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Bob Eaton

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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 09/10/2026
"The Saskatchewan government needs to take the initiative granted by its position of power and do its part to address homelessness,"said @policyalternatives.ca senior researcher @simonenoch.bsky.social #skpoli discoverestevan.com/articles/rep...
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Report highlights growing homelessness crisis
A new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says Saskatchewan needs greater provincial involvement to address the housing and homelessness crisis in Regina and Saskatoon, while a res...
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Bob Eaton @bobeaton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It's a start.
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Simon Enoch @simonenoch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
On October 1, 2026, the province will raise the minimum wage to $15.70 an hour. That falls far short of the latest living wage rate of $22.50 for Regina, and $21.50 for Saskatoon. 1/3 www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Trying to Keep Up: 2025 Living wage update for Regina and Saskatoon  | CCPA
Regina and Saskatoon’s living wage is considerably higher than the paltry legislated minimum wage in Saskatchewan
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Bob Eaton @bobeaton.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It seems to me that it would also reduce inflation by taking money out of the economy.
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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
That is exactly what he's doing.
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NDP's Avi Lewis says Carney is selling Canadian assets to 'the captains of Wall Street' | CBC Radio
Prime Minister Mark Carney says his Investment Summit in Toronto will help diversify the economy, but NDP Leader Avi Lewis says it will only make Canada more beholden to wealthy American corporations.
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Simon Enoch @simonenoch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
In the end, privatizing Canada’s airports doesn’t solve any of the problems we face. Instead it risks making air travel even more expensive and less pleasant. And Canadians would be giving up democratic control over a critical public asset for generations. www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...
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Don’t fall for Ottawa’s airport privatization trap
Privatizing Canada’s airports could mean higher costs for travellers and less control over a critical public asset.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 04/09/2026
Technology being everywhere doesn’t mean it belongs everywhere. The tech industry wants us to believe that AI in early education is not only inevitable, but necessary. We don't see it that way. This week, we announced a moratorium on generative AI for public school students in 2-K to 8th grade.
We’re eliminating AI use for students in 2-K through 8th grade for the upcoming school year.
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Bob Eaton @bobeaton.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Good those whose feeds filtered out this "important"event...
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Larry Neufeld @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Help us send a message to the federal government! share.nwmd.social/s/DfUykoao
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Extreme Heat Kills - Protect Tenants!
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CCF · The Climate Journal / Le Journal du climat @ccf-observatory.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
🗺️ La carte du jour — les localités touchées par l’actualité climatique à travers le Canada. 📬 Recevez le Journal du climat chaque matin : s’abonner à l’infolettre 🔁 Repartagez le fil pour faire rayonner l’observatoire — et suivez-nous pour le tour d’horizon quotidien.
Carte du Canada montrant les localités touchées par l’actualité climatique du jour, colorées par type d’évènement.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Greenland Energy has lost half of its share value in the last five days. Turns out investors are not bullish on companies that claim they can go into other nations and take their resources.
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Larry Neufeld @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
While everyday people struggle with rising energy costs and wildfires rage due to fossil-fueled climate change, Big Oil is raking in record profits. Tell your MP to tax the excess profits of fossil fuel companies in Budget 2026. share.nwmd.social/s/6ZZLUurB
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Tell Your MP: Tax Big Oil in Budget 2026
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
It'll be pretty embarrassing if the dinosaurs went out with more dignity than us. They can't say they knew about the meteor for decades, knew exactly what to do about it, had all the technology and resources to stop it but didn't so five of them could own everything
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Bob Eaton @bobeaton.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Here's a good idea that applies to Canada, too.
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Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada @citizenslobbyca.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Oh, the long-term impacts of wildfire are brought to you by fossil fuels and all the lies they’ve been telling for the last 60 years about the Transition to clean energy. It wouldn’t be so hot if there wouldn’t be so much greenhouse gas pollution in our atmosphere. unisonalberta.com/wildfire-smo...
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Wildfire Smoke Isn’t Just Hard on Your | Seniors Resources
Read Wildfire Smoke Isn’t Just from Unison for news, healthy aging information, and practical resources for seniors and older adults across Alberta.
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Bob Eaton @bobeaton.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Meanwhile, in Sask, the SaskParty gov't is hoping wildfires aren't as bad as last year. Hoping "real hard" is not taking action. How about publishing the plan, ScoMo?
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 21/07/2026
New by @policyalternatives.ca Senior Researcher Simon Enoch: 🛢️ Tech companies used to present themselves as the green vanguard. Now they’re a key driver of gas expansion. What happened? www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Strange bedfellows: How the tech industry learned to love fossil fuels | CCPA
Tech companies used to present themselves as the green vanguard. Now they’re a key driver of gas expansion. What happened?
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Stephen Lautens @stephenlautens.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I'll say it again... bsky.app/profile/step...
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laytonburton @laytonburton.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Hey, Premier #ScottMoe, stop helping the #American economy. Stop bootlicking #Trump and his #cronies. Stop selling #American #booze!
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Bob Eaton @bobeaton.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
That's an interesting idea. Why can't we have creative politicians?
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Bob Eaton @bobeaton.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Hmmm... AB thinks he can do that in the UK. SaskParty, tell us why we can't do that in Sask...
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 18/07/2026
Let's do some Canadian pipeline-wildfire math. The Canadian Energy Center says growing oil exports by 1.5M barrels/day **could** boost GDP by ~31B annually. Meanwhile, wildfire smoke health costs alone - just the health costs, nothing else - averaged 23B/year, past tense. And they're growing fast.
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Ontario hardest hit as wildfires cost Canada billions | NOW Toronto
A new report estimates wildfire smoke has cost Canada $231 billion since 2014. See how much each province has spent.
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Bob Eaton @bobeaton.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
@aleanayoung.bsky.social ... Looks like the G&G Plan with it's emphasis on rapid renewable implementation I was a bit ahead of this.
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Bob Eaton @bobeaton.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Hmmm... Pakistan installed 27GB of solar in the past 2 yrs. The Carney/Smith pipeline will be in production in 6-7 yrs. How much of a market for Alta bitumen will there be then?
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Gerry Dunn @ballydunn.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Majority of Albertans don’t want taxpayer dollars used for pipeline; say province’s economy too dependent on oil and gas www.pembina.org//media-relea...
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Majority of Albertans don’t want taxpayer dollars used for pipeline; say province’s economy too dependent on oil and gas | Pembina Institute
CALGARY — A majority (61 per cent) of Albertans say they do not want taxpayer money to be used for a new pipeline, with even more (67 per cent) saying they think the province’s economy is too dependen...
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Bob Eaton @bobeaton.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Why won't the SaskNDP call for a windfall tax? Is it because they fear losing the O&G vote?
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 02/06/2026
New research shows that reducing inequality can have significant positive effects on emissions—a finding that should guide policymakers @policyalternatives.ca #climatecrisis www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Reducing inequality can help tackle the climate crisis | CCPA
New research shows that reducing inequality can have significant positive effects on emissions—a finding that should guide policymakers working on these issues
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NDP @ndp.ca · 06/05/2026
Friends in Saskatchewan, mark your calendars! @avilewis.ca is coming to your province to meet with local organizers and community members. It's going to be a packed week with Days of Action, meet-and-greets, and special guests. RSVP now to join an event near you: ndp.ca/events
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Bob Eaton @bobeaton.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Sure would like Carney to explain how this will benefit the climate. Want he elected on his climate Cred?
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Bob Eaton @bobeaton.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Perhaps a windfall profits tax on O&G would help speed things up.
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
www.theenergymix.com/heat-records...
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Heat Records Fall Across B.C. as Wildfire Risks Climb, Streamflow Advisory Issued
British Columbia broke daily temperature records in at least two dozen locations on Sunday, with several locales spiking above 30°C, part of a several-day span that an Environment Canada meteorologist...
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Bob Eaton @bobeaton.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Can anyone explain why govt's don't impose a windfall profits tax on O&G companies?
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Bob Eaton @bobeaton.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Even Bernie thinks we should have windfall profits tax. Why not Sask & Canada?
