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@OFLabour.bsky.social
#OnLab
#OnPoli
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
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Trump Live Updates: Deportations, Harvard Feud and Ukraine Peace Talks
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04/18/us/trump-news?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=g&pvid=AA84FB32-0D4B-4849-86DF-17ADD5D44A1C
10 months ago
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Chilly and snowy day, but a warm reception at the doors for the
@oflabour.bsky.social
canvass to re-elect the Ontario NDP’s
@jennkfrench.bsky.social
in
#Oshawa
. Thanks to all the
#OnLab
volunteers that came out today. “Get up and get down - Oshawa is a union town.”
#OnPoli
12 months ago
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Meowshell
12 months ago
Conservatives are never more than one degree of separation away from self enrichment. Switch in Poilievre, Jennie Byrne and Loblaws for Ford, Teneycke and Capitol Counsel and it's the same story for federal conservatives.
#cdnpoli
#onpoli
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YGK Rogue City🍁
12 months ago
Your life is busy, and news moves fast. Sometimes it can seem almost impossible to keep up with all of Ford’s cuts–but that’s exactly what he wants. Here's a swell website that tracks everything Dear Leader has done...
#ygk
#NeverVoteConservative
#OnPoli
ofl.ca/ford-tracker/
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Ford Tracker | The Ontario Federation of Labour
https://ofl.ca/ford-tracker/
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Gotta say it. My father, and an entire generation of Canadian autoworkers that are no longer with us, would be turning in their graves today.
#OnLab
#OnPoli
about 1 year ago
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When faced with the threat of protectionist policies during the US-Canada FTA and NAFTA - we used to say - “If you want to sell cars in Canada, you need to make cars in Canada.” Time to bust it out again.
#OnLab
#OnPoli
#Tariffs
about 1 year ago
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Marit Stiles
about 1 year ago
Doug Ford has one of the worst negotiating records that I've seen in a Premier. Just look at his Ontario Place deal: Why is every household in the province paying $400 each to subsidize a luxury spa in downtown Toronto?
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Doug Ford claims he is “getting it done” in Ontario. Getting what done you ask? The OFL has been keeping receipts.
#OnLab
#OnPoli
ofl.ca/ford-tracker/
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Ford Tracker | The Ontario Federation of Labour
https://ofl.ca/ford-tracker/
about 1 year ago
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Given all the reckless and shady stuff Doug Ford has done since 2018 (see:
ofl.ca/ford-tracker/
) does anyone trust this guy not to sell out and sell off Ontario to appease his and America’s interests?
#OnPoli
#OnLab
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Ford Tracker | The Ontario Federation of Labour
https://ofl.ca/ford-tracker/
about 1 year ago
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The Beaverton
about 1 year ago
Experts warn Trump dangerously close to figuring out where Canada is
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Experts warn Trump dangerously close to figuring out where Canada is
OTTAWA - As the re-election of Donald Trump sends shockwaves throughout geopolitics, experts within Ottawa's Department of National Defence warn that the temperamental US president may be closer than ...
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2024/11/experts-warn-trump-dangerously-close-to-figuring-out-where-canada-is/#
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Ontario Federation of Labour
about 1 year ago
The AG report found that the redevelopment of Ontario Place is a $2.2 billion mismanaged project. ❌ $2.2B which could have helped build 1.5M homes—enough to end Ontario’s housing supply crisis. ❌ The Ford government gave select bidders insider access. Stay tuned as we uncover more grift.
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Ontario Federation of Labour
about 1 year ago
After six years under the Ford Government, Ontario is worse off. Here’s what we found in the Auditor General Report: ❌ Record spending on government advertising ❌ Mismanaging Ontario Place redevelopment ❌ Failing public health ❌ Failing public education Stay tuned as we uncover more grift.
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Dr. Tanya Pobuda
about 1 year ago
I don't think folks realize that
#Ontario
#postsecondary
is in free fall right now. Programs being cut. Jobs being eliminated. I called it back in 2018 and every year has gotten worse and worse.
