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Charles Dillane

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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 4h
Listen to every word
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Independent Senators Group | Groupe des sénateurs indépendants @senindepend.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Lisez ce récent article d'opinion de la sénatrice du GSI @kpateonthehill.bsky.social paru dans le Hill Times, « Two projects on the front lines of income security discourse in Canada » (en anglais) : www.hilltimes.com/2026/10/07/t...
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Two projects on the front lines of income security discourse in Canada - The Hill Times
A guaranteed basic income would ensure that individuals and families are able to live healthier and safer lives while infusing money into local economies.
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Broadbent Institute @broadbent.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Across the globe, right-wing movements are attacking public education, banning books, rewriting history and pitting parents, teachers, and students against each other. That same rhetoric is taking hold here in Canada.
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Public Education at the Tipping Point | Perspectives Journal
Hear from frontline educators at the 2025 Progress Summit on what’s driving the crisis and how we can defend democracy by fighting for strong, inclusive, and well-funded schools.
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Common Wealth Canada @commonwealthcanada.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Productivity gains increasingly accrue to capital owners and high-skilled workers, not to the median employees or working-class households." The solution is simple: build an income floor nobody can fall through; pay Public Wealth Fund dividends that everyone a share in the AI age.
Article by Carlo Fanelli: "Canadians aren't imagining the cost-of-living crisis." Photo of coffee beans in a roasting plant.
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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 30/09/2026
The case against billionaires — a corrosive, anti-democratic force. You can have billionaires or you can have democracy. But you can’t have both. www.davidmoscrop.com/p/the-case-a...
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The Case Against Billionaires
You can have an ultra-wealthy class or you can have democracy. You can’t have both. Choose...wisely.
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Save the CBC 🇨🇦✌️ @savethecbc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🇨🇦🏭 CBC reports Stelco could affect up to 500 Hamilton workers as U.S. steel tariffs squeeze its market. Cleveland-Cliffs bought Stelco in 2024 amid commitments around employment. If U.S. policy is designed to pull production south, what should Canada’s steel strategy be?
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Michael A. Lewis @michaelalewis10.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The question of how UBI would be integrated into the current social policy landscape doesn’t come up that often. Economist Soomi Lee addresses it here: usbig.net/simplicity-a... @gisele600.bsky.social @scottsantens.com @karlwiderquist.bsky.social @murfmensch.bsky.social @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
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Simplicity and Complexity of Basic Income – USBIG
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Jim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is a great, balanced overview of the so-called 'mega' depreciation deduction announced by Ottawa, from @marclee.bsky.social at @policyalternatives.ca: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc.... Including long-lived petroleum assets (pipelines & LNG plants) is dubious & harmful to the climate.
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The Canadian government's new “mega” corporate tax cut  | CCPA
What you need to know about the Productivity Mega Deduction, the latest measure purportedly designed to induce an investment boom.
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 24/09/2026
Parliament’s budget watchdog says the government doesn’t have a “consistent” definition for which programs could face cuts as Prime Minister Mark Carney vows to balance day-to-day operational spending by next year.
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Carney government labels spending inconsistently, budget watchdog says
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 24/09/2026
What you need to know about the Productivity Mega Deduction, the latest measure purportedly designed to induce an investment boom. By @marclee.bsky.social #cdnpoli #cdnecon @policyalternatives.ca www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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The Canadian government's new “mega” corporate tax cut  | CCPA
What you need to know about the Productivity Mega Deduction, the latest measure purportedly designed to induce an investment boom.
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 23/09/2026
Angine de Poitrine pulled off an otherworldly feat at the Polaris Music Prize last night, becoming the first act to win both album of the year (and a cool $30,000 cash prize) along with the $10,000 song award. 🎶
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 23/09/2026
“There’s a real potential for those workers that they’ll have the right to strike, but they won’t ever be able to exercise it,” said Canadian Labour Congress President Bea Bruske, adding that act could backfire on Ottawa. #cdnpoli New from @starbeer.bsky.social:
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Why unions say Canada's new labour bill will make strikes 'all but impossible' in regulated sectors
Experts say Ottawa's Building Canada Strong Act hands the labour minister and government 'unchecked' authority to suspend strikes based on 'national interest.'
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Reuters @reuters.com · 23/09/2026
Geely turns to 4-minute EV charging, AI in battle with BYD reut.rs/4xzo3IN
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Geely turns to 4-minute EV charging, AI in battle with BYD
China's Geely responded to the challenge ‌posed by rival BYD on Wednesday with a system that can charge an EV in just four minutes, the industry's fastest speed.
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Broadbent Institute @broadbent.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
In 'Breaking Free of Neoliberalism in Trump Times' @alexhim.bsky.social puts the growth of the capitalist ideology in the Canadian context, from the 1970s energy shocks to today's shocks that brought us Carney's neoliberal agenda. REVIEW: perspectivesjournal.ca/neoliberal-capture
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 22/09/2026
“The frontline workers want to provide a much higher quality of service to workers losing their jobs, but they can’t if there are too few of them,” said @davidmaccdn.bsky.social. #CanadaUSTradeWar #canlab #cdnpoli @policyalternatives.ca www.hilltimes.com/2026/09/20/t...