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 05/05/2026
Big Oil is making a $30 million windfall profit every HOUR by using the Iran War as an excuse to rip off commuters at the gas pump. This year, Exxon will be spending $20 billion of its profits on stock buybacks. We must end the Iran War and pass a windfall profits tax — NOW!
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 22/04/2026
.@policyalternatives.ca issued a report that estimated oil and gas companies are making an additional $170 million per day from Iran war-driven spikes in oil prices, [yet]...the industry [makes few] investments in new [green] technology #GreenEconomy www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2026/0...
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Opinion: No better time for Canada to refine fossil fuel contingency plans
The oil crisis gripping the planet could be described as an economic apocalypse. Or, it could be positioned as an unprecedented economic opportunity.
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Bob Eaton @bobeaton.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Heart, hear Simon!
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Bob Eaton @bobeaton.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
So with Alta moving to permanent daylight saving time that they will name Alberta Time, does that mean we in Sask are now on Alberta time?
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Devin Dignam @devindignam.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
"If oil prices remain at current levels for the next 12 months, the Canadian oil industry is on track to make $90B in profits...$60B more than it would have earned without the war. ...Applying [a] 15% rate on the excess profits of the oil industry could generate $9B over the next 12 months."
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Bob Eaton @bobeaton.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Can anyone explain why we need fighter planes like the F35? Haven't Ukraine and Iran shown that drones are more effective?
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Simon Enoch @simonenoch.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
“The massive data centre construction boom fueled by A.I. investment has been characterized as building the material ‘backbone’ of the digital economy. So what would happen to this backbone should the A.I. Bubble burst?” www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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What happens to data centres when the AI bubble pops? - CCPA
As multi-million dollar data centres proliferate, what happens if the A.I. bubble bursts?
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Simon Enoch @simonenoch.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
“Attempting to tame such a powerful industry after the fact, as Americans are learning, is a difficult task. If we decide to invite this industry into our communities, it needs to be on our terms and under rules of our making.” www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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AI data centres: From boom to backlash - CCPA
As the public becomes aware of the downside of AI data centres in their community, the need to tightly regulate the industry is becoming clear.
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Bob Eaton @bobeaton.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Am I right in thinking that there is no international price of renewable energy? Electricity my solar panels produces doesn't seem to be affected by what happens in the Mid East.
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Simon Enoch @simonenoch.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
"U.S. hospital chains, could seek entry into provincial health systems by successfully bidding on contracts for publicly funded and privately delivered (outsourced) surgeries and diagnostic procedures." ://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/do-trade-deals-put-public-health-care-up-for-sale/
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Do trade deals put public health care up for sale? - CCPA
Alberta’s promised two-tier transition comes with unacknowledged threats from trade and investment agreements.
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Bob Eaton @bobeaton.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Nora is right. I start start the day listening to Daily News. You should, too.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 17/03/2026
Here’s the glaring truth that #BigOil doesn’t want you to know: the cost of doing nothing is much higher than the cost of taking climate action. #ClimateActionNow.
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Simon Enoch @simonenoch.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
“An inquiry would help us understand whether the paid-plasma model puts those who are socio-economically precarious at potentially greater risk of injury or death.” www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Deaths following paid-plasma donations demand inquiry - CCPA
Two Winnipeg deaths following paid-plasma donations at for-profit centres give urgency to provincial and federal responses
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Bob Eaton @bobeaton.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
I've been wondering how the Joint Chiefs of Staff could sanction Trump's war with Iran? They are smart, well-educated people who understand there was no strategy. They have also "gamed" this engagement. Are they setting him up? Is this malicious compliance? Or were they bluntly overridden?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice. It doesn't have to be this way.
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Bob Eaton @bobeaton.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Great analysis from CCPA on Alta's Bill 11. Let's see if Albertans care about health care. Now we need to Feds to remind us about the Medicare Act. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
policyalternatives.ca
Fact check: Alberta’s new two-tier system is not “European” health care - CCPA
The Alberta government is engaged in the most significant challenge to single-payer health care in Canada since the creation of public medicare
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