In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women." Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration. It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women. Our latest.

Rob's voice is vital to Canadian discourse. Reminds me of my dear old friend Share Anderson. Whether he wins the leadership or not, I hope we hear more of this kind of no-nonsense, genuine talk from him in the years to come.

Pierre Poilievre finally won something.

I can’t stand AI slop images and I will never use them to communicate city issues to my constituents. The energy consumption, the undermining of actual paid artists and the weird sameness of it all creeps me out. No thanks.

do it

Congratulations PEI on the forthcoming tunnel to Nova Scotia www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Final day. This is our moment! From sold-out halls to a surge of endorsements, volunteers, and conversations happening coast to coast to coast, our campaign is building an antidote to despair. Join us today: https://avilewis.link/join

NDP leadership candidate Avi Lewis goes after AI data centres. Lewis calls for a pause on data centre construction www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Amir Khadir is a hero of the Québec left, one of the founders of Québec solidaire and someone I have admired since our days in the alter-globalization movement. Canada’s NDP needs a deep and respectful relationship with the left in Québec. Amir’s support is a vital part of building that bridge.

Honoured to have the endorsement of CUPE Ontario, which represents 300,000 workers. I stand with their heroic members as they educate, care for us, and keep the province running every day — and fight to protect our public systems from privatization and underfunding.

Businesses to avoid in Leduc-Beaumont. They are holding petition signings. Please share. #Alberta

Seeing this this morning makes me want to cry tears of an emotion I don't have a name for.

“We totally don’t!” Chatted with NDP leadership candidate @avilewis.ca as he tours Alberta this week, including his thoughts on whether we need a new oil pipeline (see above!), his unvarnished thoughts on Danielle Smith and proposals to take back power from the wealthy.

Edmonton, what a turnout! 250+ packed the Westbury Theatre: teachers, plumbers, students, oil & gas workers.  All hungry for a plan to take on corporate landlords & grocery monopolies — and govern for the many! The campaign's surging. Be a part of it. 6 days left to join: https://avilewis.link/join

Canada needs a new leader willing to break the elite consensus that unconditional support for Israel is the only acceptable option. That’s why I’m running to lead the NDP. Watch my full remarks from last night’s @cjpme.org debate on Palestine: www.youtube.com/live/cD-on4Y...

Solidarity with the people of Minnesota, challenging the cold-hearted cruelty of ICE with the fire of mass action. Let this general strike be a turning point in the fight against Trump's impunity and authoritarianism! We’re taking inspiration from your courage.

It's not exactly the 30s again, but history rhymes. Rising fascism. Environmental disaster. The 1% hoarding wealth and the 99% struggling. Democratic socialism is the answer: we won medicare, pensions, public housing.  We've got plenty more popular ideas today. We're gonna start winning again!

I’m going to this event in Edmonton this evening to see what this @avilewis.ca character is all about act.lewisforleader.ca/edmonton-tow...

in court today a lawyer pointed to a bottle of hand sanitizer and said to me “is that your hair oil? you look like a muskrat”

it's disheartening to see law students feeling like they have to be all in on A.I. or else they'll fall behind. dear friend, I promise you the practice of law is one where you need a functioning brain, you will have an advantage if you can show people that you do not have shit between your ears

It is to Canada's shame we have not spoken out or supported a Canadian judge being sanctioned by the US Her life is frozen. She cannot use credit cards, travel, move money, or access email. This is not sustainable www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...

I quit “that” site three years ago this week. The second best time for people to quit is today. One of my small accomplishments this year was helping to convince the Independent Senators Group to quit in favour of Bluesky. @senindepend.bsky.social

It is time for every citizen of good faith and good conscience to get off X. I am not sure how you can justify contributions to a website that publishes sexualized images of children. I think it’s time to start naming and shaming those who donate their time to give free content to Elon’s X.

Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty

I don't go onto Facebook very often anymore, but this greeted me today: Strombo talking with Kevin Martin of The Lobby, "the last video store" Kevin is great. The Lobby is great. @strombo.bsky.social is great.

