@jostead.bsky.social
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I want Ottawa Charge fans to understand that if Lansdowne 2.0 goes through as-is, there’s a genuine threat that we’ll lose our women’s hockey team. This would be devastating to our city, and to all the women + girls who have found hope and community in the PWHL.
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/pwhl...
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/pwhl...
As women's hockey climbs to new heights, the City of Ottawa says think smaller | Opinion
PWHL executives Jayna Hefford and Amy Scheer write that it's not too late to change the story on Lansdowne 2.0.
ottawacitizen.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I want Ottawa Charge fans to understand that if Lansdowne 2.0 goes through as-is, there’s a genuine threat that we’ll lose our women’s hockey team. This would be devastating to our city, and to all the women + girls who have found hope and community in the PWHL.
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/pwhl...
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/pwhl...
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Why I am voting no to Lansdowne 2.0
October 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Why I am voting no to Lansdowne 2.0
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Communities across the country are mobilizing on September 20th to demand that Prime Minister Carney and Canada’s governments pick a side: injustice, violence, & climate destruction—or a just & safe future for all of us.
Sign up to join a #DrawTheLine action near you: drawtheline.world
Sign up to join a #DrawTheLine action near you: drawtheline.world
July 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Communities across the country are mobilizing on September 20th to demand that Prime Minister Carney and Canada’s governments pick a side: injustice, violence, & climate destruction—or a just & safe future for all of us.
Sign up to join a #DrawTheLine action near you: drawtheline.world
Sign up to join a #DrawTheLine action near you: drawtheline.world
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When Carney's first cabinet did not have a Minister for WAGE, my colleagues & I sounded the alarm that it was a huge 🚩; that he doesn't understand the importance of having gender based analysis.
Partisans called us hysterical.
Well, now we're looking at an 81% (!!!) budget cut.
Partisans called us hysterical.
Well, now we're looking at an 81% (!!!) budget cut.
‘It’s being levelled’: advocates worried about potential 81 per cent cut to Women and Gender Equality Canada’s budget by 2028
Women's advocates call the department's three-year forecast 'extremely shocking' and 'disproportional' for the small ministry. 'The level of support will be radically reduced,' says Katherine Scott, w...
www.hilltimes.com
July 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
When Carney's first cabinet did not have a Minister for WAGE, my colleagues & I sounded the alarm that it was a huge 🚩; that he doesn't understand the importance of having gender based analysis.
Partisans called us hysterical.
Well, now we're looking at an 81% (!!!) budget cut.
Partisans called us hysterical.
Well, now we're looking at an 81% (!!!) budget cut.
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The candidate at your door could be your next Member of Parliament‼️
With less a week left in #elxn2025, NOW is the time to talk to local candidates about issues you care about, build relationships & pave the way for impactful conversations that could influence the next funding or policy decision 📰
With less a week left in #elxn2025, NOW is the time to talk to local candidates about issues you care about, build relationships & pave the way for impactful conversations that could influence the next funding or policy decision 📰
April 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The candidate at your door could be your next Member of Parliament‼️
With less a week left in #elxn2025, NOW is the time to talk to local candidates about issues you care about, build relationships & pave the way for impactful conversations that could influence the next funding or policy decision 📰
With less a week left in #elxn2025, NOW is the time to talk to local candidates about issues you care about, build relationships & pave the way for impactful conversations that could influence the next funding or policy decision 📰
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BREAKING: @nytimes.com investigation reveals that the Ford Government was sold a bill of goods by shell company Therme, who misrepresented themselves, adopting their name & brand from a CEO who died in a plane crash. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/w... #topoli #onpoli
European Spa Company Therme Misrepresented Itself in an Effort to Expand Into Canada
A Times investigation shows Therme, a European firm, exaggerated its track record in securing a deal with Ontario, and government auditors found that the process had been unfair and opaque.
www.nytimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
BREAKING: @nytimes.com investigation reveals that the Ford Government was sold a bill of goods by shell company Therme, who misrepresented themselves, adopting their name & brand from a CEO who died in a plane crash. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/w... #topoli #onpoli
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Being compassionate is a Canadian value—and that includes supporting others globally.
2% of Canada’s federal budget is spent on foreign aid—just 2 cents for every tax $. #AidWorks
2% of Canada’s federal budget is spent on foreign aid—just 2 cents for every tax $. #AidWorks
April 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Being compassionate is a Canadian value—and that includes supporting others globally.
