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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 4h
There are 38,000 records containing the testimonies of Indian Residential School survivors that are scheduled to be destroyed. On the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Courage My Friends discusses how history is still being erased. buff.ly/crQzD0E
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What Is Reconciliation Without Truth? Protecting Residential School Survivor Records
Kimberly Murray and Connie Walker discuss the impending destruction of 38,000 residential school survival records and the project to preserve them.
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 4h
NDP MP Leah Gazan is calling for the inclusion of Residential School denialism as an incitement of hate in the Criminal Code. #trc buff.ly/sv9MTZq
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Calls grow for action on Residential School denialism after white nationalist gathering at Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation
The white nationalist event happened days the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation and was called an act of Residential School Denialism.
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 6h
The symbolism of National Day of Truth and Reconciliation does not translate into a deeper and broader understanding of settler colonialism. #trc buff.ly/uMJ2Fue
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Commemoration is not Reconciliation
The symbolism of National Day of Truth and Reconciliation does not translate into a deeper and broader understanding of settler colonialism.
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 29/09/2026
To see the impact of fast-forwarding environmental assessments, look no further than the mercury poisoning at Grassy Narrows. #canpoli buff.ly/qf9dra2
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 29/09/2026
Parkland Institute analysis shows how UCP ministers and officials tried to reassure workers to stay at work in the face of a major COVID-19 outbreak in 2020. #canlab #abpoli buff.ly/lAlY4cQ
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 29/09/2026
A long-time online political commentator, Frank Domenic is throwing his hat into the political ring. He is running on a progressive platform in Burlington Ward 6. #onpoli buff.ly/oPaYD0m
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 27/09/2026
ICYMI: The so-called “Building Canada Strong Act” drastically increases the power of the Labour Minister to end strikes. #canlab buff.ly/b1KjjxE
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 27/09/2026
ICYMI: The so-called “Building Canada Strong Act” drastically increases the power of the Labour Minister to end strikes. #canlab buff.ly/b1KjjxE
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 26/09/2026
The escalating crisis in Canada-U.S. trade negotiations. It will intensify. #canpoli #uspoli buff.ly/S6q1fU5
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 26/09/2026
About the Alberta government’s 13-cent fuel tax cut #abpoli buff.ly/1hw9TWs
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About the Alberta government's 13-cent fuel tax cut
Thanks to Trump’s war of choice, the Alberta government is swimming in money … so why not?
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 26/09/2026
About the Alberta government’s 13-cent fuel tax cut #abpoli buff.ly/5TOF09i
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About the Alberta government's 13-cent fuel tax cut
Thanks to Trump’s war of choice, the Alberta government is swimming in money … so why not?
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 23/09/2026
👀 At this year's TIFF, rabble's publisher highlights three documentaries worth watching: Union Town on labour organizing, Edward Said: Between Worlds on the Palestinian-American scholar, and Musk on the tech billionaire. Each explores contemporary progressive concerns. #TIFF buff.ly/fG1Vd85
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These fabulous TIFF documentaries explore the issues of labour, Palestine, and oligarchy
rabble took in some of the progressive films that were on tap at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 22/09/2026
Despite sympathetic media coverage, the Alberta premier’s defence of Canada at Preston Manning’s online ‘assembly’ yesterday was not much of a defence. #abpoli buff.ly/Ne09m01
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Alberta United Conservatives suddenly changes voter list rules, hampering scrutineers
Opposition NDP accuses government of trying ‘to help their separatist friends.’
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 22/09/2026
Nick Seebruch sits down with rabble publisher Sarah Sahagian to talk about the films she viewed at this year’s #TIFF, Mark Carney’s CEO investment summit that took place in Toronto last week, and the latest in the Green Party leadership race. #canpoli #arts buff.ly/JIRrvHB
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TIFF, the Carney CEO summit, Green Party leadership race and more
In a busy week in the news, rabble was at the Toronto International Film Festival this week. We were also was on site for a major protest against Prime Minister Mark Carney's CEO summit. All that and…
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 22/09/2026
The UCP's decision to provide a voters list without individual names for the October referendum has drawn criticism from former Alberta election commissioner Lorne Gibson, who says it undermines scrutineers' ability to verify voter eligibility. #abpoli buff.ly/3MBfAqV
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UCP voters’ list change shows ‘fundamental misunderstanding’ of scrutineers’ role in democracy
‘There will be no way to ensure that individuals who present themselves to receive a ballot are, in fact, eligible to vote,’ says Lorne Gibson.
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 22/09/2026
Carney is taking advantage of the fear and loathing Canadians feel towards Trump to justify remaking the country in a way that primarily benefits business interests, not the rest of us. #canpoli buff.ly/yuePlg0
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Mark Carney is using the threat of Trump to remake Canada in ways that should alarm us
Carney is taking advantage of the fear and loathing Canadians feel towards Trump to justify remaking the country in a way that primarily benefits business interests, not the rest of us.
