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Niki Ashton

@nikiashton.bsky.social
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Educator. Researcher. Activist. Former NDP MP for Churchill Keewatinook-Aski. Northerner. Millennial. Feminist.

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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Carney’s commitments to reconciliation are not worth the paper they’re written on. From fighting Mississauga First Nation in court to violating Indigenous peoples’ rights abroad - Carney’s time at Brookfield shows a complete disregard to reconciliation. www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
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Carney's former firm Brookfield has been accused of breaching Indigenous rights in 4 countries | CBC News
Under Mark Carney's leadership, global investment firm Brookfield was accused of breaching Indigenous rights or harming the environment in at least four countries — Brazil, Canada, Colombia and the Un...
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Arrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Despite the red-wave right now, NDP candidates we still need in Parliament for proper balance, support them: #cdnpoli @blakedesjarlais.bsky.social @matthewgreen.bsky.social @heathermcpherson.bsky.social @mpjulian.bsky.social @nikiashton.bsky.social @leahgazan.bsky.social
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
This answer is shameful. Not fitting of a Prime Minister who has obligations when it comes to First Nations and reconciliation. Further proof that Mark Carney isn’t in it for Indigenous and Northern communities. He isn’t in it for regions like ours.
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Over the last year & a half, Liberals made Canada complicit in Israeli war crimes. They've sent a record high $20+ million in explosives & military components to Israel. Carney's Liberals won't be any different. Enough is enough, Canada must be a voice for peace and justice.
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
On Wednesday Mark Carney refused to say if he still holds $6.8 million in Brookfield stock options. He even bizarrely claimed "I own nothing but cash and personal real estate." He should be clear: What did he put in the blind trust and what stock options does he hold?
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Every dollar billionaires keep in tax havens is a dollar deprived from the services you rely on. Mark Carney has consistently shown a willingness to put billionaires profits ahead of Canadians pockets. Mark Carney isn’t in it for Canadians.
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Started off the Election by visiting at the Keewatin Tribal Council Fishing Derby! A great day! Looking forward to hitting the road and visiting throughout our region - making it clear that only the NDP fights for Northern and Indigenous communities. #OnYourSide
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Thanks to the NDP, families earning under $90,000 without coverage will be covered under the NDP dental care plan — the biggest expansion of healthcare in decades. But the fight is not over, let’s protect dental care from cuts and build on the progress we’ve made. globalnews.ca/video/110938...
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Singh applauds ‘final phase’ of NDP dental plan as Ottawa makes program available to more Canadians | Watch News Videos Online
Watch Singh applauds ‘final phase’ of NDP dental plan as Ottawa makes program available to more Canadians Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
The choice in this election is clear. A Liberal banker who is not part of the solution when it comes to Reconciliation and has spent their career helping the rich get richer, a Conservative party that's inspired by Trump, and the NDP that has delivered to expand healthcare.
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
This election is a choice between the Liberals led by a banker who wants to make life more affordable for millionaires, the Conservatives that looks to Trump for inspiration, and the NDP. I'm proud of NDP wins like dental care, or the billions we fought for Indigenous services.
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Mark Carney's Brookfield fought First Nations in court. While Carney was in charge of Brookfields "green" energy strategy, Mississauga First Nation was forced to sue the company for violating their treaty rights over hydro dams. He's right at home in the Liberal caucus.
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Right before Mark Carney cut taxes for millionaires, 2 of his pals at Brookfield donated the max amount to him. Canadians deserve to know what Mark Carney is hiding and who he's working for.
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Politicians like Mark Carney or Pierre Poilievre want to intentionally weaken our tax system, making sure that the ultra-wealthy have it easier while you get screwed. New Democrats will make the wealthy pay their fair share to get you the services you need.
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Message to Mark Carney: Your response to the reporters on your ethics showed Canadians two things. 1. Your arrogance 2. You don’t get it Disclose your assets now. Not after a potential election call. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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Mark Carney tells reporter to ‘look inside yourself’ over questions on blind trust
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday that reporters are trying to hold him to a new standard for conflict of interest, insisting he is exceeding the current rules by putting
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Heartbreaking news. My deepest condolences to the family and friends of Marcedes Myran. May there be healing for the families.
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Mark Carney eliminated the position of Minister of Women and Gender Equality, a role that has existed in Canada since 1971. A shocking attempt to silence women's voices. The NDP will not join the rightward race that Carney and Poilievre are leading. www.actioncanadashr.org/news/2025-03...
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Canadian Government Eliminates Minister for Women and Gender Equality Amid United Nations Womens’ Rights Summit | Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights
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Jagmeet Singh @jagmeetsingh.ca · 18/03/2025
To Poilievre's friends. Lay off Carney's kid. Stop being a bunch of bullies and jerks. It's not okay.
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Just when Trump’s tariffs pose the greatest threat in history to Canadian workers, Mark Carney chose to eliminate the Minister of Labour, a position that’s existed since 1909. It’s a brazen move to sideline labour unions but give Bay Street a front row seat. rabble.ca/politics/can...
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Ministries of labour and women cut from Carney cabinet
Mark Carney leaves out labour and women and shows his government will be closer to the centre-right than his predecessor.
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Fair taxation has been a main pillar of the Canadian social safety net. It's been critical in our ability to fund key social programs & deliver a high quality of life. Time for a fair taxation action plan to fight Trump & strengthen the standing of Canadian workers.
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Thinking of Chief Keeper and his family. Drugs have wreaked havoc in so many communities across our region. People need help as do the leaders taking a stand.
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Let's look at what Mark Carney did by shrinking the cabinet. He chose to eliminate the Minister of the Status of Women and the Minister of Labour. Carney couldn't send Canadians a clearer message: He doesn't care about women's issues or workers' issues at all.
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Carney's government is not progressive. Mark 'what's a billion' Carney is in it for his billionaire friends just like Poilievre, not for people like you.
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
When the rich get richer, everyone else gets left behind. A new report shows the top 0.01% grew their income 6x more than the bottom 50% over the past 40 years. Meanwhile, more than half of kids in our North grow up in poverty. Time to tax the rich. www.taxfairness.ca/en/resources...
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Canada's affordability divide: How the 1%'s rise left millions behind
Affordability and neoliberalism
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Mark Carney is showing his true colours. Canadians want a prime minister who stands for peace and justice. Marco Mendicino has consistently worked against any type of ceasefire in Gaza, choosing to unconditionally back Netanyahu. Does Carney also oppose a Gaza ceasefire?
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Our North sees the second highest child poverty rate in Canada while the rich only get richer. But Carney and Poilievre want to cut even more taxes on billionaires. Every dollar they cut for their rich pals is money that isn't going to those who need it most.
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
That’s quite the return on investment. You can either get rid of child poverty or billionaires. Mark Carney, like Poilievre, is making it clear whose side he’s on, and it’s not yours.
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Israel’s decision to cut off electricity to Gaza’s last water plant is a continuation of the genocide of Palestinians. We need a complete arms embargo, and to investigate Canadian 'charities,' who allegedly fund settler groups that block aid into Gaza. nikiashton.ndp.ca/say-no-to-ca...
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Say no to Canadian tax subsidies funding genocide in Palestine
Make sure the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) follows international law
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Mark Carney is the poster person for the broken system that led us to the brink. He worked for then led Canada’s #1 corporate tax dodger, Brookfield Asset Management. His plan to cut government spending is a disaster for our region and our country. noraloreto.substack.com/p/a-carney-i...
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A Carney in charge of the circus
Canadians in the bottom 50% income bracket should buckle up
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Mark Carney is not on your side. His record as chair of Brookfield is one that led to them being labeled as Canada's top tax dodger. You can't take on the billionaire class if you've spent your career helping them avoid paying taxes and that's exactly what Mark Carney has done
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
On this International Women's Day, let us all recommit to continuing the fight to end the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women and violence against women, including trans women. Happy #InternationalWomensDay to all the women of #OurNorth youtube.com/shorts/temon...
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MP Niki Ashton's Message on International Women's Day
YouTube video by Niki Ashton
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Trump has launched an unprecedented economic war on Canadian workers. Punitive tariffs, attacks on our sovereignty, all at the whim of a megalomaniac president - are unacceptable. My message to Trump: Our country will live on long after you and your administration are gone. youtu.be/pxhOJbHrg8E
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Canadians Are United Against Trump's Economic War
YouTube video by Niki Ashton
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Experts called Mark Carney’s firm, Brookfield Asset Management, “Canada’s top tax dodger.” They diverted billions to offshore tax havens, depriving the Canadian public of much-needed tax-dollars. He needs to come clean Did Carney help Brookfield dodge billions in tax?
