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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Pain Is in the Brain. And That's a Good Thing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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Pain Is in the Brain. And That’s a Good Thing | The Tyee
Cynthia Thomson is helping reframe how we think about chronic pain. There’s hope, and maybe even a cure. A Tyee Q&A.
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Kathy @katechar.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I support Wikipedia, where information is still human-created, fact-checked, and 100% free. Join me! donate.wikimedia.org
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Make your donation now - Wikimedia Foundation
Donate to the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia and other crucial free knowledge projects. Each year, the generosity of the 2% of readers who donate allows us to expand the reac...
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Kathy @katechar.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
🚨The Canadian government wants to make it easier for companies to keep wages low and harder for workers to push back, by weakening the right to strike and collectively bargain. Not on our watch. Send a message to the government now. share.canadianlabour.ca/s/OAVEhe7u
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Don’t rig the rules against workers!
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 27/07/2026
New legislative changes are formalizing Alberta's private-pay testing scheme that allows the wealthy to jump the line by @policyalternatives.ca senior researcher @alonghurst.bsky.social: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Alberta ends equal access to medical testing and treatment | CCPA
New legislative changes are formalizing Alberta's private-pay testing scheme that allows the wealthy to jump the line
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Common Wealth Canada @commonwealthcanada.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
No amount of building new homes will reverse this
Bank of Canada chart: investors’ share of home purchases rises from 2014 to 2024; first-time and repeat buyers fall.
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Kathy @katechar.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Support Alberta Teachers! www.progressnotpromises.ca/messages?rec...
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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Here's a thoughtful take on the Global Justice Report from the World Inequality Lab, by Thomas Piketty and 45 other researchers: sharing.org/information-...
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Does Piketty’s new blueprint offer hope for sharing a finite world’s resources? – Share the Worlds Resources
Let's hope the Global Justice Report spurs a peaceful mass citizens’ movement to overcome the inevitable opposition of the ultra-rich.
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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Joined BC nurses at the picket lines yesterday morning and interviewed union council member, Cait Jarvis, asking - what should the public know about this strike and nurses’ working conditions? #bcnursesstrike
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Kathy @katechar.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Take note. iwgia.org/doclink/iwgi...
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Jon @jontafkasi.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
4 picture meme: 
1. "My genius machine will find solutions to all the world problems". 
2. /computer - "Thinking", 
3. /computer - "You already have all the solutions. You just refuse to implement them to protect the financial interests of the wealthiest 0.001%"
4. Inventor - /unplugs machine, "It just needs some tweaking"
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Kathy @katechar.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
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Chiefs in Alberta demand treason investigation into Premier, UCP
Dozens of chiefs from Treaty No. 6, No. 7 and No. 8 have voted unanimously on a resolution calling for an RCMP investigation.
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Kathy @katechar.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
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Protect young people from social media harms 'without silencing them,' says Hamilton teen | CBC News
A teen content creator who has spent years promoting books to kids online says the Canadian government should focus on how to better protect young people from the harms of social media, before imposin...
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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
George Stroumboulopoulos on UBI
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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
On AI Safety Concerns, Mark Carney Is Out of Step with Canadians via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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On AI Safety Concerns, Mark Carney Is Out of Step with Canadians | The Tyee
The public is right to be concerned about AI. But Carney and his ministers have framed our reluctance as ignorance.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 04/06/2026
Alberta's referendum questions are "framed to divide us: to make neighbours into strangers, and strangers into threats," writes Jared Wesley. "We must reject this process and these questions." "What we need is a politics of dignity." #abpoli thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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An Open Letter to Albertans on Division and Dignity | The Tyee
And why we need to reject Danielle Smith’s referendum questions.
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Kathy @katechar.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
