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@retiredfran.bsky.social
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🇨🇦Advocate of proportional representation🇨🇦, retired union activist.

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The Goose 🇨🇦 @the-goose-media.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I’m once again telling you we need proportional representation.
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 05/10/2026
“These for-profit facilities offering MRI and surgical services take in much more funding from the province than they pay out in value to #Ontarians,” says @alonghurst.bsky.social. “And [this does not] lead to shorter diagnostic and surgical wait times...” www.thesudburystar.com/news/private...
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Private facilities sucking up money and increasing wait times: Report
At the same time, two MRI machines at Health Sciences North are not being fully used
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 05/10/2026
ICYMI: The federal government's approach to planning AI data centre development is lacking in democratic accountability. Instead, Canadians need to have their say, argues @policyalternatives.ca assistant researcher, Rachel Pettigrew. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/01/o...
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Canada’s AI governance has a built-in conflict of interest
The federal government's AI consultation sidelined the perspectives of working people, students, artists, parents and anyone encountering the technology in their daily lives.
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Bill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I have serious concerns about how the Democrats and most media are normalizing these US midterms, prioritizing issues like affordability. The elephant in the room is the emergence of an authoritarian and corrupt RW President and oligarchy working to fundamentally destroy the American democracy.
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Catherine Fife @waterloompp.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Ministry (MECP) & Region are left trying to clean up the chemical spill from the largest Data Centre in Waterloo Region. The investigation will take some time but the public deserves answers to evaluate future risks. 80% of our water is from groundwater 💦 #onpoli
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Brett Meiselas @bmeiselas.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
lots of reporters suddenly worried about slipping into communism but strangely f*cking quiet about slipping into fascism
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 24/07/2026
Uncontrolled AI is a threat to our jobs, our environment, and our communities. Canadians across the political divide know this, and that’s why they’re fighting back. The public must assert its role in the technologies shaping our lives, and draw hard lines where AI causes nothing but harm.
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 24/07/2026
When Justin Trudeau abandoned electoral reform, he claimed proportional representation breeds extremism. But data shows his preferred winner-take-all model is where extreme factions risk total control, while PR contains them. Read Harmeet Nanner's guest post: www.fairvote.ca/23/07/2026/h...
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Harmeet Nanner: Justin Trudeau feared proportional representation, but the countries using his preferred electoral systems are where fears have become reality
Justin Trudeau feared proportional representation, but the countries using his preferred electoral systems are where fears have become reality.
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Bill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
They tell us #ElbowsUp and #CanadaStrong are jokes, accepting minorities is woke, supporting social programs is communist, trusting science and vaccines makes us sheep, our mainstream media is fake. I say Canadians are fair, compassionate, and too smart to be fooled. #CanadaDay
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Catherine Fife @waterloompp.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Cutting frontline workers at Kidsability continues to negatively impact services. Community members have shared serious concerns with me about service reductions. Kids must continue to receive vital services, inc those an extensive waitlist. Asking MOE for transparency. #onpoli
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
"The Extreme Sentences Handed to Anti-ICE Protesters Should Terrify Us All" 30-100 years! Perhaps the most important and scary story you'll read all week:
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The Extreme Sentences Handed to Anti-ICE Protesters Should Terrify Us All
The sentences, ranging from 30-100 years, are part of an increasingly disturbing pattern of the Trump administration criminalizing speech and assembly.
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 10/06/2026
2/ Tax the excess profits. Use the money to ease the everyday emergency of just trying to get by. We're calling on PM Carney to act. It's simple: do the right thing.
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Bill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Can somebody on the far right take a breath and do some planning and ask questions? Like, how do we make sure data centre noise and water consumption is mitigated before making towns unliveable. What are our water rsc projections with a warming climate? Who pays for water/power price spikes?
