Sandra Vander Schaaf
@generouseyes.bsky.social
Maker, listener, learner, carer.
“Inequality lowers economic growth.”
An Oxfam report estimates the world’s richest 1% has more wealth than 95% of humanity senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social shows in new research.
Inequality lowers economic growth. There is public support & growing international momentum for a wealth tax Alex says.
bcpolicy.ca/wealth-tax
Inequality lowers economic growth. There is public support & growing international momentum for a wealth tax Alex says.
bcpolicy.ca/wealth-tax
A wealth tax could raise half a trillion dollars for a stronger, fairer Canada
New report on the effects of wealth inequality, the revenue potential of a wealth tax, counter-arguments and an outline of transformative public investments.
bcpolicy.ca
June 6, 2025 at 1:03 AM
“Inequality lowers economic growth.”
Tell Prime Minister Carney to block Donald Trump’s billionaire donors from owning or building pipelines in Canada! #cdnpoli #PRGT www.dogwoodbc.ca/petitions/ca...
Prime Minister Carney: stop the American pipeline takeover
Tell Prime Minister Carney to block Donald Trump’s billionaire donors from owning or building pipelines in Canada! #cdnpoli #PRGT
www.dogwoodbc.ca
June 6, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Tell Prime Minister Carney to block Donald Trump’s billionaire donors from owning or building pipelines in Canada! #cdnpoli #PRGT www.dogwoodbc.ca/petitions/ca...
There are alternative partnerships to discuss @mark-carney.bsky.social! Partnerships WITH land, water, and wind and Indigenous rights holders. Be brave. We can do this without oil and gas industrial devastation.
As wildfires sweep across the north of prairie provinces & northeast BC...
Carney discusses 'partnerships' with oil & gas executives yesterday in Calgary at a closed door roundtable.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Carney discusses 'partnerships' with oil & gas executives yesterday in Calgary at a closed door roundtable.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Carney discusses 'partnerships' with oil and gas executives in Calgary | CBC News
The prime minister sat down with oil and gas executives in Calgary to discuss partnerships and to get their input for his plans to make Canada an energy superpower.
www.cbc.ca
June 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
There are alternative partnerships to discuss @mark-carney.bsky.social! Partnerships WITH land, water, and wind and Indigenous rights holders. Be brave. We can do this without oil and gas industrial devastation.
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UNICEF says supplies to treat and prevent child malnutrition in Gaza have dropped sharply since Israel’s blockade began over two months ago, warning “they are almost gone.”
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/27nndd
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/27nndd
May 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
UNICEF says supplies to treat and prevent child malnutrition in Gaza have dropped sharply since Israel’s blockade began over two months ago, warning “they are almost gone.”
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/27nndd
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/27nndd
Yes! This!
We need a party rooted in:
🟠 Moral clarity - on climate, oligarchy and genocide
🟠 Solutions as deep as the crises we face
🟠 Public ownership, massive reinvestment in universal services, transfer of wealth from the top to everyone below.
🟠 Moral clarity - on climate, oligarchy and genocide
🟠 Solutions as deep as the crises we face
🟠 Public ownership, massive reinvestment in universal services, transfer of wealth from the top to everyone below.
May 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Yes! This!
For everyone else who has been disillusioned with the Liberal-lite version of the NDP, this thread’s for us. @avilewis.bsky.social is ready to fire up the people power we need to fight for the 99% and the planet.
HEADS UP 🧵
As the NDP leadership rules and race unfold, you’re going to be hearing from lots of party insiders, quoted in places like the Globe & Mail, CTV and CBC.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/ar...
As the NDP leadership rules and race unfold, you’re going to be hearing from lots of party insiders, quoted in places like the Globe & Mail, CTV and CBC.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/ar...
May 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
For everyone else who has been disillusioned with the Liberal-lite version of the NDP, this thread’s for us. @avilewis.bsky.social is ready to fire up the people power we need to fight for the 99% and the planet.
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BTW, the word for this is genocide, folks.
How does anyone still support this? Why?
www.axios.com/2025/05/05/i...
