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Only 2 days left. You know what to do! Get your NDP membership now so you're eligible to vote in the leadership race.
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January 26, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Only 2 days left. You know what to do! Get your NDP membership now so you're eligible to vote in the leadership race.
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Great article www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
John Lorinc: Here’s what I learned from a 10-day Toronto hospital stay
While at Sunnybrook and Mount Sinai, I realized our health care system is like a city that opens its portals whenever needed, writes John Lorinc.
www.thestar.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Great article www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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1/ As the people of Minneapolis rise up against ICE, it's painful and shameful that Canadian companies are selling armoured vehicles to Trump's masked militia and providing tech support to the dept of Homeland Security.
January 23, 2026 at 7:04 PM
1/ As the people of Minneapolis rise up against ICE, it's painful and shameful that Canadian companies are selling armoured vehicles to Trump's masked militia and providing tech support to the dept of Homeland Security.
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Idle No More transformed this country, putting Indigenous rights at the centre of our national conversation and bringing people into the streets as part of a common struggle for justice. I’m deeply honoured to be endorsed by co-founders Sylvia McAdam and Sheelah McLean. Join us: avilewis.link/join
January 24, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Idle No More transformed this country, putting Indigenous rights at the centre of our national conversation and bringing people into the streets as part of a common struggle for justice. I’m deeply honoured to be endorsed by co-founders Sylvia McAdam and Sheelah McLean. Join us: avilewis.link/join
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⏰ 4 days left! We're building a movement of movements that's been inspiring people across Canada. Don't miss your chance to be a part of it!
You must become an NDP member by Jan 28th if you want to have a say over its next leader.
Join today: https://avilewis.link/join
You must become an NDP member by Jan 28th if you want to have a say over its next leader.
Join today: https://avilewis.link/join
January 24, 2026 at 4:59 PM
⏰ 4 days left! We're building a movement of movements that's been inspiring people across Canada. Don't miss your chance to be a part of it!
You must become an NDP member by Jan 28th if you want to have a say over its next leader.
Join today: https://avilewis.link/join
You must become an NDP member by Jan 28th if you want to have a say over its next leader.
Join today: https://avilewis.link/join
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If I were a PM who believed we were at a global rupture moment, upending decades of international order, and requiring totally new relations with the world, I probably wouldn’t cut my foreign affairs staffing and budget by 15%
January 21, 2026 at 3:32 PM
If I were a PM who believed we were at a global rupture moment, upending decades of international order, and requiring totally new relations with the world, I probably wouldn’t cut my foreign affairs staffing and budget by 15%
Carol cadwalladr and Robert Kaplan 👍 youtu.be/0goGamFRtO0?...
Europe needs a dramatic strategic revolution - now: historian Robert Kagan
YouTube video by The Nerve
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January 21, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Carol cadwalladr and Robert Kaplan 👍 youtu.be/0goGamFRtO0?...
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Canada's big six banks made $70 billion in profits last year on the backs of working people.
So I went to Bay Street to ask bankers whether it’s time for a wealth tax.
If you agree, become a member of the NDP and let’s fight for it together: avilewis.link/join
youtu.be/KfNEsh9Hx6s?...
So I went to Bay Street to ask bankers whether it’s time for a wealth tax.
If you agree, become a member of the NDP and let’s fight for it together: avilewis.link/join
youtu.be/KfNEsh9Hx6s?...
Avi Lewis asks bankers on Bay Street if it’s time for a wealth tax
YouTube video by Avi Lewis
youtu.be
January 17, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Canada's big six banks made $70 billion in profits last year on the backs of working people.
So I went to Bay Street to ask bankers whether it’s time for a wealth tax.
If you agree, become a member of the NDP and let’s fight for it together: avilewis.link/join
youtu.be/KfNEsh9Hx6s?...
So I went to Bay Street to ask bankers whether it’s time for a wealth tax.
If you agree, become a member of the NDP and let’s fight for it together: avilewis.link/join
youtu.be/KfNEsh9Hx6s?...
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Danish and Greenland ministers just left the White House. It did not go well.
I have a long discussion here of Trump's attempt to get Greenland and why it could lead to World War III.
(Gifted.)
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
I have a long discussion here of Trump's attempt to get Greenland and why it could lead to World War III.
(Gifted.)
