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First-past-the-post gave us Trump.

Proportional representation gave us the world’s top 10 democracies.

It’s time to get on the right side of history. Demand PR.

#cdnpoli #Election2025
Graphic titled "Democracy Index 2024" showing the top 10 countries on the V-Dem Liberal Democracy Index, all of which use proportional representation, marked as "PR." The rankings are: 1 Denmark, 2 Sweden, 3 Estonia, 4 Switzerland, 5 Norway, 6 Ireland, 7 New Zealand, 8 Finland, 9 Costa Rica, and 10 Belgium. A yellow banner explains that PR stands for proportional representation. Text at the bottom states that the index ranks 202 countries using 71 indicators including individual liberties, checks and balances between institutions, participation, and equality. Canada ranks 25th. Source: https://v-dem.net/documents/44/v-dem_dr2024_highres.pdf.
April 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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President Trump is playing dangerous games with people’s livelihoods. This is a gut punch—for Windsor families and for our economy. Thousands of auto jobs are now up in the air.

We need to fight for every job and worker—with real support, smart solutions, and unity.

www.ctvnews.ca/windsor/arti...
Windsor Assembly Plant set for two-week shutdown: Unifor
Unifor Local 444 has told its members at the Stellantis Windsor Assembly Plant the union was notified on Wednesday evening of a two-week shutdown
www.ctvnews.ca
April 3, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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The workers didn’t fail Hudson’s Bay. The bosses did. And somehow, they’re the ones getting paid.

www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

We need a federal government that doesn’t just shake its head at corporate greed. It needs to stop rewarding it.
Hudson's Bay managers will get up to $3 million in bonuses, but workers get no severance | CBC News
The beleaguered Hudson's Bay Co., which plans to close most of its 96 stores by the end of June, will pay up to $3 million total in retention bonuses to 121 managers and executives — but will not pay ...
www.cbc.ca
March 31, 2025 at 11:49 PM