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@sambhare.bsky.social @sambhare.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
albertapolitics.substack.com/p/the-lies-a... #canada #cdnpoli #alberta
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The lies Alberta separatists tell: A Top Ten List
The dark reality of separation: A small, landlocked country struggling to pay for national institutions amid bitter division, uncertainty, and capital and human flight
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@sambhare.bsky.social @sambhare.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
To save everyone some time, in anticipation of the next 49 times when he does this... Americabama, Americaska, Americazona, Americansaw, Americalifornia, Americalorado, Connecti-America, Del-America-ware, Flor-America, Georgamerica, Americawaii, Americadaho, Americallinois, ...
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@sambhare.bsky.social @sambhare.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
insideclimatenews.org/news/0908202... #USA #politics #monopoly #beef #climate
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A Very American Invention, Pushed to an Extreme - Inside Climate News
In Nebraska, Blackshirt Feeders LP is building the country’s largest feedlot for 200,000 beef cattle on a square-mile slab of concrete.
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@sambhare.bsky.social @sambhare.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #climate #globalwarming #canada #cdnpoli
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Canadians should prepare for a 5 C hotter future, report warns | CBC News
The federal government's new report summarizing the latest science on climate change warns that under current climate policies, the impact on Canadians will likely be "far from benign."
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TVO Docs @tvodocs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
“Bird-brained” is an odd insult for an animal that can solve a navigation problem most of us outsource to our phones. Migrating birds can travel thousands of kilometres using navigation systems that draw on everything from the night sky to Earth itself: youtu.be/hu3aakmpWtU?...
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Elizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
A new low...
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Google Maps Changes Lake Ontario to Lake America Following Trump’s Executive Order (Gift Article)
Users in the United States will see the new label, following President Trump’s executive order last week.
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Elizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Just as world leaders decide to ignore climate change, everything climate scientists predicted is coming true.
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The devastating forces behind the deadly Himalayan flood
Torrent that tore through settlements near Nepal’s border with China comes as scientists warn climate change is increasing risks
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@sambhare.bsky.social @sambhare.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
xkcd.com/3290/ #Canada #USA #cdnpoli #tariffs #trade #xkcd
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Trade
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hclark @hclark.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
"If Prime Minister Carney is trading away our ability to govern the digital realm, in the name of “alignment” with American standards, then we are locking in a permanent state of subordination." New insight from @vassb.bsky.social about the new trade deal: canadianshieldinstitute.ca/updates/what...
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What "Digital Trade Alignment" Would Cost | Canadian Shield Institute
So, we’ve got a last-minute reprieve on the 50 per cent tariffs that U.S. President Donald Trump was threatening. And Trump is boasting about some...
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American Birding Association @aba.org · 21/07/2026
Changes to the Endangered Species Act: What Birders Need to Know The U.S. federal government has changed how the Endangered Species Act defines “harm.” Learn what the new rule means for habitat protection, birds, and birders: www.aba.org/changes-to-t...
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Changes to the Endangered Species Act: What Birders Need to Know - American Birding Association
The federal government has changed how the Endangered Species Act defines “harm.” Learn what the new rule means for habitat protection, birds, and birders.
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The person who brought in the Upskirting law is specifically accusing Rowling of breaking it.

Gina @ginamartinuk
I brought the "upskirting law" into affect in 2019.
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Le'ts talk about that image JK Rowling shared.
She did this to humiliate artist Freda Wallace. That is a specific motivation we included in the Voyeurism Act. We fought for, and included it *specifically* because...
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 17/07/2026
The forest management argument, largely valid in a California pine stand, mostly falls apart when you move it a couple of thousand kilometers north. Today's Climate Brink post provides in-depth details as to why: www.theclimatebrink.com/p/canadas-bo...
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Canada's boreal wildfires aren't just bad forest management
Higher fire season temperatures are strongly correlated with increased area burned
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Well... bsky.app/profile/mich...