2% of Canada’s federal budget is spent on foreign aid—just 2 cents for every tax $. #AidWorks
2% of Canada’s federal budget is spent on foreign aid—just 2 cents for every tax $. #AidWorks
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People are suffering because of these inhumane and short-sighted cuts to HIV programs! Thanks for your work @unaids.org
In Côte d'Ivoire, community members share how HIV programmes had to stop, health facilities are now closed, and healthcare workers have been laid off due to the sudden US funding cuts.
🎥 Watch the full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHln...
🎥 Watch the full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHln...
April 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
People are suffering because of these inhumane and short-sighted cuts to HIV programs! Thanks for your work @unaids.org
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We certainly think foreign aid is important #AidWorks
Ignoring external challenges like global health & inequality won’t protect us— That's why foreign aid matters so much.
2% of Canada’s federal budget is spent on aid—just 2 cents for every tax $. #AidWorks
2% of Canada’s federal budget is spent on aid—just 2 cents for every tax $. #AidWorks
April 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
We certainly think foreign aid is important #AidWorks
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Yes to all! Thanks @canrac.bsky.social
Canada is facing pressing threats—and the opportunity to build a more affordable, reliable, renewable future. 🌱
This election, parties must set a bold vision to diversify our economy towards solutions that protect our communities & the environment.
Our 2025 election priorities 👇
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This election, parties must set a bold vision to diversify our economy towards solutions that protect our communities & the environment.
Our 2025 election priorities 👇
shorturl.at/4ZG3a
April 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Yes to all! Thanks @canrac.bsky.social
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Canadians are headed to the polls on April 28. But ✨ NOW ✨ is the time for our voices to be heard.
Check out our election toolkit for everything you need to know to jump into action 👇
resultscanada.ca/election2025
#elxn45 #elxn2025
Check out our election toolkit for everything you need to know to jump into action 👇
resultscanada.ca/election2025
#elxn45 #elxn2025
March 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Canadians are headed to the polls on April 28. But ✨ NOW ✨ is the time for our voices to be heard.
Check out our election toolkit for everything you need to know to jump into action 👇
resultscanada.ca/election2025
#elxn45 #elxn2025
Check out our election toolkit for everything you need to know to jump into action 👇
resultscanada.ca/election2025
#elxn45 #elxn2025
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This #WorldTBDay, our volunteers lit up Canada in red with their passion and energy for the fight to #EndTB. As we gathered at 51 monuments across the provinces, we:
💭 remembered the millions of lives affected by this deadly disease,
⚡️ supercharged our advocacy efforts, and...
💭 remembered the millions of lives affected by this deadly disease,
⚡️ supercharged our advocacy efforts, and...
March 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
This #WorldTBDay, our volunteers lit up Canada in red with their passion and energy for the fight to #EndTB. As we gathered at 51 monuments across the provinces, we:
💭 remembered the millions of lives affected by this deadly disease,
⚡️ supercharged our advocacy efforts, and...
💭 remembered the millions of lives affected by this deadly disease,
⚡️ supercharged our advocacy efforts, and...
Let’s protect Ontario’s bike lanes in this provincial election. Call on all parties to #ReverseBill212! @GreenpeaceCA act.gp/3CBhHCp
Stop the removal of Ontario’s bike lanes
Call on all parties running in the Ontario election to reverse Bill 212
act.gp
March 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Let’s protect Ontario’s bike lanes in this provincial election. Call on all parties to #ReverseBill212! @GreenpeaceCA act.gp/3CBhHCp
Great video!!
This is what we're all about.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAbm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAbm...
Advocacy GRAN Style
YouTube video by Grandmothers Advocacy Network
www.youtube.com
March 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Great video!!
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In Kenya parents who took their sick children to get tested for TB the day before Trump was inaugurated are still waiting to hear if their children are infected. People with drug-resistant TB are not being treated. A global health risk, delivered by the aid freeze www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/h...
Tuberculosis Resurgent as Trump Funding Cut Disrupts Treatment Globally (Gift Article)
The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests or drugs, and risk spreading the disease.
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:40 AM
In Kenya parents who took their sick children to get tested for TB the day before Trump was inaugurated are still waiting to hear if their children are infected. People with drug-resistant TB are not being treated. A global health risk, delivered by the aid freeze www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/h...