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Democratic socialist. Healthcare as a human right. End the genocide in Gaza now.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 5h
Pretty clear to me there’s a very good case against this man for mass murder, and I’m saying that in as measured a fashion as I can. He’s order the killing of 234 people under no plausible war or legal justification. I am skeptical he will ever face legal accountability for til his but he should.
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 6h
Apparently people are trying to doxx Cornell’s Jane Doe. I have never felt so concerned about a Jane Doe in my entire life. I am shaken. It is so incredibly difficult for women to pursue justice. Sexual assault causes higher PTSD rates than war. This excerpt is by Rebecca Solnit.
former Marine David J. Morris, author of a book on post-traumatic stress disorder, notes that the disorder is far more common and far more rarely addressed among rape survivors than combat veterans. He wrote me, "The science on the subject is pretty clear: according to the New England Journal of Medicine, rape is about four times more likely to result in diagnosable PTSD than combat.
Think about that for a moment-being raped is four times more psychologically disturbing than going off to a war and being shot at and blown up. And because there are currently no enduring cultural narratives that allow women to look upon their survival as somehow heroic or honorable, the potential for enduring damage is even greater."
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 8h
“Ottawa is a city caught for decades in a struggle between what should be the grandeur and charm of a national capital, and the harsh realities of conflict between 3 levels of government, a lack of vision and poor decision-making by leaders at all levels.”— @toondreessen.bsky.social Still true.
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Bland Ottawa needs a grand vision worthy of a national capital
Ottawa is a city caught for decades in a struggle between what should be the grandeur and charm of a national capital, and the harsh realities of conflict between three levels of government, a lack of...
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Global Project Against Hate and Extremism @globalextremism.bsky.social · 9h
Christian nationalist movements are working to criminalize dissent, impose religious rule, & rewrite federal policy. Faith as a Weapon exposes how these ideologies are no longer fringe but embedded in Trump’s inner circle, backed by billionaires, & aligned under a shared goal: a theocratic America.
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Faith as a Weapon: Inside America’s Theocratic Vanguard
Christian nationalism and theocratic extremists didn’t just inspired Jan 6 — they’ve taken over key parts of government, weaponizing faith to dismantle democracy and impose an authoritarian theocratic regime that silences dissent. This poses a direct threat to America’s future.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 8h
The Memorial Cloth is a 60-metre commemoration the honours the names of thousands of children that died as a result of residential schools in Canada. It is displayed each year as part of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event on Parliament Hill.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8h
The U.S. has withdrawn its last troops from Iraq, 23 years after a Republican president launched a war of choice based on lies that cost trillions of dollars, killed hundreds of thousands of people, and unleashed regional chaos. History doesn't repeat, but it often rhymes.
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Leah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 9h
“Unlike A.I., climate change’s existential threat is not hypothetical. It is killing people now." Amidst the AI-pocalypse, we can't lose sight of the climate crisis and the urgency of electrification. Gift link! shorturl.at/On4Jk
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The Big Threat Has Been Climate Change. Now Comes A.I. (Gift Article)
Both are human-caused, both are frightening, and one of them has raced to the forefront of the global conversation.
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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 23h
EV sales double in Australia as one in four new cars now electric
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One EV sold every 100 seconds as Australia catches up to the world
Electric cars have become mainstream in the past decade, making up one in four new car sales.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This tiny N.S. community was frustrated with big-box grocers. So they opened their own store Fiddlehead Market Co-op opened in Bear River — population 1,000 — in July #BearRiver #NovaScotia www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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This tiny N.S. community was frustrated with big-box grocers. So they opened their own store | CBC News
Fiddlehead Market Co-op opened in Bear River, N.S. — population 1,000 — in July. Members say the prices, the quality of the produce and the convenience are a breath of fresh air.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Dear David McGuinty Why is Canadian taxpayer money is going to a drone company who is tied to Donald Trump Jr? We have Canadian taxpayers and contracts but Canadian investors barred from investing? Are we suckers? @largemanabroad.bsky.social raises questions you must answer. youtu.be/mINGQRiixSM?...
