurance, child care, and Canada Child Benefit (CCB) combined by 2029."
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Federal spending on Old Age Security will outpace child care, housing, and postsecondary education combined
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November 23, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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"The federal government plans to increase spending on Old Age Security (OAS) more than what it intends to up spending on housing, postsecondary education, employment insurance, child care, and Canada Child Benefit (CCB) combined by 2029."
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#cdnpoli #onpoli #bcpoli #ableg
"The federal government plans to increase spending on Old Age Security (OAS) more than what it intends to up spending on housing, postsecondary education, employment insurance, child care, and Canada Child Benefit (CCB) combined by 2029."
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#cdnpoli #onpoli #bcpoli #ableg
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Labour lawyer calls Canada Post deal ‘unusual’ without contract - An employment and labour lawyer has called the latest tentative deal, reached without a contract between Canada Post and the union “unusual,” after nearly two years of bargaining between the two parties.
Labour lawyer calls Canada Post deal ‘unusual’ without contract
An employment and labour lawyer has called the latest tentative deal, reached without a contract between Canada Post and the union “unusual,” after nearly two years of bargaining between the two parties.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Labour lawyer calls Canada Post deal ‘unusual’ without contract - An employment and labour lawyer has called the latest tentative deal, reached without a contract between Canada Post and the union “unusual,” after nearly two years of bargaining between the two parties.
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Just. Privatize. It. Otherwise, subsidize delivery for rural residents, people who are elderly, and people who are disabled.
Canada Post is a wasteful anachronism, and these dollars can be better spent.
I'm pro-union & pro-labour. But this is irresponsible.
#cdnpoli
Just. Privatize. It. Otherwise, subsidize delivery for rural residents, people who are elderly, and people who are disabled.
Canada Post is a wasteful anachronism, and these dollars can be better spent.
I'm pro-union & pro-labour. But this is irresponsible.
#cdnpoli
Canada Post says it’s burning through $1B loan, expects to run out of cash by year-end - National | Globalnews.ca
Canada Post says it will need another bailout by early 2026 after burning through a $1-billion federal loan amid record losses and ongoing strike disruptions.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Just. Privatize. It. Otherwise, subsidize delivery for rural residents, people who are elderly, and people who are disabled.
Canada Post is a wasteful anachronism, and these dollars can be better spent.
I'm pro-union & pro-labour. But this is irresponsible.
#cdnpoli
Just. Privatize. It. Otherwise, subsidize delivery for rural residents, people who are elderly, and people who are disabled.
Canada Post is a wasteful anachronism, and these dollars can be better spent.
I'm pro-union & pro-labour. But this is irresponsible.
#cdnpoli
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The Imperial will be missed. But I'm glad it's being converted to student housing.
What I never understood was the defense of Honest Ed's. It was a dump, and the Dollarama nearby offers comparable (sometimes better) pricing. That land is better used for housing.
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The Imperial will be missed. But I'm glad it's being converted to student housing.
What I never understood was the defense of Honest Ed's. It was a dump, and the Dollarama nearby offers comparable (sometimes better) pricing. That land is better used for housing.
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Shawn Micallef: What a Toronto councillor’s bizarre, AI-generated image of Lawrence Plaza says about nostalgia and change in our city
The outpouring of grief for things that are lost is understandable, but nostalgia can also be harnessed for questionable reasons.
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November 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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The Imperial will be missed. But I'm glad it's being converted to student housing.
What I never understood was the defense of Honest Ed's. It was a dump, and the Dollarama nearby offers comparable (sometimes better) pricing. That land is better used for housing.
#topoli
The Imperial will be missed. But I'm glad it's being converted to student housing.
What I never understood was the defense of Honest Ed's. It was a dump, and the Dollarama nearby offers comparable (sometimes better) pricing. That land is better used for housing.
#topoli
A tendency of reactionaries is to point to the most out-of-touch activists & make a straw man out of the movement they're but a small part of.
Urback attributes a monopoly on social policy to the least rigorous actors, while ignoring a network of non-profits, NGOs...
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Urback attributes a monopoly on social policy to the least rigorous actors, while ignoring a network of non-profits, NGOs...
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"The longer visible signs of social decay are allowed to fester, the more inclined those with means will be to simply check out ... leaving those without the ability to relocate to deal with playgrounds littered with drug paraphernalia." www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: We have normalized delinquent, disorderly behaviour in our cities for too long
There is nothing normal about an encampment forcing toddlers in the daycare next door to stay inside
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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This column elides and misidentifies root causes, and offers zero solutions other than what Barrie did in September (with no update on sustainability, funding, or even progress) and moving encampments (sure?). It sees a real and troubling problem and then fails to actually grapple with said problem.
"The longer visible signs of social decay are allowed to fester, the more inclined those with means will be to simply check out ... leaving those without the ability to relocate to deal with playgrounds littered with drug paraphernalia." www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: We have normalized delinquent, disorderly behaviour in our cities for too long
There is nothing normal about an encampment forcing toddlers in the daycare next door to stay inside
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This column elides and misidentifies root causes, and offers zero solutions other than what Barrie did in September (with no update on sustainability, funding, or even progress) and moving encampments (sure?). It sees a real and troubling problem and then fails to actually grapple with said problem.
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He's worried about affordability.. so of course he wants far fewer units. Nope, no conceptual issues here at all.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/law...
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November 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM
He's worried about affordability.. so of course he wants far fewer units. Nope, no conceptual issues here at all.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/law...
