GrampaMac
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If by WOKE you mean empathetic, compassionate, concerned for those who are vulnerable particularly as a result of racism, sexism, religious bigotry, then I must confess that I am not yet completely WOKE, but I am trying my best to get there.
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The House of Commons UNANIMOUSLY passed the oil tanker moratorium in northwest B.C. in 1972 because they knew how sensitive the coast is and how dangerous the waters are. An oil spill there will be catastrophic. Economic development is one thing - being reckless and short-sighted quite another.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The House of Commons UNANIMOUSLY passed the oil tanker moratorium in northwest B.C. in 1972 because they knew how sensitive the coast is and how dangerous the waters are. An oil spill there will be catastrophic. Economic development is one thing - being reckless and short-sighted quite another.
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#Sudan: We call on the RSF to protect health facilities and staff, following the death of a Ministry of Health colleague during a shooting at Zalingei hospital.
For the second time this year, we have withdrawn staff to ensure their safety.
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For the second time this year, we have withdrawn staff to ensure their safety.
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Sudan: MSF calls for protection of health facilities and staff after health worker killed | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
MSF calls for protection of health workers and facilities after a colleague was killed at Zalingei Hospital in Central Darfur, disrupting care.
ow.ly
November 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
#Sudan: We call on the RSF to protect health facilities and staff, following the death of a Ministry of Health colleague during a shooting at Zalingei hospital.
For the second time this year, we have withdrawn staff to ensure their safety.
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For the second time this year, we have withdrawn staff to ensure their safety.
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Say what?
Danielle Smith just suckered Mark Carney into reviving the Northern Gateway pipeline.
This is the antithesis of "nation-building."
There is no economic, political or environmental case for Stephen Harper's dream.
This won't end well.
For Canada or Carney.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
This is the antithesis of "nation-building."
There is no economic, political or environmental case for Stephen Harper's dream.
This won't end well.
For Canada or Carney.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Ottawa, Alberta agree to broad outlines of energy deal, including path to pipeline | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have agreed to the broad outlines of a memorandum of understanding that would give Alberta special exemptions from federal environmental l...
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Say what?
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I’m no fan of Elizabeth May but she’s educating us on proposed projects
November 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I’m no fan of Elizabeth May but she’s educating us on proposed projects
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Doctors Without Borders is deeply disappointed to see #Canada’s cuts to aid reflected in its reduced pledge to the #GlobalFund.
Such cuts will fuel the reversal of progress in the fight against HIV, TB and malaria.
Such cuts will fuel the reversal of progress in the fight against HIV, TB and malaria.
November 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Doctors Without Borders is deeply disappointed to see #Canada’s cuts to aid reflected in its reduced pledge to the #GlobalFund.
Such cuts will fuel the reversal of progress in the fight against HIV, TB and malaria.
Such cuts will fuel the reversal of progress in the fight against HIV, TB and malaria.
Speaking as a ‘new stock’ Canadian, one of the craziest things I discovered was that medical practitioners of all stripes are not recognized outside of the province where they are licensed 🤯
October 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Speaking as a ‘new stock’ Canadian, one of the craziest things I discovered was that medical practitioners of all stripes are not recognized outside of the province where they are licensed 🤯
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#BREAKING: Ontario falling short on reaching $10-a-day child-care goals: auditor general
Ontario falling short on reaching $10-a-day child-care goals: auditor general
The Ontario government is not on track to meet its targets when it comes to affordable childcare, a new report from Ontario’s auditor general says, with decreased enrolment for low-income families and poor tracking of available spaces.
www.cp24.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
#BREAKING: Ontario falling short on reaching $10-a-day child-care goals: auditor general
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‘Not fair, transparent or accountable’: Ontario’s auditor general weighs in on $750M in Skills Development Fund grants
‘Not fair, transparent or accountable’: Ontario’s auditor general weighs in on $750M in Skills Development Fund grants
More than half the time, the Ontario labour minister’s office overrode the opinions of non-partisan staff to dole out around $750 million in grants to a multi-billion-dollar job training fund, according to the province’s Auditor General’s report released Wednesday.
www.cp24.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
‘Not fair, transparent or accountable’: Ontario’s auditor general weighs in on $750M in Skills Development Fund grants
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England & New Zealand have professionals on their women rugby team, which Canada doesn't (all amateurs). The Canadian team (XV) launched a crowfunding call & Canadians responded, sending in close to 1M$ to cover training, travel, etc.
