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Mita Williams

@copystar.bsky.social
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Law Librarian at Windsor Law. copystar.neocities.org

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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 17h
Compositional Study for tâpwêwin (Truth) Kent Monkman ~ Cree 2025
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Tim R @elibtronic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Are you a faculty member or senior administrator at a Canadian University? Do you have experience implementing IT platforms at your institution? Please consider completing this survey: brock.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... (about 5 minutes of your time) #CdnPSE #HigherEd #CdnEd #CDNunis
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ICT Governance in Canadian Universities
This survey seeks to understand Canadian faculty members perception of governance processes surrounding the deployment of information and communication technology
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 18h
Study for mâtinawêwin (Offering Food) Kent Monkman ~ Cree 2026
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Joshua Hind @joshuahind.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Called it. www.thestar.com/sports/hocke...
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CBC’s ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ to return this season with PWHL games
National Hockey League games previously aired on Hockey Night.
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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
👉️️ Tue Sept 29 → 7pm • in-person & online Face scanning to guess your age is becoming the price of protecting kids online. Sara Grimes asks whether it works and what it means for children's privacy and rights! ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...
Event graphic for Civic Tech Toronto Meetup #562, part of the September Series "Defending our privacy and access rights," Tuesday September 29th at 7pm, in person and online. Co-branded with the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. Speaker Sara M. Grimes, PhD presents "Ban the Kid, Keep their Data." Photo of Sara, a smiling woman with short curly brown hair wearing a floral top and gold necklace. Pink and purple gradient background.
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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Reminder that in Canada upon becoming an engineer you get an iron ring made of a collapsed bridge, purposely designed to be uncomfortable, to remind you that your ethics demand you give a fuck even about the boring grudgework of such as double-checking your math. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ring
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Iron Ring - Wikipedia
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bianca wylie @biancawylie.com · 20/09/2026
now listening to @copystar.bsky.social ’s new radio show (!) and you can too: cjamfieldtrip.neocities.org?ref=uofwinds...
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Field Trip on CJAM 99.1 FM, Wednesdays 6:30pm to 8:00pm, Windsor-Detroit
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University of Winds [Unofficial] @uofwinds.com.web.brid.gy · 19/09/2026
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UofWinds 446, Week 38, 2026: Field Trip, The Quiet Shush, Public Pedagogy
Good evening. I am pre-writing this newsletter on Friday night on account that I am travelling early Saturday morning, which is normally the time that I reserve for this newsletter. Now I could have been brave and risked writing issue while travelling in the VIA rail car that is
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bianca wylie @biancawylie.com · 17/09/2026
lesscomputer.ca
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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 18/09/2026
We'd like your help with something. The one hundredth anniversary of Ursula's birth will take place in 2029. This may seem a long time away, but we’re already starting to think about how to celebrate Ursula’s life and art. We’d love to add your ideas to the mix—there's a brief survey here:
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Centenary event planning
Please click the link to complete this form.
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Mita Williams @copystar.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The Ontario Science Centre was my favourite place in the world when I was a child. It is being destroyed out of pure malice and greed by the provincial PC government led by Doug Ford.
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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A handful of countries have shown the rest of the world that Hepatitis C elimination is achievable. A program in central Taiwan took screening straight to drug users, dialysis patients and prisoners, lifting coverage from 54% to 90% and curing 99% of those treated. buff.ly/H62vf2q #ShareGoodNewsToo
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamhaseltine/2026/08/21/what-we-can-learn-from-taiwan-and-egypt-about-ending-endemic-disease/
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Mita Williams @copystar.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Look, I know I am supposed to be impressed with Ai and all that, but what took my breath away yesterday was remembering that you can run batch files on Windows www.youtube.com/shorts/9xkkh...