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 18/07/2026
Let's do some Canadian pipeline-wildfire math. The Canadian Energy Center says growing oil exports by 1.5M barrels/day **could** boost GDP by ~31B annually. Meanwhile, wildfire smoke health costs alone - just the health costs, nothing else - averaged 23B/year, past tense. And they're growing fast.
nowtoronto.com
Ontario hardest hit as wildfires cost Canada billions | NOW Toronto
A new report estimates wildfire smoke has cost Canada $231 billion since 2014. See how much each province has spent.
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Supriya Dwivedi @supriya.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
here’s my latest for TVO: “…foreign interference in the Alberta referendum is already taking place and Canadians should be very worried about hostile state actors like Russia as well as previously assumed to be friendly state actors like the United States.” www.tvo.org/article/anal...
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ANALYSIS: Is Alberta separatism entirely made in Canada? | TVO Today
Albertans get to discuss their future. We should be very worried If the U.S. is joining in.
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Elizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Heat records are getting broken. Electricity prices are soaring. The administration's response? Let's gut energy efficiency rules for appliances.
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Trump administration moves to gut energy efficiency rules for home appliances
The Energy Department wants to permanently restrict longstanding efficiency mandates, calling them a “scam.”
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The Keeling Curve @keelingcurve.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
430.07 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 02-Jul-2026 keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
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The Keeling Curve
The Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.
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@sambhare.bsky.social @sambhare.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 So happy to be here!
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@sambhare.bsky.social @sambhare.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
😞 And the @liberalca.bsky.social with Mark Carney still don't have a #climate plan. #Canada #cdnpoli #CarbonTax
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@sambhare.bsky.social @sambhare.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Final days to act 🇨🇦 — the parliamentary petition to bring political parties under privacy law closes July 4! Right now political parties can vacuum up your personal data with zero safeguards. Your bank can’t do that, so why can they? I just signed it. Join me 👉 voterprivacy.ca @openmedia.org
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Your Data. Your Vote.
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Elizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Do you see a pattern here?
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@sambhare.bsky.social @sambhare.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
www.not-ship.com/can-you-see-... >The 3-30-300 test is simple. Every home, school and office should have a view of at least three #trees, be in a neighbourhood with 30% #tree-cover, and be within 300 metres of a #park.
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Can you see three trees?
There's a simple three-part test for whether your city has enough nature. Most fall short.
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@sambhare.bsky.social @sambhare.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
wilsoniumite.com/2026/06/19/t... >The #market was never going to build that room. Not because the market is evil, but because there is genuinely no #money in it. You cannot sell “a place for lonely teenagers to feel less lonely.”
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The room the economy can't see - Wilsons Blog
(this is part of a series of posts, the link to the next one is at the bottom of the page) There is a room in Stockholm where a bunch of kids I know hang out. It is a Sverok lokal, which is to say a l...
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@sambhare.bsky.social @sambhare.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
tc.canada.ca/en/corporate... Let @mark-carney.bsky.social and the @liberalca.bsky.social party know you don't want noise, jet fumes and destruction of green spaces in #Toronto. #cdnpoli #onpoli #TorontoIslands @kbardeesy.bsky.social
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Public consultation on the future of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
Consultation collecting feedback on the future of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
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Boog @das-boog.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
every so often I think about what a downgrade "The Boys" tv show is from the comic and I just have to stare out a window awhile. "What if these fascist clown men actually had deep and nuanced personalities" the banality of evil that comes with power was the POINT. The ugliness is the POINT
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
The Ontario government approved a medical transcription tool even though its website advertised what seem to be fake testimonials from nonexistent doctors. — by @ericagiancola.bsky.social (@bigiftruetvo.bsky.social) & @zakvescera.bsky.social (@theijf.org)
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How an approved medical transcription tool is linked to an AI-generated news website | TVO Today
And its website touts testimonials from doctors who may not exist.
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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 08/06/2026
This is the purpose of data centers. Not ChatGPT that yall keep screaming about. Nobody needs 40,000 acres for a search engine The future of mass surveillance & neo-feudalism (where we are headed) depends on the government AND corporations maintaining a permanent underclass using mass surveillance
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@sambhare.bsky.social @sambhare.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
www.thebeaverton.com/2026/06/carn... #canada #cdnpoli
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Carney assures Canadians that AI the fastest way to give all our money to US billionaires
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark has unveiled his new federal AI strategy, promising Canadians that artificial intelligence technology is the most advanced, efficient way to surrender all of our collectiv...