#HigherEd
#Education
#onpoli
#higheducation
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ruthko
about 1 year ago
What changed, Pierre? Your axe 🪓 is broken??? 🤨
#AxeTheTax
#PierrePoilievreIsFullOfContracdictions
#PierrePoilievreIsUnelectable
#NeverTrustPoilievre
#NeverTrustConservatives
#cdnpoli
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Ontario Federation of Labour
about 1 year ago
"US President-elect
#DonaldTrump
threatens a 25% tariff on Canadian products. Ontario, as the US's third-largest trading partner with billions in annual trade, is at the heart of this issue... These reckless threats endanger Ontario workers." Statement:
ofl.ca/ontario-work...
#OnLab
#OnPoli
#CdnPoli
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‘Ontario Workers must be included in strategy to defeat US trade threats’ | The Ontario Federation of Labour
On Monday, US President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian products,...
https://ofl.ca/ontario-workers-included-in-strategy-to-defeat-us-trade-threats/
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‘All hands-on-deck Doug’… the voice of Labour must be central in any Team Canada response.
#OnLab
#OnPoli
ofl.ca/ontario-work...
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‘Ontario Workers must be included in strategy to defeat US trade threats’ | The Ontario Federation of Labour
On Monday, US President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian products,...
https://ofl.ca/ontario-workers-included-in-strategy-to-defeat-us-trade-threats/
about 1 year ago
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Ontario Federation of Labour
about 1 year ago
Join us this
#16DaysOfActivism
to take action against Gender-Based Violence and Intimate Partner Violence. Violence against women, girls, transfeminine folx, gender diverse, and 2-Spirit people remains the most widespread human rights violation. More:
ofl.ca/16-days-of-a...
#CdnPoli
#OnPoli
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Break the Silence: Take action to End Gender-Based Violence and Intimate Partner Violence by Participating in the 16 Days of Activism | The Ontario Federation of Labour
(November 25-December 10) Violence against women, girls, transfeminine folx, gender diverse, and 2-Spirit people remains...
https://ofl.ca/16-days-of-activism/
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Ontario Federation of Labour
about 1 year ago
Today, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we join
@ondp.bsky.social
in demanding that intimate partner violence be declared an epidemic in Ontario. Read more:
ontariondp.ca/news/ontario...
#OnPoli
#OnLab
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Ontario NDP calls for Intimate Partner Violence to be declared an epidemic
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP MPPs Lisa Gretzky, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Jill Andrew, and Peggy Sattler, co-sponsors of the NDP’s Bill 173, released the following statement on behalf of the Ontario NDP caucus to mark ...
https://ontariondp.ca/news/ontario-ndp-calls-intimate-partner-violence-be-declared-epidemic
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This is on Doug Ford, and the numerous Ministers he has put on the Autism file, and that have failed families across Ontario. Children’s Aid is at a breaking point in Ontario - yet this government is preoccupied with beer and bike lanes in Toronto.
#OnLab
#OnPoli
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Sudbury family had to send their autistic 8-year-old five hours away just to get her help. ‘We can’t do this by ourselves anymore’
The only place for the girl with complex needs was Mississauga, a 400-kilometre drive away, making it hard for the struggling parents to even visit.
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/sudbury-family-had-to-send-their-autistic-8-year-old-five-hours-away-just-to/article_fb204218-a76e-11ef-88ca-572ab1ad940f.html
about 1 year ago
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Ontario Autism Coalition
about 1 year ago
With a spring ONTARIO prov election on the horizon, here are some facts we’d like to share: Under the Ford govt (as of June 2024) of the 73,031 kids registered for the ON autism pgm only 14,113 were actually accessing it. That’s after 6+ yrs of waiting for them to “get it right”
#vote
#50kIsNotOK
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Yah, that’s a hard no.
#OnLab
#OnPoli
about 1 year ago
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Christine Nayler 🇨🇦
about 1 year ago
My heart is already grieving over the lives we will lose to the Ontario's government's deadly decision to close SCSs. No other parents should have to know our pain.
#saveOnscs
#onpoli
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We are moving. So good to see a couple of my sisters join me under blue skies… Where is Annie?
about 1 year ago
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Solidarity with Striking CUPW members! Learn when they are taking the brave step to withdraw their labour.