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 21/09/2026
ICYMI: The protesters uniting against Carney’s investment summit buff.ly/ra5uERn
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 21/09/2026
These fabulous #TIFF documentaries explore the issues of labour, Palestine, and oligarchy buff.ly/i3ucUr8
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 17/09/2026
Despite UCP scheme to fuel AI data centres, there’s nothing wrong with Crown corporations #abpoli #AI #datacenters buff.ly/41gnO77
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Despite UCP scheme to fuel AI data centres, there’s nothing wrong with Crown corporations
They really shouldn’t be used to make citizens’ lives harder and more expensive, though, which appears to be the point of a leaked government plan.
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 17/09/2026
In Empire of Ink, historian Alex Wright traces how pioneer newspapers shaped American democracy. Ron Verzuh reviews the book and Wright's argument that today's digital media landscape echoes the "raucous conversation" of 19th-century press. #bookreview buff.ly/SG3l5hg
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 17/09/2026
The NDP's Kyle Campbell won Calgary-Shaw in a by-election on Monday, defeating the UCP's Mike Derry in a closely fought race in a riding the Conservatives had held since 1986. The victory comes amid dissatisfaction with UCP policies. #abpoli #canpoli rabble.ca/politics/can...
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 17/09/2026
As Mark Carney held Canada's first investment summit, over 1,000 protesters gathered to oppose privatization of the country's public infrastructure. Labor unions, indigenous leaders, and environmental advocates outlined their concerns. #canpoli #canlab rabble.ca/politics/can...
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The protesters uniting against Carney’s investment summit
Up for sale were at Carney's investment summit were opportunities in Canada's largest airports, pipelines, transport networks and more.
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 16/09/2026
How the 1989 Canada-US Free Trade Agreement shaped where we are today: Stephen Block examines the deal's pro-business rhetoric, its effects on labor and unionization, and why its legacy matters for current US trade disputes. #canpoli rabble.ca/politics/can...
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The 1989 Canada-US Free Trade Agreement REDUX
The discussion around free trade nearly 40 years ago informs where we are today in the trade dispute with the US.
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 15/09/2026
rabble surveyed some of the members of our community and asked what rabble means to them. Here’s what rabble.ca means to Michelle Gregus. #canpoli #canlab #canadiannews rabble.ca/general/comm...
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 15/09/2026
The NDP could grow its community roots by investing in real estate. A physical presence in communities could expand the party’s capacity to network and mobilize. #canpoli rabble.ca/politics/can...
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The NDP could grow its community roots by investing in real estate
A physical presence in communities could expand the party’s capacity to network and mobilize.
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 15/09/2026
Blame Ottawa? Alberta’s economic issues are thanks to policies created at home! David J. Climenhaga writes, "If Albertans are so unhappy, why do most of them want to stay in Canada? Maybe they recognize the smell of BS!" #canpoli #abpoli rabble.ca/politics/can...
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Blame Ottawa? Alberta's economic issues are thanks to policies created at home
If Albertans are so unhappy, why do most of them want to stay in Canada? Maybe they recognize the smell of BS!
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 14/09/2026
Nick speaks with Guio Jacinto and Jim Stanford about on how labour is organizing in response to the trade war and about the current trade war with the US, Carney’s gas tax holiday, and the future of free trade in North America. #economist #canpoli rabble.ca/podcast/tari...
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Tariffs, unions, and free trade in North America
The current trade war with the US is transforming the Canadian economy. What lays in-store for Canada’s economic future, and how is labour shaping that conversation.
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 14/09/2026
Nick speaks with Guio Jacinto and Jim Stanford about on how labour is organizing in response to the trade war and about the current trade war with the US, Carney’s gas tax holiday, and the future of free trade in North America. #economist #canpoli rabble.ca/podcast/tari...
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Tariffs, unions, and free trade in North America
The current trade war with the US is transforming the Canadian economy. What lays in-store for Canada’s economic future, and how is labour shaping that conversation.
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 09/09/2026
Save the date!
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 11/09/2026
Separatist ‘transition plan’ is propaganda intended to create a sense of reassurance and inevitability #abpoli rabble.ca/politics/can...
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Separatist ‘transition plan’ is propaganda intended to create a sense of reassurance and inevitability
Despite its title, there is nothing practical about this naïve and utterly unserious document.
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 14/09/2026
The current trade war with the US is transforming the Canadian economy. What lays in-store for Canada’s economic future, and how is labour shaping that conversation. #canpoli rabble.ca/politics/can...
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The lies Alberta separatists tell: A Top Ten List
The current trade war with the US is transforming the Canadian economy.
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 14/09/2026
Help butterflies flutter, not fade! Many of Canada's butterflies don't make long migrations. They need a complete lifecycle's worth of habitat close to home. #butterfly rabble.ca/environment/...
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Help butterflies flutter, not fade
A Butterflyway isn’t a grand piece of infrastructure. It’s a series of small welcome mats — and it can begin outside your door.
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 14/09/2026
Ian Hanington recently retired from the David Suzuki Foundation after 19 years. #retirement rabble.ca/general/meet...
