If we have any hope for the future we must restrict the power of the super rich. - @lindamcquaig.bsky.social with @ccpamb.bsky.social 1/

(1/) In Winnipeg, Main Street Project reported that ten community members died from toxic drugs in a single weekend. This is an emergency, yet the Liberals’ Spring Economic Update turned down the opportunity to end this crisis, instead choosing to line the pockets of big corporations.

Corporations have found a creepy new way to rip you off. It's called "surveillance pricing" and it's coming for all of us at the checkout if we don't stop it. Add your name and help stop retailers from price-gouging us with the help of Big Tech: ndp.ca/surveillance-pricing

Government releasing flying robots to hunt feral pigs is terrible premise for the latest installment of our dystopian sci-fi timeline. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Putting the bigot in big tent

It was nice to wake up to snow rather than nuclear winter this morning.

Count me among happy to have my feet planted on Earth today.

One of the most moving moments in today's #NDP2026 convention was all 5 leadership candidates standing together to speak in support of motion for proportional representation.

Remember today the heartwarming words of St. Patrick: "All those who adore the sun will come to a bad, miserable penalty." Fortunately, he lived in the Dark Ages.

Public Service Announcement: When the price of gasoline jumps this week, remember it was refined from oil (mostly Canadian) produced weeks ago, only 2% of which comes from the Middle East. It's a policy choice, not 'market forces', that explains why you'll pay more (and oil profits will soar). /2

Help protect artists from AI with @socanmusic.bsky.social @manitobamusic.bsky.social share.nwmd.social/s/AcPX7oIg

Just saw on KARE 11 that this boy was sent to a detainment facility in Texas and that his family didn't know his whereabouts for almost 24 hours.

Quixotic: foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals. In the novel, Quixote was likable, misguided hero.

Donald Trump’s so-called "Board of Peace" is offensive. Mark Carney must reverse his decision to join Trump in this transparently colonial scheme. 1/4

I believe Avi Lewis is the leader the NDP needs right now. He’s someone who gives us hope, unites our movements, and offers bold, inspiring solutions to tackle affordability while upholding human rights without qualification or exception. (1/2)

La réponse du Canada démontre pourquoi nous avons besoin du NPD : Poilievre applaudit Trump. Le gouvernement Carney est incapable de formuler un seul mot de critique. Peu importe ce que l'on pense de Maduro, le Canada ne peut pas être complice de cette violation flagrante du droit international.

The Trump regime has really hit the trifecta of incompetence, corruption and evil.

If you care about the environment like I do, please consider giving to your local environmental network. #GivingTuesday Please give to the Manitoba Eco-Network — mbeconetwork.org/%f0%9f%8c%b2... @mbeconetwork.bsky.social

Carney’s deal with Danielle Smith is the sellout of the century: scrapping climate legislation for a pipeline that will never be built. We need powerlines, not pipelines. Our path is through climate leadership & building good jobs in the clean economy.

Unpopular opinion: I love the DST. This weekend with an extra hour was like a mini holiday. I look forward to the extra hour of light every spring.

When Adam delved and Eve begot, Who was then the AI bot?

80 years ago today, atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima & Nagasaki. Hundreds of thousands of people died. Millions were impacted. This anniversary must be more than remembrance. It must be a wake-up call. We need global nuclear disarmament. This must never happen again. Not anywhere, not ever.

"There is an alternative [to pipelines]. Manitoba must prioritize climate mitigation and resilience in its nation-building projects." Read more here from @ccpamb.bsky.social director Molly McCracken #mbpoli #greeneconomy www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...

What is the rush? Canada has been evading it's 0.7% GDP foreign aid target since 1970.