How does anyone still support this? Why?
www.axios.com/2025/05/05/i...
Israel plans to occupy and flatten all of Gaza if no deal by Trump's trip
Trump has effectively given Netanyahu a green light to do as he sees fit, Israeli officials say.
www.axios.com
May 6, 2025 at 4:01 AM
BTW, the word for this is genocide, folks.
How does anyone still support this? Why?
www.axios.com/2025/05/05/i...
How does anyone still support this? Why?
www.axios.com/2025/05/05/i...
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Our economy can be better for workers and communities say @1alexhemingway.bsky.social & colleagues.
Policies exist & last year, federal legislation created Employee Ownership Trusts to make workplaces more democratic, giving workers more ownership and control.
Policies exist & last year, federal legislation created Employee Ownership Trusts to make workplaces more democratic, giving workers more ownership and control.
Opinion: Want a more resilient Canadian economy? Double down on democratic employee ownership
With the U.S. government’s escalating trade war, we need to rethink and prepare to reorient Canada’s economy
vancouversun.com
April 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Our economy can be better for workers and communities say @1alexhemingway.bsky.social & colleagues.
Policies exist & last year, federal legislation created Employee Ownership Trusts to make workplaces more democratic, giving workers more ownership and control.
Policies exist & last year, federal legislation created Employee Ownership Trusts to make workplaces more democratic, giving workers more ownership and control.
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Last night NDP voters saved Canada from the surging hard right, but had to sacrifice our own party in the process.
Today the battle begins for a system where we don't have to do that any more.
We badly need a party that can save Canada from the oligarchs who brought us all to the brink.
Today the battle begins for a system where we don't have to do that any more.
We badly need a party that can save Canada from the oligarchs who brought us all to the brink.
April 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Last night NDP voters saved Canada from the surging hard right, but had to sacrifice our own party in the process.
Today the battle begins for a system where we don't have to do that any more.
We badly need a party that can save Canada from the oligarchs who brought us all to the brink.
Today the battle begins for a system where we don't have to do that any more.
We badly need a party that can save Canada from the oligarchs who brought us all to the brink.
Solid advice for a meaningful move at the ballot box tomorrow.
Here's my column on how to vote strategically, but wisely, and attuned to your local context:
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/11/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/11/o...
Four tips for progressives wondering about strategic voting
Tips for progressives wondering about strategic voting: Vote strategically, but do so wisely and attuned to your local context.
www.nationalobserver.com
April 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Solid advice for a meaningful move at the ballot box tomorrow.
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We should all want to see a strong contingent of climate & social justice champions elected who will forcefully hold the next govt to account. If you are lucky enough to live in or near a riding where such a champion has a chance of winning, please do everything you can to help them.
🤞 Happy voting
🤞 Happy voting
April 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
We should all want to see a strong contingent of climate & social justice champions elected who will forcefully hold the next govt to account. If you are lucky enough to live in or near a riding where such a champion has a chance of winning, please do everything you can to help them.
🤞 Happy voting
🤞 Happy voting
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Extremely Important!
Especially in Vancouver Centre! Their polls do not take he amazing wonderful @avilewis.bsky.social into account!
Especially in Vancouver Centre! Their polls do not take he amazing wonderful @avilewis.bsky.social into account!
Careful when using 338, they are employing modelling methods that don’t actually speak to anyone in the riding: #cdnpoli
jaesaens.substack.com/p/why-the-33...
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Why the 338Canada Model Misfires in Riding-Level Forecasts—and Might Be Warping Democracy
How data-driven election models oversimplify a messy democratic system—and might quietly sway the outcomes they claim to predict.
jaesaens.substack.com
April 22, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Extremely Important!
Especially in Vancouver Centre! Their polls do not take he amazing wonderful @avilewis.bsky.social into account!
Especially in Vancouver Centre! Their polls do not take he amazing wonderful @avilewis.bsky.social into account!
Avi has been bringing folks together in common purpose LONG before the election was called.🧡 Libs don’t need VanCentre to beat PP & they don’t deserve it! I’ve had it with form letter replies, mini-calendars, and an office that rarely has its lights on. Let’s shake it up! Vote @avilewis.bsky.socia
Vote Avi! Caring is cool!