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Catherine Fife @waterloompp.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The ON legislature sat for only 29 days this year & now Ford is closing the door on accountability, preventing us from asking questions on critical issues like water-taking permits and key infrastructure investment to get us building again. 1,500 lost jobs in WR #onpoli
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Bill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
One thing I don't like is being misled by a politician. This Liberal labelling of a new Canada Strong "Sovereign Wealth Fund" is misleading as are the comparisons to Norway and other countries. This is an investment account starting with taxpaper money with the ambition of investing in national ...
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retiredfran.bsky.social @retiredfran.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
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retiredfran.bsky.social @retiredfran.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
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retiredfran.bsky.social @retiredfran.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
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retiredfran.bsky.social @retiredfran.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
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retiredfran.bsky.social @retiredfran.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
I just signed a @leadnowca.bsky.social petition: Tell the Canada Pension Plan: Divest from ICE. Sign here: leadnow.ca/campaigns/cp...
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Tell the Canada Pension Plan: Divest from ICE - Leadnow
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retiredfran.bsky.social @retiredfran.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
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retiredfran.bsky.social @retiredfran.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
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retiredfran.bsky.social @retiredfran.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
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retiredfran.bsky.social @retiredfran.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
A court ruling against Zuckerberg in New Mexico may be the beginning of the "Big Tobacco" moment for the toxic tech bros. Here's my latest about holding the toxic platforms to account. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjY_...
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TOXC TECH BROS LOSE IN LANDMARK COURT BATTLE !!!
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
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retiredfran.bsky.social @retiredfran.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
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The Goose 🇨🇦 @the-goose-media.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
This is a map of Via Rail’s routes from 1980. Never forget what they took from you.
a map of Via Rail’s routes from 1980
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retiredfran.bsky.social @retiredfran.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
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retiredfran.bsky.social @retiredfran.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
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retiredfran.bsky.social @retiredfran.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
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retiredfran.bsky.social @retiredfran.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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retiredfran.bsky.social @retiredfran.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
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retiredfran.bsky.social @retiredfran.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
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retiredfran.bsky.social @retiredfran.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
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retiredfran.bsky.social @retiredfran.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
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retiredfran.bsky.social @retiredfran.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
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retiredfran.bsky.social @retiredfran.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
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Bill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Keep these anecdotes in mind when seeing statistics reported by the Trump administration, whether they are disease statistics, tariffs, unemployment, inflation, or whatever. Many professionals have been fired and replaced by Trump appointees. Eg, a Jan 6er was appointed head of BLS.
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Bill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
This inability to understand or at least properly investigate data was reinforced by the fact that last year Elon Musk and his DOGE crew claimed 150 year olds were getting social security payments. They did not realize 1875 was the default year in the database for missing birth dates.
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Bill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Trump/MAGA claim the 2020 election was stolen. # lawsuits claiming illegal voting in 2020 election: 60+ # won: 0 (incl. Trump appointed judges) Trump claimed 1,000's of dead people voted. State audits finding more than a handful: 0 Eg Georgia: Trump claimed "close to 5,000" Actual number: 4
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retiredfran.bsky.social @retiredfran.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
www.instagram.com/reel/DVtZ6MX...
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Ontario Health Coalition on Instagram: "Public health care in Canada is under a full-on privatization attack and the forces leading the charge are citing numbers that don't make sense. #healthcare #o...
122 likes, 6 comments - ontariohealthcoalition on March 10, 2026: "Public health care in Canada is under a full-on privatization attack and the forces leading the charge are citing numbers that don't ...
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retiredfran.bsky.social @retiredfran.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
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retiredfran.bsky.social @retiredfran.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
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retiredfran.bsky.social @retiredfran.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Just finished Mirror Falls, season 1 by Tod Maffin. Highly recommend you give it a listen. I listened on You Tube. Can't wait for season 2.
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retiredfran.bsky.social @retiredfran.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
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retiredfran.bsky.social @retiredfran.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
The #ForeverCanadian campaign was nearly 500,000 Albertans strong. Yesterday, 260,000 #CanadiensPourToujours Francophone Albertans joined our movement. Together, we’re ready to assure Alberta’s future in Canada…
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retiredfran.bsky.social @retiredfran.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
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retiredfran.bsky.social @retiredfran.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
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