When you think about it, it is quite incredible that tens of millions of North Americans are all inescapably breathing in smoke from the same fires in the Prairies. It shows how small and interconnected our world is, how we share the same fate. It’s kind of like the solar eclipse… but bad😭

In new research, senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social‬ says a wealth tax could raise nearly $.5 Trillion for Canada over 10 years. It could provide urgently needed public investment in Canada’s physical and social infrastructure, building a more equitable country. bcpolicy.ca/wealth-tax

Canada tabled sweeping legislation today to increase border security, incl powers to cancel or suspend immigration docs immediately, and huge crack downs on asylum applications While Canadians can feel smug about their nationalism in this tarriff-trade war, it's a pretext for anti-migrant control.

Happy Ode to Billie Joe day!

CRA penalties on RRSPs and TFSA are punitive attacks on the middle class. But when the system breaks down, CRA tells people, just fill out a "RC343 Worksheet to estimate their TFSA contribution room for the year". Who has time for that? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Our democracy would be improved if the King of Canada were a one year term student volunteer position. The main duties like reading a throne speech or officiating a street hockey game would be impressive achievements for a 19 year old. It would look great on some kid's resume.

It is 35 degrees in May, in Winnipeg. We could have double this many heat waves in a generation or so.

Stark data from @oxfamcanada.bsky.social on the cruel impacts of cuts to US Aid. Country by country - Guatemala, South Sudan, Yeman - the results are devastating.

Congratulations @leahgazan.bsky.social. Winnipeg Centre will continue to have your powerful voice standing up for our community.

If current polls hold, Canada is on track for largest two-party vote share since 1950s.

An Entire Wing of the Smithsonian Full of Your Perfect Portraits of Donald Trump! open.substack.com/pub/michaelm...

Smash unions, wipe out health, environment and labor regulations, bring back child labor, onshore low-wage sweatshop industries. Trump's end game is to replicate the Triangle Shirtwaist disaster.

Come work with us & fight for climate justice in MB! We're hiring for two roles: 🌻Policy Development Manager 🌻Community Engagement Coordinator There is some exciting momentum building in the climate movement in MB and you could be part of it! Apply by April 13 👉 climateactionmb.ca/join-our-team/

"If we want to truly increase affordability and get off the roller coaster of oil and gas prices we need to transition off of fossil fuels as quickly as possible." Great analysis from Laura Cameron @mbclimateaction.bsky.social in @winnipegfreepress.com www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...

Latest with ploughshares.ca: Canada under Contract to Supply the Israel Defense Forces with Artillery Propellant 1/ tinyurl.com/4y4nyh6n

If BYD is serious about building an EV factory in Canada, the government should be actively pursuing it. Chinese EVs will not stay out of North America forever, and Canada should invite them in to build cars here so we don’t lose that opportunity to the US or Mexico.

(5/5) It’s time for all leaders to uphold the Rule of Law and call for a ceasefire, arms embargo, sanctions and investigation of war crimes being committed by Israel.

I oscillate between thinking they are too stupid to coup and that they are playing stupid so we let our guard down. This morning I am leaning towards too stupid.

Netanyahu has not allowed any food, water, or fuel into Gaza in two weeks. Now he has resumed bombing, killing hundreds of people and breaking the ceasefire that had given Gaza a chance to live again. NO MORE MILITARY AID TO ISRAEL.

I am convinced that next budget vote, Trump will include a clause that Chuck Schumer has to wear a donkey suit for the rest of the term, just make Schumer vote for it.

This is a hopeful sign. Keep it my neighbo(u)rs!

What would the equivalent numbers look like for Indigenous youth in Canada?

Nearly 1/2 of black males and almost 40 % of white males in the U.S. are arrested by age 23, which can hurt their ability to find work, go to school and participate fully in their communities. www.albany.edu/news/45558.php

One columnist, a professional pundit, is living in a paranoid delusion. The other, a sociologist, is living in America.

BREAKING: Hundreds of Jews and allies have taken over Trump Tower chanting “We want justice, you say how. Bring Mahmoud home now!” and “Fight Nazis, not students.” The civil disobedience is spawned by the ICE arrest of Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil.