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Patty.C

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Not your ordinary leftist, socialist. Retired Unionist. Past President of the Ontario Federation of Labour. Feminist putting oppressed voices first. Working towards being anti-racist and an advocate. ✊🏼

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Patty.C @pjcoates.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If the federal government makes it harder for workers to negotiate a fair deal at work, it opens the door for Ontario to do the same. We can’t let that happen. share.canadianlabour.ca/s/mIGs1ETk
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Tell the government: Protect our right to strike!
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Patty.C @pjcoates.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The Edmonton Oilers decision to sign a hockey player who was acquitted last year of sexual assault has sparked a wave of disappointment and anger. We stand with E.M. We stand with survivors. We expect better from the Edmonton Oilers. Show your disappointment-sign the petition. ⬇️ c.org/6rMYkjQVwT
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Edmonton Oilers Reverse The Signing of Alex Formenton
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 02/09/2026
1/ People are getting gouged at the pumps, but another costly handout of public money to oil and gas companies is no solution. Even after the Carney government’s $2.4 billion giveaway, gas prices continue to soar. In July, they were up more than 25% compared to last year. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Federal government will extend gas tax holiday into 2027 | CBC News
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced Wednesday that the Liberal government is extending the federal excise tax holiday on gasoline and diesel until Jan. 31, 2027.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Happy August 24. It was 212 years ago today we burned the White House. Should be a national holiday. Here's my message about how this is the FAFO time for Donald Trump. youtube.com/shorts/B9Vud...
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FAFO MAGA!
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
19 Canadian innovations the US tried to take credit for—still to this day many think these were invented in the US🍁 Insulin – Toronto (1921)—Frederick Banting and Charles Best isolated insulin at the University of Toronto—U.S. pharmaceutical marketing often implied American scientific origins /1
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Patty.C @pjcoates.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Canadians, we have a choice. I know I will continue with the boycott, will you?
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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
31-07-1961 CANADA: The founding convention of the New Party, soon to be the New Democratic Party, opens in Ottawa. Supported by the Canadian Labour Congress, it replaces the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation. Tommy Douglas is chosen as leader. thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/n...
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New Democratic Party (NDP)
Founded in 1961, the New Democratic Party (NDP) is a left wing, social democratic political party. It was formed through the merging of the Co-operative Commo...
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 03/07/2026
Today’s announcement shows what this federal government will protect above all else: the profits of Big Oil. Read my full statement on the oil pipeline proposal from the Prime Minister and Premier Smith: www.ndp.ca/news/ndp-rea...
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NDP Reaction to West Coast Pipeline Announcement
NDP Leader Avi Lewis shared the following statement in response to the oil pipeline proposal from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith:
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 15/06/2026
1/ The federal government has finally acknowledged the practice of surveillance pricing, months after the NDP raised the alarm and sparked a national conversation about it. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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Carney government proposes major overhaul of privacy legislation
The Carney government has introduced legislation that would overhaul Canada’s privacy laws in what would be the first major update in the digital age.
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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
(1/4) By now it’s unsurprising that Carney’s Liberals are openly anti-worker, repeatedly caving to corporate interests and violating the right to strike through Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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Carney government eying curbs on right to strike, labour leaders warn
The Carney government is contemplating changes to Canadian labour law that several unions say aims to designate more workplaces as "essential services" and curb the right to strike while undermining
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 18/05/2026
When people can’t afford the necessities of a dignified life, it's the government's job to step up and actually govern.
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 13/05/2026
No worker should be forced back to work when they’re standing up for their rights on a picket line.
