Roberta Lexier
@robertalexier.bsky.social
New book, Student Power: Canadian Student Movements From the Sixties to Today (https://link.springer.com/book/9783032109620)
Professor of social movements and left politics. Proudly socialist, anti-fascist, anti-Zionist. All opinions my own.
Professor of social movements and left politics. Proudly socialist, anti-fascist, anti-Zionist. All opinions my own.
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Who's gonna look back at 2025 and wistfully tell their family about Carney building another pipeline?
That's not the kind of history any of us want to repeat.
That's why we're proposing a Green New Deal: solutions to make life affordable and keep our world livable.
youtu.be/A5XjLUxauyk?...
That's not the kind of history any of us want to repeat.
That's why we're proposing a Green New Deal: solutions to make life affordable and keep our world livable.
youtu.be/A5XjLUxauyk?...
Writing a different story for Canada
YouTube video by Avi Lewis
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December 23, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Who's gonna look back at 2025 and wistfully tell their family about Carney building another pipeline?
That's not the kind of history any of us want to repeat.
That's why we're proposing a Green New Deal: solutions to make life affordable and keep our world livable.
youtu.be/A5XjLUxauyk?...
That's not the kind of history any of us want to repeat.
That's why we're proposing a Green New Deal: solutions to make life affordable and keep our world livable.
youtu.be/A5XjLUxauyk?...
Checked off a huge bucket list item today and (finally) swam with whale sharks. So fucking amazing.
December 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Checked off a huge bucket list item today and (finally) swam with whale sharks. So fucking amazing.
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Beyond the Lecture Hall is a terrific podcast hosted by @robertalexier.bsky.social & Lee Easton. Earlier this month they facilitated a discussion on the UCP's use of the notwithstanding clause with @profsmithsask.bsky.social, Victoria Bucholtz & me. Listen in at:
open.spotify.com/episode/5oCI...
open.spotify.com/episode/5oCI...
Episode 8: The Notwithstanding Clause
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December 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Beyond the Lecture Hall is a terrific podcast hosted by @robertalexier.bsky.social & Lee Easton. Earlier this month they facilitated a discussion on the UCP's use of the notwithstanding clause with @profsmithsask.bsky.social, Victoria Bucholtz & me. Listen in at:
open.spotify.com/episode/5oCI...
open.spotify.com/episode/5oCI...
100th dive today!! Included a humpback whale breaching right beside our dive boat!!
December 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
100th dive today!! Included a humpback whale breaching right beside our dive boat!!
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Toronto!
It’s exam season, and stress is high. Take a break from the books and come recharge with good company and meaningful conversation. Let’s talk about the issues that matter most to you and how a reinvigorated NDP could address the issues facing young people today.
avilewis.link/recharge
It’s exam season, and stress is high. Take a break from the books and come recharge with good company and meaningful conversation. Let’s talk about the issues that matter most to you and how a reinvigorated NDP could address the issues facing young people today.
avilewis.link/recharge
December 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Toronto!
It’s exam season, and stress is high. Take a break from the books and come recharge with good company and meaningful conversation. Let’s talk about the issues that matter most to you and how a reinvigorated NDP could address the issues facing young people today.
avilewis.link/recharge
It’s exam season, and stress is high. Take a break from the books and come recharge with good company and meaningful conversation. Let’s talk about the issues that matter most to you and how a reinvigorated NDP could address the issues facing young people today.
avilewis.link/recharge
Literal joke of a province
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith confirmed today that her #UCP government is keen to help provide provincial post-secondary accreditation for the Peterson Academy, the online school of controversial psychologist and bestselling author Jordan Peterson. @charlesrusnell.bsky.social reports. #abpoli
Nenshi Grills Smith in Legislature over Jordan Peterson’s School | The Tyee
Alberta’s premier defended her quiet efforts to accredit the psychologist’s for-profit online ‘academy.’
thetyee.ca
December 12, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Literal joke of a province
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Scientists at Canadian institutions have long punched well above our weight despite low and stagnant funding. Spending a billion dollars on external recruitment while science here is starving is exactly what Harper got wrong about supporting research excellence in Canada.