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Meet Ian Hanington: David Suzuki's best-selling collaborator
Ian Hanington recently retired from the David Suzuki Foundation after 19 years.
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 14/09/2026
Help butterflies flutter, not fade! Many of Canada's butterflies don't make long migrations. They need a complete lifecycle's worth of habitat close to home. #butterfly rabble.ca/environment/...
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Help butterflies flutter, not fade
A Butterflyway isn’t a grand piece of infrastructure. It’s a series of small welcome mats — and it can begin outside your door.
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 14/09/2026
The current trade war with the US is transforming the Canadian economy. What lays in-store for Canada’s economic future, and how is labour shaping that conversation. #canpoli rabble.ca/politics/can...
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The lies Alberta separatists tell: A Top Ten List
The current trade war with the US is transforming the Canadian economy.
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 14/09/2026
The current trade war with the US is transforming the Canadian economy. What lays in-store for Canada’s economic future, and how is labour shaping that conversation. #canpoli rabble.ca/politics/can...
rabble.ca
The lies Alberta separatists tell: A Top Ten List
The current trade war with the US is transforming the Canadian economy.
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 13/09/2026
❕ICYMI: Green Party of Canada leadership race down to one candidate rabble.ca/politics/can...
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 11/09/2026
Separatist ‘transition plan’ is propaganda intended to create a sense of reassurance and inevitability #abpoli rabble.ca/politics/can...
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Separatist ‘transition plan’ is propaganda intended to create a sense of reassurance and inevitability
Despite its title, there is nothing practical about this naïve and utterly unserious document.
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 11/09/2026
Never let it be said Danielle Smith’s government isn’t in favour of recycling – as long as it can be used to create higher costs and more red tape. #abpoli rabble.ca/politics/can...
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Alberta government slaps ‘punitive tax’ on solar panels
Never let it be said Danielle Smith’s government isn’t in favour of recycling – as long as it can be used to create higher costs and more red tape.
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 11/09/2026
Never let it be said Danielle Smith’s government isn’t in favour of recycling – as long as it can be used to create higher costs and more red tape. #abpoli rabble.ca/politics/can...
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Alberta government slaps ‘punitive tax’ on solar panels
Never let it be said Danielle Smith’s government isn’t in favour of recycling – as long as it can be used to create higher costs and more red tape.
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 10/09/2026
Our publisher Sarah Sahagian just picked up her press pass for the Toronto International Film Festival! 🎬 So, what should she see for rabble.ca? Any suggestions? Drop your TIFF recommendations below! 👇
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 09/09/2026
Save the date!
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 09/09/2026
Big thanks to the Canada Periodical Fund at Canadian Heritage, Government of Canada, for their support this year! Grants like this keep independent, reader-powered journalism possible and help rabbleca keep covering the stories corporate media won't.
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 09/09/2026
Trump is working in the interests of oligarchs and CEOs in the US, who are as hostile to Canada as he is. #canpoli #uspoli rabble.ca/politics/can...
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The Americans are very serious about annexing Canada
Trump is working in the interests of oligarchs and CEOs in the US, who are as hostile to Canada as he is.
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 09/09/2026
Back-to-school shopping costs Canadian families hundreds of dollars a year. Sarah Sahagian argues the real fix isn't smarter budgeting. It's proper government funding for schools. rabble.ca/education/ba...
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Back-to-school shopping is a tax on families, but it doesn’t have to be
While some parents might look forward to their kids going back-to-school, it always comes with significant expense each year.
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 09/09/2026
Sharing ‘news for the rest of us’ directly in your inbox! Don’t miss out on the top stories from rabbleca, direct links to our podcasts and invitations to our monthly events. Sign up for this free newsletter here: buff.ly/499DI6v
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 08/09/2026
There are a few species in Canada so ubiquitous that “common” is a part of their name, but are they still that common? rabble.ca/environment/...
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How do we ensure that common animals remain common?
There are a few species in Canada so ubiquitous that "common" is a part of their name, but are they still that common?
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 06/09/2026
Are Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders socialists, or social democrats? What's the difference and why is that distinction important? #podcast #uspoli rabble.ca/podcast/zohr...
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Hey America! Socialism or social democracy?
Are Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders socialists, or social democrats? What's the difference and why is that distinction important? David McGrane Professor of Political Studies at St. Thomas More…
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 06/09/2026
Injured workers are organizing for a change to Bill 105 which proposes amendments to injured workers’ insurance and compensation. #canlab rabble.ca/labour/injur...
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Injured workers prepare for fall advocacy amid worker's comp bill and insurance cuts
Injured workers are organizing for a change to Bill 105 which proposes amendments to injured workers’ insurance and compensation.
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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 06/09/2026
Injured workers are organizing for a change to Bill 105 which proposes amendments to injured workers’ insurance and compensation. #canlab rabble.ca/labour/injur...
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Injured workers prepare for fall advocacy amid worker's comp bill and insurance cuts
Injured workers are organizing for a change to Bill 105 which proposes amendments to injured workers’ insurance and compensation.
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