www.ctf-fce.ca/take-action/...
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Petition to End Notwithstanding Clause Use - CTF-FCE
Governments are enacting the notwithstanding clause to deny human and democratic rights – and it’s at the expense of youth, educators, and all workers.
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Common Wealth Canada @commonwealthcanada.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
We're taxing what you earn from work way more than what you don't earn from rising land prices. This is actually what's driving the housing crisis that noone elected ever talks about.
Common Wealth Canada graphic: Scott Galloway quote says “money money makes” is taxed lower than “money sweat makes.”
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Common Wealth Canada @commonwealthcanada.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Victoria's land tax freed up supply and lowered prices for families. That's what we want. "From an affordability perspective, home values being flat or falling is actually good news" "the loss of property investors has been offset by first home buyers returning"
The Age headline about investors leaving Victoria over land taxes above photo of families attending a home auction
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 25/05/2026
1/ This latest revelation is further evidence that the MOU between Prime Minister Carney and Premier Smith is a gift to the fossil fuel industry. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Ottawa-Alberta pipeline deal includes cancellation fee critics say is too low
Clauses are partly meant to give companies a guarantee that a future government won’t rip up the policy
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Kathy @katechar.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Tracking down prominent Albertans behind delinquent oil and gas companies: thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oilp...
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The prominent Albertans behind delinquent oil and gas companies | The Narwhal
A former prime minister, a major philanthropist and a host of developers emerge from a tangled web of corporate ownership in the oilpatch
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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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Orcas could be casualty in Carney’s push for pipeline, environmental groups fear
Rush to develop fossil fuel infrastructure in Canada collides with laws meant to protect endangered species
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Vancouver friends! Reminder - this vote comes to city council tomorrow (Wednesday), so act today if you want to make your views known. 👇
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 19/05/2026
The biggest comprehensive literature review to date has confirmed that Indigenous stewardship bolsters conservation goals.
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When Indigenous Peoples Steward the Land, Nature Wins | The Tyee
The author of a new study says more needs to be done to support Indigenous governance.
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Floyd Marinescu @floydmarinescu.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
The 'trifecta' of a new social contract.
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 12/05/2026
1/ It’s time to build affordable homes, a national network of public grocery stores, electric buses and an east-west clean energy grid. Not massive corporate AI data centres unleashed without any democratic debate. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Plan unveiled for 'sovereign AI data centre' cluster in Kamloops, Vancouver | CBC News
Vancouver and Kamloops will be home to a new data centre cluster under a planned partnership announced by the federal government and Telus.
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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Statement on the BC Nurse’s Union successful strike vote. The BC Greens stand with you, solidarity forever.
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Vancouver
FIGHTING FOR BETTER
HEALTH CARE.
B.C. nurses vote 98.2% in favour of job action
Union president says vote is a 'defining moment' in fight for future of nursing and health care in B.C.
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Posted: May 12, 2026 10:00 AM PDT | Last Updated: 1
Nurses from across B.C. attend a rally in downtown Vancouver on Feb. 27, 2025, to push for better working conditions. (Ben Nelms/CBC)For Immediate Release
May 12, 2026
To President Adriane Gear and the members of the B.C. Nurses Union,
I wish to congratulate you and the 55,000 BCNU members on the monumental success of your strike vote. I offer you my solidarity.
After months of negotiations, after having 94% of your union's proposals shot down, after being repeatedly ignored by a government who wishes to avoid addressing the material needs of our frontline workers, using your power as workers to come together and call for a strike is commendable. I also recognize that strike votes are not taken lightly, and put union members in a difficult position, which further underscores the necessity of our government coming to the table to engage in fair negotiations.
Through your tireless advocacy, British Columbians have come to understand the severity of the crisis facing nurses in BC. New graduates are walking away from nursing within five years. 50% of nurses experience physical violence at least once a month. 93% report working short-staffed. The moral injury, the mental and physical toll this crisis takes, is immeasurable. It is unbelievably callous of this government to attempt a scale back of benefits, when they are more needed than ever.
The right to strike is a profoundly sacred one. It is through the power of organized labour that we won the 40-hour work week, that we won the minimum wage.