Canada’s new government is investing big to attract world-class talent in science and technology — and become an innovation powerhouse.
December 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Scientists at Canadian institutions have long punched well above our weight despite low and stagnant funding. Spending a billion dollars on external recruitment while science here is starving is exactly what Harper got wrong about supporting research excellence in Canada.
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Danielle Smith and the UCP are so obsessed with the genitals of children they'll override Canada's constitution as many times as they have to in order to continue indulging in their obsession, to keep thinking about children's genitals and policing children's genitals.
Alberta Legislature passes bill invoking Charter override for 4th time | CBC News
Alberta's governing United Conservatives stayed up into the early pre-dawn hours of Wednesday morning to pass a bill that marks the fourth time in under two months they have used the Charter's notwith...
www.cbc.ca
December 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Danielle Smith and the UCP are so obsessed with the genitals of children they'll override Canada's constitution as many times as they have to in order to continue indulging in their obsession, to keep thinking about children's genitals and policing children's genitals.
The fuck??? And by that I mean, get fucked SFU
Simon Fraser University wants only non-union faculty at its new medical school.
SFU contends that it's so new and different that the existing collective agreement with university faculty doesn't apply.
pressprogress.ca/sfu-medical-...
SFU contends that it's so new and different that the existing collective agreement with university faculty doesn't apply.
pressprogress.ca/sfu-medical-...
SFU Wants Only Non-Union Faculty at New Medical School
Simon Fraser contends that the med school is so new and different that its existing collective agreement with university faculty doesn't apply
pressprogress.ca
December 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
The fuck??? And by that I mean, get fucked SFU
But I thought it was about drugs? Huh. How ‘bout that.
December 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM
But I thought it was about drugs? Huh. How ‘bout that.
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Last night at 2 a.m. Danielle Smith's Alberta government passed Bill 9, which invokes the Notwithstanding Clause to shield its three anti-trans laws from court challenge
We must not overcomplicate what is going on here.
xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
We must not overcomplicate what is going on here.
xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
The lies Danielle Smith is telling to overturn trans kids’ rights | Xtra Magazine
The Alberta government is invoking the Notwithstanding Clause to protect its three anti-trans laws from being challenged in the courts
xtramagazine.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Last night at 2 a.m. Danielle Smith's Alberta government passed Bill 9, which invokes the Notwithstanding Clause to shield its three anti-trans laws from court challenge
We must not overcomplicate what is going on here.
xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
We must not overcomplicate what is going on here.
xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
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The colonial playbook never ended — Canada’s pipeline deal proves it.
Coastal First Nations say ‘we will never tolerate' any exemptions to the oil tanker ban in British Columbia.
New from @brandimorin.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/politics/can...
#BCpoli #Indigenous #cdnpoli
Coastal First Nations say ‘we will never tolerate' any exemptions to the oil tanker ban in British Columbia.
New from @brandimorin.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/politics/can...
#BCpoli #Indigenous #cdnpoli
The colonial playbook never ended — Canada's pipeline deal proves it
Coastal First Nations say ‘we will never tolerate' any exemptions to the oil tanker ban in British Columbia
ricochet.media
December 8, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The colonial playbook never ended — Canada’s pipeline deal proves it.
Coastal First Nations say ‘we will never tolerate' any exemptions to the oil tanker ban in British Columbia.
New from @brandimorin.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/politics/can...
#BCpoli #Indigenous #cdnpoli
Coastal First Nations say ‘we will never tolerate' any exemptions to the oil tanker ban in British Columbia.
New from @brandimorin.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/politics/can...
#BCpoli #Indigenous #cdnpoli
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Call for sources from one of our @xtramagazine.com fellows:
"Are you a teacher, ed worker, or librarian in Alberta? I’m writing about how education workers are working with/around the recent anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and book bans. Reach out to alicep.boyle@gmail.com if you're open to speaking."