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Is Ottawa putting oil ahead of the environment? A new Alberta pipeline deal is fueling backlash, even inside the Liberal party. @jeyantvo.bsky.social digs into the government’s climate record with Martha Hall Findlay (@ucalgary.bsky.social) & @carobrouillette.bsky.social (@canrac.bsky.social)
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Is Ottawa Prioritizing Oil Over the Environment? | The Rundown
YouTube video by TVO Today
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@sambhare.bsky.social @sambhare.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
action.openmedia.org/page/188754/... Talk to your MP
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Stop the Surveillance State: Stop Bill C-22!
🚨 Bill C-22 forces every Canadian internet provider, messaging app & cloud service to build surveillance backdoors and store a year of your data. Foreign state hackers exploited similar legislation in...
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@sambhare.bsky.social @sambhare.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: #CFIA Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Clamp down on Loblaw's corporate greed. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/cf...
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Clamp down on Loblaw's corporate greed
Last week, CBC revealed that Loblaws was caught cheating customers by selling underweighted meat — even after claiming to fix the issue last year. From price-fixing to price gouging and profiteering...
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@sambhare.bsky.social @sambhare.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/03/a-ta... #Canada #freedom #internet #surveillance #warrantless
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A Tale of Two Bills: Lawful Access Returns With Changes to Warrantless Access But Dangerous Backdoor Surveillance Risks Remain - Michael Geist
The decades-long battle over lawful access entered a new phase yesterday with the introduction of Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act. This bill follows the attempt last spring to bury lawful access prov...
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@sambhare.bsky.social @sambhare.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026... #Canada #terrorism #journalism @thetyee.ca
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The Fallout from Reporting on White Nationalism in Canada | The Tyee
Journalist Rachel Gilmore published an investigation in The Tyee. The men she unmasked showed up to intimidate her in person.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 04/03/2026
I get asked to show up to book clubs, online and offline. Here is why from now on the answer is always "no." If you think this might have something to do with "AI" ruining yet another thing for everyone, you're absolutely 100% correct. whatever.scalzi.com/2026/03/03/i...
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Indefinite Book Club Hiatus
Today in “Things that ‘AI’ has ruined”: No, I won’t be able to show up to your book club’s online/offline gathering, and the reason for this is simple: I, and li…
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Birds Canada @birdscanada.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Cats are considered the number one threat to birds in Canada. It's a fascinating and complex conservation issue. Tune into The Warblers podcast with @juliakilgour.bsky.social and @jonathanjojochu.bsky.social to hear some expert insights on human behaviours and cat research.
An American Goldfinch grips the metal bars of a bird feeder. Overlay text reads Cats and Birds: Exploring the science behind this complex conservation issue
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@sambhare.bsky.social @sambhare.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2... I hope they are sued to kingdom come. "You wouldn't download a car" #ai #ip #copyright
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AI’s Memorization Crisis
Large language models don’t “learn”—they copy. And that could change everything for the tech industry.
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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 23/02/2026
An oldie about ducks and ignoring scientific ethics.
A drawing titled "psst genetic engineers: I have a proposal." It shows ten duck species being combined into one best duck, which has a long-tailed duck's tail plumes, a king eider's wing spikes, a hooded merganser's hood, a white-winged scoter's eye markings, a redhead's eye and red head, a ring-necked duck's bill pattern, a northern shoveler's bill shape, a northern pintail's neck pattern, a harlequin duck's blue, and a ruddy duck's upturned tail.
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@sambhare.bsky.social @sambhare.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
keepandroidopen.org #enshittification #Android #KeepAndroidOpen
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Keep Android Open
Advocating for Android as a free, open platform for everyone to build apps on.