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Thousands rely on tariff supports as Ottawa plans fewer benefit-processing staff at Service Canada - The Hill Times
Work-Sharing applications are taking an average of six business days to process, while frontline workers and unions warn that maintaining service levels will depend on staffing capacity.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet accuses Carney of breaking Canada’s proverbial window and telling foreign companies to help themselves. He says Carney is weakening laws protecting workers and the environment and using —“instrumentalizing” — the Trump threat as an excuse.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 18/09/2026
BREAKING: President Trump banned news outlets CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House, complaining about their coverage in a social media post reut.rs/4y2Y8dx
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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 15/09/2026
Don't worry. In response to this problem, Mark Carney will let Apple buy Pearson Airport or something.
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NPR @npr.org · 10/09/2026
The European climate service Copernicus said the Earth just sweltered through its hottest month on record in August. Scientists said the heat surge is mostly due to human-caused climate change. n.pr/4gP8SVu
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Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured
The European climate service Copernicus said the Earth just sweltered through its hottest month on record in August. Scientists said the heat surge is mostly due to human-caused climate change.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 10/09/2026
White House copper tariff plan stalls amid affordability concerns, sources say reut.rs/4A4z2MN
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White House copper tariff plan stalls amid affordability concerns, sources say
The White House has not ​yet made a decision on refined copper tariffs as officials juggle concerns that higher prices for the red metal could raise manufacturing costs against ‌the potential benefits of encouraging more domestic mining, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 08/09/2026
Exclusive: The EU is set to announce plans for a far-reaching partnership with Canada, including on trade, security and supply chains
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EU and Canada Plan Far-Reaching Alliance to Strengthen Partnership
The European Union and Canada are working toward a new, all-encompassing relationship that will range from trade to security, as the transatlantic partners seek to build a new alliance to offset the global power politics dominated by the US and China.
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Senator Kim Pate @kpateonthehill.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Today, on Labour Day, we honour generations of workers who have fought for greater fairness, dignity, and equality in the workplace. 1/4
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/08/2026
Breaking News: Dolly Parton, the country singer, songwriter, entertainer and entrepreneur known for her outsize persona and prodigious vision and talent that placed her in a class by herself, has died at 80. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/a...
A black-and-white portrait of Dolly Parton with big blonde hair, sitting in a chair and smiling. A headline reads: "1946-2026: Dolly Parton." Photo by Jack Manning/The New York Times
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Reuters @reuters.com · 18/08/2026
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Trump says no talks are taking place with Iran and none are scheduled
U.S. President Donald ​Trump on Tuesday said there were ‌no conversations taking place with Iran, and none were scheduled, adding that the Strait ​of Hormuz was open.
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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Grateful to all of the countries sending their firefighters to Canada. 🙏🌎❤️
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Common Wealth Canada @commonwealthcanada.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Alaska's Permanent Fund Dividend model should be taken to Canada—one of the most resource-rich nations in the world. "The dividend belongs to all people equally. The resources belong to all people equally. And the only way to do that is a dividend."
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Reuters @reuters.com · 30/07/2026
Veterans' PTSD resolves with psychedelic therapy in small US study reut.rs/4w2x50r
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Veterans' PTSD resolves with psychedelic therapy in small US study
Military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder who got no relief ‌from conventional treatments went into remission following treatment with the psychedelic drug psilocybin in a small U.S. pilot study, researchers say.
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God @thegodshow.com · 28/07/2026
I caught two strikes and a Bluesky community guidelines violation for jokingly wondering how his story will end. We are all held to incredibly high standards while the president is held to zero.
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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
This whole thread.
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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The global UBI movement is coming together in Toronto for a meetup on the eve of the world's largest basic income conference. We'll hear from The Honourable Senator @kpateonthehill.bsky.social and BIEN co-founder Dr. Guy Standing. Don't miss this! 📅Wed Aug 19, 6 PM 🎟️RSVP: ubiworks.ca/toronto
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Toronto Basic Income Meetup | Pre-Congress Aug 19, 2026 | RSVP Today
The world’s largest basic income conference, the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) Congress is coming to Toronto this August. Join us for a meetup on the eve of the event to connect with advocates from home and abroad, and hear from organizers who are leading the charge in our fast-growing global movement.
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Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Kōhei Saitō examines why solutions rooted in capitalism will never stop climate change.
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For Marx, Capitalism Was Always Going to Destroy the Environment
The worldwide environmental destruction brought about by the explosive advance of global capitalism has plunged the planet into crisis. The amount of fossil fuels consumed by the world population a…
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 21/07/2026
News In Photo:
UK just not going to bother learning new Prime Minister’s name
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Stephen Maher @stephenmaher.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Our neighbours are acting like meth heads www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Stephen Maher: American response to Canadian wildfires just proves their addiction to this one thing
The entire MAGA argument for blaming this country rests on a false premise
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Reuters @reuters.com · 16/07/2026
Lilly enters psychedelic drug race with up to $3.8 billion AtaiBeckley deal reut.rs/3SVj6f1
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Lilly enters psychedelic drug race with up to $3.8 billion AtaiBeckley deal
Eli Lilly said on Thursday it ​would buy AtaiBeckley for ‌up to $3.8 billion, entering the race to develop psychedelic treatments ​for depression and other ​mental health disorders.