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Patty.C @pjcoates.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
For Equal Pay Day 2026, add your voice to demand decent pay for child care workers. #CareCounts #WagesMatter #ShowUsThe$ share.nwmd.social/s/OABtoG7M
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Equal Pay Day 2026: Care Counts - Wages Matter
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Did you know there’s a Liberal MP who supported the convoy, spread misinformation about vaccines and more? Well, Carney seems to trust Marilyn Gladu to betray many of the things she previously claimed to believe — but do Canadians? Well, I got some clips together. Here’s Marilyn, in her own words:
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Stephen Lewis has gone to the angels. He was a relentless fighter for justice. When I was 9 my Granny (an immigrant mining widow) made me sit in front of the TV and listen to him speak about compensation for mining victims. His passion and commitment stayed with me. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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A Humanitarian Giant Has Passed
Stephen Lewis has gone to the angels.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Avi's father just passed, days after Avi won NDP leadership. In his speech, Avi said his dad had told him, of his dreams of a better world, "not in my lifetime, maybe in yours." Incredible Stephen Lewis lived just long enough to see Avi take that first step in refusing to say that to his own kid:
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Patty.C @pjcoates.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Rest in Power Stephen A true leader & legend. The last time I heard you speak was at the OFL 2017 & 2019 Convention. Inspiring & thoughtful. Sending my deepest condolences to Michele his children Janet, Michael and Avi, his grandchildren & the rest of the family, friends & huge NDP family. 🧡🧡🧡🧡
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Ontario Health Coalition @onthealthcoalition.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
A group with alarming American connections is pushing for the privatization of Canadian public health care by spinning a false narrative, but their report doesn't make sense at all. #onpoli #healthcare #dougford #abpoli #daniellesmith #cdnpoli #markcarney
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Bonita Zarrillo🇨🇦 @mp-bonitazarrillo.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
One year ago, Mark Carney eliminated the Minister of Disability Minister in government, this was another mistake and Canadians Living With A Disability are left behind. #FixIt Now more than ever we need a strong NDP in Parliament! See you in #YWG #NDPconvention
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 10/03/2026
Canadians are being crushed by the cost of living while those at the top hoard obscene wealth.  We need a government with the courage to tax that wealth and invest it in what we actually need. That’s how we build a strong, independent economy that can stand up to Trump and work for all of us.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Thoughts on International Women's Day. charlieangus.substack.com/p/the-fight-...
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The Fight for Women’s Rights Is the Fight for Democracy
International Women's Day 2026
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Ontario Health Coalition @onthealthcoalition.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
If this federal government does not find some strength and stand up for Public Medicare, we’re going to lose it in Canada. #onpoli #abpoli #bcpoli #polqc #nbpoli #nlpoli #nspoli #peipoli #cdnpoli #dougford #daniellesmith #markcarney #healthcare #nursing
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Ontario Health Coalition @onthealthcoalition.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Canadian sovereignty means standing up for our values: our public health care is facing the most urgent crisis we have seen since its inception. 👇The twin threats & our first actions in the fightback #onpoli #abpoli #cdnpoli #dougford #daniellesmith #markcarney #healthcare
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Liz Hall @liz-hall-e.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Doug Ford may have made a deal to keep Crown Royal in LCBO, but did nothing to prevent company from moving jobs from Ontario to USA. Vote with your dollars. Ontario has the power to kill another American alcohol company.Diageo closes Ontario Crown Royal bottling plant share.google/0MIxIAxluvYe...
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Diageo closes Ontario bottling plant but here’s the deal that keeps Crown Royal on LCBO shelves
The provincial government said it has secured $23 million in new investments to support Ontario workers.
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Patty.C @pjcoates.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Help us support the cause. share.nwmd.social/s/AhaNRf3E
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Repeal Bill 33.
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Patty.C @pjcoates.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
My heart aches💔 so tonight I will take a break from the Christmas movies to watch The Princess Bride. Rest in Power ✊🏼
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Vicky Smallman @offhandremarks.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Today's post over on Miss Vicky's Offhand Remarks - reflections on #6December #Polytechnique miss-vickys-offhand-remarks.ghost.io/remembrance-...
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Remembrance and Action
December 6 is a difficult day for women of my generation. I was 21 in 1989, working on my MA in Dublin, and was getting my hair cut in a Grafton Street salon when I heard the news about 14 women murd...
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Don Davies @donvdavies.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Calling out each and every BC Liberal MP: are you going to stand with BC, our coastal waters, communities and Indigenous nations or support PM Carney as he tramples over these, puts our economy at risk and deepens the climate crisis?
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Vicky Smallman @offhandremarks.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Marking the #16Days to end GVB at #CLCLobby
Selfie with multiple people and the message Unions Rise up against gender based violence
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Patty.C @pjcoates.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Amazing, I have the exact same seats as I did 32 years ago! #GoJaysGo #BlueJay #WorldSeries #Toronto #Canada
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Marit Stiles @maritstilesndp.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
#BREAKING: Today, I am announcing the Ontario NDP's Fans First plan: ban ticket resale above face value. If a ticket says $100, fans should pay $100. Not a cent more. If Ford votes this down, fans will know exactly who to blame. 📣 Add your name to demand action: FairPricesNow.ca
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Here's my message to MAGA ambassador Pete Hoekstra. He gaslights our nation, blames Canadians for being mean to the US. He accuses of us being anti-American. He says we are mean and nasty and doesn't like us saying Elbows Up. Too bad Pete. We are proud anti-fascists www.youtube.com/watch?v=88Jh...