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@sambhare.bsky.social @sambhare.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-r... #ai #politics #religion #monopoly #oligarchs
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Monopoly Round-Up: Why the "AI God" Narrative is Actually a Corporate Power Grab
The AI cultists went into overdrive this week, Meta got the creepiest patent imaginable, and AOC attacked monopolies to burnish her foreign policy chops.
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@sambhare.bsky.social @sambhare.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
www.brandonsanderson.com/blogs/blog/a... @brandonsanderson.com Brandon Sanderson on AI Art >Why did I write White Sand Prime? It wasn’t to produce a book to sell. ... It was for the satisfaction of having written a novel, feeling the accomplishment, and learning how to do it. #AI #art #whywedoit
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The Hidden Cost of AI Art: Brandon Sanderson's Keynote
Brandon Sanderson's 2025 keynote on the hidden cost of AI art.
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City of Toronto @toronto.ca · 07/02/2026
In 2024, the  City introduced a by-law to reduce single-use plastics, including ask-first/by-request before distributing plastic cutlery and allowing reusable cups and bags. Your feedback helps shape these actions. Take the survey and join the Feb 11 virtual consultation: toronto.ca/WasteStrategy 
Four reusable drink containers including a clear cup with blue lid, stainless steel tumbler with green grip and straw, collapsible mint green cup, and blue travel mug with black lid.
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@sambhare.bsky.social @sambhare.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
horizons.service.canada.ca/en/2024/disr... Fascinating policy document. " #CivilWar in the #USA" is low likelihood but high impact for #Canada. Loss of #biodiversity is high likelihood/high impact. Yet, our current policies are not accepting of this.
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Disruptions on the Horizon
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Carla Speed McNeil @carlaspeedmcneil.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Deliteful as ever.
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@sambhare.bsky.social @sambhare.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
How Privatized Cataract Surgery Helped #Ontario ’s Wealthiest—and Left Others Behind - thelocal.to/cataract-sur... #onpoli #healthcare #ohip
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How Privatized Cataract Surgery Helped Ontario’s Wealthiest—and Left Others Behind | The Local
Why a routine surgery offers a window into the possible future of care in this province.
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@sambhare.bsky.social @sambhare.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
www.cbc.ca/news/politic... >"Middle powers must act together because if you are not at the table, you are on the menu," Carney said. Sad it's come to this but here we are. The #USA doesn't want friends anymore, just vassals. #cdnpoli #politics #worldnews #Canada #Europe
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'The old order is not coming back,' Carney says in provocative speech at Davos | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a frank assessment of how he views the world in a provocative speech in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, where he said the longstanding U.S.-led, rules-based intern...
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Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Not only a perfect denouement, it was the end of an era. Thirty years ago today, this strip was published.
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@sambhare.bsky.social @sambhare.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
archive.strongtowns.org/journal/2025... Quite insightful
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Why Do Commercial Spaces Sit Vacant?
Instead of letting their commercial buildings sit empty, surely it would be better for landlords to lower the rent and got some use out of the building, right? Wrong. Here’s why.
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@sambhare.bsky.social @sambhare.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
www.jenn.site/why-canada-r... >... most frustrating about the #media coverage. It obscures something that's genuinely very hopeful and turns it into another random #culturewar ... if you remove the actual language and access barriers, people make reasonable #healthcare decisions for their families
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Why Canada Really Lost Its Measles Elimination Status
Today, Canada officially lost its measles elimination status. Measles was previously declared eliminated in Canada in 1998, but countries lose that status af...
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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Many labour at the misapprehension that human development is always progressive. This is not the case. The increasing criminalisation of abortion in the US, as well as the decision to remove equal human rights for trans & non-binary ppl in the UK, demonstrates that freedom can be ephemeral.
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@sambhare.bsky.social @sambhare.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
www.thebeaverton.com/2025/12/prog... #cdnpoli #LiberalsNotVeryLiberal
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Progressive Conservative joins Progressive Conservative party
OTTAWA - In a stunning move, progressive conservative MP Michael Ma crossed the floor Thursday to the progressive conservative Liberal Party, just a few weeks after similar minded progressive conserva...
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