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
"From July 1, 2026, households in New South Wales, South Australia, and southeastern Queensland can access at least three hours of free electricity each day through a new initiative called the Solar Sharer Offer" via No One Cares
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 13/07/2026
Canadian home prices drop to 2018 levels of unaffordability
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Canadian home prices drop to 2018 levels of unaffordability
OTTAWA - Due to turbulent international markets, as well as a condo market in free fall, real estate prices across Canada have dropped to where they were in 2018 when it was already completely impossi...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13/07/2026
Sam Neill, the New Zealand actor who was perhaps best known for his star turn as Dr. Alan Grant in the “Jurassic Park” series, died on Monday in Sydney, Australia. He was 78. Read more about his life and legacy: nyti.ms/3SWU8vI
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Reuters @reuters.com · 13/07/2026
Europe recorded 10,000 excess deaths during late-June heatwave, data show reut.rs/3SXDz2G
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Europe recorded 10,000 excess deaths during late-June heatwave, data show
The vast majority — more ​than 9,000 — were among people aged 65 and above.
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TVO Docs @tvodocs.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Happy birthday to Elwy Yost, who would be 101 today. 🎂 To TVO viewers, Elwy made classic cinema feel personal. Host of Saturday Night at the Movies and Magic Shadows, he brought classic Hollywood into Ontario homes. Stream Magic Shadows, Elwy Yost: A Life in Movies: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OMD...
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Reuters @reuters.com · 10/07/2026
EU tells Instagram, Facebook to change addictive features or risk fines reut.rs/4w2ZYdK
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EU tells Instagram, Facebook to change addictive features or risk fines
The EU charged Meta Platforms' Instagram and Facebook on Friday with breaching its ​tech rules, with regulators targeting features they say are designed to keep users hooked and demanding changes to autoplay ‌and infinite scroll or risk fines.
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Linda McQuaig @lindamcquaig.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The Gilded Age came to an end, and so could today’s billionaire-dominated world. The super-rich want us to believe we can’t tax them – so it’s heartening to know we’ve done it before. @CanadianLabour @OPSEU @CUPEOntario www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Linda McQuaig: A wealth tax could transform our world
Although scorned today, America’s robust taxation of the rich in the middle of the last century amounted to an astonishing achievement of popular democracy, with huge public benefits.
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Unsplintering.bsky.social @unsplintering.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Guy Standing explains how the revolutionary idea of a Universal Basic Income could transform the global economy for the better - and why we already know that it works. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fJZ...
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The idea that could fix the economy overnight | Guy Standing on UBI
YouTube video by The Institute of Art and Ideas
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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
South Korea's UBI pilot shows major success 1 year. Local businesses grew by 2,000 and rural population went up 4.7%. Most of the money was spent, causing "an increase in new businesses in essential services such as restaurants, cafes, supermarkets, and hair and beauty salons."
Article reporting rural basic income increased local businesses including restaurants, cafés, supermarkets and salons.
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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Email header from the National Post to advertise their new longread. Completely false—lots of people saw the harms. In the various attempts to legalize it, you had expert after expert in the Senate testifying that this was bad news. Every sports organization said so. Everyone ignored them because $.
Canada rolled the dice on online sports betting. No one saw the harms
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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The NDP, who kept sponsoring private members' bills to legalise this kind of betting, played every procedural trick in the book to keep trying to pass these bills, until Trudeau came in and decided to make this government legislation. Lots of people saw the harms, but they all shrugged.
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Ontarians spent $100B betting online, triggering suicides and bankruptcies. Now it’s Alberta’s turn
Sports betting used to involve a trip to a casino, racetrack or bookmaker. Now it's as easy as scrolling on TikTok or checking the weather.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 09/07/2026
The advent of reading “altered people’s consciousness and politics, along with the intellectual feats they were capable of,” @rosehorowitch.bsky.social argues—and the decline of reading will bring about changes of the same magnitude:
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The Age of Reading Is Over
Can civilization survive the postliterate era?
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 06/07/2026
Male Loneliness Crisis temporarily solved by World Cup
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Male Loneliness Crisis temporarily solved by World Cup
NORTH AMERICA - The much-discussed epidemic of male loneliness has reportedly been resolved, for just the duration of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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NPR @npr.org · 30/06/2026
JUST IN: The Supreme Court strikes down limits on political party spending
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Limits on Political Party Spending
At issue in the case was a post-Watergate law that Congress passed to limit the amount of money individuals can give to political parties.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Chief Justice Roberts: “We exempt the Federal Reserve from the Slaughter decision due to its unique historical relationship with my stock portfolio.”
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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Ouch.
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