Yes, agreed. But that doesn't mean we haven't dramatically overcompensated, as this latest round of data confirms. And now many of the universities - who weren't the abusive players in this - can't even reach the smaller allotted targets because students can't get visas they're supposed to get!

Why don’t the Conservatives want us to know who is bankrolling this? #cdnpoli

Drip by Drip, Poilievre Is Handing Liberals a Majority via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

Yessss! The Tyee Can Now Give Tax Deduction Receipts via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...

Krugman is devastating: Donald Trump, Security Threat open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

Canadian postal bank could be transformative—both to the post office, and to Canada’s monopolized financial sector. By @rromard.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca #cdnpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Employment in oil and gas is in terminal decline and won’t be saved no matter what Carney and Smith cook up, according to new research from the Centre for Future Work provided exclusively to @nationalobserver.com. The only responsible choice for governments is to plan for the transition.

Danielle Smith among the targets of the latest recall petitions approved by Elections Alberta yesterday. albertapolitics.ca/2025/12/dani...

NEW POST: The parallels between Trump's pardons and Danielle Smith's use of the notwithstanding clause emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/the-parall...

"Because if you believe literally all of these recent uses by Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec are justified - not legally valid, not ‘constitutional’, but morally or normative justified - the truth is you simply don’t care about minority rights."

@jaredwesley.ca: Did the premier of Alberta attack the constitutional role of the courts in Canada’s democracy? Yes, she did, and in no uncertain terms. #abpoli

The BC Conservatives’ problem wasn’t John Rustad. It’s that they’re not a real party. In fact, the coming leadership contest could make things much worse. Senior editor Paul Willcocks writes. #bcpoli

Everyone agrees that Canada Post needs to transform its operations. But that doesn't need to mean cuts—it should mean diversifying the post office's activities. By @simonenoch.bsky.social @policyalternative.bsky.social #canlab www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Lo and behold, Prime Minister Mark Carney, a global banker, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, a petro-populist à la Donald Trump, have big energy plans for Canadians. Andrew Nikiforuk interviews David Hughes, one of the country’s foremost energy analysts. #canpoli #abpoli

@brenttoderian.bsky.social Terry O’Reilly had a fascinating story about jay-walking in the early 20th century—a marketing ploy by car manufacturers. @undertheinfluence.bsky.social

Look out BC! China’s LNG demand drops for 13th month running. Last week, Pakistan cancelled a huge contract to purchase LNG from Qatar (even choosing to pay a penalty) because they no longer need/want it -- the solar revolution is quickly displacing demand for LNG. financialpost.com/pmn/business...

We Finally Have Some Info on School Liaison Officer Training via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...

How BC's New Economic Plan Gets It All Wrong via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

Fossil fuel enthusiasts keep arguing that we need to increase our exports of LNG and oil to address energy poverty in the developing world. I call bullshit — and I bring my receipts. #abpoli #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/25/o...

We are in a bizarre moment of diplomatic history. The purported "peace plan" that appeared a few days ago beings in Russian unreality and American weakness. Demanding everything of Ukraine and nothing of Russia, its purpose is imperialism and profiteering. snyder.substack.com/p/russian-un...

And by the way, the last time Canada spent less than 1% of GDP on the military was under Harper. Under Trudeau it was again approaching 2%. #cdnpoli

Timothy Snyder on Russian Unreality and American Weakness open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

The study by @iris-recherche.bsky.social & @policyalternatives.ca analyzed the health-care systems of 25 member countries of the OECD...countries that allow greater private sector involvement in healthcare achieve poorer results on seven mortality indicators. www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...

Danielle Smith dared Eastern Slopes coal mine opponents to start a citizen initiative petition – so Corb Lund did. albertapolitics.ca/2025/11/dani...

“I am not working in those facilities because I find it morally inappropriate.” A Tyee investigation found that Calgary anesthesiologists are being scheduled by managers, in response to government directives, to work in for-profit chartered surgical facilities, sometimes against their will. #abpoli

Here's a sneak peek of our TVO interview with Michael Kovrig, who spent more than 1,000 days in a Chinese prison on bogus, trumped up charges. What he has to say about China is worth listening to. Airs on TV on Dec. 12. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WviF... #China

"China is shaping the world in ways as profound as climate change, and in many respects, it's doing it faster than we are able to adapt to it with our political system," @kovrig.bsky.social tells @spaikin.bsky.social in a feature 1x1 for TVO Today Live. @crisisgroup.org @therundowntvo.bsky.social

Huge solidarity to @unifor.org local 88. 1,100 workers making EV delivery vans, laid off by GM. Now they're saying, enough! If GM comes for the machines, they'll occupy the plant. 1/

If the Epstein Files damage Trump, great. But I can't understand why that's determinative. Trump is utterly corrupt, criminal to his core, a white supremacist, narcissistic psychopath who tried to overthrow the government and now intends to destroy democracy and the rule of law. Isn't that enough?

Incredibly short-sighted and irresponsible, and completely disconnected from the real values & priorities of Vancouverites. This move would be awful not only for Vancouver, but also for all the cities that Vancouver’s leadership has inspired over decades of North American sustainability leadership.

Nothing. Poilievre is just very aware that attacking Trudeau is literally the only thing in politics he’s ever been successful at. So it’s a variation of the old saying “when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” Plus, get your security clearance, Poilievre. If you actually can.

In a nutshell. I wish I knew who to attribute this to. #USpoli

What do other countries have to teach us about making health care work better? Dr. Danielle Martin (@utoronto.ca) says strengthen public systems, Nadeem Esmail (Fraser Institute) says competition matters. Watch The Rundown with @jeyantvo.bsky.social

Public money should serve people, not corporate profits. Civilian defence workers keep our bases running and troops ready, but the federal government keeps handing contracts to private firms that cost more, deliver less, and risk our security. perspectivesjournal.ca/end-contract...

NEW POST: No, the Supreme Court is not an obstacle to tougher laws against child porn emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/no-the-sup...

The United Conservative Party government recently awarded a $95-million settlement to the Australian mining firm Montem Resources. About a third of that settlement will go to an investment firm in Melbourne. The same firm that funded Montem’s lawsuit against Alberta. Andrew Nikiforuk writes.

Want to ease the burden of health-care costs, and especially hospitalization? Easy. Just spend whatever it costs to provide all Canadians with free vaccinations — for life. @crof.bsky.social explains. 🏥 #BCCovid

The funniest part of all of this asinine Rebel News tear-jerking, heartstring-tugging "Save Our Beloved Ostriches" stupidity is that the ostriches were being raised for *slaughter*. For *meat*. Oh, and the ostrich farm owners are a bunch of grifters. www.pauljhenderson.com/b-c-ostrich-...

TODAY, October 18, there are more than 150 #ForeverCanadian petition signing locations across Alberta. There are only 10 days left to deadline. We need your signature to reach our goal. Please, find your nearest location here: www.forever-canadian.ca/sign-the-pet...

The final ballots won’t be cast for another 365 days, but big personalities and big questions across British Columbia are driving an early start to next year’s municipal elections. #bcpoli #vanpoli

Alberta is currently seeing the first province-wide teachers strike in the province's history. Here's how that happened—and what's at stake. By Heather Ganshorn @policyalternatives.ca #AbEd www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

The Alberta teacher strike that has affected more than 700,000 students isn’t just another labour dispute. It’s the latest front in a long campaign to undermine education — closely linked to the right-wing Project 2025 initiative to transform America. @ximenaka.bsky.social writes. #abpoli #uspoli