Canada is uniquely positioned to break the siege of Cuba—we should be leading a regional coalition to ship oil and aid to Cuba, and prevent the humanitarian crisis that U.S. regime is attempting to deliberately trigger. I wrote about it, and the history of the blockade, for @policyalternatives.ca

Today I'm appearing before the Senate committee on finance about the upper income tax cut that the middle class happens to see a small benefit from. Here is my full analysis www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... @policyalternatives.ca

I use to get freaked out about Trump's threatening posts towards Canada...now I just find them dumb.

i think they’re being overly optimistic regarding the canine literacy rate

In fact, he won this beautiful Cogswell Rowing belt so many times that it became his to keep. The belt was commissioned by Halifax alderman Charles Cogswell in 1858. It was made in England with additional decorative work by Halifax silversmith Julius Cornelius.

Competitive rowing has long been a popular sport in Nova Scotia. And there was no one faster than George Brown, a fisherman from Herring Cove, Nova Scotia. He dominated the sport during the 1860s and 70s.

Don’t forget to include Amazon in yr boycott of USA. #ElbowsUp 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

HUGE moment for the EU car market as battery EVs overtake petrol cars for the first time ever But there's no "natural" demand for EVs amirite? Article by @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs...

Love Judy!

🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢 🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢 🐢🐢🥇🐢🐢 🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢 🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢 Congratulations to Gus the Gopher Tortoise for being the gold medal winner of best local character Best of Halifax 2026.

We have a special Iran episode on our sister podcast, Behind The Lines with @snellarthur.bsky.social, first thing tomorrow. Look out for it. A

In 2024, I rose in Senate QP to ask why the Govt of Canada was still using X for official communications. Today, they are still there. What exactly will it take to break the spell?

Up to no good.

Antiwar organizations in US call for emergency nationwide protests on Saturday, Jan 3rd

By the time you've had your morning coffee today, Canada's best paid CEOs have made more than the average worker will make all year.

"The gap between average worker wages and Canada’s top-paid CEOs widened to a new record in 2024, according to a new @policyalternatives.ca report that pushes for higher taxes on the wealthiest." Report by @davidmaccdn.bsky.social #inequality www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

Happy Boxing Day!

Sources: Canadian Encyclopedia: buff.ly/4lwLBX8 Maritime Museum of the Atlantic: buff.ly/TWTArfm Canadian War Museum: buff.ly/1dZPLHL Legion Magazine: buff.ly/anuZeuD

I remember every year as CBC radio would commemorate the day hearing the voices of elderly survivors who had been children on their way to school. Horrifying.

We received a very lovely, generous donation of knitted winter hats so we've made a Winter Warmer Tree to go along with our Winter Coat Rail. 🧶 Anyone needing a cosy hat can take what they need, and if anyone has any spare hats or gloves they can add them to the tree! ❤️ #LoveLibraries

That's the "ceasefire".

Dear algorithm, please connect us with readers: 📚 Whose idea of the “perfect day” consists of visiting their indie bookshop. 📚 Who try to shop small whenever they can. 📚 Who love audiobooks. 📚 Interested in Digital Rights Management. Oh, and people who are looking to divest from Amazon/Audible 😏

Moscow's guilty men in the White House are trying to destroy Ukraine and weaken Europe. open.substack.com/pub/arthursn...

November bird energy !

Swedish Deputy PM: Sweden needs to pick its friends wisely, and we are choosing Canada… So when we come to America, we come to Canada now.

Hi Bluesky 👋 Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵

They're on it

And then the thieves went on a two-hour long lunch break.

A reminder that change.org petitions have zero impact on politicians in Canada (or anywhere really). It's basically performative engagement. Only www.ourcommons.ca petitions have any weight whatsoever.

Yup

It's going to be a lot easier to decarbonize heating if we bring down electricity prices. That's the focus of Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)'s two papers out today: how to make electricity cheaper, especially for households. www.raponline.org/knowledge-ce...

US Ambassador threatens to tariff, annex, and bomb Canada if anti-American sentiment doesn't improve

Thank you @mark-carney.bsky.social for announcing Canada will recognize Palestine

I Dreamed a Whale Alan Syliboy ~ Mi'kmaq n.d.

This is an important piece from a senior Holocaust scholar (who grew up in Israel and is an IDF veteran), and it’s important that it’s published in the NYT.

The Met Office are letting us submit our own storm name suggestions: www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o... There's space for five names in the submission boxes. Let's go with: Exxon Mobil BP Shell Equinor Chevron At last, those companies will get the recognition they deserve. Pls retweet!

A new mural has been unveiled in the French city of Roubaix to mark #July4th. (🎨 Judith de Leeuw)

As we celebrate Canada Day, it’s also Memorial Day in Newfoundland and Labrador, commemorating the Newfoundland Regiment’s terrible sacrifice at the Battle of Beaumont-Hamel during the First World War. I took these pictures on a visit to the memorial in France in 2015.

David Brooks said it best.

Beautiful PEI, home of these Showy Lady Slippers.

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/do...

Alt Text: A person holds a sign at the side of the road during the Toronto Marathon that says, “If you lose today’s race, just run again in Alberta.”

May Day Alex Colville 1970

Don't want to brag, but we did it again! ✊🏼🇨🇦 #PEI "once again leads the country for voter turnout in Canada's 45th general election. ... a voter turnout of 78.38%." Nationally, voter turnout was up from 2021 at 68.7% - but still couldn't touch us! #YourVoteMatters

Tomorrow, a certain online mega-retailer launches a book sale, just days before Indie Bookstore Day on 4/26. This is no coincidence; Bookstore Day is one of the largest revenue drivers for indies. Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.

Pierre Poilievre claims his campaign is open and accessible. In reality, he’s locked out CBC journalists since March & cherry-picks friendly outlets while dodging real questions. Silencing the press is how it starts. Defunding the CBC is how it ends. On April 28th, vote strategically to #SaveTheCBC

I remember the victims of the Nova Scotia mass shooting. I also remember that pretty much every Mountie who botched the response got promoted or retired on their fat pensions.