Mark Nichols
@justmarknichols.bsky.social
(He/Him) Husband, father, grandfather, settler, Christian, social justice activist, veteran.
“To understand the past, we must investigate the stories we were not told, because those stories were withheld for a reason.” - Kelly Hayes
“To understand the past, we must investigate the stories we were not told, because those stories were withheld for a reason.” - Kelly Hayes
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Attention Black and/or Indigenous early-career journalists! The Local is partnering with The Philanthropist for a $10,000 fellowship. The fellow will write about issues that matter to their community and civil society, and will be offered mentorship and industry guidance. thelocal.to/early-career...
Early-Career Journalism Fellowship
The fellowship provides one Black and/or Indigenous journalist an opportunity to write about issues that matter to their community and civil society.
thelocal.to
November 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Attention Black and/or Indigenous early-career journalists! The Local is partnering with The Philanthropist for a $10,000 fellowship. The fellow will write about issues that matter to their community and civil society, and will be offered mentorship and industry guidance. thelocal.to/early-career...
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I have a chapter in this book along with many other contributors! Come to the book launch and buy a book and have some snacks! There will be games and fun. I’m making bow tie souvenirs, in limited quantity.
Join Sonja Boon, Vicki Hallett and contributors of Dear Mr. Smallwood at the official launch!
🗓️ Nov 26
🕖 7 pm
📍 The Great Hall, Queen’s College, 210 Prince Philip Dr.
🚙 Free parking (Queen's College parking lot 19)
Readings · Refreshments · Merriment · Prizes · Books for sale · Everyone welcome
🗓️ Nov 26
🕖 7 pm
📍 The Great Hall, Queen’s College, 210 Prince Philip Dr.
🚙 Free parking (Queen's College parking lot 19)
Readings · Refreshments · Merriment · Prizes · Books for sale · Everyone welcome
November 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I have a chapter in this book along with many other contributors! Come to the book launch and buy a book and have some snacks! There will be games and fun. I’m making bow tie souvenirs, in limited quantity.
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When a talk featuring IDF soldiers was disrupted in Toronto last week, most media demonized the pro-Palestine crowd using debunked claims, rather than focusing on the soldier who threw students to the ground.
This new investigation by @dgrdon.bsky.social is the most thorough so far.
This new investigation by @dgrdon.bsky.social is the most thorough so far.
IDF Soldier Manhandles Toronto Students Who Disrupted Event
TMU students protested an off-campus talk from two Israeli soldiers. One IDF soldier, Jonathan Karten, locked several of them into the event space before someone broke a glass door.
www.thegrindmag.ca
November 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM
When a talk featuring IDF soldiers was disrupted in Toronto last week, most media demonized the pro-Palestine crowd using debunked claims, rather than focusing on the soldier who threw students to the ground.
This new investigation by @dgrdon.bsky.social is the most thorough so far.
This new investigation by @dgrdon.bsky.social is the most thorough so far.
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We’re a small team of seven journalists who investigate stories wealthy and powerful people don’t want Canadians to know about
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
Help us out 👉 JournalismDefence.ca
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
Help us out 👉 JournalismDefence.ca
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We’re a small team of seven journalists who investigate stories wealthy and powerful people don’t want Canadians to know about
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
Help us out 👉 JournalismDefence.ca
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
Help us out 👉 JournalismDefence.ca
If federal workers are expected to work without being paid during a budget pissing-contest between political parties, then the politicians should go without pay as well. There is no moral high ground when workers go without pay while very highly paid politicians keep theirs.
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
If federal workers are expected to work without being paid during a budget pissing-contest between political parties, then the politicians should go without pay as well. There is no moral high ground when workers go without pay while very highly paid politicians keep theirs.
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Dozens of Canadian photographers and curators announced today they are boycotting the Scotiabank Photography Award to protest the bank’s continued investment in Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer.