The hero the country needs!
The hero the country needs!
April 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Avi has been bringing folks together in common purpose LONG before the election was called.🧡 Libs don’t need VanCentre to beat PP & they don’t deserve it! I’ve had it with form letter replies, mini-calendars, and an office that rarely has its lights on. Let’s shake it up! Vote @avilewis.bsky.socia
It’s time to vote with confidence for @avilewis.bsky.social! The Liberals don’t need Vancouver Centre to form government. They DO need Avi Lewis in the House to remind them they serve 🧡PEOPLE🧡 not corporations. We can keep PP out of the PM office AND hold Carney accountable. Win-win!
Advance voting is open in Vancouver Centre.
You can vote Saturday, Sunday, or Monday — from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
🗳️ Let’s get out the vote. Bring a friend. Bring your neighbour.
📍 Find your polling station, what ID to bring, and how to vote at:
👉 voteavi.ca/how-to-vote-for-avi
#cdnpoli #yvr #voteNow
You can vote Saturday, Sunday, or Monday — from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
🗳️ Let’s get out the vote. Bring a friend. Bring your neighbour.
📍 Find your polling station, what ID to bring, and how to vote at:
👉 voteavi.ca/how-to-vote-for-avi
#cdnpoli #yvr #voteNow
April 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
It’s time to vote with confidence for @avilewis.bsky.social! The Liberals don’t need Vancouver Centre to form government. They DO need Avi Lewis in the House to remind them they serve 🧡PEOPLE🧡 not corporations. We can keep PP out of the PM office AND hold Carney accountable. Win-win!
Leaders are listening! There's a better way. The plan is there. It's time to make it happen.
It's like the Leap Manifesto 2025, from 170 municipal leaders representing 10 million Canadians!
We need powerlines, not pipelines.
Big bold projects using Canadian resources to "create hundreds of thousands of good local jobs in cities, rural, and Indigenous communities."
elbowsupforclimate.ca
We need powerlines, not pipelines.
Big bold projects using Canadian resources to "create hundreds of thousands of good local jobs in cities, rural, and Indigenous communities."
elbowsupforclimate.ca
Elbows Up For Climate
Elected local leaders from across Canada are uniting to say Elbows Up for Climate. This is the moment to protect our country from the dual threats of tariffs and climate change.
elbowsupforclimate.ca
April 16, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Leaders are listening! There's a better way. The plan is there. It's time to make it happen.
Did you see what the left did municipally on April 5? Let’s make that kind of change happen in this riding by electing Avi to represent us federally! I’m confident tonight’s all-candidates meeting will convince you that Avi is ready for the fight.
Vancouver Centre — Tonight is the All Candidates Meeting at the West End Community Centre.
I’ll be there to answer your questions & hear your concerns ahead of this critical election. Hope to see you there!
RSVP: voteavi.ca/all-candidates…#vanpolil#cdnpolil#vancouverer
I’ll be there to answer your questions & hear your concerns ahead of this critical election. Hope to see you there!
RSVP: voteavi.ca/all-candidates…#vanpolil#cdnpolil#vancouverer
April 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Did you see what the left did municipally on April 5? Let’s make that kind of change happen in this riding by electing Avi to represent us federally! I’m confident tonight’s all-candidates meeting will convince you that Avi is ready for the fight.
Trans rights are human rights.
Trans artists are being denied entry to Trump's US because their IDs reflect their true selves.
This isn't policy, it's persecution.
Freedom of movement is a universal right. I'll fight for this freedom. Loudly, proudly, & without compromise.
www.cbc.ca/music/canadi...
#cdnpoli #vanpoli
This isn't policy, it's persecution.
Freedom of movement is a universal right. I'll fight for this freedom. Loudly, proudly, & without compromise.
www.cbc.ca/music/canadi...
#cdnpoli #vanpoli
Canadian trans musicians cancel U.S. shows citing fear and policies targeting gender identity | CBC Music
'I just don't feel like it's worth the risk,' said T. Thomason who, along with Bells Larsen, just cancelled American shows
www.cbc.ca
April 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Trans rights are human rights.