It is through the power of organized labour that the 55,000 members of the BCNU will win a contract that offers fair staff-to-patient ratios, that delivers on the promise of good benefits, and that respects the critical role nurses play in keeping our healthcare system running.
In solidarity,
Emily Lowan
Leader of the Green Party of British Columbia
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Our government wants to send many more oil tankers to these fragile waters. As if we haven't tormented these creatures enough. Grey whales are washing up emaciated all of the PNW.
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CAPE BC - Canadian Ass'n of Physicians for the Environment BC @handle.invalid · 23/04/2026
Vancouver! Next Thursday, April 30, 7pm, come hear from doctors, nurses, & Indigenous leaders on the health costs of LNG flaring. Kitimat residents are being exposed to record-breaking flaring. With expansion planned for the Tilbury LNG facility in Delta, what impacts face Metro Vancouver? RSVP now!
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Vancouver: what are the health harms of flaring from LNG?
Attend a community forum to hear directly from doctors, nurses, and frontline community members about the health harms of LNG.
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Carl Meyer @meyer.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
When Canadians talk about affordability, the discussion often revolves around the cost of fuel. While we pay for gasoline and diesel with our credit cards, in study after study, scientists have shown we also pay with our health. We should talk about it more. thenarwhal.ca/climate-chan...
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How Canadians pay for fossil fuels with our bodies | The Narwhal
The affordability crisis brings about talk of the price at the gas pump, but more Canadians are realizing the cost climate change is taking on our health
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 20/04/2026
Gerrymandering allegations in Alberta show our current system is vulnerable to interference. Moving to proportional representation ensures parties cannot gain an unfair advantage by redrawing lines. Read our latest article on why we need change now. www.fairvote.ca/20/04/2026/w...
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Worried about gerrymandering? The solution is proportional representation
by Fair Vote Canada | Apr 20, 2026
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Sean Tucker @seantucker.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Update: 18 months since @ubcmedicine.bsky.social SPPH let me go for speaking out about Israel's genocide in Gaza. Faculty Asscoiation grievance filed 14 mon. ago. Process is painfully slow & no arbitration has been scheduled. As I've said before: I will not sign an NDA as a condition of settlement.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 30/03/2026
David Climenhaga: Who could have imagined that social democrats, democratic socialists and their ilk wouldn’t want Conservative policies rebranded as Liberal policies from their own party as well? #canpoli #abpoli
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Alberta and Saskatchewan NDP Leaders Freak Out After Lewis Win | The Tyee
Why the surprise that a social democratic party would elect a leader with those values?
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Ursula @ladyofsardines.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Good morning teachers. It is only March. Drink water. Eat real food. If you can, lock your door for 15 minutes at lunch to breathe, stretch, nap, whatevs. Don't forget the healing power of 5 minutes of fresh air. We still have many rivers to cross. Let love be our foundation.
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The Ubyssey @ubyssey.ca · 03/03/2026
ubyssey.ca/opinion/powe... "This pseudo-austerity budget does not even have that going for it — it’s as if it were strategically assembled to annoy literally every British Columbian," writes Politics Columnist Maya Tommasi.
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Powers that Be: The NDP has no vision for this province
Their budget showed their politics lack the boldness we need.
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🏳️‍⚧️ CrimmyBOO 👻 - Donate (candy?) to foodbanks! @crimmycrimson.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Yep. UBI is one of my big ones if I'm entirely honest, people just no longer being made to join a coercive work force.
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Kathy @katechar.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
I'm attending a webinar on Women in Conflict Zones in Africa, Caribbean, & Latin America on Wednesday, March 4 at 12pm ET. RSVP here: worldbeyondwar.org/women-in-con...
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Webinar: Women in Conflict Zones
The Women in Conflict Zones webinar on March 4 at 12pm ET will shed light on the profound impacts of war on women and discuss measures being taken to mitigate these effects.
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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Danielle Smith is now blaming immigrants for her own decision. How can she point the finger at overcrowding and unsustainable population growth while she's still paying people to move here? youtube.com/shorts/RzLjf...
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Danielle Smith can't do her job without blaming immigrants.
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 11/02/2026
Minority governments are not the problem. The problem is a system where 35% to 40% of the vote can turn into total control. That incentive fuels early elections and brinkmanship. Proportional representation removes the jackpot and rewards cooperation instead.
Graphic titled “5 Reasons First-Past-the-Post Destabilizes Minority Governments and Why Proportional Representation Works Better.” The design lists five numbered sections in colored bars.