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump’s Most Dangerous Gambit
His irrational obsession with Greenland could lead to global conflict.
www.theatlantic.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Danish and Greenland ministers just left the White House. It did not go well.
I have a long discussion here of Trump's attempt to get Greenland and why it could lead to World War III.
(Gifted.)
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
I have a long discussion here of Trump's attempt to get Greenland and why it could lead to World War III.
(Gifted.)
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Next Thurs, Jan 15th, come celebrate the (re-) launch of the Trident Roastery with an all-day Tasting Party!
Come try a flight of our house roasts for $5, or take a bag of coffee home with your flight for $25!
We will also be introducing our new loyalty cards. Buy 10 bags of beans and get 1 free!
Come try a flight of our house roasts for $5, or take a bag of coffee home with your flight for $25!
We will also be introducing our new loyalty cards. Buy 10 bags of beans and get 1 free!
January 8, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Next Thurs, Jan 15th, come celebrate the (re-) launch of the Trident Roastery with an all-day Tasting Party!
Come try a flight of our house roasts for $5, or take a bag of coffee home with your flight for $25!
We will also be introducing our new loyalty cards. Buy 10 bags of beans and get 1 free!
Come try a flight of our house roasts for $5, or take a bag of coffee home with your flight for $25!
We will also be introducing our new loyalty cards. Buy 10 bags of beans and get 1 free!
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Watch all of it.
And notice at the end that Greg Bovino is right there.
It's not a rogue patrol, this is the operation as conducted under the direct supervision of senior DHS officials.
And notice at the end that Greg Bovino is right there.
It's not a rogue patrol, this is the operation as conducted under the direct supervision of senior DHS officials.
January 10, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Watch all of it.
And notice at the end that Greg Bovino is right there.
It's not a rogue patrol, this is the operation as conducted under the direct supervision of senior DHS officials.
And notice at the end that Greg Bovino is right there.
It's not a rogue patrol, this is the operation as conducted under the direct supervision of senior DHS officials.
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Re-upping this column because the idea seems to be gaining traction. But I think I didn't go far enough in this: the government should obviously be deleting its accounts so as to not have their tweets appear next to CSAM. But it should also be pursuing charges against X and banning it in Canada.
It's well past time for Canadian government officials to get off of X, @jameswsthomson.com writes. This latest — disgusting — incident is just one more reason.
Canadian government officials, what are you still doing on X in 2026?
The platform's own chatbot started posting sexualized material of children and other people who couldn't consent. With no moral bottom in sight, it's well past time our officials found other ways to c...
www.nationalobserver.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Re-upping this column because the idea seems to be gaining traction. But I think I didn't go far enough in this: the government should obviously be deleting its accounts so as to not have their tweets appear next to CSAM. But it should also be pursuing charges against X and banning it in Canada.
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Solidarity with the workers of Ubisoft Halifax.
Just weeks after they formed the company’s first union in North America, Ubisoft has shut down the shop rather than bargain in good faith. 71 talented folks thrown out of work.
Outrageous!
dub.sh/amF
Just weeks after they formed the company’s first union in North America, Ubisoft has shut down the shop rather than bargain in good faith. 71 talented folks thrown out of work.
Outrageous!
dub.sh/amF
Ubisoft Shuts Down Assassin's Creed: Rebellion Developer Halifax Studio Just Weeks After It Unionized - IGN
Ubisoft has shut down its Halifax Studio, just one month after 61 of its 71 workers voted to unionize.
dub.sh
January 7, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Solidarity with the workers of Ubisoft Halifax.
Just weeks after they formed the company’s first union in North America, Ubisoft has shut down the shop rather than bargain in good faith. 71 talented folks thrown out of work.
Outrageous!
dub.sh/amF
Just weeks after they formed the company’s first union in North America, Ubisoft has shut down the shop rather than bargain in good faith. 71 talented folks thrown out of work.
Outrageous!
dub.sh/amF
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Ubisoft closes Halifax studio weeks after workers vote to unionize
Ubisoft closes Halifax studio weeks after workers vote to unionize
Workers at the Canadian studio voted to unionize in December in search of security in an era of 'studio closures, layoffs, and increasing instability.'
www.gamedeveloper.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Ubisoft closes Halifax studio weeks after workers vote to unionize
I am voting for Avi.
Canada's true crisis is the everyday emergency of just trying to get by in an impossible economy.
I’m running for NDP leader so we can transform a system rigged for the rich—together.
