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Lisa Martin

@lisamar.bsky.social
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Feminist housing activist. Former creative in fashion, film and art sectors. Exploring new modes of activism and artistic practice. Constantly learning / unlearning.

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Raywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦 @deonandan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.kentmonkman.com/painting-202...
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Kim Siever @kimsiever.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It has been over 11 years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its 93 calls to action. Since then, 14 of them have been completed. That is just 15%. In over a decade. www.indigenouswatchdog.org/2026/09/01/t...
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TRC Calls To Action Status: September 1, 2026 - Indigenous Watchdog
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K.A Nicholls @kanicholls.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We can take note of this in Canada too. Canada has a right to defend itself against foreign oppression, interference, and economic coercion. But we need to be careful not to confuse defending Canadian sovereignty w/ defending the interests of Canadian capital. The two are not inherently the same.
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Common Wealth Canada @commonwealthcanada.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The price of a roof shouldn't be your health. 🏠🚑 We need to shift taxes off of our paycheques and onto the value of the land. When we stop rewarding land speculation, we start prioritizing human life.
Chart shows renters skipping meals, work, and even medical care to afford rent, highlighting severe housing cost stress.
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Close to Shore Mike Gough 2022
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Lisa Martin @lisamar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wtf
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De Facto Journalism Co-op @defactomedia.ca · 29/09/2026
Today, charges against DULF's founders were tossed out by a BC Supreme Court decision Yesterday, we covered how docs in trial evidence show Vancouver police pushed to bring those charges — even when a Crown prosecutor questioned whether it was in the public interest
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
He just said that Indigenous knowledge will help the government to ensure that the ocean waters “remain safe, sustainable and healthy for future generations and for all the life that lives in them.” WHAT ABOUT THE SOUTHERN RESIDENT ORCAS YOU’RE GETTING POWERS TO DRIVE TO EXTINCTION MARK? MARK???
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 28/09/2026
More than 38,000 residential school survivors testified to the abuse they experienced as children. Next September, Canada plans to destroy their records.
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Canada plans to destroy thousands of residential school testimonies. These women are trying to save them
The 38,000 testimonies are the largest body of evidence about children’s experiences in these institutions. Journalist Connie Walker and lawyer Kimberly Murray say losing it would mean losing history — both painful and illuminating
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Such a depressing political reality right now…
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Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Carney is truly the Reagan of Canada. A calming, paternalistic figure in a period of apocalyptic uncertainty who galvanizes the economy with short-sighted right wing fiscal policies. And like Reagan, every disaster that Canada encounters in the future will be traceable to his administration.
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It's not flooding the zone, it's seizing a crisis in order to ram through a slew of rapid fire changes that are a gift to multinational corporations and are the opposite of what we ran on. What do you call that again?
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Citizen Michael @citizenmichael.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The right to strike is a fundamental right. We own our labor. It is morally wrong to compel someone to work.
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jimmycraig42.bsky.social @jimmycraig42.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The difference between having Carney as PM and having Pierre as PM is that the majority would more easily recognize how detrimental these policies are if Pierre were PM Because hed be enforcing the exact same policies
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
For everyone who keeps saying Avi Lewis needs a seat in the House: because of the size of the party right now, the NDP got ONE question in this whole QP and it was the very last one, like thirty minutes into the session. And Carney didn't even answer it, despite taking the questions off the top.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The NDP requested an emergency debate in Parliament over the plan to open up Canada's four largest airports to private investment. The speaker said no. Cool.
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Lisa Martin @lisamar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Charities and non-profits,already facing recruiting and retaining staff due to low wages, must be included in discussions about the impact of the trade war on Canadian communities. By @jdl56.bsky.social via @cdnaffairs.bsky.social www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/18/t...
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Trade war a ‘problematic recipe’ for Canada’s nonprofit sector
Nonprofits need to be ‘part of the conversation’ with Ottawa on trade war’s impacts and their role delivering essential services
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freegrassy.bsky.social @freegrassy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
David Suzuki: Governments need to stop making Grassy Narrows fight for what “should have been done long ago.” This Wednesday, Grassy Narrows marches for mercury justice. 📅 Sept 23 • 12 PM • Grange Park RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/river...
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Dummy Mage @twoint.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I photographed the Elephant's Trunk nebula over the last 3 nights. The dark nebulosity and sharp structures were very fun to process. #astrophotography #photography #space #astronomy
The Elephant Trunk Nebula shot from a wider view. 5 hours each of Sulfur, Hydrogen and Oxygen data on a 2600 mm camera using astronomik filters.
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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
He denied and covered up Rob's substance-abuse issues for YEARS before finally hustling him off to a rehab spa when the media got proof. It is an obscenity that Doug Ford could emerge from that experience without empathy or compassion for those who are struggling.
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Celeste Trianon @celeste.lgbt · 15/09/2026
This is a suicidal decision. Nothing short of it.