"Are you a teacher, ed worker, or librarian in Alberta? I’m writing about how education workers are working with/around the recent anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and book bans. Reach out to alicep.boyle@gmail.com if you're open to speaking."
December 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Call for sources from one of our @xtramagazine.com fellows:
"Are you a teacher, ed worker, or librarian in Alberta? I’m writing about how education workers are working with/around the recent anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and book bans. Reach out to alicep.boyle@gmail.com if you're open to speaking."
"Are you a teacher, ed worker, or librarian in Alberta? I’m writing about how education workers are working with/around the recent anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and book bans. Reach out to alicep.boyle@gmail.com if you're open to speaking."
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The rule of law is an integral part of democracy. The minute elected officials start claiming that they are the law, well, then we have problems.
Alberta’s Smith says courts should not be gatekeepers on constitutional questions | Globalnews.ca
Premier Danielle Smith says courts shouldn’t be “gatekeepers” to an independence referendum, defending legislation stopping a court case after a judge called it undemocratic.
globalnews.ca
December 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The rule of law is an integral part of democracy. The minute elected officials start claiming that they are the law, well, then we have problems.
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The things judges tend to like are the ones that are constitutional.
Perhaps the problem for the premier is is less about judges' opinions and more that she thinks being elected should give her carte blanche and that's (at least currently) not how this works.
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
Perhaps the problem for the premier is is less about judges' opinions and more that she thinks being elected should give her carte blanche and that's (at least currently) not how this works.
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
Alberta’s Smith says courts should not be gatekeepers on constitutional questions
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says those seeking an independence referendum should not have “gatekeepers,” like the courts, standing in their way.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The things judges tend to like are the ones that are constitutional.
Perhaps the problem for the premier is is less about judges' opinions and more that she thinks being elected should give her carte blanche and that's (at least currently) not how this works.
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
Perhaps the problem for the premier is is less about judges' opinions and more that she thinks being elected should give her carte blanche and that's (at least currently) not how this works.
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
Wrote about this for my forthcoming book and it was so much worse than we even remember.
“Every year, when I see 14 beams of light projected into the sky above Mount Royal, I have to catch my breath.
“36 years ago, 14 young women were murdered in one of the most violent examples of misogynistic terrorism Canada has ever known.”
An editorial by @mtltoula.bsky.social.
#December6
“36 years ago, 14 young women were murdered in one of the most violent examples of misogynistic terrorism Canada has ever known.”
An editorial by @mtltoula.bsky.social.
#December6
Gender-based violence is an everyday reality, and it starts with minimizing misogyny
As we highlight 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence and the upcoming anniversary of the Montreal massacre, can we take a moment to reflect on all the different forms this violence takes?
cultmtl.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Wrote about this for my forthcoming book and it was so much worse than we even remember.
Gee, maybe because they’re gonna lose them all? Cuz they’re violating the law on the regular?
I tallied the number of court cases or legal challenges Alberta’s government has recently stepped in to block or pre-empt. Was surprised how long the exercise took - they’re at like a one-per-week clip:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | UCP government keeps blocking or nixing Alberta court challenges. Why? | CBC News
From transgender policies to referendums to "conservative" party names, the Alberta UCP has stepped in where others have feared to tread.
www.cbc.ca
December 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Gee, maybe because they’re gonna lose them all? Cuz they’re violating the law on the regular?
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It’s time for the NDP to tell the truth: we must get off fossil fuels fast—with no worker left behind.
Today I’m unveiling our Green New Deal: a plan to tackle both the climate and affordability crises by creating 1M good jobs, lowering bills, and building a new economy.
Join us: lewisforleader.ca
Today I’m unveiling our Green New Deal: a plan to tackle both the climate and affordability crises by creating 1M good jobs, lowering bills, and building a new economy.