Now in the finale (Sept. 27th).
#WomenRugbyWorldCup2025
Now in the finale (Sept. 27th).
#WomenRugbyWorldCup2025
September 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
England & New Zealand have professionals on their women rugby team, which Canada doesn't (all amateurs). The Canadian team (XV) launched a crowfunding call & Canadians responded, sending in close to 1M$ to cover training, travel, etc.
Now in the finale (Sept. 27th).
#WomenRugbyWorldCup2025
Now in the finale (Sept. 27th).
#WomenRugbyWorldCup2025
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Trump on deploying the National Guard to Chicago: "I have the right to do anything I want to do. I'm the president of the United States."
August 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Trump on deploying the National Guard to Chicago: "I have the right to do anything I want to do. I'm the president of the United States."
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My Cape Breton grandfather kept a photo of the Bluenose on the wall. It was on every ten cent coin. A symbol of beauty, speed and Canadian pride.
The Bluenose is defending the boycott and refusing to travel to the schooner rallies in the US.
Be a proud Canadian. Stand with the Bluenose.
The Bluenose is defending the boycott and refusing to travel to the schooner rallies in the US.
Be a proud Canadian. Stand with the Bluenose.
August 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM
My Cape Breton grandfather kept a photo of the Bluenose on the wall. It was on every ten cent coin. A symbol of beauty, speed and Canadian pride.
The Bluenose is defending the boycott and refusing to travel to the schooner rallies in the US.
Be a proud Canadian. Stand with the Bluenose.
The Bluenose is defending the boycott and refusing to travel to the schooner rallies in the US.
Be a proud Canadian. Stand with the Bluenose.
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More than 100 nonprofit groups warned last week that Israel’s rules for aid groups will block much-needed relief and replace independent organizations with those that serve Israel’s political and military agenda — charges that Israel denied.
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Aid groups call on Israel to end 'weaponization' of aid in Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The mounting backlash over aid restrictions and the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza have been cited by several countries as a factor in their moves toward…
religionnews.com
August 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
More than 100 nonprofit groups warned last week that Israel’s rules for aid groups will block much-needed relief and replace independent organizations with those that serve Israel’s political and military agenda — charges that Israel denied.
religionnews.com/2025/08/15/a...
religionnews.com/2025/08/15/a...
Yes. More please.
Canada has taken a powerful first step in addressing the deliberate mass starvation in Gaza.
I encourage the government to accelerate to full out air drops with Canadian forces.
Canada was on the front line in the Rwanda genocide.
Our soldiers were there in Yugoslavia.
We need to be there for Gaza.
I encourage the government to accelerate to full out air drops with Canadian forces.
Canada was on the front line in the Rwanda genocide.
Our soldiers were there in Yugoslavia.
We need to be there for Gaza.
August 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Yes. More please.
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August 3, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Reading this I don’t know which is greater, the ache in my heart or my feelings of revulsion towards grown men who have steeled their hearts to obey inhuman orders. All are sons of Abraham.
Amir walked 12km to receive a meagre allotment of aid, only to be fatally shot, Anthony Aguilar says.
GHF whistleblower says boy killed by Israel just after he collected aid
Amir walked 12km to receive a meagre allotment of aid, only to be fatally shot, Anthony Aguilar says.
bit.ly
July 31, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Reading this I don’t know which is greater, the ache in my heart or my feelings of revulsion towards grown men who have steeled their hearts to obey inhuman orders. All are sons of Abraham.
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Loblaws still up to shenanigans.
July 30, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Loblaws still up to shenanigans.
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Last night a retired combat veteran and horse breeder Bonnie Critchley with no political background called out an unemployed career politician Pierre Poilievre for coming into her riding and pretending he gives a shit about her neighbours and stacking the audience. Legend.
