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Seth Klein
10 days ago
"If thereās any lesson in this bleak update, itās that delay is the most expensive climate policy of all. Each year of foot-dragging and each step backwards only multiplies the cost in climate impacts and the effort required later. The atmosphere isnāt waiting for us to get our politics in order."
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Tzeporah Berman
10 days ago
This is such an exciting signal of what's to come with COP30 and beyond. It's about time that countries came together and made a plan to phase out fossil fuels based on science and fact, without the influence of those that stand to benefit from continued expansion, who have been holding us back.
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Harsha Walia
about 1 month ago
Breaking! City of Burnaby just became first city in Canada to join arms embargo movement against Israel AND the first Apartheid-Free City, breaking ties with Israeli apartheid and settler colonialism. We've been organizing for months towards this precedent in colonial Canada.
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I just joined the global call to
#DrawTheLine
ā for peace, climate justice, and a world beyond fossil fuels. I'll be taking action in Victoria, BC on Sept. 20, 2025. Will you join me?
drawtheline.world?event_id=262...
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Home | Draw The Line - For life, for people, for the planet.
Join us this September to draw the line against injustice, pollution, and violence; for a future of peace, clean energy, and fairness.
https://drawtheline.world/?event_id=26272&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=dtlsignupshare&source=bs-share-072025-dtlsignup
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Rachel Gilmore
about 1 month ago
I am furious about this. There used to be Conservative MPs who advocated for trans rights. Gutless, spineless, cowards. No backbone. No morals. If they'll stomp on trans rights the second it's no longer politically expedient to support them, know that they'll stomp on anyone's rights.
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hey
#yyj
is this letter for real? I kept thinking it was satire.. but I honestly can't tell.
www.vicnews.com/opinion/lett...
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LETTER: Oak Bay residents living in fear of densification
Send your letter to
[email protected]
https://www.vicnews.com/opinion/letter-oak-bay-residents-living-in-fear-of-densification-8188157
about 2 months ago
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Charlie Angus
about 2 months ago
Prime Minister Carney ran on a platform to defend Canada's interests. He has no mandate to spend billions on a satellite/drone/missile scheme that turns over our air space to Donald Trump. Even being willing to entertain discussions sends a signal that our sovereignty is negotiable. It's not.
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Harsha Walia
2 months ago
Recent announcements by France, EU, Arab League, Canada is not them 'changing' - it is another two-state attempt at Oslo pacification and normalization. There can be NO "solution" that demands disarmament of the resistance, maintains apartheid & occupation, denies the right of return for refugees.
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Jeremy Caradonna
2 months ago
And *another* pedestrian has been killed. Iām running out of words to comprehend the situation on the Island right now. Itās just completely unacceptable. We need to get together as local governments, the Province, emergency management, and police and implement a serious Vision Zero plan.
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Mehdi Hasan
2 months ago
So so so good. Hilarious. ššš½šš½šš½šš½
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Heather McPherson MP
2 months ago
I call for the immediate release of U.S. human rights defender and labour leader Chris Smalls from Israeli custody. He has reportedly been assaulted in custody, after travelling on the Handala boat to Gaza, bringing food and medicine to starving people.
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Charlie Angus
2 months ago
Columbia University folded. 60 Minutes was brought to heal. The legal and political class took dives. And yet South Park is on the rampart of democracy and forcing media to discuss the nature of the authoritarian regime in Washington. Watch this interview.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1tc...
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Trump fumes over āSouth Parkā roasting him, depicting him in bed with Satan
YouTube video by MSNBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1tcgjY6ZUk
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Deejay_YYJ
2 months ago
No more excuses,
@mark-carney.bsky.social
⦠Macron has provided the cover to do the bare minimum (human) thing here. Thereās no downside to recognizing
#palestine
and condemning the ongoing
#genocide
. Children have a right to exist.