Organizers Launch Boycott Scotiabank Photography Award
At least 70 photographers and curators will withdraw from participating in the prestigious award over Scotiabank’s ties to an Israeli weapons manufacturer.
www.thegrindmag.ca
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Dozens of Canadian photographers and curators announced today they are boycotting the Scotiabank Photography Award to protest the bank’s continued investment in Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer.
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I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
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Not only are wildfires caused by climate change, new research links the heatwaves that cause them to oil companies active in Newfoundland and Labrador, columnist Angela Antle writes in an open letter to N.L. Premier Tony Wakeham
#nlpoli #climate #cdnpoli
theindependent.ca/commentary/e...
#nlpoli #climate #cdnpoli
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Dear Mr. Wakeham: Climate changes aren’t coming — they’re here – The Independent
Not only are wildfires caused by climate change, new research links the heatwaves that cause them to oil companies active in Newfoundland and Labrador
theindependent.ca
October 31, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Not only are wildfires caused by climate change, new research links the heatwaves that cause them to oil companies active in Newfoundland and Labrador, columnist Angela Antle writes in an open letter to N.L. Premier Tony Wakeham
#nlpoli #climate #cdnpoli
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#nlpoli #climate #cdnpoli
theindependent.ca/commentary/e...
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If crime is way down, why are Canadians so afraid of crime? And what are politicians funnelling money into? My latest -- they are boosting policing to police us ... not keep us safe (unless you're rich, which trust me, you are not.)
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-big-cr...
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-big-cr...
The big crime lie
Crime is down but spending on cops and security is up. Why?
noraloreto.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
If crime is way down, why are Canadians so afraid of crime? And what are politicians funnelling money into? My latest -- they are boosting policing to police us ... not keep us safe (unless you're rich, which trust me, you are not.)
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-big-cr...
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“People are sleeping outside, in tents. Shoplifting is rising as people are less able to afford food. There is more public drug use. We are taught to fear these people. We are taught that these people are crime and that crime needs to be stopped.”
Yet another great article by Nora Loreto 👇🏻
Yet another great article by Nora Loreto 👇🏻
If crime is way down, why are Canadians so afraid of crime? And what are politicians funnelling money into? My latest -- they are boosting policing to police us ... not keep us safe (unless you're rich, which trust me, you are not.)
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-big-cr...
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-big-cr...
The big crime lie
Crime is down but spending on cops and security is up. Why?
noraloreto.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
“People are sleeping outside, in tents. Shoplifting is rising as people are less able to afford food. There is more public drug use. We are taught to fear these people. We are taught that these people are crime and that crime needs to be stopped.”
Yet another great article by Nora Loreto 👇🏻
Yet another great article by Nora Loreto 👇🏻
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Via @readtheorchard.org The billionaire loophole: How Canada’s tax system fuels inequality: ricochet.media/labour/class...
The billionaire loophole: How Canada’s tax system fuels inequality
While ordinary Canadians struggle, the top one per cent hide billions in offshore tax havens — a colonial system engineered to protect wealth and starve public services
ricochet.media
October 30, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Via @readtheorchard.org The billionaire loophole: How Canada’s tax system fuels inequality: ricochet.media/labour/class...
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Mainstream outlets are facing scrutiny for their evasive coverage of Israel bombing 30 sites in Gaza on Tuesday, another violation of the ceasefire agreement.
It’s “an epic failure of both journalistic and moral principles,” according to one professor. Reporting by @rdassaly.bsky.social.
It’s “an epic failure of both journalistic and moral principles,” according to one professor. Reporting by @rdassaly.bsky.social.
As Israel Kills 104 in Gaza, Canadian Media’s Vague Language Shields its Ceasefire Violations
Canadian mainstream media coverage of Israel’s deadly airstrikes “an epic failure of both journalistic and moral principles,” says professor.
www.thegrindmag.ca
October 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Mainstream outlets are facing scrutiny for their evasive coverage of Israel bombing 30 sites in Gaza on Tuesday, another violation of the ceasefire agreement.