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Create Multiple Folders From Excel Data
YouTube video by Officeinstructor
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Mita Williams @copystar.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Every Wednesday, from 6:30pm to 8:00pm cjamfieldtrip.neocities.org
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Field Trip on CJAM 99.1 FM, Wednesdays 6:30pm to 8:00pm, Windsor-Detroit
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Rodrigo Ghedin @manualdousuario.net · 08/09/2026
LibreOffice breaks download records after declaring it has no AI features manualdousuario.net/en/libreoffice-…
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LibreOffice breaks download records after declaring it has no AI features
LibreOffice 26.8 became the app’s most popular update, with over 1 million downloads, after the foundation behind it declared that LibreOffice doesn’t come with generative AI features due to the…
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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
👉️️ Tue Sept 15 → 7pm • in-person & online What would Bill C-22 mean for your privacy and human rights? Lawyer Cynthia Khoo (@cyn-k.bsky.social) presents the Citizen Lab and CCLA's joint analysis of the surveillance it would expand. ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...
Event graphic for Civic Tech Toronto Meetup #560, part of the September Series "Defending our privacy and access rights," Tuesday September 15th at 7pm, in person and online. Co-branded with the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. Speaker Cynthia Khoo presents "Unnecessary and Disproportionate: Bill C-22 and Lawful Access." Photo of Cynthia, a smiling woman with long dark hair wearing a black blazer over a red top, arms crossed. Green and gold gradient background.
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jenny (phire) @phirephoenix.com · 08/09/2026
I've looked at literally thousands of online event listings over the past year and a half and now I have Opinions™ about how they should be structured, perhaps you would be interested in these if you also run events or you just enjoy a slightly exasperated blog post phirephoenix.com/blog/2026-09...
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things I wish every event organizer would do for their event listings
Hello yes, I am aware that it’s been almost a full year since the last post. This is largely because running Show Up Toronto and writing a newsletter for it every week takes a lot of time and energy. ...
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Jacquelyn Rhys 🍂 @fuliginflipflops.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Liz Lemon saying “What a struggle to be born into the new world, huh?” and Jack Donaghy replying “Lemon, it's the time of monsters.”
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University of Winds [Unofficial] @uofwinds.com.web.brid.gy · 05/09/2026
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UofWinds 445, Week 36, 2026: How I added (another) heat pump to my home ✭ The Weirdness of Using Social for the Hyperlocal ✭ Russel Davies' Earlies
Good morning. It is the Labour Day long weekend. It will look like our household is at rest but I like to think of it more as that we are just all caught in a moment not unlike when a ball thrown up in the air and appears to pause
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Catherine D'Ignazio (she/her/ella) @kanarinka.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Join our open, free learning community 📣 Technofascism, Feminism and Democracy 📣 to explore: the rise of global authoritarianism; Big Tech, AI, & the billionaire class; how feminist & grassroots movements are proposing alternative democratic futures. technofascism.dataplusfeminism.mit.edu
Image depicts a bundle of cables (referencing the origin of the word "fasces" which means bundle in Italian) along with the head of an ax protruding from them. The text reads Technofascism, Feminism, Democracy and a smaller text invites you to join the open learning community with a QR code.
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Mita Williams @copystar.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Less than two weeks later I shared a warning of teen spying in my newsletter, this headline arrives: "Plane spotter or Chinese spy? University student suspected of espionage at airports arrested near Windsor" www.cbc.ca/news/world/u... ("near Windsor" is Detroit, lol)
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Plane spotter or Chinese spy? Ontario university student suspected of espionage at airports | CBC News
A University of Waterloo student is suspected of espionage after the FBI said he admitted to accessing airport facilities in Toronto and Chicago, to take photos on behalf of a shadowy figure from Chin...
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Mita Williams @copystar.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
On July 13, 2018, the new Ontario government, elected on June 7 and led by Doug Ford, cancelled 559 wind and solar contracts.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 30/08/2026
re: everyone yelling about Google Maps - Maps just ingests the official data source for each country, which is GNIS in this case, and most other online maps will follow for American users nobody at Google is making an active decision to go in and change names in Maps directly
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Mita Williams @copystar.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
All of the recent screenshots of Google Maps reminded me of myself ten years ago, when I was teaching web-mapping. But, for various reasons, I stopped doing geospatial work. I'm shocked to learn that the Canada Gov now supports web mapping with their own script & tiles: geo.ca/initiatives/...