This is one of the many reasons I want @avilewis.bsky.social representing Vancouver Centre in parliament. #FreePalestine
This is why who you send to Ottawa matters.
Not to manage the status quo. But to confront it.
You need NDP MPs who speak hard truths and demand accountability.
Performative progressivism won’t stop Canada's complicity.
Principled opposition might. 🇨🇦
votepalestine.ca/candidates
Not to manage the status quo. But to confront it.
You need NDP MPs who speak hard truths and demand accountability.
Performative progressivism won’t stop Canada's complicity.
Principled opposition might. 🇨🇦
votepalestine.ca/candidates
April 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This is one of the many reasons I want @avilewis.bsky.social representing Vancouver Centre in parliament. #FreePalestine
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Rent is out of control in Vancouver Centre – where more than half of us rent our homes. But this crisis wasn’t inevitable. Across the country, people are organizing not just to survive the crisis, but to end it. This isn’t just a campaign. It’s a movement. Let’s keep going.
April 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Rent is out of control in Vancouver Centre – where more than half of us rent our homes. But this crisis wasn’t inevitable. Across the country, people are organizing not just to survive the crisis, but to end it. This isn’t just a campaign. It’s a movement. Let’s keep going.
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Today is Trans Day of Visibility.
And we need to be real about what that means in 2025.
This isn’t just a day of celebration. It’s a day of resistance. Of community. Of standing up for trans people whose rights, safety, and dignity are under full-scale attack.
And we need to be real about what that means in 2025.
This isn’t just a day of celebration. It’s a day of resistance. Of community. Of standing up for trans people whose rights, safety, and dignity are under full-scale attack.
March 31, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Today is Trans Day of Visibility.
And we need to be real about what that means in 2025.
This isn’t just a day of celebration. It’s a day of resistance. Of community. Of standing up for trans people whose rights, safety, and dignity are under full-scale attack.
And we need to be real about what that means in 2025.
This isn’t just a day of celebration. It’s a day of resistance. Of community. Of standing up for trans people whose rights, safety, and dignity are under full-scale attack.
Doula thoughts on voting with courage not fear in Vancouver Centre on April 28. Let’s embrace the opportunity to shake things up and birth something beautiful here, neighbours! Vote @avilewis.bsky.social
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3 comments | Sharing the thoughts that came to me while cycling to the studio this morning. I’m a writer, not an off-the-cuff speaker but as the message is about being bold, here it is.. an unscripted...
Sharing the thoughts that came to me while cycling to the studio this morning. I’m a writer, not an off-the-cuff speaker but as the message is about being bold, here it is.. an unscripted, unedited...
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March 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Doula thoughts on voting with courage not fear in Vancouver Centre on April 28. Let’s embrace the opportunity to shake things up and birth something beautiful here, neighbours! Vote @avilewis.bsky.social
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Corporate lobbyists are using Trump's tariff war to boost their mega-profits.
But this is also our crisis to seize.
@avilewis.bsky.social on why the trade war is the moment to advance a bold, people-first vision—and push for the big things Canadians are asking for: breachmedia.ca/trumps-econo...
But this is also our crisis to seize.
@avilewis.bsky.social on why the trade war is the moment to advance a bold, people-first vision—and push for the big things Canadians are asking for: breachmedia.ca/trumps-econo...
Trump’s economic war is ours to win—if we ditch the corporate playbook and think big ⋆ The Breach
The tariff attack calls for bold, people-first solutions, not doubling down on the broken status quo
breachmedia.ca
March 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Corporate lobbyists are using Trump's tariff war to boost their mega-profits.
But this is also our crisis to seize.
@avilewis.bsky.social on why the trade war is the moment to advance a bold, people-first vision—and push for the big things Canadians are asking for: breachmedia.ca/trumps-econo...
But this is also our crisis to seize.
@avilewis.bsky.social on why the trade war is the moment to advance a bold, people-first vision—and push for the big things Canadians are asking for: breachmedia.ca/trumps-econo...