Reposted by Rebecca Granovsky-LarsenThe Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 20/01/2026From Bill C-5 and the federal budget, to a pipeline deal with Alberta, the Carney government is working its way through a public list of requests from the oil and gas industry. thenarwhal.ca/build-canada...thenarwhal.caCanada is crossing off an oil and gas wish list | The NarwhalFrom fast-tracking approvals to slashing a proposed emissions cap, the Carney government is working its way through requests from Canada’s fossil fuel industry 33218
Reposted by Rebecca Granovsky-LarsenPaul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Hey Late Night Regina Bluesky… I'm soft launching tonight the 6,400 word monster I wrote about the potential baseball stadium. I need to test if the hyperlinks all work. Let me know if you spot typos. I still have another editing pass or two to do. #yqrcc queencityib.com/blog/2026/1/...queencityib.comThe Zombie Baseball Stadium Proposal — Queen City Improvement Bureau“Zombie.” As in, you think it’s dead. But it keeps coming back. I kicked off this year with a prediction that at some point in 2026, the City of Regina will announce that they’ve struck a deal with ... 3103
Rebecca Granovsky-Larsen @beccagl.bsky.social · 17/01/2026“He wants mass deportations. What he doesn’t want is what people are seeing. He doesn’t like the way it looks. It looks bad, so he’s expressed some discomfort at that.”newrepublic.comTrump’s Own Advisers Suddenly Unnerved as ICE Raids Take Horrific TurnSo the president doesn’t like the “optics” of what ICE is doing. But there’s no such thing as sanitized, popular mass deportations—and this is by design. 001
Reposted by Rebecca Granovsky-LarsenDave O Mitchell @daveomitchell.bsky.social · 13/01/2026“For months, many warned that Israel’s unrestrained assault on #Gaza was not merely a crime against Palestinians, but a fatal blow to the very idea of international law. “What was being tested was not only the scale of Israeli violence, but whether rules still applied at all….”middleeasteye.netInternational law died in Gaza. Why is the world mourning it in Greenland?We have entered the age of open thuggery, as the brutality Israel tested on Palestinians is now being normalised elsewhere 072
Reposted by Rebecca Granovsky-LarsenShawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 12/01/2026There's a whole class of municipal politician across America who are rising to this awful moment and defending their cities. 1547
Reposted by Rebecca Granovsky-LarsenCharles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 10/01/2026The Alberta 'separatist' movement is so clearly bought and paid for (or at the very least, willing to be). "The movement is selling itself as pro-American in hopes of securing a C$500 billion loan from the U.S. government that would help facilitate Alberta’s “seamless departure” from Canada."politico.comCanada PlaybookAlberta vs. Ottawa, for real. 186
Reposted by Rebecca Granovsky-LarsenGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 07/01/2026This, of all things, is the lead NYT opinion piece right now, on the same day that ICE killed a US citizen in the same state, without a trace of embarrassment or self-awareness. 28625185
Reposted by Rebecca Granovsky-LarsenChad Loder @chadloder.dev · 04/01/2026Trump could drop a nuke on a major city and we'd be reading tut-tuts about how this sets a "dangerous precedent" 241127221
Reposted by Rebecca Granovsky-LarsenMolly Crabapple @mollycrabapple.bsky.social · 02/01/2026"To be a socialist meant to be a human, to affirm that there was more to life than the brutish quest for coin. Not just wages, but dignity. Not just bread, but roses too." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThey tried to smear him as an antisemite – but Mayor Zohran Mamdani walks in a rich Jewish tradition | Molly CrabappleWhen I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him as an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York 27624
Reposted by Rebecca Granovsky-LarsenDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/01/2026New from @pamherd.bsky.social & I: Key takeaways from Mamdani's inauguration speech. "Mamdani will force a conversation among the left about how it should govern." 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/understand...donmoynihan.substack.comUnderstanding Mamdani's VisionHis inauguration speech challenges the left to govern 22820162
Reposted by Rebecca Granovsky-LarsenPrison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · 26/12/2025Friends, we have some great news post-holiday: we eeked past the 60% mark. We have 5 days left in our 2025 end-of-year fundraising. Help us reach our goal of $50,000 before the end of the year. 31211
Reposted by Rebecca Granovsky-LarsenAdrian Harewood @caradrianh.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Every year in North America hundreds of billions of dollars are spent on policing. On my @ricochetmedia.bsky.social podcast “In Bed with the Elephant”an interview with lawyer/author/activist #SandyHudson about the social costs of these “investments.” podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/i...podcasts.apple.comSandy Hudson - Defunding the Police: Imagining Possible Futures of Safety & JusticePodcast Episode · In Bed with the Elephant · 2025-12-18 · 47m 0118
Reposted by Rebecca Granovsky-LarsenPD City Hall (Paul Dechene) @pdcityhall.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Mthembu: One councillor love the 4Ps so I made 6Ps for you. First is People Over Profit. Community involvement in budget outcomes is important. Congrats on councillors who held townhalls. #yqrcc 062