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Canadian Defense Giant CAUGHT Selling Out to Don Jr as Outrage EXPLODES
YouTube video by Large Man Abroad
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K a s s i e D e e @kassiedee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Cornell 7, their protectors & their chat buddies thought their night of horror would be buried deep, never to resurface & they could just go about their lives. They underestimated female rage. Now the whole world knows their names, their faces & they will never know a moment’s peace.
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star
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Yeti's Mama 🇨🇦 @yetismama.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
America started a war on my country. Make America Go Away. www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps...
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‘Get the hell out of U.S.,’ Trump adviser tells Canadian lobbyists ahead of midterms. Live updates here.
U.S. President Donald Trump has escalated the U.S. trade war with Canada after a ban on imports of certain Canadian goods took effect at midnight. Follow for live updates.
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Molly Crabapple @mollycrabapple.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Genocide apologists in the Jewish establishment are panicking because prominent Jewish politicians like @avilewis.ca reject their pet ethnostate and instead believe in Palestinian humanity So they try to incite violence against them
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Molly Crabapple @mollycrabapple.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This article is attempting to incite violence against @avilewis.ca . I am not being hyperbolic. Back during Covid, this “mosar“ rhetoric led to the mob beating of a Chassidic journalist. it was the rhetoric that incited the assasination of Rabin nationalpost.com/opinion/yoni...
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Yoni Goldstein: Jewish law tells us how to deal with Avi Lewis
His Yom Kippur message was indefensible
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christoaivalis.bsky.social @christoaivalis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The National Post publishes a piece suggesting people need to use "Jewish Law" to "deal" with Avi Lewis This can only really be interpreted in a threatening manner. nationalpost.com/opinion/yoni...
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Yoni Goldstein: Jewish law tells us how to deal with Avi Lewis
His Yom Kippur message was indefensible
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 23h
The National Post is using language that seems wildly irresponsible and dangerous here Citing ancient “Jewish law,” it labels Avi Lewis as a “rodef” The ultranationalist extremist who assassinated Yitzhak Rabin rationalized his killing on the same basis: www.theguardian.com/world/2020/o...
None of this applies, however, when a Jewish person presents a clear and present danger to the Jewish community. When that happens, Jewish thought is much more forceful: you must prevent the perpetrator from
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Jewish law developed two character sketches to describe such scenarios. The first is known as a "mosar" — a Jewish person who informs to oppressive
authorities, potentially leading to the imprisonment, torture or death of community members. The second, called a "rodef," refers to a Jew who is actively pursuing another with the intent to harm or kill them. In both scenarios, the law is clear that a Jew is duty-bound to step in. Protecting the community and its members is the most important thing.It was around then that Yigal Amir, an earnest law student, made up his mind to kill the prime minister. Later he would insist he was not swayed by extremist rabbis; he had reached his own decision that Rabin - through his willingness to cede territory and to allow the creation of a Palestinian Authority, with its own armed police force - was a rodef and therefore a legitimate target. He got a weapon easily enough. With his brother, Amir was working on the creation of an anti-Palestinian militia. Nor was access difficult; on at least three occasions before the rally, Amir attended public events where Rabin was present. He was waiting for the right moment: he didn't want to shoot and miss.
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 28/09/2026
We need immediate federal action to protect workers who are bearing the brunt of this trade war. And it's time for a real conversation in this country about foreign takeovers of Canadian industry.
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 28/09/2026
It's outrageous that an American company is laying off hundreds of steelworkers, breaking their promise even after being offered financial support from the federal government to weather the tariffs. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Hamilton steel plant to lay off hundreds of workers as U.S. tariffs prompt 'survival' move | CBC News
Steelmaker Stelco Holdings says it's idling some production at its Hamilton plant in response to U.S. tariffs.