So, I guess we all need to be on our toes and make sure the AI search engines aren’t just making up and broadcasting to the world that we are sexual predators. www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/art...

Even from the gov that brought you the "Zionist Palestinian state", this is utterly appalling. A Trumpian border interrogation? Richard Falk is no national security threat. He's a legend of international law. The PM should apologize personally. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Canada's true crisis is the everyday emergency of just trying to get by in an impossible economy. I’m running for NDP leader so we can transform a system rigged for the rich—together. We need a government that serves the many, not the money. Join in. lewisforleader.ca/ youtu.be/IVy99oiYszY

News: An Edmonton man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for sexually abusing a teenage girl, after a judge found he used a position of religious authority to groom and exploit the victim. edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/e...

An interesting initiative from the Federation of Law Societies ourstoprotect.ca

New awareness campaign

Time to go through all my accounts and make the necessary adjustment. The new council is sworn in tonight, and I go back to being a private jackass.

14 hours after polls closed in Edmonton, here's what % of the votes have been counted for various races: Mayor: 20.3 Anirniq: 27.3 Dene: 60 Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi: 9.5 Karhiio: 36.4 Metis: 28 Nakota Isga: 13.6 O-day'min: 15.8 Sspomitapi: 14.3 papastew: 45.0 pihêsiwin: 10 sipiwiyiniwak: 17.4 ...

One thing you could count on was a seamless municipal voting process. Smith and her UCP love to break things. Voting was a clusterfuck. That was intentional. thetyee.ca/News/2025/07...

planning for the future

Well the votes are counted (lately, manually, expensively) and we have some unofficial results! An especial congratulations to my good friend Lars, and my former benchmates Laura and Bill. Congratulations to the newly elected as well. I anticipate you will all do us proud!

Municipal election day in Alberta! For City of Leduc Mayor, I have not been shy about my endorsement of Lars Hansen.

We were at the Alberta legislature today to show support for teachers as the largest strike in Alberta history is about to begin. Shannon is a CUPE member and she just went through this last spring. A lot of great signs, leave it to a teacher to use the future perfect tense

I don’t want to be overly negative but holy moly, some of these candidates do not have first clue about the job they are applying for.

Going to be real here, glad to be watching this with family at home, so I can safely go off on my true feelings on everybody’s answers

Best of luck tonight to all Leduc mayoral and council candidates at the municipal candidates forum tonight!

I think fundamentally, the ability to care about the rights of a small and vulnerable minority (of whom you might know no members) is an important sign of whether you are committed to human rights out of principle, or out of mere convenience.

My final council meeting has ended. I remain your humble event until the next council is sworn in, but that’s a wrap on all the business taking place in the council chamber. It’s been the privilege of a lifetime to serve you!

Final council meeting!

“Alberta wants to become an AI data centre hub, but this rural county just rejected a big proposal” … OK? Good. I don’t think it can be said that the actual people of Alberta want these data centres. Good on the council and people of Rocky View County www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Lord liftin’. It never got like this in the Leduc chamber

Our September newsletter is out! Learn about: - New Nurse Practitioner Clinic in Leduc - New Nurse Practitioner for Thorsby/Warburg Clinics - Leduc Eldercare Consultation Team - Upcoming classes - How to get a free Naloxone kit - Surgical patient information Read it here: mailchi.mp/38f93fb07b04...

We are hiring two Medical Office Assistants (aka Clinical Administrators) - one to work at our new Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic in Leduc, and the other to work at our joint Thorsby/Warburg Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic. For details on the position and how to apply: lbdpcn.com/careers/

FOM joined @cupealberta.bsky.social Locals 4815 & 3174 members week for their day of action! Solidarity with Extendicare workers in Bonnyville, Fort Macleod, Leduc, St Paul, Viking & Vulcan calling for better work conditions in long term care—because their working conditions = our care conditions!