1 Winner take all culture: first-past-the-post treats politics as a fight for total control, discouraging cooperation in minority Parliaments.

2 Seat distortion magnifies small shifts: a few ridings can dramatically change power, raising the stakes of confidence votes.

3 False majority temptation: polling at 35% to 40% can translate into a majority, incentivizing early elections.

4 Proportional representation normalizes cooperation: majorities are unlikely so parties plan negotiation and agreements.

5 Collapse rarely delivers total control: bringing down a government in proportional systems rarely hands one party full power.

Bottom text reads Learn more at fairvote.ca.
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 06/02/2026
Major infrastructure failures are rarely just technical. They are political. When one party controls the legislature with 40% of the vote, scrutiny disappears. Proportional representation keeps multiple parties at the table and makes hiding mistakes far harder.
Graphic showing text over a blue to orange gradient background. The headline states that with just 40% of the vote, Premier Doug Ford can dodge accountability using his majority, while proportional voting systems are linked to greater transparency and accountability in infrastructure projects. Below is a screenshot of a tweet by journalist Richard Southern reporting that Premier Ford said no to calling a public inquiry into the Eglinton Crosstown project, which is more than $1 billion over budget. The graphic concludes by stating that proportional representation improves infrastructure transparency by strengthening legislative oversight beyond a single governing party, with a link to fairvote.ca and a citation to comparative political research.
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University of Alberta Press @ualbertapress.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
One of our heroes, Margaret Atwood, talks about why intellectual freedom depends on public libraries. bit.ly/3YSZjfR Learn more: www.intellectualfreedom.ca [Did you know that February is National Library Lovers' Month? Let's bring the love!] #library #reading #books #freedomtoread
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Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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Ursula @ladyofsardines.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
We cannot cross until we carry each other.
Poem excerpt on a torn piece of paper. 

We cannot cross until we carry each other,
all of us refugees, all of us prophets.
No more taking turns on history's wheel,
trying to collect old debts no-one can pay.
The sea will not open that way. 

This time that country
is what we promise each other,
our rage pressed cheek to cheek
until tears flood the space between,
until there are no enemies left,
because this time no one will be left to drown
and all of us must be chosen. 
This time it's all of us or none.

Excerpt from “Red Sea” by Aurora Levins Morales
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 17/01/2026
Canada's big six banks made $70 billion in profits last year on the backs of working people. So I went to Bay Street to ask bankers whether it’s time for a wealth tax. If you agree, become a member of the NDP and let’s fight for it together: avilewis.link/join youtu.be/KfNEsh9Hx6s?...
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Avi Lewis asks bankers on Bay Street if it’s time for a wealth tax
YouTube video by Avi Lewis
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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
When we let foreign oil mega-corps control our jobs and economy — this is what happens. The global LNG market bubble will burst in 2030, right when BC projects come online. Eby is selling off BC to these foreign billionaires, instead of investing in working people and a 21st century economy. #bcpoli
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Kathy @katechar.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
I just signed a petition demanding the federal government Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba...
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Ban X/Twitter in Canada
I just signed a petition demanding the federal government Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here: Join me in signing here:
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 08/01/2026
“With the help of Washington, a post-Carney Canada could finally see free and fair elections and the establishment of a secure and prosperous economy integrated with the rest of North America.” 🇺🇸🇨🇦 #canpoli #uspoli
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The Arrest of Mark Carney Will Bring Peace and Prosperity | The Tyee
‘Let freedom ring.’
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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
To Alberta’s teachers: thank you. Your work is the foundation for preparing today's kids for our province's best future. youtube.com/shorts/rLq5r...
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Thank you, Alberta Teachers.
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
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Kathy @katechar.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
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Wab Kinew documented the harms of cops in schools—now he’s calling for more of them ⋆ The Breach
As a journalist and rapper, Wab Kinew shed light on the school-to-prison pipeline and rapped about police brutality. Now, as Manitoba Premier, he’s calling for more cops in school
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Kathy @katechar.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
I chipped in to the @PressProgress.ca legal defence so journalists can keep holding the powerful to account. This case could set a chilling precedent across Canada. If you can, please donate and share. pressprogress.ca/journalism-defence/donate
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Defend Canadian Journalism – Donate Form
Support Our Journalism Defence Fund PressProgress is at the centre of what could be one of the biggest, longest and most expensive media trials in recent Canadian history. A former star candidate for ...
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Equator @equatormag.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
@naomiaklein.bsky.social on how the Surrealists confronted the horrors of the First World War – and why their work speaks to us today: ”Evisceration was as real and material for many of these young artists as their evident desire to burn it all down.” www.equator.org/articles/sur...
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