Kathy
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Minority governments are not the problem.
The problem is a system where 35% to 40% of the vote can turn into total control. That incentive fuels early elections and brinkmanship.
Proportional representation removes the jackpot and rewards cooperation instead.
The problem is a system where 35% to 40% of the vote can turn into total control. That incentive fuels early elections and brinkmanship.
Proportional representation removes the jackpot and rewards cooperation instead.
February 11, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Minority governments are not the problem.
The problem is a system where 35% to 40% of the vote can turn into total control. That incentive fuels early elections and brinkmanship.
Proportional representation removes the jackpot and rewards cooperation instead.
The problem is a system where 35% to 40% of the vote can turn into total control. That incentive fuels early elections and brinkmanship.
Proportional representation removes the jackpot and rewards cooperation instead.
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Major infrastructure failures are rarely just technical. They are political.
When one party controls the legislature with 40% of the vote, scrutiny disappears.
Proportional representation keeps multiple parties at the table and makes hiding mistakes far harder.
When one party controls the legislature with 40% of the vote, scrutiny disappears.
Proportional representation keeps multiple parties at the table and makes hiding mistakes far harder.
February 6, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Major infrastructure failures are rarely just technical. They are political.
When one party controls the legislature with 40% of the vote, scrutiny disappears.
Proportional representation keeps multiple parties at the table and makes hiding mistakes far harder.
When one party controls the legislature with 40% of the vote, scrutiny disappears.
Proportional representation keeps multiple parties at the table and makes hiding mistakes far harder.
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One of our heroes, Margaret Atwood, talks about why intellectual freedom depends on public libraries.
https://bit.ly/3YSZjfR
Learn more: www.intellectualfreedom.ca
[Did you know that February is National Library Lovers' Month? Let's bring the love!]
##library #reading #books #freedomtoread
https://bit.ly/3YSZjfR
Learn more: www.intellectualfreedom.ca
[Did you know that February is National Library Lovers' Month? Let's bring the love!]
##library #reading #books #freedomtoread
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February 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
One of our heroes, Margaret Atwood, talks about why intellectual freedom depends on public libraries.
https://bit.ly/3YSZjfR
Learn more: www.intellectualfreedom.ca
[Did you know that February is National Library Lovers' Month? Let's bring the love!]
##library #reading #books #freedomtoread
https://bit.ly/3YSZjfR
Learn more: www.intellectualfreedom.ca
[Did you know that February is National Library Lovers' Month? Let's bring the love!]
##library #reading #books #freedomtoread
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We cannot cross until we carry each other.
January 20, 2026 at 4:05 PM
We cannot cross until we carry each other.
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Canada's big six banks made $70 billion in profits last year on the backs of working people.
So I went to Bay Street to ask bankers whether it’s time for a wealth tax.
If you agree, become a member of the NDP and let’s fight for it together: avilewis.link/join
youtu.be/KfNEsh9Hx6s?...
So I went to Bay Street to ask bankers whether it’s time for a wealth tax.
If you agree, become a member of the NDP and let’s fight for it together: avilewis.link/join
youtu.be/KfNEsh9Hx6s?...
Avi Lewis asks bankers on Bay Street if it’s time for a wealth tax
YouTube video by Avi Lewis
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January 17, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Canada's big six banks made $70 billion in profits last year on the backs of working people.
So I went to Bay Street to ask bankers whether it’s time for a wealth tax.
If you agree, become a member of the NDP and let’s fight for it together: avilewis.link/join
youtu.be/KfNEsh9Hx6s?...
So I went to Bay Street to ask bankers whether it’s time for a wealth tax.
If you agree, become a member of the NDP and let’s fight for it together: avilewis.link/join
youtu.be/KfNEsh9Hx6s?...
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When we let foreign oil mega-corps control our jobs and economy — this is what happens. The global LNG market bubble will burst in 2030, right when BC projects come online. Eby is selling off BC to these foreign billionaires, instead of investing in working people and a 21st century economy. #bcpoli
January 17, 2026 at 10:42 PM
When we let foreign oil mega-corps control our jobs and economy — this is what happens. The global LNG market bubble will burst in 2030, right when BC projects come online. Eby is selling off BC to these foreign billionaires, instead of investing in working people and a 21st century economy. #bcpoli
I just signed a petition demanding the federal government Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba...
Ban X/Twitter in Canada
I just signed a petition demanding the federal government Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here: Join me in signing here:
you.leadnow.ca
January 15, 2026 at 2:51 AM
I just signed a petition demanding the federal government Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba...