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'MapML' - Map Markup Language
Lower barriers to simple and accessible geospatial information on the Web, through voluntary open standards. On this page About MapML MapML live demo
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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
“The new energy system combines solar power, battery storage and electric fleet charging integrated into one platform… The system can power the whole distribution center and allows for evaluation of energy usage for critical loads including lighting, refrigeration, HVAC and [ev] charging.”
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Mita Williams @copystar.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This could be us, Canada, but you playin
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Mita Williams @copystar.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Latest post from my blog: “How I added another heat pump to my home and why” #solarpunk librarian.aedileworks.com/2026/08/24/h...
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How I added (another) heat pump to my home (and why)
I am not going to wait for you to ask me about my home’s new heat pump.
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I recommend to you this podcast series about Dolly Parton by Jad Abumrad (creator of Radio Lab). You may ask: how did a MacArthur Award winning pub radio guy meet Dolly? Because she personally funded his father's vaccine research, that's how. www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dol...
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Dolly Parton's America : Episodes | WNYC Studios | Podcasts
The story of a legend at the crossroads of America’s culture wars.
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Mita Williams @copystar.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Are we seeing a re-emergence of the Theatre of the Oppressed? (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre...) [1/3]
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Theatre of the Oppressed - Wikipedia
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University of Winds [Unofficial] @uofwinds.com.web.brid.gy · 22/08/2026
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UofWinds 444, Week 34, 2026: Why We Like Things ✭ If I Can't Play, I Don't Want to be Part of Your Revolution ✭ What’s behind the rise of teens spying for Russia?
Good morning. Last night, I didn't sleep well. I woke up a million times for a million different reasons. One of those reasons was being startled by the sound of rain on the roof. I can't remember how its been since I've heard the
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Mita Williams @copystar.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Amik!
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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
👉️️ Tue Aug 25 → 7pm • in-person & online Anna H, Julian Egelstaff and Adam Khafagy of ClimateFast built the People's Data Centre Map, so residents can see existing and proposed AI data centres near them! ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...
Event graphic for Civic Tech Toronto Meetup #557, Tuesday August 25th at 7pm, in person and online. Speakers Anna H, Julian Egelstaff and Adam Khafagy present "People's Data Centre Map." Photos of two of the speakers, both with dark hair and glasses. Blue gradient background.
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CanLII @canlii.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The LVI 2026 conference program is now online! en.lvi2026.org/explore-the-... Co-organized by CanLII and Lexum, in collaboration with FALM and the Chaire L.R. Wilson, with support from Legora, Harvey, and the Law Commission of Canada. Register today!
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Programme LVI 2026 | IA, accès au droit et information juridique à Montréal
Consultez le programme de LVI 2026 à Montréal : conférences, panels et échanges sur l’IA, l’accès au droit et l’avenir de l’information juridique.
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Mita Williams @copystar.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I can't attend Access 2026 at McMaster this year because I'm speaking at the "Law Via the Internet Conference" which is being held at the same time. See you in Montréal? en.lvi2026.org/explore-the-...
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Program | LVI 2026 Conference | Montreal, Canada
Explore the LVI 2026 program in Montreal, October 12–14, 2026. View the full schedule including sessions, plenaries, workshops, and networking events with international legal information experts.
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Horse and Train Alex Colville 1954
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Canadian Civil Liberties Association @cancivlib.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The Criminal Lawyers’ Association (CLA) and Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) have launched a Constitutional challenge before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against the introduction of mandatory cash bail by the province. ccla.org/press-releas...
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CCLA and CLA File Constitutional Challenge Against Cash Bail in Ontario - CCLA
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Gabby HC @scriblit.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The Amidala talking to Anakin meme. 
1st panel, Anakin asks 'do you like plums?'