It’s “an epic failure of both journalistic and moral principles,” according to one professor. Reporting by @rdassaly.bsky.social.
It’s “an epic failure of both journalistic and moral principles,” according to one professor. Reporting by @rdassaly.bsky.social.
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The gospel was never on the side of conquest or capitalism but of liberation. It’s time for Canadian Christians to remember their prophets—and to say clearly that politics should be about loving our neighbours, not taking revenge and practicing hate, as Trump and his minions would have us do.
Reviving the gospel of liberation
As the far right turns faith into a weapon, Canada’s left needs to rediscover the moral vision it once carried. The social gospel called Christians to organize love into policy—to fight inequality, de...
canadiandimension.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The gospel was never on the side of conquest or capitalism but of liberation. It’s time for Canadian Christians to remember their prophets—and to say clearly that politics should be about loving our neighbours, not taking revenge and practicing hate, as Trump and his minions would have us do.
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Really cool to see that Carney has done a sit-down interview with Bloomberg News — which just called Ontario a state and blamed Ontario for Trump's petty, insane chaos — and not to any of Canada's news networks, newspapers or other publications.
Weird coincidence: he's the company's former chair
Weird coincidence: he's the company's former chair
October 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Really cool to see that Carney has done a sit-down interview with Bloomberg News — which just called Ontario a state and blamed Ontario for Trump's petty, insane chaos — and not to any of Canada's news networks, newspapers or other publications.
Weird coincidence: he's the company's former chair
Weird coincidence: he's the company's former chair
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Well-to do property owners: We don’t want to see all these homeless people
Also well-to-do property owners: We don’t want to pay higher taxes for services that would address the underlying causes of poverty or help people actually get off the street
Also well-to-do property owners: We don’t want to pay higher taxes for services that would address the underlying causes of poverty or help people actually get off the street
Ontario cities are clearing homeless encampments. Where are people supposed to go?
Amidst a housing crisis with no end in sight, municipalities across the province have been cracking down on the unhoused:
pressprogress.ca/ontario-citi...
Amidst a housing crisis with no end in sight, municipalities across the province have been cracking down on the unhoused:
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Ontario Cities Are Clearing Homeless Encampments. Where Are People Supposed to Go?
Amidst a housing crisis with no end in sight, municipalities across the province have been cracking down on the unhoused
pressprogress.ca
October 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Well-to do property owners: We don’t want to see all these homeless people
Also well-to-do property owners: We don’t want to pay higher taxes for services that would address the underlying causes of poverty or help people actually get off the street
Also well-to-do property owners: We don’t want to pay higher taxes for services that would address the underlying causes of poverty or help people actually get off the street
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Furey’s Financial Ties Reinforce Calls for Stronger Cooling-Off Period Reform
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@jimdinn.bsky.social #nlpoli #nlndp
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@jimdinn.bsky.social #nlpoli #nlndp
October 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Furey’s Financial Ties Reinforce Calls for Stronger Cooling-Off Period Reform
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@jimdinn.bsky.social #nlpoli #nlndp
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@jimdinn.bsky.social #nlpoli #nlndp
I’ve long argued that, if you want to know who a PM/Premier/Minister served during their time in office, look at where they wind up after leaving politics 👇
Furey’s Financial Ties Reinforce Calls for Stronger Cooling-Off Period Reform
nl.ndp.ca/fureys-finan...
@jimdinn.bsky.social #nlpoli #nlndp
nl.ndp.ca/fureys-finan...
@jimdinn.bsky.social #nlpoli #nlndp
October 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I’ve long argued that, if you want to know who a PM/Premier/Minister served during their time in office, look at where they wind up after leaving politics 👇
I would love to see MMPR in NL but I don’t believe it will happen in a political environment where the two establishment parties refuse to ban corporate donations to political parties. These donations keep the establishment parties in power and buy their fealty.
October 19, 2025 at 10:10 AM
I would love to see MMPR in NL but I don’t believe it will happen in a political environment where the two establishment parties refuse to ban corporate donations to political parties. These donations keep the establishment parties in power and buy their fealty.