#OnLab
www.cupw.ca/en/strike-fr...
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STRIKE ON FRIDAY: Here’s What You Need to Know
On the morning of Tuesday, November 12, your National Executive Board issued a 72-hour strike notice to Canada Post for both the Rural Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMC) and Urban Operations bargaining uni...
https://www.cupw.ca/en/strike-friday-here%E2%80%99s-what-you-need-know
about 1 year ago
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PressProgress
about 1 year ago
Job Opportunity: PressProgress is hiring an Ontario Reporter. This is a permanent role and will join our team of full-time, unionized investigative journalists. Closing date December 6, 2024.
pressprogress.ca/pressprogres...
#CdnMediaJobs
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PressProgress Is Hiring an Ontario Reporter
We're looking for an Ontario-based journalist to join our investigative team
https://pressprogress.ca/pressprogress-is-hiring-an-ontario-reporter/
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Luke LeBrun
about 1 year ago
I’ve compiled a starter pack featuring every official account for Canadian media outlets that are currently on Bluesky You can follow 30+ Canadian news sources right now:
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Chantal, PSW 🇨🇦 (She/Her/Elle)
about 1 year ago
Which city is the largest in
#NorthernOntario
?
#Sudbury
with 2 NDP MPP. Why does Conservative MPP @VictorFedeli
#NorthBay
have a fully funded therapy centre and foster group home for kids with complexe care needs yet Sudbury doesn’t Doug Ford?
#onpoli
northernontario.ctvnews.ca/overwhelmed-...
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Overwhelmed families surrendering custody of their children to CAS
Overwhelmed families in Ontario are having to surrender their children to the Children's Aid Society, and according to the society, the residential crisis is part of the problem.
https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/overwhelmed-families-surrendering-custody-of-their-children-to-cas-1.7108014
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Stacie Smith (She/Her) 🇨🇦 🏒 🧠 ⚾️
about 1 year ago
3 potential consequences of Ontario’s reluctance to deem intimate partner violence an epidemic
theconversation.com/3-potential-...
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3 potential consequences of Ontario’s reluctance to deem intimate partner violence an epidemic
Failing to deem intimate partner violence an epidemic will permit the conditions that sustain it to persist — and likely worsen. The health, safety and lives of women and children are at stake.
https://theconversation.com/3-potential-consequences-of-ontarios-reluctance-to-deem-intimate-partner-violence-an-epidemic-242334
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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦
about 1 year ago
Why is the
#misinformation
spreading that Canada is crime infested? Because scared people vote for strongmen and they want the false narrative to be baked in before the election. We need to counter this now before it’s baked in.
#Canada
#cdnpoli
#misinformation
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Canada named second safest country in the world from violent crime
According to a new report by Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection, Canada is the second safest country in the world in relation to violent crime.
https://cultmtl.com/2024/10/canada-has-been-named-the-second-safest-country-in-the-world-from-violent-crime/
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It’s time for the power of many to defeat the power of money. Are you a union member in Ontario? Join us today…
#OnLab
#OnPoli
ofl.ca/power-of-many/
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Power of Many
Ontario deserves better. It's possible when we unite. Join the power of many.
https://ofl.ca/power-of-many/
about 1 year ago
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Fire Phil – Metrolinx’s Million-Dollar Man
Tell Ford it’s time to stop choosing corporate cronies over the needs of Ontarians. Send an email to Fire Phil – Metrolinx’s Million Dollar Man
https://ofl.ca/action/email-fire-phil/
about 1 year ago
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News Breaking LIVE
about 1 year ago
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Getting election ready in
#Ontario
. Are you better off? Read about all Doug Ford’s follies.
#OnPoli
#OnLab
ofl.ca/ford-tracker/
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Ford Tracker | The Ontario Federation of Labour
https://ofl.ca/ford-tracker/
about 1 year ago
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Blue skies Smiling at me Nothing but blue skies Do I see Bluebirds Singing a song Nothing but bluebirds All day long
about 1 year ago
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