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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Liberal MP Sean Casey was demoted by Mark Carney last week after voting in favour of Jenny Kwan’s Bill C-233, the No More Loopholes Act. When will the Liberals stop punishing MPs for doing their job—and finally act to close this loophole?
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 12h
Today, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, people across Canada are gathering in remembrance and renewed determination to ensure ours is a country where every child matters.
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🇨🇦 @musicmaker5.bsky.social · 11h
If AI is the future of healthcare, we will all suffer and many more will die. www.nationalnursesunited.org/artificial-i...
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A.I.’s impact on nursing and health care
Artificial intelligence (A.I.) is rapidly expanding in all workplaces, and hospitals are no exception. Without our collective action, A.I.’s expansion will accelerate the hospital industry’s race to t...
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🇨🇦 @musicmaker5.bsky.social · 12h
www.leahgazan.ca/mp_gazan_cut...
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MP Gazan on Callous Carney Cuts to Healing Programs for Residential School Survivors
MP for Winnipeg Centre
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 29/09/2026
Jonathan McKinsey, a transgender New Times executive who was head of engineering at NYT games, was murdered by his in laws over the weekend. This follows years of allegations that the in laws were abusive to him over his gender identity. edition.cnn.com/2026/09/28/u...
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New York Times executive killed by his elderly in-laws, police say | CNN
A couple in their late 70s gunned down their son-in-law in a California city park over the weekend, authorities said, and court documents showed the victim had been in a bitter custody dispute with th...
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Canada strong", "national interest", "sovereignty", "Orange Scary Bad Man" -- all propaganda to get Canadians to accept the erosion of climate protections, food security, labour rights, Indigenous rights, the public sector, and public ownership. And all working very well indeed.
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
No one could have foreseen this. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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LNG Canada to move forward with Phase 2 expansion project in Kitimat, B.C. | CBC News
The multibillion-dollar LNG Canada Phase 2 expansion in Kitimat, B.C., is going forward, Shell Energy Canada says, in a move that could double exports of liquefied natural gas from the northern coasta...
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🇨🇦 @musicmaker5.bsky.social · 12h
"But rather than protecting the right to strike...the government is proposing to spell out for the first time in explicit terms that where a lawful strike has occurred, the minister may direct the Board end the strike. "Yet, the government describes this as reinforcing the right to strike."
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 16h
Sometimes I ask myself, am I wrong about genAI? Am I just an old man yelling at a cloud about what is actually really positive technology? Then I am reminded of what AI booster bros think and I realize, no, AI really does drink your water and eat your brain.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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🇨🇦 @musicmaker5.bsky.social · 12h
"It’s probably easier to just say to Indigenous communities: 'Do you want us to give you money or use force? Your choice.'"
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 15h
Me: Carney is Harper 2.0. Carney fans: That's absurd! How could you possibly suggest that?!! Harper: Carney is me 2.0. www.hilltimes.com/2026/09/28/h...
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Harper sees Carney as his ideological heir - The Hill Times
Pierre Poilievre’s real problem isn’t that he is facing discontent from within his caucus; it’s that he’s losing support from important Conservatives from without.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13h
Pete Hegseth removing tenure protections shows precisely why they are needed. He wants to silence dissent by being able to fire anyone who questions his vision of the military. www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
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Hegseth halts tenure appointments for civilian faculty at military academies
Military academies will no longer appoint civilian faculty to tenured positions as Hegseth says it can contribute to “academic stagnation.”
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
TRUMP SAYS ON A MEETING WITH AI LEADERS THAT HE THINKS THE DOCUMENT IS 'MORALLY BINDING' AND THAT HE IS SEEING 'TREMENDOUS SELF-POLICING', WITH AI LEADERS UNDERSTANDING THAT.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#MorallyBinding @cnbc.com @politico.eu www.cnbc.com/2026/09/29/t...