2nd panel, Amidala says 'yeah, I'm actually saving some for breakfast'
3rd panel, Anakin stares
4th panel, Amidala looks horrified
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Mita Williams @copystar.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Friends, @zotero.org 10 is out and I am *so* thrilled about how much this version upgrades its advanced search abilities www.zotero.org/blog/zotero-...
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Zotero Blog » Blog Archive » Zotero 10
Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research.
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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
👉️️ Tue Aug 18 → 7pm • in-person & online A cyberattack downed every Toronto Public Library system, yet all 100 branches stayed open. TPL CIO Steve Till-Rogers on leading the response, the rebuild, and the lessons! ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...
Event graphic for Civic Tech Toronto Meetup #556, Tuesday August 18th at 7pm, in person and online. Speaker Steve Till-Rogers presents "Lessons Learned from a Cyber Attack: Toronto Public Library's Experience." Photo of Steve, a smiling man with short blond hair and dark round glasses wearing a checked shirt and dark blazer. Blue gradient background.
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Mita Williams @copystar.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
We should not forget: "Rachel and I aren’t even in the same building... but it feels like we’re in the same place and can make eye contact” he added before he and Rachel high-fived within the virtual space with the sombre scenes of Puerto Rican devastation... www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Mark Zuckerberg 'tours' flooded Puerto Rico in bizarre virtual reality promo
The Facebook CEO’s cartoon avatar visited the hurricane-damaged island in a tone-deaf live stream that was part disaster tourism, part product promotion
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Darkside Wanda Koop 2020
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Dan Rohde @danrohde.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Community Legal Aid Windsor is hiring a new director! Our law school is amazing. Join us! efhc.fa.ca2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Clinic Director - Community Legal Aid (2026-MP-15)
Managerial & Professional Clinic Director in Community Legal Aid
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Mita Williams @copystar.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Today I visited the work of public art that I dislike the most…
A metal cube as sculpture with the word’s inclusion A metal cube as sculpture with the word’s inclusion
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Jon Thompson @jonthompson.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Ontario & Canada want a $40B mining project in northern Ontario they call the Ring of Fire. But First Nations leaders who live there have spent days under fire smoke and what they call unacceptable communication & service. "Protect Ontario? What is that?" ricochet.media/indigenous/a...
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Abandoned on the road to the Ring of Fire
In the path of raging forest fires, First Nations leaders say poor communication with the Ontario government is putting their communities at risk
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Mita Williams @copystar.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
📚 Internet friends, I am writing to let you know that if you become a paid member of the @neverpo.st podcast, you gain access to a member feed including at least one show in which the hosts discuss exceptional open access articles about the internet and it's 👍
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Mita Williams @copystar.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
It is more difficult to convince consumers to switch to heat pumps when data centres are being approved that will drive up the cost of electricity. This benefits those who profit from a Canada that remains reliant on oil and gas.
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mandy brown @aworkinglibrary.com · 24/07/2026
In my personal headcanon, Le Guin and Franklin are the *Ursulae*, and they are right at this moment resting in the shade of a great big tree, drinking tea (Franklin) and whiskey (UKLG) and talking about the end of the patriarchy—which for them has already happened.
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Mita Williams @copystar.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Guys, what if we all started calling it the Gordon Lightfoot Bridge?
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Mita Williams @copystar.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
RNGdle 🎲 774440 🟧 ANOMALY • Top 3% 🟦 🏰 Contiguous Full House 🟦 🛝 Slopes 🟩 ➖ Contiguous Trips +12 more 50,060 EP rngdle.com
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RNGdle
A daily random number game. Roll your number, collect badges, and compete with friends.
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Mita Williams @copystar.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
While I generally don't follow matters of real estate, I know many folks that do. For you/them: Of interest? Organized Abandonment and Financialized Extraction: Racial Capitalism and the Political Afterlives of Limited Dividend Housing in Toronto onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Organized Abandonment and Financialized Extraction: Racial Capitalism and the Political Afterlives of Limited Dividend Housing in Toronto
Canada's Limited Dividend (LD) program was the federal government's main instrument for inducing private rental construction of low- and moderate-income households. This article reframes LD as a raci...
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