We need a government that serves the many, not the money.
Join in. lewisforleader.ca/
youtu.be/IVy99oiYszY
I’m running for NDP leader so we can transform a system rigged for the rich—together.
We need a government that serves the many, not the money.
Join in. lewisforleader.ca/
youtu.be/IVy99oiYszY
Why I’m running for NDP leader
YouTube video by Avi Lewis
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 10:22 PM
I am voting for Avi.
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These freaks want territorial expansion and they know Trump will do everything he can to deliver.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
January 3, 2026 at 9:22 PM
These freaks want territorial expansion and they know Trump will do everything he can to deliver.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
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NEW: A mass propaganda event is about to engulf the US news cycle and what, if anything, survives it will be a lesson for our times.
But it’s what the rest of the world does now that’s key. When someone tells you who they are, believe them.
broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-threat...
But it’s what the rest of the world does now that’s key. When someone tells you who they are, believe them.
broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-threat...
January 3, 2026 at 2:20 PM
NEW: A mass propaganda event is about to engulf the US news cycle and what, if anything, survives it will be a lesson for our times.
But it’s what the rest of the world does now that’s key. When someone tells you who they are, believe them.
broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-threat...
But it’s what the rest of the world does now that’s key. When someone tells you who they are, believe them.
broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-threat...
How is this any different than Russia invading Ukraine?
January 3, 2026 at 11:51 AM
How is this any different than Russia invading Ukraine?
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It's well past time for Canadian government officials to get off of X, @jameswsthomson.com writes. This latest — disgusting — incident is just one more reason.
Canadian government officials, what are you still doing on X in 2026?
The platform's own chatbot started posting sexualized material of children and other people who couldn't consent. With no moral bottom in sight, it's well past time our officials found other ways to c...
www.nationalobserver.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:45 PM
It's well past time for Canadian government officials to get off of X, @jameswsthomson.com writes. This latest — disgusting — incident is just one more reason.
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fantastic piece. chilling.
What if the apocalypse didn’t hate us? What if it just wanted to help? Pluribus ends with a village deemed obsolete and an atom bomb delivered on request. Gilligan’s calmest horror about uniformity and AI.
www.waleed-shahid.com/p/pluribus-f...
www.waleed-shahid.com/p/pluribus-f...
Pluribus Finale, or The World’s Most Helpful Apocalypse
Gilligan's hive mind doesn’t conquer you. It politely completes your onboarding.
www.waleed-shahid.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:58 PM
fantastic piece. chilling.
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Sir David Attenborough has joined the Rothbury appeal to protect 3,800 hectares of wild Northumberland 🏞️
A once in a generation chance to secure this precious landscape.
Together we can protect it forever. You can donate here: www.wildlifetrusts.org/appeals/roth...
youtu.be/dLpzhR0nK3w - 📽️
A once in a generation chance to secure this precious landscape.
Together we can protect it forever. You can donate here: www.wildlifetrusts.org/appeals/roth...
youtu.be/dLpzhR0nK3w - 📽️
Sir David Attenborough - The Rothbury Estate for Nature and Nation
YouTube video by Northumberland Wildlife Trust
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November 3, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Sir David Attenborough has joined the Rothbury appeal to protect 3,800 hectares of wild Northumberland 🏞️
A once in a generation chance to secure this precious landscape.
Together we can protect it forever. You can donate here: www.wildlifetrusts.org/appeals/roth...
youtu.be/dLpzhR0nK3w - 📽️
A once in a generation chance to secure this precious landscape.
Together we can protect it forever. You can donate here: www.wildlifetrusts.org/appeals/roth...
youtu.be/dLpzhR0nK3w - 📽️
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Calls to strip pro-democracy activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah of his British citizenship pile torment on top of torture.
New piece by me on a dangerous and manufactured storm:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
New piece by me on a dangerous and manufactured storm:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s tweets were wrong, but he is no ‘anti-white Islamist’. Why does the British right want you to believe he is? | Naomi Klein
I have no interest in defending his social media posts, but calls to strip the newly freed activist of British citizenship pile torment on top of torture, says Naomi Klein, Guardian US columnist and c...
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Calls to strip pro-democracy activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah of his British citizenship pile torment on top of torture.
New piece by me on a dangerous and manufactured storm:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
New piece by me on a dangerous and manufactured storm:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...