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I post this reluctantly but we ust ackowledge the full horror of Israel’s crimes in Palestine. Israel must be seen as a pariah state.
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Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here | George Monbiot
Consider the annihilation of agricultural land alongside the genocide – and grasp the chilling totality of this attempt to eliminate all life, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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October 2, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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I think this analysis of the British need for a radical left political voice should resonate with Canadians. We really need a revitalized and more radical NDP.
Corbyn and Sultana have a half-formed party with huge potential, and our politics needs it | Andy Beckett
Vast numbers want a party that counters the country’s rightward lurch. Despite the chaos, they are willing Your Party to get off the ground, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
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September 26, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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This is Republicans in a nutshell since Reagan: they shout that something (the government, the UN) sucks, all while being responsible for why that thing sucks, and say that they know how to fix it and/or that getting rid of it so that private industry can takeover is the only solution.
September 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The sane world should blockade the US. This situation is infuriating. I have friends in Cuba who are suffering under this oppressive blockade,
For the last three decades, Cuba has presented the resolution at the UN with almost identical results each year: nearly every country in the world calls for the U.S. to end its embargo on Cuba…except the U.S. and Israel.
September 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Last week, Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodríguez presented the government's annual report on the impact of U.S. sanctions, which estimated losses to Cuba from March 2024 to February 2025 at $7.5 billion.
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September 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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CTV puts the big question in the headline: coverage of our launch last night.

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‘Do we really want to be a two-party system like the U.S.?’ | Avi Lewis launches NDP leadership bid
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September 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Sometimes, when something really really needs to be said, @lindamcquaig.bsky.social just says it so well.

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September 19, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Premiers like Danielle Smith and Doug Ford are demanding that Ottawa drop all of its climate-related policies. Why they're picking a fight with Mark Carney that they might not be able to win. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/24/o...
Canada’s premiers should tread more carefully on climate policy
Canada's premiers are spoiling for a fight with Ottawa over climate policy. They just might get it.
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July 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
According to an analysis of municipal meeting minutes from across the province by Canada's National Observer, more than 30 municipalities are passing motions, sending letters and urging federal intervention on Bill 5.  www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/21/a...
Ford wants to override towns and cities. They're saying no — by the dozens
That concern is now boiling over into formal opposition. According to an analysis of municipal meeting minutes from across the province by Canada's National Observer, more than 30 municipalities are p...
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July 23, 2025 at 1:36 AM
If we can imagine an abundant Canada, we can build it. But to do that, we need to build more of what we need — public infrastructure, greenhouses, renewable energy and transmission lines, writes Luke Hildebrand www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/16/o...
Building an abundant Canada beyond Bill 5
If we can imagine an abundant Canada, we can build it. But to do that, we need to build more of what we need — public infrastructure, greenhouses, renewable energy and transmission lines.
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July 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
For years, the climate movement has been calling on the federal government to spend two per cent of GDP on climate infrastructure and action, to no avail. And yet, Canada’s military spending will hit two per cent of GDP this year. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/09/o...
There's always money for the military. But climate?
For years, the climate movement has been calling on the federal government to spend two per cent of GDP on climate infrastructure and action, to no avail. And yet, Canada’s military spending will hit ...
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July 10, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The Backtracker is our contribution to the task of ensuring our backtracked view of environmental and climate change realities doesn’t quickly become the new normal, writes Imre Szeman www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/26/o...
Why we built the Climate Backtracker: Canada’s quiet climate retreat
For Mark Carney, building Canada’s energy sector is likely still going to involve drilling — and a lot of it.
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June 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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June 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Trump’s Birthdays parade was a flop compared to NOKINGS.

WOW!!
June 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Canada’s National Observer is proud to announce business correspondent Darius Snieckus has won Canadian Journalism Foundation's annual Award for Climate Solutions Reporting. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/12/n...
Kudos to CNO! An excellent series.
CNO lands major climate solutions reporting award
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June 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM