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Read my latest column on this National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. I name names! “Political institutions and political leaders have effectively played their part in minimizing the horrors of residential schools” www.hilltimes.com/2026/09/30/o...

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Outrage rings hollow when paired with lack of action on residential school denialism - The Hill Times

Political institutions and political leaders have effectively played their part in minimizing the horrors of residential schools.

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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
causing harm.

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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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 3h

CBC cannot. They are addicted to airing Trump and we are all stupider for it.

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 8h

New episode! Sandy and I take aim at the Globe trying to pin the shooting at the Belleville synagogue on @avilewis.ca, plus we talk about how speed cameras are police surveillance and what to expect on Monday for Quebec's election. sandyandnora.com/episode-394-...

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Episode 394 – Critizing Israel is illegal now?

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 11h

Mais personne sur l'île permettra une autoroute sur leurs terres.

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Cam Regier @camregier.bsky.social · 13h

This is too long to quote, but deserves highlighting.

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Cam Regier @camregier.bsky.social · 13h

"There have been at least 13 targeted, hateful murders in Canada in the past two decades. In every case, the murderer was imbued, not in “the left or the right” extremism, but very clearly, in the far right."

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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 14h

Study for mâtinawêwin (Sharing Food) Kent Monkman ~ Cree 2026

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JayBeeArsenal @jaybee1886.bsky.social · 14h

Read, read, read.

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 14h

“Joe asked me, ‘What are you doing Mike?’ I said, ‘Killing 666. You’re a demon, and you’re a Nazi.’” Honestly, given the news these days, this is a win for the good guys.

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 14h

The elites are working overtime to pin the Belleville synagogue shooting on .... Avi Lewis. "When something is so entirely, objectively true, one must work extra hard to try and convince people that this objective truth is actually false." noraloreto.substack.com/p/turning-a-...

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Turning a peaceful movement violent

Canadian elites blame Palestinian solidarity for Belleville synagogue shooting

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Why the Globe and Mail looked past rising right-wing violence, the shooting at the Quebec City mosque, the connection between antivaxxers and white supremacy, to blame Canada's highest profile Jewish politician for the synagogue shooting in Belleville ... noraloreto.substack.com/p/turning-a-...

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Turning a peaceful movement violent

Canadian elites blame Palestinian solidarity for Belleville synagogue shooting

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Robert MJ Thompson @wh0n0z.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"This sentence here should be accompanied by a record scratch." Few writers can combine facts, even grim ones, with fun reading. Nice job Ms.L.! –– @nolore.bsky.social Turning a peaceful movement violent noraloreto.substack.com/p/turning-a-...

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Turning a peaceful movement violent

Canadian elites blame Palestinian solidarity for Belleville synagogue shooting

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Harsha Walia @harshawalia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Huge news! Charges against Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum, founders of the Drug User Liberation Front, have been stayed. Judge found parts of Canada's drug laws are unconstitutional and that the compassion club reduced the harms associated with the toxic drug crisis. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Judge tosses drug trafficking convictions for B.C. compassion club founders after constitutional challenge | CBC News

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled in favour of two harm-reduction activists convicted of drug trafficking who argued they were doing it to reduce the harms caused by toxic drugs.

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Month the day be with you @lapsedcanadian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If you want to know how *all* conservatives want to treat *all* Jews just look at how conservative media libels Lewis on the daily. They have the same bile that Henry Ford had for those "globalists", wink wink

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Totally stark. A mosque in Quebec City was vandalized the same week.

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Turning a peaceful movement violent

Canadian elites blame Palestinian solidarity for Belleville synagogue shooting

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Oliver Moore @oliver-moore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

All those Toronto drivers who shouted about bike lanes' [non-existent] effect on emergency vehicles will no doubt throw their support behind congestion pricing. Right?

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Simon Enoch @simonenoch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

On October 1, 2026, the province will raise the minimum wage to $15.70 an hour. That falls far short of the latest living wage rate of $22.50 for Regina, and $21.50 for Saskatoon. 1/3 www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

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Trying to Keep Up: 2025 Living wage update for Regina and Saskatoon | CCPA

Regina and Saskatoon’s living wage is considerably higher than the paltry legislated minimum wage in Saskatchewan

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ceeks @ceeks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

abc you got me all wrong

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Vijamsonic @jbmvijamsonic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Great thread on just one of the missing pieces for the left

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I spoke to a (private sector) union conference today and a rank and file member came up to me to ask what she should do to reduce municipal taxes. I had no good answer that would get her to support The Left. A thread.

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Rine Vieth @rinewithoutacat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Who in Hamilton is up for watching the Québec election on Monday eve? (Alternatively: who wants to crash out together?)

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Ian @ianagp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Sure, but not the way he means.

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Bee Quammie @beequammie.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026

The Writers Union of Canada offers a mentorship microgrant to support mentorship between writers, which pays the mentor for their time. I'd love to apply, so if anyone out there would like to be my mentee, feel free to reach out!

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Yesterday, a float plane landed nearly on top of me. For about 30 seconds I wondered what my options were to avoid it (none good). Landed maybe 50 feet from me.

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Our pilot said he'd do what he can to get us in early and we arrived 32 minutes early. Not sure I've ever been that early before. And surprise, Pearson had a crew ready for us!

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Do Anglo montrealers know that some of us live outside of Montreal?

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

guy who fell into a coma after the last episode of fawlty towers wakes up and looks at the internet

5 panel comic

Panel 1: Purple Guy looks at a laptop and says “boy o boy! I wonder what my comedy hero’s up to”

Panel 2: A tweet from John Cleese that reads “This is where the Arabs were ahead of us

By castrating all their slaves, they made sure that there were no descendants who could claim reparations”

Panels 3-5: Purple Guy slowly closes laptop with a mystified look of revulsion

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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In Montreal earlier this year, we ended up past that Old Montreal Airbnb and it’s been on my mind a lot.

The shell of the historic yet tragic building with the firetrap lodgings

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Rine Vieth @rinewithoutacat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Important on Air BnBs in Québec City! I wrote the code for this (in R) as part of a QPIRG McGill grant, then played around with it a little recently when @isaacapeltz.bsky.social raised some questions on Air BnB in QC beyond Montréal. I'm tidying it for re-release, hmu if you want it. #Rstats

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

People love visiting Quebec City. People love making lots of money. The combination has created a crisis in the rental market as Airbnbs are removed from housing stock. Here's the latest from our Quebec City project, The Vagabond. therover.ca/what-role-do...

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What Role Does Airbnb Play in Quebec City’s Housing Crisis? – The Rover

Experts say that, in some neighbourhoods, eliminating Airbnb could double the rate of vacant rental units.

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sometimes.bsky.social @sometimes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

People gonna point at chemicals, food, etc, but if we're talking strictly Americans, as the study does, the privatization and expense of the American health care system has probably the biggest returns on cause. Of course that wouldn't get much of a mention.

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Italians who use Gallo wine as vinegar weep.

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John Neary @jddneary.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Not a content expert, but this seems like an extremely unserious response from Health Canada. If there were unsafe practices at that site (and I suspect there were), then there were likely unsafe practices at many other sites, which remain open.

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is horrific! Really horrific! Tyson David Cann and Fynn Storm Ferrier? Anyone related to these two absolute shitheads?

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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

September Rain Mendelson Joe 2010

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