Preach, @steveboots.bsky.social! youtube.com/watch?v=KSYV...

URGENT: Canadian physician @yipengge.bsky.social,who is marching to the Rafah crossing to break the siege, just told me he and many others — including Canadians — are being held up at a checkpoint between Egypt and Ismailia. Everyone’s passport has been taken and they aren’t being allowed to cross.

New Bill C-5 is sidestepping environmental laws to fast-track dirty energy projects. But burning #fossilfuels isn’t the answer. Tell #cdnpoli that our strength lies in #climate leadership, not in accelerating pollution.Take action ⤵️ act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/173069/...

This is disaster capitalism! Kill Bill 5! podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...

Well-balanced, thoughtful, & reflective piece from @debthompsonphd.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Great series from @alexhim.bsky.social who says "we have organized ourselves in a way that makes crises more frequent and intense while undermining the collective tools we need to make things better. Neoliberal common sense has narrowed our window of possibility." open.substack.com/pub/engageme...

But, what if I don't want a "government run like a corporation"?! youtu.be/4LaZGpoJ5os?...

"The Conservatives are basically making an election rigging claim in their most recent fundraising email." @rachelgilmore.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/rachelgi...

@arnokopecky.bsky.social argues that Canada "laid down the first electoral bulwark against the far-right’s international advance" whose "purest embodiment is Donald Trump, a man so transparent he serves as a window into the far-right’s true, lawless nature". www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/03/o...

Dire warning from @anntelnaes.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...

I spent the month of April trying to decode the appeal of Pierre Poilievre to millions of Canadians. Followed his campaign from Nanaimo to Nova Scotia. Hit 10 rallies and 13 press conferences. Here, to borrow one of his lines, is what I'm bringing home. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/26/a...

Fine. Liberals. But “after becoming prime minister…Carney showed he remained aligned with Canada’s tech industry. One of his first actions was to kill the increase to the capital gains inclusion rate.” Affecting just 0.13% of wealthiest! @parismarx.com open.substack.com/pub/parismar...

EVERYONE SHOULD BE FORCED TO WATCH THIS. bsky.app/profile/scpa...

Just read latest in @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social’s examination of national security in each party’s platform. Such helpful breakdowns! open.substack.com/pub/stephani...

Of course, I’ve considered this idea of the US government using an attack as an excuse, but I hadn’t thought of Canada being the scapegoat as @timothysnyder.bsky.social mentions. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

Can’t believe Leaders’ Debates Commission silenced @jpedneault.bsky.social yet gave voice to far-right, disinformation platforms. Disgusting! www.greenparty.ca/en/our-plan

“Rebel is a conspiratorial partisan outlet that spreads misinformation and actively campaigns against candidates it doesn’t like. This isn’t journalism and it’s obscene that the Debate Commission let them on — and even more wild that it allowed so many of their faux-journalists to hijack…”

Fucking disgusting the leaders debate made Mark Carney take TWO questions (plus follow ups, so four) from dogshit grifters who were behind the article targeting HIS CHILD All bc they're too chickenshit to stand up to these asswipes that crawled out of their mom's basements for the night

My last thought on this because I need some Offline Time: Because of their fear of being defined as "not neutral" or "biased," the bodies who label "journalists" and adjudicate access are increasingly complicit in the destruction of our information ecosystem. Meet the moment and grow a spine.

So many questions! Late time change? Dropped Greens at last minute? All those crazy questions after the debate? What was the Debates Commission thinking? Let’s demand answers! #DebatsDesChefs www.debates-debats.ca/en/contact-us/

SCOOP: THE CANADIAN TIE TO TRUMP'S EL SALVADOR MASS DEPORTATIONS As it turns out, someone with significant ties to Canada — to our biggest museum, our 150th anniversary celebration, and more — is a top dog at the company behind the El Salvador deportation planes. youtu.be/O8El6gbYHx0

Keep on rocking in the free world. ✌️ m.neilyoungarchives.com/news/4/artic...