Reposted by Rebecca Granovsky-LarsenNickknack (He/Him) @nickknack17.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Hello friends! Just wanted to post about the Strong Towns Regina letter writing campaign! If you’re interested in what Strong Towns Regina has to say about the upcoming city of Regina budget, or if you’ve got your own opinions to share with council, check out www.change.org/strongtownsr... 036
Reposted by Rebecca Granovsky-LarsenPaul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 09/12/2025I still haven't taken a few minutes to rant angrily about proposed transit cuts in the budget so I'm glad to see the Transit Union is shining a light on them. #yqrcc 193
Reposted by Rebecca Granovsky-LarsenAndrew Stevens @astevens81.bsky.social · 05/12/2025From the parties that brought you "vaccine mandates violate your rights", here's involuntary imprisonment. Above the doors of this facility is the sign, Arbeit macht frei. globalnews.ca/news/1149225...globalnews.caSaskatchewan involuntary drug treatment legislation leaves experts with questions | Globalnews.caCommunity advocates and health policy experts are raising questions and concerns about new involuntary treatment legislation set to be introduced by Saskatchewan this fall. 244
Reposted by Rebecca Granovsky-LarsenPaul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Hey folks! The 2026 Regina budget is coming. Did you know, ANYBODY in the city can sign up to be a delegate? It's easy! The registration form is here www.regina.ca/city-governm.... Deadline to register to speak to the budget is Dec 11! #yqrcc 112
Reposted by Rebecca Granovsky-LarsenPaul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Further to this thread, I now have an more complete list of organizations receiving Community Investment Grant Program Funding. It's 146 names long & it doesn't even include community associations. I'm going to post the list I have so far to bsky right now. Hold on to your hats. It's enormous… /1 3167
Reposted by Rebecca Granovsky-LarsenEvan @evanyqr.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Chambers if Commerce: "you need to incentivise businesses because their tax revenues drive everything." Cities: "ok here's free land and we will pay 30% of your construction." COCs: also we can't pay taxes. www.cjme.com/2025/11/24/r...cjme.comRegina chamber CEO says potential tax hike could be ‘crippling’ for businessesCEO of the Regina and District Chamber of Commerce Mike Tate says the tax could hurt members and the city could explore new methods of service delivery as it tries to close a $51 million deficit. 075
Reposted by Rebecca Granovsky-LarsenPaul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 24/11/2025If you're wondering about the size of mandate that's driving the Grumpy Facebook Granpa's push to slash the city budget, note that Rashovich won his spot on council by a mere 35 votes, Tsiklis by 27 votes and Bezo by 132 votes. #yqrcc 3134
Reposted by Rebecca Granovsky-LarsenPaul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 23/11/2025In the second half of this week's QCIB, we take a look at the 14 pages of potential cuts admin identified could *reduce* mill rate by 5%. Note: Items I mentioned I picked at random. They were ALL BAD! Rashovich's list will create a withered ghost city. #yqrccyoutu.beQCIB Nov 20 2025 - Happy Draft Budget Day!YouTube video by PD City Hall — Paul Dechene 112
Reposted by Rebecca Granovsky-LarsenXtra @xtramagazine.com · 22/11/2025The SNAP disruption is just one part of a food security crisis for LGBTQ2S+ Americansxtramagazine.comQueer activists are fighting for food justice—with or without the government’s help | Xtra MagazineThe SNAP disruption is just one part of a food security crisis for LGBTQ2S+ Americans 082
Reposted by Rebecca Granovsky-LarsenPaul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 22/11/2025The Queen City Improvement Bureau's first thoughts on the 2026 Regina city budget, now on Youtube: youtu.be/d2shJTM2TfM?... #yqrccyoutu.beQCIB Nov 20 2025 - Happy Draft Budget Day!YouTube video by PD City Hall — Paul Dechene 252
Rebecca Granovsky-Larsen @beccagl.bsky.social · 21/11/2025“If it becomes easy to override Charter rights at the first instance, then the Charter will soon no longer be worth the paper that it’s written on.” ––Dale Smiththetyee.caDanielle Smith Goes Nuclear on Trans Rights | The TyeeAlberta’s premier is overriding Charter protections. Here’s a fact check on her claims. 054
Reposted by Rebecca Granovsky-LarsenPaul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Holy shit you guys. The city has released the list of cuts to services that would be required to hit Clr Dan Rashovich's proposed 5% mill rate reduction, and I am having difficulty comprehending the scale of damage Dan is making us imagine. It is like a bomb going off in the city's finances. #yqrcc 4125
Reposted by Rebecca Granovsky-LarsenDisability Justice Network of Ontario @djno.ca · 12/11/2025Unaffordability. Unemployment. Job Losses. Human Rights Violations. Precarity. Homelessness. Ontario can't afford mass evictions! Friends, we know it is time to push back on Bill 60 and we need everyone to take this on, including cities across Ontario. 121
Reposted by Rebecca Granovsky-LarsenL.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 03/11/2025UPDATE on U.S. citizen who was shot by ICE in Ontario on Thursday, October 30th, The lawyers representing him are seeking the public’s help for tips, videos, and info identifying the three men stopped and potentially taken by ICE who are witnesses. No one knows what happened to them. 221044598
Reposted by Rebecca Granovsky-LarsenDisability Justice Network of Ontario @djno.ca · 26/10/2025Tenants across Ontario have already won a first victory against the government’s anti-renter agenda, but we can’t stop until we #StopBill60. this isn’t over until the whole bill is completely defeated! EndAusterity.ca/bill-60 1/2 1119