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“With the help of Washington, a post-Carney Canada could finally see free and fair elections and the establishment of a secure and prosperous economy integrated with the rest of North America.” 🇺🇸🇨🇦 #canpoli #uspoli
The Arrest of Mark Carney Will Bring Peace and Prosperity | The Tyee
‘Let freedom ring.’
thetyee.ca
January 8, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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To Alberta’s teachers: thank you.
Your work is the foundation for preparing today's kids for our province's best future.
youtube.com/shorts/rLq5r...
Your work is the foundation for preparing today's kids for our province's best future.
youtube.com/shorts/rLq5r...
Thank you, Alberta Teachers.
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:46 AM
To Alberta’s teachers: thank you.
Your work is the foundation for preparing today's kids for our province's best future.
youtube.com/shorts/rLq5r...
Your work is the foundation for preparing today's kids for our province's best future.
youtube.com/shorts/rLq5r...
I chipped in to the @PressProgress.ca legal defence so journalists can keep holding the powerful to account. This case could set a chilling precedent across Canada. If you can, please donate and share. pressprogress.ca/journalism-defence/donate
Defend Canadian Journalism – Donate Form
Support Our Journalism Defence Fund PressProgress is at the centre of what could be one of the biggest, longest and most expensive media trials in recent Canadian history. A former star candidate for ...
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December 1, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I chipped in to the @PressProgress.ca legal defence so journalists can keep holding the powerful to account. This case could set a chilling precedent across Canada. If you can, please donate and share. pressprogress.ca/journalism-defence/donate
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@naomiaklein.bsky.social on how the Surrealists confronted the horrors of the First World War – and why their work speaks to us today: ”Evisceration was as real and material for many of these young artists as their evident desire to burn it all down.”
www.equator.org/articles/sur...
www.equator.org/articles/sur...
November 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
@naomiaklein.bsky.social on how the Surrealists confronted the horrors of the First World War – and why their work speaks to us today: ”Evisceration was as real and material for many of these young artists as their evident desire to burn it all down.”
www.equator.org/articles/sur...
www.equator.org/articles/sur...
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Today, we remember all the lives we've lost to injustice.
One life is too many. We cannot stop until we know our loved ones can safely be themselves in this world.
youtube.com/shorts/lALMV...
One life is too many. We cannot stop until we know our loved ones can safely be themselves in this world.
youtube.com/shorts/lALMV...
Our loved ones deserve a world in which they can safely be themselves.
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Today, we remember all the lives we've lost to injustice.
One life is too many. We cannot stop until we know our loved ones can safely be themselves in this world.
youtube.com/shorts/lALMV...
One life is too many. We cannot stop until we know our loved ones can safely be themselves in this world.
youtube.com/shorts/lALMV...
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Today is Trans Day of Remembrance.
In love, grief, and rage we honour the lives of those who we’ve lost to the violence of transphobia - including violence enacted through policy.
We encourage people to join Momentum Canada’s national strategy webinar on Nov.26.
In love, grief, and rage we honour the lives of those who we’ve lost to the violence of transphobia - including violence enacted through policy.
We encourage people to join Momentum Canada’s national strategy webinar on Nov.26.
November 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Today is Trans Day of Remembrance.
In love, grief, and rage we honour the lives of those who we’ve lost to the violence of transphobia - including violence enacted through policy.
We encourage people to join Momentum Canada’s national strategy webinar on Nov.26.
In love, grief, and rage we honour the lives of those who we’ve lost to the violence of transphobia - including violence enacted through policy.
We encourage people to join Momentum Canada’s national strategy webinar on Nov.26.
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Yesssssssss I love this event so much 😍😍😍
AND if your work is for sale please post links to where those of us who love wall candy might buy it from you! ENABLE OUR IMPULSE PURCHASES PLZ
AND if your work is for sale please post links to where those of us who love wall candy might buy it from you! ENABLE OUR IMPULSE PURCHASES PLZ
Artists & Art lovers!
Time to get geared up for the biggest art event of the year on Bluesky!
Last year we had close to 1500 artists from 25 countries posting original work daily from December 1-24
Time to get geared up for the biggest art event of the year on Bluesky!