Join us: lewisforleader.ca
December 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
It’s time for the NDP to tell the truth: we must get off fossil fuels fast—with no worker left behind.
Today I’m unveiling our Green New Deal: a plan to tackle both the climate and affordability crises by creating 1M good jobs, lowering bills, and building a new economy.
Join us: lewisforleader.ca
Today I’m unveiling our Green New Deal: a plan to tackle both the climate and affordability crises by creating 1M good jobs, lowering bills, and building a new economy.
Join us: lewisforleader.ca
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Quebec’s Attack on Labour, Explained
Premier François Legault’s government has passed multiple pieces of controversial legislation targeting the province’s workers this year.
pressprogress.ca/quebecs-atta...
Premier François Legault’s government has passed multiple pieces of controversial legislation targeting the province’s workers this year.
pressprogress.ca/quebecs-atta...
Quebec’s Attack on Labour, Explained
Premier François Legault’s government has passed multiple pieces of controversial legislation targeting the province’s workers this year.
pressprogress.ca
December 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Quebec’s Attack on Labour, Explained
Premier François Legault’s government has passed multiple pieces of controversial legislation targeting the province’s workers this year.
pressprogress.ca/quebecs-atta...
Premier François Legault’s government has passed multiple pieces of controversial legislation targeting the province’s workers this year.
pressprogress.ca/quebecs-atta...
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"The oil sands in Alberta will get most of the profit from this pipeline, but all of the risk is being placed on British Columbia and particularly the First Nations along the west coast,” said Nissen.”
‘There’s no monitoring of earthquakes’: new British Columbia pipeline could spell catastrophe, experts warn
Project on ‘very poorly understood’ terrain and likely to pass through Rocky Mountain trench, which researchers say poses immense geological hazard
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"The oil sands in Alberta will get most of the profit from this pipeline, but all of the risk is being placed on British Columbia and particularly the First Nations along the west coast,” said Nissen.”
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The Gaza Health Ministry says more than 70,000 Palestinians have been killed since Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza began on October 7, 2023, with attacks continuing despite the ceasefire deal that came into effect last month.
🔗: aje.io/kunho7 | #Infograph
🔗: aje.io/kunho7 | #Infograph
November 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The Gaza Health Ministry says more than 70,000 Palestinians have been killed since Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza began on October 7, 2023, with attacks continuing despite the ceasefire deal that came into effect last month.
🔗: aje.io/kunho7 | #Infograph
🔗: aje.io/kunho7 | #Infograph
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If you want @avilewis.ca as the next leader of the NDP, you must become a member of the party by January 28, 2026.
Sign up here: avilewis.link/join
#cdnpoli #ndp
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#cdnpoli #ndp
November 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
If you want @avilewis.ca as the next leader of the NDP, you must become a member of the party by January 28, 2026.
Sign up here: avilewis.link/join
#cdnpoli #ndp
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#cdnpoli #ndp
I’d feel better about the UCP splitting apart over the pipeline MOU if we had an actual alternative in the province
November 28, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I’d feel better about the UCP splitting apart over the pipeline MOU if we had an actual alternative in the province
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"At a time where our health system is collapsing, our public schools are a disaster and we’re facing ecological catastrophe, the CAQ (and the PQ) understands well that if they whip up enough racist sentiment, the population might forgive them for doing nothing about the real issues we all face."
Quebec's new secularism bill expands the scope of who the government officially hates
Today, the Coalition Avenir Québec is introducing, An Act respecting the reinforcement of laicity in Québec (the name is better in French, surely).
noraloreto.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"At a time where our health system is collapsing, our public schools are a disaster and we’re facing ecological catastrophe, the CAQ (and the PQ) understands well that if they whip up enough racist sentiment, the population might forgive them for doing nothing about the real issues we all face."
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Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C.
Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C.
Prime Minister Mark Carney disagrees with the concept of a premier of one province unilaterally taking over a different province but his hands are tied by his unwillingness to do anything about it.
www.thebeaverton.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C.