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Sharon Gregson

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Advocate for the $10aDay child care plan. Vegan for the animals.

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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Progressive Unity? Rebecca Bligh Endorsers Challenge the Script via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...
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Progressive Unity? Rebecca Bligh Endorsers Challenge the Script | The Tyee
Former NDP and Vision politicians explain why they promoted Bligh for Vancouver mayor.
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🎉The BC elections hub is live. We hope that our analysis of what’s at stake will help you: 1️⃣ vote with confidence and 2️⃣ hold the government accountable long after election day. bcpolicy.ca/BCelection
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BC Provincial election 2026
Welcome to BC Policy Solutions’ election hub—our analysis of the issues voters identified as their top election priorities.
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Help us put quality affordable child care back on the agenda of BC's election candidates! They need to hear from you. share.nwmd.social/s/aMo043cZ
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Tell your BC election candidates: I support $10aDay
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Almost three-in-four British Columbians (73%) are in favour of the next provincial government investing more in child care, ensuring space for all families who need it researchco.ca/2026/10/08/c... @bcndpcaucus.bsky.social @conservativebc.bsky.social
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High Support for Capped Child Care Fees in British Columbia
Almost seven-in-ten respondents want action to provide universal school-age child care in the province’s elementary schools.
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
More than a third of British Columbians (37%) say they are more likely to vote for candidates who support quality, universal child care with low capped fees—such as $10aDay—in the provincial election scheduled for October 24. researchco.ca/2026/10/08/c...
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High Support for Capped Child Care Fees in British Columbia
Almost seven-in-ten respondents want action to provide universal school-age child care in the province’s elementary schools.
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If you are interested in the herstory of how child care developed in Cancouver and British Columbia this podcast is an absolute must listen. I’m so glad to hear the voices of these phenomenal leaders Maryann, Dianne and Pam. lnkd.in/p/ghDtkezD
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BC’s Path to Universal Child Care | Sharon Gregson
If you are interested in the herstory of how child care developed in Vancouver and British Columbia - this podcast is an absolute must listen. I’m so glad to hear the voices of Maryann, Dianne and Pa...
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Andrea Woo @andreawoo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Candidates finalized for B.C.'s Oct. 24 snap election. The NDP is one short of a full slate, which they say is because paperwork for candidate in Peace River North was incomplete. BC Conservatives have full slate.
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
End anti-choice abuse of charity status - BC Humanist Association www.bchumanist.ca/antichoicech...
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End anti-choice abuse of charity status
Email your MP to demand action in Budget 2025
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Daily Faceoff Vancouver @dfovancouver.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Instant Reaction: Canucks give the Oilers a scare, lose 9-7 after erasing five-goal deficit
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Instant Reaction: Canucks give the Oilers a scare, lose 9-7 after erasing five-goal deficit
Welcome back to Instant Reaction, the series here at CanucksArmy where we give you our instant reaction to tonight’s Vancouver Canucks game and ask our readers to do the same in the comments section below! Lineup DeBrusk-Pettersson-Lekkerimäki Öhgren-Rossi-Boeser O’Connor-Sasson-Karlsson Bains-Cotter-Gallagher Buium-Hronek Oleksiak-Willander EP25-Schenn First Period The Canucks took an early penalty, as Brendan Gallagher was called for tripping. And…
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Finally! Licensed weekend child care opens for school-age children in Vancouver. Great news. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Vancouver’s first licensed weekend child care for school-aged children opens | CBC News
Staff and advocates say there is a shortage of child care outside of conventional work hours, a service that is essential for parents who work on weekends.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 14/09/2026
Italy's Catania airport shuts again as Etna ash halts flights reut.rs/4gNFsZi
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Italy's Catania airport shuts again as Etna ash halts flights
Flights at Italy's Catania airport ‌were suspended again on Monday due to volcanic ash ​from Mount Etna's ongoing ​activity, the company operating ⁠the Sicilian hub said.
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
These Canadian Cities Have The Highest Child Care Fees And They Are All In B.C. 604now.com/highest-chil... #childcarebc #10adaychildcare
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These Cities Have The Highest Child Care Fees In Canada
A new report has revealed which Canadian cities are facing the highest child care fees in the country, and most are in B.C.
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This Student Volunteer Scholarship Is 'Literally Breaking Cycles of Poverty' via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/09... #Altruition
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This Student Volunteer Scholarship Is ‘Literally Breaking Cycles of Poverty’ | The Tyee
Altruition gives low-income BC students tuition credits for their volunteer hours.
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research demonstrated access to childcare bolsters women’s lifetime earnings long after their children age out of daycare. And it helps fill public coffers so that the program more or less pays for itself. montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu...
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Hanes: Quebec's subsidized daycare pays off for moms long after kids age out
Nearly three decades on, low-fee child care is a program that keeps on giving.
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Canada's child care affordability improvements between 2021 and 2025 are substantive rather than symbolic, and are already visible in stronger parental labour-force participation and household financial security. zenodo.org/records/2188...
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Beyond $10-a-Day: A Policy Audit of Canada-Wide Early Learning and Childcare
Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) is one of the most consequential social-policy achievements in recent Canadian history, delivering a rapid and measurable reduction in the cost of re...
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
71 new child care spots coming to Surrey - but B.C. still only has a patchwork system rather than a universal one and no province-wide capped fees unlike Ontario and other places across Canada. surreycitizen.com/71-new-child... #ChildcareBC #10adaychildcare
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71 new child care spots coming to Surrey  – Surrey Citizen
Unsplash photo Surrey council has approved proposals for two new child-care sites in Surrey – meaning 71 new seats.   The first centre would be
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Demand stronger laws in Canada to protect farmed animals from widespread suffering and abuse! #QCpoli action.animaljustice.ca/page/196320/...
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Demand Real Animal Protection Laws & Independent Oversight for Farmed Animals in Canada
Demand stronger laws to protect farmed animals from widespread suffering and abuse!
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Canada banned the breeding of captive whales and dolphins to end whale captivity. Tell the US and Spanish aquariums receiving #Marineland's whales and dolphins: Don't breed them. Let this generation be the last! action.animaljustice.ca/page/195865/...
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Uphold Canadian Laws: Tell US & Spanish Aquariums NOT to Breed Marineland Whales & Dolphins
Canada banned the breeding of captive whales and dolphins to end whale captivity. Tell the US and Spanish aquariums receiving Marineland's whales and dolphins: Don't breed them. Let this generation be...
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
For families who already have a childcare space, $10aDay fees make a real difference. But for many parents (especially mothers), the problem has shifted. Child care may be cheaper, but it’s still not always available. theconversation.com/have-child-n...
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Have child, need job: How child-care problems prevent many families from re-entering the workforce
A new report shows Canada’s $10-a-day child care has generated real returns, but unlocking more benefits depends partly on bolstering the child-care workforce.
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
New infant and toddler childcare centre opening in Osoyoos www.castanet.net/news/Oliver-...
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New infant and toddler childcare centre opening in Osoyoos
A new childcare centre is coming to Osoyoos in August, filling a longstanding gap in the tourist town.
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Lower childcare fees helped increase employment among mothers of young children by about 29,000 by the end of 2025. That added about $2.7 billion in direct GDP per year. But many more mothers are waiting for childcare.... theconversation.com/have-child-n...
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Can Premier David Eby Find a Way Back? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...
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Can David Eby Find a Way Back? | The Tyee
BC’s premier seemed trapped by DRIPA, deficit and disappointed activists. Carney opened a new door.
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Inquest Paused after Mother Receives Shocking News About Her Daughter via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...
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Inquest Paused after Mother Receives Shocking News About Her Daughter | The Tyee
Natasha Harrison learned during testimony her daughter Tatyanna was buried without her knowledge.
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Help us support the cause. share.nwmd.social/s/oNZWZBZX
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Bring Equity into Childcare
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Erling Haaland's shirt reads "Braut" because it is his mother's maiden name, Gry Marita Braut, which he includes on his national team jersey as a tribute to both of his parents. #Norway #WorldCup2026
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
We now know BC’s share of the new federal child care funding is $630 million over 2-years. Read the CCCABC statement on how these new funds should be used to build a quality $10aDay system www.10aday.ca/prosperity_a...
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Prosperity Agreement
We're working for a quality, affordable child care system with fair wages for educators.
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Today Mark Carney announced $630 million in childcare funding coming to BC through a new Canada-BC Cooperative Prosperity Agreement. This augments the existing bi-lateral childcare agreement. Should be good news! #10adaychildcare #ChildCareBC
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Ben Dooley @bentdooley.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Ottawa is adding an additional $5.4B for child care to sustain its national program over the next 2 years. GUEST: @sharongregson.bsky.social pdst.fm/e/traffic.me...
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
BC Keeps Asking Child Care Operators What's Wrong. It Has the Data to Act via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026... #ChildCareBC
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BC Keeps Asking Child Care Operators What’s Wrong. It Has the Data to Act | The Tyee
When will the province lock in standards and target communities it knows are most vulnerable?
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Too funny to hear @jmcelroy.bsky.social refer to local politicians “congealing” around an issue!!
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Steve Anderson @steveanderson.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
And wherever you are in Canada, please support the $10-a-Day Child Care campaign and the organizations advocating for a strong, universal child care system: www.10aday.ca To every early childhood educator: thank you. You deserve our gratitude, our respect, and our support.
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$10aDay Child Care
Since its release, the $10aDay Child Care Plan has been enthusiastically endorsed and supported by an ever growing number of individuals and organizations. Add your voice to the thousands of British C...