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MESSAGE TO MAGA AMBASSADOR PETE HOEKSTRA
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption. Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow. People have power. Ask Target
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Here is my reflection on the PM's attempt to meet with the architect of Project 2025. There is no dialogue with those who brag about destroying democracy and suspending the rights of citizens. This is the lesson that Europeans learned too late in the 1930s. charlieangus.substack.com/p/this-is-no...
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This Is Not the Time to Make Nice
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Carney announced an invitation for Kevin Roberts, the architect of Project 2025, to meet with his Liberal Cabinet ahead of Parliament's return.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Canada refused to sign an international letter calling out the Israel's attack on the media in Gaza. We established the Media Freedom Coalition and denounced abuses of the press in Hong Kong. But radio silence about the IDF killing squads. The world is watching. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCDG...
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THE GAZA NIGHTMARE MUST END - CHARLIE ANGUS
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Trump's has attacked a Canadian judge serving on the International Criminal Court. Trump is providing cover for the crimes in the Gaza death camp. Canada must speak up. As a founding member of the ICC we must defend our justices. Let's counter-sanction Marco Rubio, junior rat to the king rat.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Gaza is a death camp and the world is watching. World leaders continue to tiptoe around the genocide. The international criminal court is gathering evidence of the crimes. Ordinary people are standing up because our leaders fail. Here's what you can do. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCDG...
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THE GAZA NIGHTMARE MUST END - CHARLIE ANGUS
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Even if the world pretends it isn't happening Even if the politicians are silent Even if the doctors are being killed Even if there is no group for you to join Even if you feel helpless Even if people think you are crazy You can still do something. Kick at the darkness. #grandmothersagainstgenocide
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Patty.C @pjcoates.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Today’s starter pack…
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Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡 @spudislander45.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
‘It’s phenomenal:’ Ottawa businesses seeing surge in sales from #buyCanadian push Kin Vineyard up 25% in sales overall. And 325% ⬆️sales from LCBO in wine. Maker House has seen 70-80%⬆️ over last year. www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
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‘It’s phenomenal:’ Ottawa businesses seeing surge in sales from buy Canadian push
Canada day has given customers another chance to think about buying local. Businesses in Ottawa say they are seeing more and more faces determined to keep their dollars local and buy Canadian.
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Patty.C @pjcoates.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
It’s difficult to wish Americans a ‘Happy Independence Day’ because they have lost their freedom to a dictatorship and fascist regime. The world is watching in horror. Instead, I wish you power in protest and resistance ✊🏼
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
"Fascism begins the moment a ruling class, fearing the people may use their political democracy to gain economic democracy, begins to destroy political democracy in order to retain its power of exploitation and special privilege." -- Tommy Douglas
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Benjamin Netanyahu is an indicted war criminal. And yet, the west obediently fall into line when he carries his permanent war campaign into more and more treacherous waters. The bombing of Iran had nothing to do with nuclear threat, it was about regime change. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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Israeli defence minister says he ordered attacks on Iran to ‘undermine regime’
Israel Katz officially acknowledges goal of war, as Iranian missile hits hospital and Israel strikes nuclear site
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Working Families Party 🐺 @workingfamilies.org · 19/06/2025
Today is Juneteenth. Instead of erasing the history of this country, we choose to learn, share, and grow. Here's the history of Juneteenth, and why it matters today:
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realKyleKeegan @realkylekeegan.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
MAGA domestic terrorists posing as cops and killing lawmakers, but immigrants are supposed to comply with a mouth breather in jeans and a mask who claims he’s ICE and tries to abduct them off the streets. Fuck that.
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Darlene McLeod @darlenemcleod.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Wouldja lookit that? The two most left Premiers have the highest approval ratings. Who woulda thunk it. Almost like Tory governments are making us miserable.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Pierre Poilievre in a nutshell. If ever there was a case to drain the swamp...
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Sofia Misenheimer @sofiamisenheimer.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
"There are organizations out there that want us to roll back the rights, freedom, and ability to live of queer and trans Canadians." @faejohnstone.bsky.social on why (and how) Drag the Vote is reaching disillusioned voters ahead of the federal election. Full story: ottawacitizen.com/news/drag-th...
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Fae Johnstone @faejohnstone.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Drag the Vote wants Canadians voting like 'rights are on the line' ottawacitizen.com/news/drag-th...
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Drag the Vote wants Canadians voting like 'rights are on the line'
Over 200 drag artists are leading a national campaign to increase voter turnout ahead of the federal election.
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