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Date night! With weapons!

The little things add up: broken sidewalks, unkempt weeds, the slow pace of snow removal. Austerity has a cost and a real impact on our quality of life. We ask city staff to put together budgets, but they are working with scraps. We can do so much better.

You'll note that there is zero talk of nationizing fossil fuel revenues for actual nation-building that benefits citizens (a la Norway), it's just corporate profit.

“The answer is still no. No pipelines in British Columbia, no further fossil fuel pipelines, period,” said Stewart Phillip, grand chief of Syilx Nation and president of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs.  www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/n...

Big clump of something just fell from the roof of the arena on to the ice. Realllly hope that fire retardant on the pipes is not asbestos #Lansdowne #OSEG

There’s just something about women’s hockey. Major misconduct and a Vancouver player removed from the ice within just a few minutes of the first period. Wowza

During the #16Days Against Gender Based Violence we remember that violence is a workers issue. Unions have led the fight for paid domestic violence leave, safer workplaces, and real support for frontline services. We need governments to step up and fund the protections workers deserve. #16days

From Nov 25–Dec 10, Canada’s unions join the global call to end gender-based violence. Every worker deserves safety, dignity & respect. This #IDEVAW & #16Days, we’re pushing for action: ✅ Implement ILO C-190 & address third-party violence ✅ Fund & support GBV workers

Marking the #16Days to end GVB at #CLCLobby

Tomorrow (Nov 25) is the UN's International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the start of #16Days of Activism on Gender-Based Violence I'm offering 2 FREE bystander intervention webinars to mark the date: 1 in English et un en français Learn community care with me. Sign up! ⬇️

One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.

The notwithstanding clause allows a province to make laws overriding parts of the charter of rights for five years. The Assembly of First Nations expressed concerns over Alberta’s use of the clause to limit the rights of two-spirit and trans youth.

Kickoff meeting got tomorrow’s @canadianlabour.bsky.social Lobby Day - pretty sure this is one of the biggest crowds we have had. Tonight they talk about the issues, tomorrow they bring their voices to MPs and Senators.

Carney on Africa: “Yes, Africa is part…Is it the first thing we worked on in terms of priorities? No…Because we have a responsibility to have that highest return.” What a foolish, stupid thing to say/believe. Canada needs all the friends we can get, and he just told an entire continent to screw off.

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

How opioid deaths are hollowing out the construction industry. Workers in the skilled trades make up a large share of overdoses fatalities, at a time when their labour is needed more than ever, by @jasonkirby.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... @theglobeandmail.com #ToxicDrugCrisis

Management wants shorter wait times at CRA call centers — while cutting the very workers who answer the phones. You can’t improve service by shrinking the workforce. Simple math.

Some topical signs here tonight: “You can’t downsize a revolution” and “Hey Sutcliffe/Size Matters”

Home opener! Let’s goooo!

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ Huge crowds are out tonight at McDougall Centre in Calgary to rally against anti-trans Bill 9 and the Notwithstanding Clause. #transrightsarehumanrights #ableg #abpoli #canpoli transactionalberta.ca savethecharter.ca

On this Trans Day of Remembrance, I hope Albertans will remember that trans kids and teens are living breathing humans who just want to be themselves, without fear of hate and discrimination. Demonizing kids merely to score political points in some weird culture war is craven and cruel.

Alberta just introduced Bill 9, which exists for one and only one purpose: deleting the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms as it pertains to trans kids, denying them the right to life and stripping their healthcare away. This is cruel, anti-democratic and anti-constitutional.

The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.

An injury to one is an injury to all. Sending love and solidarity to trans folk in Alberta.

Bill 9 is cruelty disguised as policy. Using the notwithstanding clause to block gender-affirming care for trans Albertans during Trans Week of Awareness is a disgrace.

“Albertans rely on the protections guaranteed by the Alberta Human Rights Act and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Suspending those rights, particularly for vulnerable groups, places the freedoms of all Canadians at serious risk.”

Trans Day of Remembrance is a time to honour lost lives—and a stark reminder of how much work there is to be done

I don’t think I can overstate just how furious I am at Danielle Smith and her government. Using trans kids, their families, teachers and doctors as a political scapegoat to rile up her base. Just vile. And to think that the federal government are going to reward her by fast tracking pipelines… grr!

Work shouldn’t hurt. Incredible discussion about mental health and injury at the @nlfl.bsky.social convention today. We need to do so much better at identifying and removing psychosocial hazards at work

This budget is just plain bad. The few things that could be good are far too meagre. And there are many terrible things. It fails to meet the moment and will do little to address the many crises people in Canada face.

Health Canada convened an independent expert advisory group in 2020 to provide guidance on safer supply. Health Canada heavily redacted its final report, but unredacted version obtained by CBC shows the expert group said drug crisis is driven by prohibition and recommended expansion of safer supply

One year, 4,464 calls, 92% required no police intervention. The Alternative Neighbourhood Crisis Response (ANCHOR) in Centretown is sending the right people to help in cases of mental health or substance use crises. It represents the de-tasking of police and it works. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Who needs the Grey Cup when you’ve got women’s hockey, amirite? (Insert kazoo rally cry here)

Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51. Born with muscular dystrophy, she received a MacArthur “Genius” grant in 2024 for her decades of calling attention to the need for equal rights for disabled people. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u... via @nytimes.com

Feminist Theatre night at the GCTC!

Seeing this on Friday. You should check it out! It’s a great show

Seeking a kickass feminist Canadian maker who might be able to produce (in quantities) custom earrings featuring the slogan below. Flexible on design and medium.

Female politicians such as Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum face ‘backlash driven by discrimination’

Please stop saying things like "We had to vote for Carney, it was the only alternative to PP". It's just not true. In fact, that kind of thinking made and continues to make things worse. 🧵

You have to see this. great show!

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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 🧵

Started an NDP renewal playlist. Crowdsourced a bunch of songs from Facebook pals. Any additions, BlueSky NDP folk? open.spotify.com/playlist/2HX...

"6-7"?! Boy I say boy you gen alpha kids cant be doin' that! Your signifiers need signs boy! You've laid a rhetorical claim to an empty space son! You're creatin' a nihilistic dialectic! Your broccoli hairs obfuscatin' some much needed communication! Find some MEANIN', kid!

We may have waited a bit too long to finish up our closing tasks! Just a few more things to do before the chalet gets shut down for the winter

This is a great piece from Bruce Deachman, on Lansdowne 2.0 and responsibility. ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...

I am buoyed by the community who stood in the cold to say they don’t support Lansdowne 2.0. Ottawa deserves better, and so do women’s hockey fans. There is no stadium emergency. This plan is built on financial fiction and my grandkids will still be paying for it. I will vote no with my whole heart.

“For years, facilities were designed around men’s schedules and men’s teams. Women were told to make do. And now, just as women’s hockey has earned the right to think bigger, the city is planning to think smaller.” Lansdowne 2.0 is a bad deal for Ottawa on so many fronts.