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Steve Anderson @steveanderson.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Thank you for your patience, kindness, creativity, and genuine love. If you’re in BC, please take a few minutes to complete the provincial child care survey and speak up for quality, affordable child care and better support for educators: feedback.engage.gov.bc.ca/829274?lang=en
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Child Care Survey 2026
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Steve Anderson @steveanderson.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
My youngest daughter has officially graduated from her daycare. ❤️ To mark the occasion, a group of parents chipped in to create this plaque as a small token of our appreciation for the incredible teachers who have cared for our children over the years.
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
@cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social truly cannot believe such a youthful (fun, lively, irreverent) person could be retiring. Enjoy what comes next Lisa! Thanks for all the early morning laughs!
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Hundreds of deer & elk at Marineland are reportedly suffering from untreated wounds in overcrowded conditions—& some may face slaughter. Meanwhile, whales & dolphins are still trapped in deteriorating tanks. Demand immediate action 🐋🦌 action.animaljustice.ca/page/193532/...
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Act Now: Protect Marineland’s Animals from Suffering & Slaughter!
Hundreds of deer & elk at Marineland are reportedly suffering from untreated wounds in overcrowded conditions—& some may face slaughter. Meanwhile, whales & dolphins are still trapped in deteriorating...
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Why are advocates concerned about the BC government's new child care survey? www.10aday.ca/concerns_wit...
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Concerns with Government's Child Care Survey
We're working for a quality, affordable child care system with fair wages for educators.
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Help us support the campaign for $10aDay child care! share.nwmd.social/s/hqHxdbyM
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Email the Prime Minister & Federal Finance Minister
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Shocking footage from Winnipeg’s Assiniboia Downs shows a jockey violently abusing a horse. Urge the Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Authority of Manitoba to install cameras at the racetrack to prevent further beatings and abuse! action.animaljustice.ca/page/192004/...
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Stop Horse Abuse at Assiniboia Downs Racetrack
Shocking footage from Winnipeg’s Assiniboia Downs shows a jockey violently abusing a horse. Urge the Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Authority of Manitoba to install cameras at the racetrack to prevent fu...
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Justice for Vancouver TransLink Workers. Sign here: action.seiulocal2.ca/petitions/pe...
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Justice for Vancouver SkyTrain Janitors!
SkyTrain janitors are speaking up for their rights and for public safety. Join us in calling on TransLink to meet with the janitors to address the important issues they have raised. How can you he...
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Sarah Bays,contemporary artist, printmaker, living in Norfolk, UK, producing prints inspired by local nature. #WomensArt
Print featuring three pinkish small birds with long tail feathers perched in thin pine tree banches, all against a green background
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Child Care Expansion in BC Implementation Roles and Responsibilities - proposes expansion be planned and managed by school districts to replace the current approach — unplanned, grant-based, and market-driven assets.nationbuilder.com/10aday/pages...
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Saltair Childcare Society coming to Cranbrook cranbrooktownsman.com/2026/04/09/c...
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Cranbrook childcare facility design work well underway - Cranbrook Daily Townsman
Construction expected to break ground later in the spring months to open by 2028
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The Canada-Wide Child Care program is a Major Project that Prime Minister Carney should be investing in. Many of his Major Projects appear to be somewhat male-oriented, this one dramatically helps women overcome the barriers that hold them back in the workforce. childcarepolicy.net/child-penalt...
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
I support this approach 100% jacobin.com/2026/04/publ... #10adaychildcare #ChildCareBC
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Why the Rich Should Get Free Public Childcare Too
Critics see Zohran Mamdani’s inclusion of the wealthy in his new free public childcare initiative as a flaw. It’s actually an integral part of the policy’s design, rooted in the fact that universal pr...
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Got to love being at a @childcarenow.bsky.social meeting where they know you so well that they label your lunch box!
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Worth a listen: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/b... #ChildCareBC #10adaychildcare
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BC’s Path to Universal Child Care
Education Podcast · Updated Monthly · A podcast featuring interviews with child care advocates, government officials, policy makers, educators, parents and child care organisations in BC, exploring th...
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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
More live horses are shipped out of Edmonton for consumption abroad than the rest of Canada. The CFIA says Canada's humane standards ensure animals aren't harmed in transit- but @AnimalJustice claims the numbers in Japan paint a different picture. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/a...
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Animal welfare group calls for all-out ban on Edmonton's horse-meat shipments
Podcast Episode · The Courtney Theriault Show · March 17 · 6m
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Great to hear your analysis in the Hotel Pacifico strategy suite @lesliboldt.bsky.social
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Lesli Boldt (@lesliboldt.bsky.social)
Active, activist, advocate, communicator. President and owner of boldtcommunications.com
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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Snowing in Adanac Park - East Vancouver @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social
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