@wgreaves.bsky.social
we need you to stand up for
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Charlie Angus
2 months ago
73 people were murdered as they desperately waited for food. It's just another day under the IDF genocide of a people. The Pope is calling on international leaders to end this barbarism And yet our leaders continue to go along with these crimes against humanity.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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Pope condemns Gaza warās ābarbarityā as 73 reported killed while waiting for food
Pontiff also speaks of anguish over Israeli strike on territoryās only Catholic church, which killed three people
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/20/pope-condemns-barbarity-of-israel-war-gaza
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Mehdi Hasan
2 months ago
We are doing this. Our governments. Our taxes. Our arms sales. This is our Holocaust. Our Cambodian killing fields. Our Balkans. Our Rwandan genocide. We are doing this and history will never forgive us. Gaza:
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Paris Marx
3 months ago
During the election campaign, Mark Carney pledged to increase the CBCās budget by $150 million dollars a year. Now that heās in government, heās telling the public broadcaster to find up to $198 million in annual cuts. He canāt claim to defend the country when heās gutting its media and culture.
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Suggest your own spending cuts, Carney government tells CBC, Via Rail and other Crown corporations
Nearly all government departments and federally-funded organizations are expected to propose "savings" of up to 15 per cent of their spending in the next three years.
https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/suggest-your-own-spending-cuts-carney-government-tells-cbc-via-rail-and-other-crown-corporations/article_1bb3283e-a3a1-4a5d-bc6e-3405f7b37231.html
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yipeng ge
3 months ago
I stand with Francesca Albanese. They will sanction the human rights defenders. They will criminalize the students and the protestors. They will vilify the freedom fighters. Because we challenge their power and their crimes. While they continue to commit genocide.
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Climate Justice Victoria
3 months ago
Carbon pollution from burning fossil fuels makes extreme rainfall events more common and more extreme. Is this the time for more pipelines to extract and burn more fossil fuels
@mark-carney.bsky.social
&
@davidebybc.bsky.social
? Or is it time to pivot to clean energy?
#cdnpoli
#bcpoli
#elbowsup
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Naomi Klein
3 months ago
Happy Canada Day!
8thfirerising.ca
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8th Fire Rising ā Elbows up against the oligarchy! 8th Fire Rising is a united coalition in Canada to protect Indigenous, labour, and environmental rights.
https://8thfirerising.ca/
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Charlie Angus
3 months ago
The White House on Carney: "Itās very simple, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canada caved to President Trump." MAGA is not interested in negotiating trade they are into ritual humiliation. We gave up our right to establish domestic tax policy on tech oligarchs. Trump is now going after dairy.
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Heather McPherson MP
3 months ago
Rescinding the DST isnāt strategy-itās surrender. This costs Canadians billions. The wealthiest people on Earth wonāt pay what they owe. What do we get in return? Nothing. This is another tactic to destroy our economy & instead of fighting back, weāre rolling over.
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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Canada cancelled its digital services tax. What was it and why did the U.S. hate it?
OTTAWA - Tech giants such as Amazon and Google will not have to shell out close to $2 billion as expected today, as Canada moved to cancel the controversial digital
https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/canada-cancelled-its-digital-services-tax-what-was-it-and-why-did-the-u-s/article_f427ea22-5cf8-5808-81c7-9805c1cb73de.html
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Paris Marx
3 months ago
A cowardly move by Mark Carney that shows Donald Trump his government can be pushed around and pressured into concessions in ongoing trade talks. Elbows down seems to be Carneyās new slogan.
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Canada rescinds digital services tax in a bid to advance trade talks with U.S.
Canada has rescinded itsĀ digitalĀ services tax targeting U.S. technology firms in a bid to advance trade negotiations with the U.S., Canadaās finance ministry said in a statement on Sunday, days after ...
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps-tariffs/article/canada-rescinds-digital-services-tax-in-a-bid-to-advance-trade-talks-with-us/
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Seth Klein
3 months ago
The return on investment to Meta, Amazon and the tech gang for paying for Trumpās inauguration has been tremendous (saving them billions at the expense of Canadaās fiscal bottom line).
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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Canada ditches tax on tech giants in bid to restart US trade talks
With digital services tax rescinded, Donald Trump and Mark Carney agree to resume negotiations with a view to agreeing a deal by 21 July
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/30/canada-digital-services-tax-technology-giants-us-trade-talks?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Harsha Walia
3 months ago
most hopeful thing about Zohran's win isn't even Zohran himself. only time will tell how he will play out, but what is undeniably incredible is that millions of people want a free palestine, public transit & childcare, rent freeze, higher wages... that's a horizon for all of us to keep building on
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Sonia ThƩroux
3 months ago
Are folks ready to let go of the hero they needed and start critically thinking about the PM we got? (i.e. one that is audaciously eroding democratic norms and passing legislation that echos Trump, with the support of Conservatives)
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Seth Klein
3 months ago
Recommended read. I think this piece really captures what has been unfolding in recent weeks. For Carney, It's Elbows Down via
@thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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For Carney, Itās Elbows Down | The Tyee
Elected on a promise to fight for Canada, our new prime minister has drawn closer to the US.
https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/06/20/Carney-Elbows-Down/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=200625
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BC Policy Solutions
3 months ago
Shout out to @naomiaklein.bsky.social for this! We are grateful for your endorsement and kind words of support. šš½ šš½
#bcpoli
#canpoli
#vanpoli
#bcpolicy
#policySolutions
(Here are more words of appreciation for folks supporting BC Policy Solutions. Grateful to have you on board! š§µ šš½)
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Charlie Angus
4 months ago
Breaking the treaties is the oldest con in confederation. Mark Carney decided that going after First Nation rights is top of the agenda for pushing pipelines. People voted for him to be the anti-MAGA MAPLE, not to steal their playbook. My latest.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/meanwhile-...
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Meanwhile, Back in Ottawa ...
The Not-So-Good News from Parliament
https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/meanwhile-back-in-ottawa
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APTN News
4 months ago
www.aptnnews.ca?p=272395
Steven Crowchild only had a few moments to address U.S. President Donald Trump as he and other invited delegates welcomed G7 leaders to a summit on Treaty 7 territory. He made the most of it.
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Tsuutāina leader captures world audience as part of G7 delegation
āI tried to say as much as I could, as wisely as I could," said Tsuut'ina Minor Chief Steven Crowchild of his encounter with Donald Trump.
https://www.aptnnews.ca?p=272395
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yeah.. I was skeptical about Carney all along, so I'm not surprised.. disappointed yes, but not surprised.
#cdnpoli
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4 months ago
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Excellent thread summing up the pitfalls of Carneyās agenda
#cdnpoli
#canada
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Seth Klein
4 months ago
As Canada prepares to host the G7 summit, Prime Minister Carney has an opportunity and responsibility to lead boldly on climate justice, economic transformation, and international solidarity. Letās make sure he rises to the challenge. Sign the petition:
350.org/canada/fairs...
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Canada's Climate Fair Share
Canada can't take on the climate crisis alone. As one of the worldās top polluters and wealthiest countries, we must do our fair share.
https://350.org/canada/fairshare#action
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BC Policy Solutions
4 months ago
There is public support and growing international momentum for a wealth tax, including in long recognized tax havens like Switzerland, Luxembourg, the Cayman Islands and Bermuda says @1alexhemingway.bsky.social. A wealth tax is more feasible than ever to enforce he says.
bcpolicy.ca/2025/06/...
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A wealth tax could raise half a trillion dollars forĀ a stronger, fairer Canada
New report on the effects of wealth inequality, the revenue potential of a wealth tax, counter-arguments and an outline of transformative public investments.
https://bcpolicy.ca/2025/06/04/wealth-tax/
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Leadnow
4 months ago
Here are two easy actions you can take to demand an immediate two-way arms embargo now: š§ Email PM Carney, Foreign Minister Anita Anand, and your MP:
leadnow.ca/campaigns/ur...
š Call you MPās office:
win.newmode.net/leadnow/arms...