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Based on Mark Carney's work at Brookfield, which tax haven will the blind trust be operated out of, Bermuda or the Cayman Islands? www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Carney pledges to put assets in blind trust if he becomes prime minister
Liberal leadership candidate’s promise comes after weeks of criticism over refusal to disclose financial holdings until he is legally required to do so
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Elbows Up Canada! At Trump. At his billionaire buddies. At those trying to take us on. Proud to fight for Canadian workers, Canadian communities and our Canada along with my colleague @charlieangus104.bsky.social #ElbowsUp 🇨🇦
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Today’s tariff announcement will harm every single Canadian, starting with workers. Trump knows this. We need to reject any sort of politics that screws workers. One way to deal with a megalomaniac like Trump is to go after his billionaire oligarch backers. Wealth tax now!
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Not one of the Liberal candidates are committed to taxing the exorbitant wealth of the ultra-rich. Most are more interested in giving the billionaire class even more tax breaks. As if the rich are the ones struggling. www.taxfairness.ca/en/resources...
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Grading the Liberal leadership candidates on tax fairness
Grading the Liberal leadership candidates on tax fairness
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Israel’s decision to block food into Gaza is a deliberate act of mass starvation in its ongoing genocide against Palestinians. Canada must condemn this crime, support the ICC arrest warrants against Netanyahu, and implement a total arms embargo. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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Israel cuts off humanitarian supplies to Gaza as it seeks to change ceasefire deal
Netanyahu wants Hamas to allow for release of hostages without troop withdrawal, in plan Israel says came from US
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Manitobans and New Democrats leading the way on pharmacare💪 The Liberals were promising this for years, but it took New Democrats to force them so you get diabetes meds. And we know Conservatives love few things as much as cutting healthcare.
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
A wealth tax on the richest people in the country would put more money in Canadians pocket. Yet both Liberals and Conservatives would rather billionaires thrive while you struggle. canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
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Canada has no excuse left: it’s time for a wealth tax
Canada has a choice to make. We can continue to let the wealthiest among us hoard resources while ordinary Canadians struggle with rising costs, or we can take bold action to build a fairer, more just...
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
The rich got record profits from workers' productivity, while the same workers struggle to afford the basics. Liberals like Carney like to talk about how workers lack "productivity" But then why do the rich keep getting richer while workers fall behind? www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6d_...
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Is Canada's Economy Facing a "Productivity Crisis" with D.T. Cochrane
YouTube video by Broadbent Institute
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Conservatives and Liberals let their ultra-wealthy pals get out of paying their fair share while taking money out of your pocket. Time to tax the rich. Progressive wealth tax now.
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
The Israeli army has forcibly expelled 40,000 Palestinians in the West Bank. An undeniable act of ethnic cleansing. Canada cannot stay silent, we must impose a full arms embargo, recognize the state of Palestine, and sanction the Israeli government. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Israel expels residents of three West Bank refugee camps
Israel's defence minister says the camps are now "empty" and would be occupied by the Israeli military.
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
An elected Conservative politician in British Columbia denies the atrocities in residential schools ever happened. This isn't just offensive, it’s shameful. Is this really what Conservatives stand for?
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Billionaires are big fans of Mark Carney because of his lifetime of serving their interests or his commitment to keep the loopholes they rely on open. Liberals may pretend to stand up for workers, but always pick the policies that help their rich donors. www.msn.com/en-ca/news/o...
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
When Liberals said they'd cut "wasteful spending" in 2023 they targeted Indigenous Services programs First Nations depend on. The NDP forced them to reverse the cuts. Make no mistake: when Liberals cut, Indigenous Services are on the chopping block. financialpost.com/news/carney-...
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Carney vows to cap public service, rein in government spending
Mark Carney promised to cap the size of the public service and undertake a program spending review if he becomes prime minister. Read on
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Poilievre doesn’t think your local paper should survive but wants to help far right hate mongers Rebel “News” that traffics in conspiracies about Muslims and residential schools. He never misses an opportunity to play footsie with the far right. pressprogress.ca/pierre-poili...
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Pierre Poilievre Signals Plan to Extend Government Subsidies to Right-Wing Media Websites
Conservative leader says he would change Canada Revenue Agency rules designating which media outlets are eligible for government funding
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Honoured to take part in the MMIWG2S Memorial event in Thompson. Thank you to the Northern School of Social work students and program, and Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc. Honoured to stand with many including AMC Grand Chief Wilson and Chief Levasseur of NCN in remembrance.
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Thrilled to take part in the 78th Annual Northern Manitoba Trappers' Festival! Much appreciation to the incredible volunteers, the leadership and the communities of The Pas, OCN and the RM of Kelsey for giving us the chance celebrate the best of who we are!
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Niki Ashton @nikiashton.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Today we mark Louis Riel Day. Riel, the founder of Manitoba, leader of the Métis and champion of self-determination leaves a legacy that inspires us today. An inspiration as we face today’s challenges too. #LouisRielDay
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