The Rad Comrade
@solidarityforever.bsky.social
I stand in solidarity with working class comrades struggling to survive capitalism.
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Donate to Help 12 Laid-Off Democracy Workers Pay Rent This Christmas!, organized by Kelsea Swackhammer
Hi, I'm Kit, a family member and friend of Democracy on Locke… Kelsea Swackhammer needs your support for Help 12 Laid-Off Democracy Workers Pay Rent This Christmas!
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December 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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SEIU Local 2 members at Democracy Café have been laid off right before the holidays following the sudden announcement that the café will be shut down. The community, friends, and family have come together to support them after this devastating news by starting a GoFundMe campaign. 1/2 #HamOnt
December 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
SEIU Local 2 members at Democracy Café have been laid off right before the holidays following the sudden announcement that the café will be shut down. The community, friends, and family have come together to support them after this devastating news by starting a GoFundMe campaign. 1/2 #HamOnt
My latest Substack post...
"When everything is measured by productivity and profit, aggression is praised because it gets results. Empathy is brushed aside because it slows things down. Toxic masculinity does not just fit inside capitalism, it is built to serve it."
"When everything is measured by productivity and profit, aggression is praised because it gets results. Empathy is brushed aside because it slows things down. Toxic masculinity does not just fit inside capitalism, it is built to serve it."
Capitalism's Breeding Ground for Gender-Based Violence
It is impossible to look honestly at capitalism and pretend that toxic masculinity and gendered violence are unfortunate side effects rather than features baked into the system.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
My latest Substack post...
"When everything is measured by productivity and profit, aggression is praised because it gets results. Empathy is brushed aside because it slows things down. Toxic masculinity does not just fit inside capitalism, it is built to serve it."
"When everything is measured by productivity and profit, aggression is praised because it gets results. Empathy is brushed aside because it slows things down. Toxic masculinity does not just fit inside capitalism, it is built to serve it."
“The strength of labour has always come from people who were willing to fight without guarantees. People who walked into boardrooms with no safety net. People who went back to the plant, or the classroom, or the hospital after holding office, then continued to organize with pride."
The Plight of the Labour Professional
Many institutions within the broader labour movement, including unions, federations, labour councils, and affiliated non-governmental organizations, pride themselves on being democratic and rooted in ...
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November 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
“The strength of labour has always come from people who were willing to fight without guarantees. People who walked into boardrooms with no safety net. People who went back to the plant, or the classroom, or the hospital after holding office, then continued to organize with pride."
My latest Substack piece...
"When the federal Liberal government signals its intention to place new restrictions on [the provincial notwithstanding] clause, many Canadians have reason to be cautiously optimistic."
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"When the federal Liberal government signals its intention to place new restrictions on [the provincial notwithstanding] clause, many Canadians have reason to be cautiously optimistic."
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Notwithstanding Optimism
The fine apex of dual slippery slopes
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September 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
My latest Substack piece...
"When the federal Liberal government signals its intention to place new restrictions on [the provincial notwithstanding] clause, many Canadians have reason to be cautiously optimistic."
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"When the federal Liberal government signals its intention to place new restrictions on [the provincial notwithstanding] clause, many Canadians have reason to be cautiously optimistic."
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"A huge part of the old dream was the faith that hard work would be rewarded. Many young workers with degrees patch together freelance gigs or contract work with no benefits [that] rarely offer the security that unionized positions did for earlier generations."
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July 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"A huge part of the old dream was the faith that hard work would be rewarded. Many young workers with degrees patch together freelance gigs or contract work with no benefits [that] rarely offer the security that unionized positions did for earlier generations."
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"$150 billion is not a marginal increase; it is a colossal sum, dwarfing many existing federal budgets for crucial social programs. What could that money do if directed elsewhere? Specifically, what could it do to finally, truly, eliminate poverty in Canada?"
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The Best Defence is Offensive
Combatting poverty is where the grass is greener
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June 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"$150 billion is not a marginal increase; it is a colossal sum, dwarfing many existing federal budgets for crucial social programs. What could that money do if directed elsewhere? Specifically, what could it do to finally, truly, eliminate poverty in Canada?"
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"Even if you are not part of a unionized workforce, the wages you earn, the benefits you enjoy, and the working conditions you benefit from are in large part thanks to the sacrifices and struggles of workers who took to picket lines before you."
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Respecting Those Who Hold The Line
Whether you know them or not!
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May 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
"Even if you are not part of a unionized workforce, the wages you earn, the benefits you enjoy, and the working conditions you benefit from are in large part thanks to the sacrifices and struggles of workers who took to picket lines before you."
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"When people imagine the rise of fascism, they tend to look upward—toward national crises and sweeping legislative crackdowns. But the real danger is more insidious: fascist tendencies often emerge and consolidate across all levels of government simultaneously."
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Fighting Our Own Hydra
Fascism’s Three-Headed Advance: How Federal, Provincial/State, and Local Governments Slide Toward Authoritarianism With Working-Class Consent
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May 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
"When people imagine the rise of fascism, they tend to look upward—toward national crises and sweeping legislative crackdowns. But the real danger is more insidious: fascist tendencies often emerge and consolidate across all levels of government simultaneously."
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"When Canadians are worried about external threats, whether from economic instability, military conflicts, or geopolitical competition, the NDP often struggles to offer a vision that resonates."
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May 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
"When Canadians are worried about external threats, whether from economic instability, military conflicts, or geopolitical competition, the NDP often struggles to offer a vision that resonates."