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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 29/09/2026
'We all know at this point that investors have been shunning longer-term US Treasuries (or more precisely, demanding a higher yield to hold them). Now it looks like they’re doing something similar at the short-end.' www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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🇨🇦 @musicmaker5.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is an honor. Thank you, Trump!
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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
it's evidently too much to ask the rw justices to consider the irreparable harm to individuals treated to such inhumanity. they are complicit in this criminality. shame on all six of them. and shame on us for having a system that allows this illegality.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ragebaiting myself by watching Carney announce “ocean protections” while he’s massively escalating tanker traffic for oil and gas exports
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🇨🇦 @musicmaker5.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hero.
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🇨🇦 @musicmaker5.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Well worth your time to read the whole thread.
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 29/09/2026
It was Katie Wells, a Groundwork fellow, who co-authored the report describing how the apps nurses use to get shiftwork collude with data-brokers to find out how much money nurses owe on their credit cards, so they can pay the most desperate nurses lower wages: pluralistic.net/2024/12/18/l...
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Pluralistic: Nurses whose shitty boss is a shitty app (17 Dec 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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Paul Voosen @voosen.me · 28/09/2026
New Horizons is now *three days away* from shutting off its two heliophysics instruments, simply because NASA has not provided the $2M in funding it had promised to the mission last year or this year. There is no science basis for shutting these off. Our earlier coverage:
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NASA’s New Horizons mission may shut down two instruments over lack of funding
Decision risks “incalculable loss” of data from the edge of the Sun’s influence, scientists say
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Blayne Haggart @bhaggart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The techbro bait-and-switch: “Many health-care professionals and medical technology experts say the chatbot fills the need for more reliable, Canada-specific health information than people get from using a general AI chatbot…” “Steinberg said the chatbot is not meant to replace health professionals”
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Loblaw’s PC Health launches chatbot as more people turn to AI for health info. Here’s what to know
Users who get prescriptions at Shoppers Drug Mart, which is owned by Loblaw, can opt to link their pharmacy records to PC Chat to receive more tailored responses, the company
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Stephen Tustin @stustin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Virtually every vendor you engage with, from your landlord to your corner deli, wants you to install an app whose terms of service requires you to sign away all of your privacy rights, forever, in exchange for nothing." - @doctorow.pluralistic.net pluralistic.net/2026/09/28/c...
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Pluralistic: Priceful (28 Sep 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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Unofficial CTV News Mirror @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Advocates plea for Ottawa to call inquiry into Alberta, Saskatchewan trans laws
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Advocates plea for Ottawa to call inquiry into Alberta, Saskatchewan trans laws
Advocates are in Ottawa asking the federal government to call an inquiry into provincial laws they say have escalated harassment, bullying and mental health harms for transgender people.
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🇨🇦 @musicmaker5.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Greater screen time is associated with "lower overall academic achievement and poorer language development, as well as higher internalising and externalising behaviour, emotional problems and peer problems..."
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High screen time can hurt children’s learning and language skills, study suggests
Effect of elevated screen exposure could be as significant as parental behaviour and premature birth, report says
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🇨🇦 @musicmaker5.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"...outsourced surgeries and medical imaging have been consistently found to be more expensive than performing the same procedures in public hospitals... private, for-profit health-care delivery is associated with lower-quality care, worse health outcomes, and greater risk of preventable death."
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Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The problem isn't rogue #AI models, it's *negligent companies*. If a biomedical firm put their product in public water supply because they wanted to test it 'in the real world', they'd be treated as criminal at corporate & individual level. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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OpenAI halts training of latest models as reports mount of AI agents going rogue
Decision follows disclosures that OpenAI agents searching government websites had acted in unexpected ways
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🇨🇦 @musicmaker5.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Let's "direct public investment where Canadians need it, from affordable housing to public health care and renewable energy. We can ensure Canada’s infrastructure remains in Canadian hands and responsive to the needs of Canadian families, not private investors, whether foreign or domestic."
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