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Canadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"Billionaire's Buffet," Evin Collis, 2026
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 15/09/2026
I don't recall increasing costs for travellers and making airports even more unpleasant places to spend time in as something Carney campaigned on during the last election
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 15/09/2026
Private equity moguls and fund managers love it! Once they’re in, they own a piece of a natural monopoly, and they print money for decades. This is a mistake we do not need to make. The alternative to privatizing our airports is to NOT DO IT.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
When they eventually make a movie about this time, please don't put the male politicians in good suits. IMO, the ugly, low rent tailoring should be part of the story.
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 10/09/2026
Giving foreign corporations more control over Canada won’t keep us safe. We need a plan that puts people first.
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
"Why should my tax dollars go to giving houses to people who can't afford them?" Why should MY tax dollars should go to satisfying your desire to see desperate people living desperate lives? I'd rather save money and solve the problem, rather than spend money to exacerbate it.
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Chris Garbutt 🇨🇦 🐢 🏝 @cgarbutt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"The Ontario Science Centre has laid off 30 workers including the entire science department" How do you even react to this?
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Ontario Science Centre laying off entire science department
The Ontario Science Centre has laid off 30 workers including the entire science department, The Canadian Press has learned.
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Little Island A.J. Casson 1965
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Carney is now set to trample on rights, destroy ecosystems, and devastate the fight against climate change for his projects. So I guess it’s important that he rewrite history in this way, lest he see his own reflection in elements of history that we’ve rightfully condemned!
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AFriendlyCard @afriendlycard.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Exactly. You buy the food you need, and you plan for it to be there. If it vanishes, you can't Door Dash more food, that $ is gone. You can fast that day, or reduce the rest of the days portion sizes to create one more meal. But no one has reduced your work load, so now you're on less fuel. 🫩🥺
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Toon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I like how this was right at the top of my IG feed. Thanks @davidmoscrop.com
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Preach
Your emotions are not facts poster
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MichaelB @michaelabuckley.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It's wild out there.
hailstone the size of a golfball.
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PressProgress @pressprogress.ca · 02/09/2026
Toronto Mayoral Candidate Who Does Not Want Support From People Who “Sow Division,” Attended an Event with Individuals who have Shared Islamophobic Beliefs Brad Bradford recently disavowed a supporter with Islamophobic beliefs. pressprogress.ca/toronto-mayo...
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Toronto Mayoral Candidate Who Does Not Want Support From People Who “Sow Division,” Attended an Event with Individuals who have Shared Islamophobic Beliefs
Brad Bradford recently disavowed a supporter with Islamophobic beliefs.
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 02/09/2026
David Mastin, president of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, slammed the “shoddy rollout” of the $750 spending accounts. He also questioned why, amid a trade battle, the government is giving lucrative contracts to American firms. New from @krushowy.bsky.social:
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Matthew @optimistmatt.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
since when was there traffic congestion on University Ave because of bike lanes 😭😭😭 it was all parking before. same with bloor, and yonge. amnesia.
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Late Evening Pine Daniel Chapman c. 2026
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
“That first sign that y’all see that someone is aggressive, please get out of the relationship. Please leave. Please don’t be like me,” she said. I'm reading an advance copy of @anandwrites.bsky.social's gripping Man in the Mirror about the killing of Jordan Neely by Daniel Penny on the NYC subway.
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Tabatha Southey🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Toronto. I’ve lived here for decades and I still have a few moments every week where I catch myself thinking “I want to move here.”
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Patrick Canning 🇨🇦 @patrickcanning.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
This would almost appear to be a scheme to take public money and put it in private hands.
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FuzzyWuzzy in Toronto🇨🇦 @fuzzywuzzyto.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
If not outright expulsion, then at the very least a summoning by the Governor General.
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 28/08/2026
Our Friday front page says it all: Lake Ontario, forever. Show us your best Lake Ontario photo — a favourite view, memory or moment on the lake. Share it below with #LakeOntarioForever, or email firstup@thestar.ca
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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 27/08/2026
An act of patriotic defiance.
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Lisa Martin @lisamar.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Facebook changed its name. Cambridge Analytica shut down. The headlines disappeared. Now in Aug 2026, Meta is paying $459,293,017.80 to finally settle Cambridge Analytica claims, a result buried inside one of the largest consumer-protection settlements in history for an entirely different matter.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
can someone rename gas to $2/ gallon
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Lisa Martin @lisamar.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Absolutely agree 💯
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Bluesky is now Dollysky.
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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris performing “Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow” on The Dolly Parton Show (1976)
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 24/08/2026
By repealing Bill C-11 and legalizing reverse-engineering and modification of digital technology with consent of its users and in accordance with privacy, consumer and labour rights, Canada will gain a devastating counter to Trump's tariffs. 53/
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