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May 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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The HDLC has endorsed four candidates in the federal election. We encourage affiliate members to support these candidates wherever possible!
@matthewgreen.bsky.social - Ham Centre
@robertohenriquez.bsky.social - HWAD
Peter Wehrun - FlamGlan/BrantNorth
Shannon Horner Shepherd - Haldimand-Norfolk.
@matthewgreen.bsky.social - Ham Centre
@robertohenriquez.bsky.social - HWAD
Peter Wehrun - FlamGlan/BrantNorth
Shannon Horner Shepherd - Haldimand-Norfolk.
April 20, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The HDLC has endorsed four candidates in the federal election. We encourage affiliate members to support these candidates wherever possible!
@matthewgreen.bsky.social - Ham Centre
@robertohenriquez.bsky.social - HWAD
Peter Wehrun - FlamGlan/BrantNorth
Shannon Horner Shepherd - Haldimand-Norfolk.
@matthewgreen.bsky.social - Ham Centre
@robertohenriquez.bsky.social - HWAD
Peter Wehrun - FlamGlan/BrantNorth
Shannon Horner Shepherd - Haldimand-Norfolk.
Back in The Spec...
"Today, it may be aimed at anti-vaxxers or street preachers with controversial messages. Tomorrow, it could be striking teachers, environmental activists, or Indigenous land defenders."
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"Today, it may be aimed at anti-vaxxers or street preachers with controversial messages. Tomorrow, it could be striking teachers, environmental activists, or Indigenous land defenders."
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Bubble-wrapping our institutions sets a perilous precedent
Protecting one group’s comfort should not come at the cost of another’s constitutional liberties.
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April 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Back in The Spec...
"Today, it may be aimed at anti-vaxxers or street preachers with controversial messages. Tomorrow, it could be striking teachers, environmental activists, or Indigenous land defenders."
www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...
"Today, it may be aimed at anti-vaxxers or street preachers with controversial messages. Tomorrow, it could be striking teachers, environmental activists, or Indigenous land defenders."
www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...
The idea of protest bubbles in your community needs to be popped before it starts.
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The Creeping Authoritarianism of Protest Bubbles
In recent years, a worrying trend has emerged across Canada.
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April 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The idea of protest bubbles in your community needs to be popped before it starts.
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Abridging the right to protest in public is one step towards fascism. That Carney wants to take this step national is a threat to our Charter rights to freedom of assembly and ends with people being locked up for legal protests.
Hate-based protests are already illegal and police can enforce.
Hate-based protests are already illegal and police can enforce.
April 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Abridging the right to protest in public is one step towards fascism. That Carney wants to take this step national is a threat to our Charter rights to freedom of assembly and ends with people being locked up for legal protests.
Hate-based protests are already illegal and police can enforce.
Hate-based protests are already illegal and police can enforce.
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Hamilton labour leaders say workers want to know where candidates in this federal election stand on issues including the right to strike, supporting public services and protecting workers affected by the Canada-U.S. trade war. buff.ly/rFt0teq #HamOnt #Burlington #Labour #CdnPoli
Canadian labour leaders want to know where parties stand on workers' rights this federal election | CBC News
Hamilton labour leaders say workers want to know where candidates in this federal election stand on issues including the right to strike, supporting public services and protecting workers affected by…
buff.ly
April 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Hamilton labour leaders say workers want to know where candidates in this federal election stand on issues including the right to strike, supporting public services and protecting workers affected by the Canada-U.S. trade war. buff.ly/rFt0teq #HamOnt #Burlington #Labour #CdnPoli
"At its core, postal banking reaffirms a fundamental principle: that financial services are a public good... the argument for restoring postal banking is not only economically sound, it is morally imperative."
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The Need for Postal Banking in Canada
A Public Solution to Economic and Financial Inequality
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April 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
"At its core, postal banking reaffirms a fundamental principle: that financial services are a public good... the argument for restoring postal banking is not only economically sound, it is morally imperative."
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With an election around the corner, beware politicians who suggest P3s are a solution to the housing crisis. P3s are just a way for the public to subsidize the profiteers.
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The Epic Fail of P3 Housing
Where People Pay the Profiteers
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April 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
With an election around the corner, beware politicians who suggest P3s are a solution to the housing crisis. P3s are just a way for the public to subsidize the profiteers.
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I was this day old when April Fools lost all meaning because reality has gone beyond foolishness.
April 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I was this day old when April Fools lost all meaning because reality has gone beyond foolishness.
The "middle class" is a construct to divide up working-class people and make people feel like they're in some kind of dream middle ground to aspire to while struggling against exploitation your entire life. You're on a hamster wheel striving to reach invisible plateaus.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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What does 'middle class' mean in Canada, and who does it leave behind? | CBC News
Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre both promised middle-class tax cuts this week. But the former hallmarks of a middle-class lifestyle — like owning a home or taking a...
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March 31, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The "middle class" is a construct to divide up working-class people and make people feel like they're in some kind of dream middle ground to aspire to while struggling against exploitation your entire life. You're on a hamster wheel striving to reach invisible plateaus.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Max the Tax Inc. - It's time for corporations to pay their fair share of public housing, healthcare and education!
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Max the Tax Inc.
It’s Time for Corporations to Pay Their Fair Share!
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March 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Max the Tax Inc. - It's time for corporations to pay their fair share of public housing, healthcare and education!
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The Politics of Unity and Fracture - Why the Left Must Rethink Coalition Building
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March 29, 2025 at 12:51 AM
The Politics of Unity and Fracture - Why the Left Must Rethink Coalition Building
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