Jillann
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I'll take 'The Opposite of Helpful' for 800, Alex.
February 10, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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U.S. Olympic athletes are speaking out about the state of their country — as Trump seethes #Opinion
Bruce Arthur: U.S. Olympic athletes are speaking out about the state of their country — as Trump seethes
Athletes rarely speak out against their own governments at the Olympics. This year has proven an exception, writes Bruce Arthur.
www.thestar.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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Russians are trying to rewrite history on Wikipedia. Because it's the #1 source of training data for AI systems, it can also be used to "poison" platforms like ChatGPT and Claude AI.
February 8, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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Bruce Fanjoy has launched a petition to require all federal party leaders to obtain and maintain top security clearance.
It's open for a couple of months. Please SIGN! #cdnpoli

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-7148 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
February 7, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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Signed.
Bruce Fanjoy has launched a petition to require all federal party leaders to obtain and maintain top security clearance.

It's open for a couple of months.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-7148 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
February 7, 2026 at 12:46 AM
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February 6, 2026 at 5:03 AM
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McGill found $1 million to fight its own workers rather than bargain with them. Imagine what that $ could do for teaching, research, or student support.

therover.ca/mcgill-spent...

#canlab #cdnpse
McGill Spent Over $1 Million Fighting Unionization – The Rover
Union organizers at the university say this is part of a broader trend towards corporatization of the public institution.
therover.ca
February 6, 2026 at 3:11 AM
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Every American needs to watch this:
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
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This story is wild 🤯 #Ontario

9 Toronto police officers facing charges related to tow-truck violence: sources

The officers are accused of trafficking, leaking addresses to hitmen, and leaking police officer addresses, the sources said.

/1 thread

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
9 Toronto police officers facing charges related to tow-truck violence: source | CBC News
Nine Toronto police officers are facing charges related to violent incidents involving tow trucks and operators across the Greater Toronto Area, multiple sources tell CBC News.
www.cbc.ca
February 5, 2026 at 2:32 AM
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Jeff Bezos' net worth is estimated to grow by $8 million per hour.
February 4, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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“The more provinces that join Alberta, the greater the likelihood that it will lead to the dismantling of the Canada Health Act...This could end could end Canadian medicare as we know it.” #cdnpoli @alonghurst.bsky.social @poliscirish.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca
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How Alberta Plans to Kill Public Health Care Across Canada | The Tyee
A new law opens the door for two-tier care that would destroy medicare.
thetyee.ca
February 4, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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Olivier Colom is a member of the World Economic Forum and was formerly on the Edmond de Rothschild Group’s Executive Committee.

A files search of his name produces 490 results, including emails discussing telephone calls and in-person meetings with Epstein.

Colom has locked his LinkedIn account.
February 4, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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Retiring Walmart CEO Doug McMillon made $27M last year, over 930 times the median Walmart worker's salary of just $29,469.

Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.

Hello?
February 3, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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February 3, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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New report from me + @poliscirish.bsky.social

The end of Canadian medicare?

Alberta legislation opens the door to US health care by creating a private health insurance market

#abpoli #cdnpoli

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
The end of Canadian medicare? Alberta legislation opens the door to U.S. health care - CCPA
Alberta’s two-tier health care legislation ends single-payer public health care and puts Canadian medicare at risk
www.policyalternatives.ca
February 3, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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Alberta’s two-tier health care bill is designed to kill public health care – a new report shows how. albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/albe...
Alberta’s two-tier health care bill is designed to kill public health care – a new report shows how - Alberta Politics
Despite its name, Alberta’s Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, is not health care legislation.  The purpose of the law that was granted Royal Assent on Dec. 11 last year is to destroy public health ...
albertapolitics.ca
February 3, 2026 at 8:16 AM
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Young workers are always the last hired, first fired. So the jump in youth unemployment in Canada over the last two years is an early warning of the weakening of employment conditions. I explain more for @rabbleca, including possible solutions: rabble.ca/economy/yout.... #canlab
Youth unemployment: The canary in the coal mine
The youngest cohort of workers, those aged 15 to 19, have seen the biggest increase in the unemployment rate in the last two years.
rabble.ca
February 3, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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How Privatized Cataract Surgery Helped Ontario’s Wealthiest—and Left Others Behind thelocal.to/cataract-sur...
How Privatized Cataract Surgery Helped Ontario’s Wealthiest—and Left Others Behind | The Local
Why a routine surgery offers a window into the possible future of care in this province.
thelocal.to
February 2, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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Vance’s benefactor Peter Thiel, Epstein, and Russia’s ambassador Vitaly Churkin having an “important lunch” 1 month before the 2016 election — right before the Podesta emails were released by Wikileaks

Probably nothing! 🙃🥶
January 31, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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Here’s a $75,000 contract Hootsuite sold to Calgary police for social media surveillance in 2023.
Not sure why anyone would be interested in that though.
January 31, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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Just a reminder:

National Post founder Conrad Black is the only Canadian in Epstein's little black book.

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September 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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"the Alberta government has been under-counting the ambulances sent to drug poisonings by as much as 89 percent."

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #EMSCrisis

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Paramedics union head: "How do you resource a system when you're not telling the truth about it?"
Mike Parker, the president of the Alberta union that includes paramedics, reacts to reporting by Drug Data Decoded showing the Alberta government under-reports ambulance dispatches to drug toxicity by...
drugdatadecoded.ca
January 29, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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Ontario has the lowest per-capita hospital spending in the country. Expanding private care will worsen access. By @alonghurst.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca #onpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
In Ontario, it’s a time of plenty for private health care while public hospitals starve - CCPA
Ontario public hospitals face large deficits even as the provincial government doles out more cash to for-profit providers.
www.policyalternatives.ca
January 28, 2026 at 7:05 PM