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100%.
Watching a government talk about prioritizing nation building projects while determined to dismantle one of the most classic nation building projects that exists is almost as infuriating as watching Carney deliberately magnify inequality & expand fossil fuels while the IPCC begs us not to.
Watching a government talk about prioritizing nation building projects while determined to dismantle one of the most classic nation building projects that exists is almost as infuriating as watching Carney deliberately magnify inequality & expand fossil fuels while the IPCC begs us not to.
A nation building project for you @mark-carney.bsky.social
A national post office has been considered one of the most fundamental nation building projects for centuries.
Killing #CanadaPost will enrich private profiteers, but definitely hurt the country. 🧵 1/
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A national post office has been considered one of the most fundamental nation building projects for centuries.
Killing #CanadaPost will enrich private profiteers, but definitely hurt the country. 🧵 1/
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
October 16, 2025 at 12:06 AM
100%.
Watching a government talk about prioritizing nation building projects while determined to dismantle one of the most classic nation building projects that exists is almost as infuriating as watching Carney deliberately magnify inequality & expand fossil fuels while the IPCC begs us not to.
Watching a government talk about prioritizing nation building projects while determined to dismantle one of the most classic nation building projects that exists is almost as infuriating as watching Carney deliberately magnify inequality & expand fossil fuels while the IPCC begs us not to.
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Locking people up for being poor, sick, or in crisis doesn’t solve the problem and in fact makes it worse. When people are detained instead of supported, they often lose housing, jobs, and vital connections. That instability drives desperation, which fuels crime and social harm. (1/6)
October 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Locking people up for being poor, sick, or in crisis doesn’t solve the problem and in fact makes it worse. When people are detained instead of supported, they often lose housing, jobs, and vital connections. That instability drives desperation, which fuels crime and social harm. (1/6)
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Canada wide: In 2024, 4.4 million (21.2%) Canadians earn their living from a job in the care economy. In the entire Canadian industrial sector that mines, quarries, drills and extracts, there were 264K jobs. The care economy generates 13.6% of GDP. The entire mining, etc. sector generates 5.1%.
October 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Canada wide: In 2024, 4.4 million (21.2%) Canadians earn their living from a job in the care economy. In the entire Canadian industrial sector that mines, quarries, drills and extracts, there were 264K jobs. The care economy generates 13.6% of GDP. The entire mining, etc. sector generates 5.1%.
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Canada still lacks universal paid sick leave — and that’s a public health problem as we approach flu season
Canada still lacks universal paid sick leave — and that’s a public health problem as we approach flu season
A universal sick leave system would help Canada better manage seasonal illnesses and future outbreaks, protect economic stability and prepare for emerging crises.
theconversation.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Canada still lacks universal paid sick leave — and that’s a public health problem as we approach flu season
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Yes your taxes should support disabled people.
They should support homeless people.
They should support those living in poverty, children and the elderly.
This is literally the purpose of taxes, and I would far rather support those who need it than continue to enrich the elite.
They should support homeless people.
They should support those living in poverty, children and the elderly.
This is literally the purpose of taxes, and I would far rather support those who need it than continue to enrich the elite.
October 15, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Yes your taxes should support disabled people.
They should support homeless people.
They should support those living in poverty, children and the elderly.
This is literally the purpose of taxes, and I would far rather support those who need it than continue to enrich the elite.
They should support homeless people.
They should support those living in poverty, children and the elderly.
This is literally the purpose of taxes, and I would far rather support those who need it than continue to enrich the elite.
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The deep efficiency of the invisible hand.
the number of unsold condos in metro Vancouver is approximately the same as the metro Vancouver homeless population
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Metro Vancouver's glut of empty condos: What's unsold and why?
No amount of incentives seems to be able to reverse the glut. How did we get here? And how bad could it get? Read more.
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October 15, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The deep efficiency of the invisible hand.