Last year we had close to 1500 artists from 25 countries posting original work daily from December 1-24
#ArtAdventCalendar
In its 11th year, #artadventcalendar participants post an original piece of art from Dec 1-24. Paintings, drawings, sculpture, textiles, beading, photography. If it’s art and it beautifies th…
earthskyart.ca
November 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Yesssssssss I love this event so much 😍😍😍
AND if your work is for sale please post links to where those of us who love wall candy might buy it from you! ENABLE OUR IMPULSE PURCHASES PLZ
AND if your work is for sale please post links to where those of us who love wall candy might buy it from you! ENABLE OUR IMPULSE PURCHASES PLZ
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We (tried to) ask Billionares in their Vancouver mansions - what’s an oligarch? 🤔💰 #billionares #oligarchs #fighttheoligarchs #wealthtax #bcgreens
fighttheoligarchs.ca
fighttheoligarchs.ca
November 20, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We (tried to) ask Billionares in their Vancouver mansions - what’s an oligarch? 🤔💰 #billionares #oligarchs #fighttheoligarchs #wealthtax #bcgreens
fighttheoligarchs.ca
fighttheoligarchs.ca
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We stand in solidarity with the more than 16,000 AUPE nursing care workers ❤️
November 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
We stand in solidarity with the more than 16,000 AUPE nursing care workers ❤️
BC Living Wage 2025 bcpolicy.ca/living-wage/
BC Living Wage 2025
The living wage for Metro Vancouver is now $10 higher than the minimum wage. The highest expense in people's budget is...
bcpolicy.ca
November 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
BC Living Wage 2025 bcpolicy.ca/living-wage/
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Congrats to Omar El Akkad & Leanne Betasamosake Simpson both shortlisted for the 2025 Writers' Trust Hilary Weston Prize for Nonfiction
ICYMI here are my 2025 conversations with each
Omar: tinhouse.com/podcast/omar...
Leanne: tinhouse.com/podcast/lean...
@biidaasamose.bsky.social @haymarketbooks.org
ICYMI here are my 2025 conversations with each
Omar: tinhouse.com/podcast/omar...
Leanne: tinhouse.com/podcast/lean...
@biidaasamose.bsky.social @haymarketbooks.org
November 11, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Congrats to Omar El Akkad & Leanne Betasamosake Simpson both shortlisted for the 2025 Writers' Trust Hilary Weston Prize for Nonfiction
ICYMI here are my 2025 conversations with each
Omar: tinhouse.com/podcast/omar...
Leanne: tinhouse.com/podcast/lean...
@biidaasamose.bsky.social @haymarketbooks.org
ICYMI here are my 2025 conversations with each
Omar: tinhouse.com/podcast/omar...
Leanne: tinhouse.com/podcast/lean...
@biidaasamose.bsky.social @haymarketbooks.org
Stand with workers across Alberta. Sign the petition to tell Danielle Smith’s government to stop attacking workers’ rights and freedoms now. share.canadianlabour.ca/s/yqMZZQUS
Add your voice
share.canadianlabour.ca
November 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Stand with workers across Alberta. Sign the petition to tell Danielle Smith’s government to stop attacking workers’ rights and freedoms now. share.canadianlabour.ca/s/yqMZZQUS
operationtotalrecall.ca
This is action. If you don’t like your government, find ways to change it. Even if it only works a little, it’s progress … and a message
This is action. If you don’t like your government, find ways to change it. Even if it only works a little, it’s progress … and a message
Operation Total Recall — Organize Local Recall Campaigns
Grassroots hub to organize riding-by-riding recall efforts for the 44 Alberta MLAs who supported using the Notwithstanding Clause against not just teachers, but all Alberta workers. Find your MLA, joi...
operationtotalrecall.ca
November 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
operationtotalrecall.ca
This is action. If you don’t like your government, find ways to change it. Even if it only works a little, it’s progress … and a message
This is action. If you don’t like your government, find ways to change it. Even if it only works a little, it’s progress … and a message
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“We’re the only animal that knows we’re going to go extinct and knows what has to be done, and we’re not doing it.” 🌎
The Nature of David Suzuki | The Tyee
The celebrated Vancouver scientist turns 90 next year. And shows no signs of slowing down.
thetyee.ca
November 1, 2025 at 12:45 AM
“We’re the only animal that knows we’re going to go extinct and knows what has to be done, and we’re not doing it.” 🌎
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans to use the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to pass not one, not two, but three bills to override the rights of Albertans.
Take 2 mins to tell her: our rights are off limits!
Alberta: bit.ly/46EVnCM
Outside Alberta: bit.ly/48whr55
Take 2 mins to tell her: our rights are off limits!
Alberta: bit.ly/46EVnCM
Outside Alberta: bit.ly/48whr55
September 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans to use the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to pass not one, not two, but three bills to override the rights of Albertans.
Take 2 mins to tell her: our rights are off limits!
Alberta: bit.ly/46EVnCM
Outside Alberta: bit.ly/48whr55
Take 2 mins to tell her: our rights are off limits!
Alberta: bit.ly/46EVnCM
Outside Alberta: bit.ly/48whr55