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J Palmer @jpalmer.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

"If we are not at the table, we are on the menu." - Mark Carney, Davos, January 2026. Carney in September: sells airports to foreign investors, cuts pharmacare, guts emissions targets, bails out condo developers. He was at the table. Just not our table […] [Original post on mastodon.online]

Globe and Mail article headline stating "Ottawa to announce steps toward opening up airports to more private investment, sources say". Published on September 14, 2026 by Bill Curry, Stephanie Levitz, and James Bradshaw.

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J Palmer @jpalmer.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 16/07/2026

Toronto has some of the worst air quality in the world now. Wildfire smoke you can taste. The Liberal's response? Admit Canada's emissions will be *higher* in the coming years than planned because keeping the old targets would have "pulled Canada apart." […] [Original post on mastodon.online]

July 16 2026, air quality report in Toronto.

343 US AQI, labelled as "Hazardous". Main pollutant: PM2.5.

Global News article headline stating "Carney says energy plan will unify Canada but emissions will be higher. Dated June 20, 2026 by Sean Boynton.

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J Palmer @jpalmer.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 26/06/2026

The Liberals housing plan: 1. Cut pharmacare 2. No windfall tax on oil & gas 3. No non-market housing targets 4. $1B+ bailout for condo developers who "can't sell at a loss" Developer losses get socialism. Everyone else gets capitalism. This is not a […] [Original post on mastodon.online]

Headline of a Financial Post article. It reads "Carney defends condo-buying plan panned as critics as bailout".

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J Palmer @jpalmer.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 08/06/2026

The Liberals are pushing Bill C-22 to force companies to retain a year of your metadata and hand it to law enforcement on request. Signal, DuckDuckGo, and NordVPN would rather exit Canada than comply. This majority government that can't seem to build […] [Original post on mastodon.online]

Mobile screen shot of an article from Techspot. Title of article is "Signal, DuckDuckGo, and NordVPN threaten to exit Canada if metadata surveillance law passes" by Daniel Sims June 7, 2026.

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J Palmer @jpalmer.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 29/04/2026

Liberals are now considering privatizing airports. The phrases "broadening ownership" and "getting full value of our assets" are doing a lot of ideological heavy lifting. Translation: The things the public built together are being sold to people who can […] [Original post on mastodon.online]

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J Palmer @jpalmer.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 28/04/2026

The Liberals didn't win a mandate to fix healthcare. They won a mandate to manage its collapse. NL's own health minister said being shut out of pharmacare "speaks volumes about inequity." Free diabetes meds and contraceptives, but only for the right […] [Original post on mastodon.online]

Screenshot of a CBC News article. Headline states "'The door was closed on our province': Feds not offering pharmacare to N.L., says health minister". Sub-headline states: "Evans says both the PCs and Liberals pushed to join program". Authored by Abby Cole on April 27, 2026.

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J Palmer @jpalmer.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 22/04/2026

Liberals aren't cutting healthcare because they have to, but because they can. They just won a majority and now $29M is gone from PEI alone. Prescription drugs, mental health, palliative care, contraception, rare disease coverage. These programs […] [Original post on mastodon.online]

Screen shot of a CBC News article. Headline states "Ottawa cutting more than $29M in health-care funding to P.E.I., health minister says". By Cody MacKay. Posted April 22, 2026 5:00 AM EDT.

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J Palmer @jpalmer.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 17/03/2026

After September 2026, Google will decide what apps you can install on Android phones. I filed a complaint with the Canadian Competition Bureau. If you care about owning your own phone, so should you. keepandroidopen.org #keepandroidopen #Android #google #enshittification #canadatech

An image with white text on a red background. The text reads "Android will become a locked-down platform in 167D 9H 29M 38S".

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J Palmer @jpalmer.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 05/03/2026

Jeff Bezos looked at skyrocketing housing prices and thought: “more landlords!”. His "arrived.com" turns the housing crisis into a game of Monopoly for the rich and wannabe landlords. Expanding landlordism to the masses and inflating housing prices even more […] [Original post on mastodon.online]

A screenshot of the website, Arrived.com. It states "Buy, sell, & own shares of real estate. Access monthly cash flow and appreciation potential without the work.".

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J Palmer @jpalmer.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 04/12/2025

Food prices are expected to increase in 2026. PM Carney recently said Canadians must prepare to make "sacrifices" for our economy. Housing, food, healthcare. So much is already out of reach for so many. We have nothing left to sacrifice. Instead, maybe […] [Original post on mastodon.online]

Screen shot of a Global News article. Headline states "Canadian families could pay $1,000 more for groceries in 2026, report warns". By Alessia Simona Maratta. Posted December 4, 2025.

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J Palmer @jpalmer.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 02/12/2025

AI companies have a right to set rent prices? Rent is already out of control. Algorithmic rent-setting allows landlords to conspire to artificially inflate rents even higher. Housing should not be a commodity […] [Original post on mastodon.online]

Screen shot of a news article from Times Union. The headline states "AI companies have a right to set New York rent prices, lawsuit says". The sub heading states "RealPage New York seeks to block a new state law that bans algorithmic rent pricing". Written by Timothy Fanning, Dec 1, 2025.

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J Palmer @jpalmer.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 28/11/2025

Toronto food banks received 4,124,313 visits between April 2024 and March 2025, an 18% increase from last year and a 340% increase since 2019. Is this sustainable? (source: dailybread.ca) P.S: Loblaws just announced a 4.6% increase in revenue last quarter […] [Original post on mastodon.online]

Chart graphic showing the usage of food banks in Toronto. There were 4,124,313 client visits between April 2024 and March 2025, an 18% increase from last year and a 340% increase since 2019.

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J Palmer @jpalmer.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 16/12/2024

Alberta Premier Smith and her supporters are content to make medical decisions for others. After all, she feels "so strongly" about it. I usually consult a local conservative about their feelings before seeing a physician. /s #alberta #canada #transrights

CBC News Article. Headline reads "Alberta Premier Smith willing to use the notwithstanding clause on trans health bill". Sub-headline reads
"The clause allows governments to override certain Charter rights for up to five years". Reported by Lisa Johnson from the Canadian Press. Posted December 15, 2024 at 8:41 PM Eastern Standard Time.

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J Palmer @jpalmer.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 02/12/2024

Monday morning reflection. Early childhood educators cannot afford daycare with their wages, as the cost of daycare is prohibitively expensive. Professors can't buy a home, yet tuition is out of control. Continuing care assistants barely earn over min wage, yet retirement homes can force […]

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J Palmer @jpalmer.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 28/11/2024

According to Ontario MPP Christine Hogarth, removing bicycle lanes will make the roads safer for cyclists. This could not be further from the truth. It is disconcerting that those in power do not care about the truth, and in this case, safety. #ontario #toronto

A tweet by Christine Hogarth an MPP from Ontario. She tweeted "Today, the Ontario Legislature passed Bill 212, Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024. With the added amendment, Bill 212 allows for removal of bike lanes on Bloor Street, University & Yonge. Bill 212 will ensure our streets are safer for pedestrians,cyclists & motorists."

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