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THE OSHOW: Can Bonnie Critchley Beat Pierre Poilievre in Battleriver-Crowfoot By-Election Aug 18? 🇨🇦
YouTube video by The OShow with Laura Babcock
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July 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Last night a retired combat veteran and horse breeder Bonnie Critchley with no political background called out an unemployed career politician Pierre Poilievre for coming into her riding and pretending he gives a shit about her neighbours and stacking the audience. Legend.
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There are organizations and groups for Palestine and others for Israel. As long as it’s one or the other there will never be peace. 🥺
July 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
There are organizations and groups for Palestine and others for Israel. As long as it’s one or the other there will never be peace. 🥺
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Doctors Without Borders mourns the killing of former colleague Abdullah Hammad in #Gaza, our 12th staff member lost since October 2023.
We call for an immediate ceasefire and an end to this bloodshed: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-is...
We call for an immediate ceasefire and an end to this bloodshed: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-is...
Palestine: Israeli forces kill former MSF colleague Abdullah Hammad | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
MSF mourns the killing of former colleague Abdullah Hammad by Israeli forces in Gaza, our twelfth staff loss since October 2023 amid ongoing humanitarian crisis.
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca
July 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Doctors Without Borders mourns the killing of former colleague Abdullah Hammad in #Gaza, our 12th staff member lost since October 2023.
We call for an immediate ceasefire and an end to this bloodshed: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-is...
We call for an immediate ceasefire and an end to this bloodshed: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-is...
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U.S. Bishops’ President Reacts to Passage of One #BigBeautifulBill Act | @usccbofficial.bsky.social www.usccb.org/news/2025/us...
U.S. Bishops’ President Reacts to Passage of One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Reacting to the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Archbishop Broglio, president of the USCCB, lamented the great harm the bill will cause to many of...
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July 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
U.S. Bishops’ President Reacts to Passage of One #BigBeautifulBill Act | @usccbofficial.bsky.social www.usccb.org/news/2025/us...
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I once embraced the Zionist dream. Now I’m protesting the genocide in Gaza on the streets of Toronto
A Sunday #opinion from Michele Landsberg
A Sunday #opinion from Michele Landsberg
I once embraced the Zionist dream. Now I’m protesting the genocide in Gaza on the streets of Toronto
My adolescent dream of a Jewish state committed to justice and equality has died a slow death.
www.thestar.com
June 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I once embraced the Zionist dream. Now I’m protesting the genocide in Gaza on the streets of Toronto
A Sunday #opinion from Michele Landsberg
A Sunday #opinion from Michele Landsberg
Pontifex: Those who bear witness to social commitment, popular movements, and various Catholic workers’ organizations are all an expression of those existential peripheries where hope endures and springs anew. I urge you to give voice to the poor.
May 19, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Pontifex: Those who bear witness to social commitment, popular movements, and various Catholic workers’ organizations are all an expression of those existential peripheries where hope endures and springs anew. I urge you to give voice to the poor.
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Trump plans to withdraw US from Paris climate agreement for second time
- The fossil fuel industry donated $75m to Trump’s campaign
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
- The fossil fuel industry donated $75m to Trump’s campaign
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump plans to withdraw US from Paris climate agreement for second time
In 2021, Biden had rejoined 2015 treaty that seeks to curb climate crisis effects after Trump first pulled out in 2017
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Trump plans to withdraw US from Paris climate agreement for second time
- The fossil fuel industry donated $75m to Trump’s campaign
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
- The fossil fuel industry donated $75m to Trump’s campaign
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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OPINION: The continued bombardment of Gaza that has killed and maimed civilians almost every day since early October 2023 has long ago ceased to be a war of self-defense.
Pope Francis' critiques of Israel's actions in Gaza are not misguided
(RNS) — The continued bombardment of Gaza that has killed and maimed civilians almost every day since early October 2023 has long ago ceased to be a war of self-defense.
religionnews.com
January 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
OPINION: The continued bombardment of Gaza that has killed and maimed civilians almost every day since early October 2023 has long ago ceased to be a war of self-defense.