@davidmoscrop.com’s succinct description of why debates feel like time we’ll never get back: “They force short, incomplete, answers to complex questions with little push back, fact check, or counterpoint from either the moderator or opposing candidates.” open.substack.com/pub/davidmos...

“If other democracies are falling into authoritarian reflex, Canada may be showing the world what it looks like to pause at the edge—and step back.”

“Politics is technology now. Silicon Valley is desperate to deny that, but it can’t and nor can we.” @carolecadwalla.bsky.social’s bravery is astounding! open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

Really interesting interview by @steveboots.bsky.social with @jpedneault.bsky.social Talking to Canadians like we’re adults! youtu.be/LZ5RfDih5vs?...

@jordanhr.bsky.social says this is Canada’s “chance to get our shit together” podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...

Actually thought about watching @ctvyourmorning.bsky.social for @rachelgilmore.bsky.social’s fact-checking. Nice backbone there, CTV. pressprogress.ca/ctv-cancelle...

“I believe that Canada and Ukraine, bordered by autocratic dictatorships, are at the forefront of the struggle for freedom.” #elbowsup podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...

Disgraceful shit from CTV.

@carolecadwalla.bsky.social calls El Salvadoran mega prison a “concentration camp designed for social media”. Chilling open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

Absolutely! I lived and taught for 15 years in countries that celebrated Eid and Lunar New Year. It only enriches Canada to recognise, celebrate, & value different traditions. We’re missing out!

Brilliant! @timothysnyder.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

“Musk-Trump are creating the bloodily moronic situation in which the United States will have to fight wars to get the things that, just a few weeks ago, were there for the asking.” @timothysnyder.bsky.social

Good. The constitutional challenge here is pretty straightforward. Even if you buy the 'rationale' that these facilities are too close to places like schools, the decision to shutter them instead of move them is arbitrary and causes grossly disproportionate harm.

@emmettmacfarlane.com points out that “income tax cuts are meaningless if people lose their jobs, face months- or years-long waiting lists for medical care, or entire sectors of the economy are wiped out by the criminal occupying the White House.” open.substack.com/pub/emmettma...

“In Signalgate, we see the shift from the conventional excuse for authoritarian practices to an open embrace of tyranny for its own sake.” @timothysnyder.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

Reset from last night #aurora #northernlights #nwontario

US Vice President JD Vance announced that he plans to travel to Greenland on Friday. "I'm going to visit some of our guardians in the Space Force on the northwest coast of Greenland and also just check out what's going on with the security there of Greenland”-he said

“CSIS did not share this information with Mr. Poilievre, the source said, because he does not have the necessary security clearance to access secret documents and receive classified briefings on foreign-interference activities in Canada.” #cdnelection

“Canada seems poised to deliver a huge setback to Donald Trump’s foreign ambitions, one that may inspire much of the world — including many people in the United States — to stand up to the MAGA power grab.” #cdnelection #elbowsup @pkrugman.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

Why dont we believe what we hear? The “perspective that Pierre would bring would be very much in sync with, I think, the new direction in America. I think we’d have a really great relationship for the period of time they’re both in.” www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Sound familiar, Canada? Greenland’s allies “hiding in a small corner and almost whispering that they support us has no effect, and if they do not speak out loudly about how the USA is treating Greenland, the situation will escalate day by day, and the American aggression will increase.”

Frightening changes to media going into election described by @taylorowen.bsky.social “Do we have filter processes and filters for us to know as consumers whether we can trust something? I just don't think we do anymore.” podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...

Every tax cut is a wealth transfer from the public to the private and until journalists write about tax cuts like this, we will continue to beg to be owned by corporate Canada.

“assertions of actual independence by neighboring countries are deemed a threat even if they don’t offer a military challenge…Zelensky and Trudeau both committed the same sin — they refused to subjugate themselves when the feudal lord was entitled to their subservience.” @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social

If Mark Carney wins a majority by running a Red Tory campaign, eating the CPC’s lunch and still dummying the NDP, can we agree the left in Canada needs a page one rewrite?

“we need to move to a wartime footing in all respects – economically, socially, politically and (perhaps hardest for us to accept) militarily.” podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...