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yipeng ge
4 months ago
Yesterday we made Palestine and the genocide in Gaza unavoidable in Ottawa, the nationās capital in Canada. Protestors took over the streets in front of CANSEC, an arms trade show where tech and weapons used to slaughter Palestinians are being bought and sold.
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Andhra Azevedo
4 months ago
Great to stand together against Bill 15 this morning. This bill is a blank cheque for Cabinet to pick and choose which projects avoid rigorous EA and permitting reqts without any clear guardrails to uphold Indigenous rights and governance and ensure environmental protections.
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Adam P Olsen
4 months ago
Just 5 yrs ago my colleagues in the
@bcndpcaucus.bsky.social
were accepting the gratitude showered on them for passing DRIPA. Now they are breaking that law & the interim policy they promised and dragging us back to the BC Liberals!
@bowinnma.bsky.social
@christineboyle.bsky.social
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Mary Gillis
5 months ago
Outside of the world wars, this is the best time in Canadian history to increase taxes on the wealthy and push the idea that paying taxes is a patriotic duty. Instead, the Liberals are going with the conservative playbook of continuing to demonize taxes and shit on the very idea of public spending.
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Jason Hickel
5 months ago
Palestine is the rock on which the West will break itself. Put yourself in the shoes of people in the global South. For nearly two years they have watched how Western leaders, who love to talk about human rights and the rule of law, are happy to shred all these values ...
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āit isnāt just bad journalism, itās a gift to white supremacyā
#cbc
#ctv
why are you blurring the faces of white people committing racist acts?
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How Canadian media provide cover for racist acts
YouTube video by The Breach
https://youtu.be/os3y7eKD5S4?si=LC4GRI8DiH7ykAlQ
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Homes For Living
5 months ago
š Issue: Housing targets are too low. 75% of housing need isnāt enough. The province must raise targets to 100% of actual needāanything less keeps people homeless or housing-insecure.
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Laura Babcock šØš¦
5 months ago
This is important
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Public Universal Friend (they/them)
5 months ago
Progress does not happen because we hope for it. It happens because we show up. Because we hold leadership to account. Because we refuse to settle for less than a future that takes care of everyone. (6/6)
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Harsha Walia
5 months ago
people in canada - pay attention to what's unfolding here, and not just w/Trump. Poilievre is promising to criminalize protest, deportations for pro-Palestine activism, withhold $ from universities, deny existence of trans people, implement three strikes laws & huge privatization. fight fascism here
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Seth Klein
5 months ago
BUT, I believe it is also the case that if the Carney-led Liberals secure a sweeping majority, many progressives are going to wake on April 29 feeling deep regret. The next govt needs to have its feet held to the fire. So, if you plan to vote strategically, do so wisely. My advice...
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IndigiNews
6 months ago
Amid a surge of nationalism ā Indigenous sovereignty must be recognized With tariffs and other political threats, we must remember āCanadaā was built on a foundation of Indigenous title, write Jody Wilson-Raybould and Christine Boyle
indiginews.com/first-person...
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Amid a surge of nationalism ā Indigenous sovereignty must be recognized
With tariffs and other political threats, we must remember āCanadaā was built on a foundation of Indigenous title, write Jody Wilson-Raybould and Christine Boyle
https://indiginews.com/first-person/amid-a-surge-of-nationalism-indigenous-sovereignty-must-be-recognized
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Charlie Angus
6 months ago
Thanks to
@meidastouch.bsky.social
for sharing stories of the resistance on both sides of the border.
#elbowsup
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Laurel Collins
6 months ago
Always great to have
@jagmeetsingh.ca
in Victoria š§” We knocked on doors, spoke with voters and ended the evening at the Beacon Hill Drive In. With a record high turnout to the Advanced Polls, our movement grows every single day! A vote for New Democrats is a vote for a brighter future.
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Charlie Angus
6 months ago
This Easter I am thinking of the people of Palestine who suffer from indiscriminate killing and forced starvation in Gaza with illegal violence by settler gangs in the West Bank.
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