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Mike Colle speed running NIMBY talking points around Lawrence Plaza. He's worried that redeveloping a shopping plaza will make units that will be unaffordable... How many affordable units did the shipping plaza have?
November 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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As a millennial, I was raised by a computer, starting in my pre-teen years. I remember being appalled & offended by rottendotcom, and later 4/chan. That stuff is nefarious.
But what kids are exposed to now is significantly worse, and regulation is required.
#cdnpoli
As a millennial, I was raised by a computer, starting in my pre-teen years. I remember being appalled & offended by rottendotcom, and later 4/chan. That stuff is nefarious.
But what kids are exposed to now is significantly worse, and regulation is required.
#cdnpoli
Child advocates urge government to bring back online harms legislation
OTTAWA - The dangers children face online constitute a national emergency, a coalition of child advocates and medical organizations said Thursday as they called for the federal government to take
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November 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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As a millennial, I was raised by a computer, starting in my pre-teen years. I remember being appalled & offended by rottendotcom, and later 4/chan. That stuff is nefarious.
But what kids are exposed to now is significantly worse, and regulation is required.
#cdnpoli
As a millennial, I was raised by a computer, starting in my pre-teen years. I remember being appalled & offended by rottendotcom, and later 4/chan. That stuff is nefarious.
But what kids are exposed to now is significantly worse, and regulation is required.
#cdnpoli
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Man, what happened between Jeneroux's meeting with Carney, and his announcement he was stepping down? He left the party, saying he wanted his family left alone...
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Man, what happened between Jeneroux's meeting with Carney, and his announcement he was stepping down? He left the party, saying he wanted his family left alone...
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Conservative MP told Mark Carney about his planned resignation before announcing it, sources say
Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux spoke by phone with Prime Minister Mark Carney and told him he was vacating his seat before publicly announcing a bombshell resignation that cast further doubt
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November 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Man, what happened between Jeneroux's meeting with Carney, and his announcement he was stepping down? He left the party, saying he wanted his family left alone...
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Man, what happened between Jeneroux's meeting with Carney, and his announcement he was stepping down? He left the party, saying he wanted his family left alone...
#cdnpoli
I'd like to add that we on the left have long deemed neoliberalism categorically bad. But I've always thought this is short-sighted. I detest the defunding & privatization of social services, but I necessarily embrace pluralism, multiculturalism, global trade, and multilateralism.
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To my mind, opposition to DEI is not the most shocking part of this event. Instead, it's Calgary MP Shuvaloy Majumdar's comments on multiculturalism and multilateralism. These are *key components* to the neoliberalism of Mulroney, Reagan, Thatcher, Chretien...
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To my mind, opposition to DEI is not the most shocking part of this event. Instead, it's Calgary MP Shuvaloy Majumdar's comments on multiculturalism and multilateralism. These are *key components* to the neoliberalism of Mulroney, Reagan, Thatcher, Chretien...
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Tory MPs denounce DEI and ‘Liberal racism’ during Jamil Jivani event
Bowmanville—Oshawa North MP Jamil Jivani said “a repackaged form of old bigotry, old discrimination” is eroding meritocracy, eradicating diversity of thought and tearing Canadians apart.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I'd like to add that we on the left have long deemed neoliberalism categorically bad. But I've always thought this is short-sighted. I detest the defunding & privatization of social services, but I necessarily embrace pluralism, multiculturalism, global trade, and multilateralism.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
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To my mind, opposition to DEI is not the most shocking part of this event. Instead, it's Calgary MP Shuvaloy Majumdar's comments on multiculturalism and multilateralism. These are *key components* to the neoliberalism of Mulroney, Reagan, Thatcher, Chretien...
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#cdnpoli
To my mind, opposition to DEI is not the most shocking part of this event. Instead, it's Calgary MP Shuvaloy Majumdar's comments on multiculturalism and multilateralism. These are *key components* to the neoliberalism of Mulroney, Reagan, Thatcher, Chretien...
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#cdnpoli
Tory MPs denounce DEI and ‘Liberal racism’ during Jamil Jivani event
Bowmanville—Oshawa North MP Jamil Jivani said “a repackaged form of old bigotry, old discrimination” is eroding meritocracy, eradicating diversity of thought and tearing Canadians apart.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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To my mind, opposition to DEI is not the most shocking part of this event. Instead, it's Calgary MP Shuvaloy Majumdar's comments on multiculturalism and multilateralism. These are *key components* to the neoliberalism of Mulroney, Reagan, Thatcher, Chretien...
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#cdnpoli
To my mind, opposition to DEI is not the most shocking part of this event. Instead, it's Calgary MP Shuvaloy Majumdar's comments on multiculturalism and multilateralism. These are *key components* to the neoliberalism of Mulroney, Reagan, Thatcher, Chretien...
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Liberals campaigned on this, but it's not in the budget. Similarly, Build Canada Homes is not funded as generously as they'd promised.
#cdnpoli
Liberals campaigned on this, but it's not in the budget. Similarly, Build Canada Homes is not funded as generously as they'd promised.
#cdnpoli
Advocates disappointed budget offered no funding for IVF, despite campaign pledge
OTTAWA - Fertility advocates say they're disappointed the Liberal government did not make good on its campaign promise to fund in vitro fertilization treatments in the recent federal budget.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Liberals campaigned on this, but it's not in the budget. Similarly, Build Canada Homes is not funded as generously as they'd promised.
#cdnpoli
Liberals campaigned on this, but it's not in the budget. Similarly, Build Canada Homes is not funded as generously as they'd promised.
#cdnpoli