Amber Labelle
@amberllab.bsky.social
Unceded Algonquin territory via the US. She/hers. Veterinary ophthalmologist (yes, it's a real thing). Determined to make it better for everyone. Opinions mine.
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Canadians spend a lot of time sneering at Americans when we should spend more time tending our own backyard and the disinformation that brought us to this point.
Shout out to Heather and Lydia who are doing the work and to help people unlearn vaccine myths. backtothevax.com #cdnpoli #vaccines
Shout out to Heather and Lydia who are doing the work and to help people unlearn vaccine myths. backtothevax.com #cdnpoli #vaccines
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Canadians spend a lot of time sneering at Americans when we should spend more time tending our own backyard and the disinformation that brought us to this point.
Shout out to Heather and Lydia who are doing the work and to help people unlearn vaccine myths. backtothevax.com #cdnpoli #vaccines
Shout out to Heather and Lydia who are doing the work and to help people unlearn vaccine myths. backtothevax.com #cdnpoli #vaccines
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🚨LCBO revenues down $300 million
💰 that pays for schools, healthcare, infrastructure
Canceling beer store contract early cost $225 million
▶️Cost to Ontarians of privatizing alcohol sales:
$300 M + $225 M = $525 million
#ONpoli #FordMath
💰 that pays for schools, healthcare, infrastructure
Canceling beer store contract early cost $225 million
▶️Cost to Ontarians of privatizing alcohol sales:
$300 M + $225 M = $525 million
#ONpoli #FordMath
NEW: For the first time in a decade, the LCBO is expecting to see less than $2 billion in revenue.
That's something workers at the Crown corporation warned could happen after alcohol liberalization was introduced. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1151446...
That's something workers at the Crown corporation warned could happen after alcohol liberalization was introduced. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1151446...
LCBO revenue drops below $2B for 1st time in a decade after alcohol liberalization | Globalnews.ca
The Fall Economic Statement projects that for the first time in a decade, LCBO will take in less than $2 billion after changes to let convenience stores sell alcohol.
globalnews.ca
November 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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November 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Love and solidarity to the CFIA veterinarians and staff who were abused by the grifters and liars around this necessary depopulation. I'm so glad this is over, but disinformation continues to abound. Telling the truth in public has never been more important that right now. #cdnpoli
New: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says cull of 300+ ostriches in Edgewood, BC, is complete.
“After consulting with experts, CFIA concluded that the most appropriate and humane option was to use professional marksmen in a controlled on-farm setting…”
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
“After consulting with experts, CFIA concluded that the most appropriate and humane option was to use professional marksmen in a controlled on-farm setting…”
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Cull of B.C. ostriches moves ahead after Supreme Court declines to hear farmers’ appeal
Canada’s food regulator is now able to restart a cull it began preparing for in September while the case was before the court
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Love and solidarity to the CFIA veterinarians and staff who were abused by the grifters and liars around this necessary depopulation. I'm so glad this is over, but disinformation continues to abound. Telling the truth in public has never been more important that right now. #cdnpoli
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Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
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1/ Breaking News: The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear the appeal of UR Pride v. Government of Saskatchewan - a landmark case challenging the province’s law that prevents students under 16 from changing their names or pronouns at school without parental consent.
November 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
1/ Breaking News: The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear the appeal of UR Pride v. Government of Saskatchewan - a landmark case challenging the province’s law that prevents students under 16 from changing their names or pronouns at school without parental consent.
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I am so upset.
Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
To be asked to write about racism only to be racially aggressed in the editing process is a new level unlocked I have to say.
November 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I am so upset.
Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
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November 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Someone give Lex $2 million so they can launch a politics version of Teen Vogue. Do it now. No strings attached.
November 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Someone give Lex $2 million so they can launch a politics version of Teen Vogue. Do it now. No strings attached.
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Now compare that to this chart from a recent Toronto Star article (www.thestar.com/business/tar...). Loblaws is 10x more profitable than the UK’s second most profitable grocery chain.
That is insane.
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That is insane.
/3
November 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Now compare that to this chart from a recent Toronto Star article (www.thestar.com/business/tar...). Loblaws is 10x more profitable than the UK’s second most profitable grocery chain.
That is insane.
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That is insane.
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New awareness campaign
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New awareness campaign
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The Canadian Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Research is launching a US-style attack on EDI in Tri-Council funding.
As part of this attack, they are demanding disclosure of confidential demographic info + reviewer comments of all Canadian researchers who have applied b/w 2000-2025.
As part of this attack, they are demanding disclosure of confidential demographic info + reviewer comments of all Canadian researchers who have applied b/w 2000-2025.
October 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The Canadian Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Research is launching a US-style attack on EDI in Tri-Council funding.
As part of this attack, they are demanding disclosure of confidential demographic info + reviewer comments of all Canadian researchers who have applied b/w 2000-2025.
As part of this attack, they are demanding disclosure of confidential demographic info + reviewer comments of all Canadian researchers who have applied b/w 2000-2025.
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This is unhinged and violent:
The layers of hate in these statements need to be addressed directly and continuously
EDI initiatives are a critical ingredient to ensuring a happier and healthier future
#HigherEd 🧪
@uwaterloo.ca @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca @create-les.bsky.social
The layers of hate in these statements need to be addressed directly and continuously
EDI initiatives are a critical ingredient to ensuring a happier and healthier future
#HigherEd 🧪
@uwaterloo.ca @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca @create-les.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
This is unhinged and violent:
The layers of hate in these statements need to be addressed directly and continuously
EDI initiatives are a critical ingredient to ensuring a happier and healthier future
#HigherEd 🧪
@uwaterloo.ca @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca @create-les.bsky.social
The layers of hate in these statements need to be addressed directly and continuously
EDI initiatives are a critical ingredient to ensuring a happier and healthier future
#HigherEd 🧪
@uwaterloo.ca @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca @create-les.bsky.social
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This is fucking amazing
October 31, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This is fucking amazing
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If you’re looking to support on the ground Jamaican orgs, We Change Jamaica focuses on gender equality and LBGTQ+ inclusion & they are putting together aid packages for queer & trans Jamaicans who don’t feel safe going to shelters.
gofund.me/09619a41e
gofund.me/09619a41e
Donate to Emergency Relief for LBTQ Jamaicans After Hurricane Melissa, organized by Sudean Peters
My name is Sudean Peters, and I am the Executive Director of … Sudean Peters needs your support for Emergency Relief for LBTQ Jamaicans After Hurricane Melissa
gofund.me
October 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
If you’re looking to support on the ground Jamaican orgs, We Change Jamaica focuses on gender equality and LBGTQ+ inclusion & they are putting together aid packages for queer & trans Jamaicans who don’t feel safe going to shelters.
gofund.me/09619a41e
gofund.me/09619a41e
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The government of Jamaica has set up a portal for contributing to official relief efforts. I will update this thread if anything analogous opens up for Haiti, Cuba, or the DR
supportjamaica.gov.jm
supportjamaica.gov.jm
Support Jamaica
supportjamaica.gov.jm
October 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The government of Jamaica has set up a portal for contributing to official relief efforts. I will update this thread if anything analogous opens up for Haiti, Cuba, or the DR
supportjamaica.gov.jm
supportjamaica.gov.jm
It is incumbent on @mark-carney.bsky.social to ensure that the global North makes the changes we need so that the global South no longer has to die from the excesses of capitalism and extraction economies.
With love and solidarity to those in Jamaica. #ClimateCrisis #CapitalismKills
With love and solidarity to those in Jamaica. #ClimateCrisis #CapitalismKills
Perhaps the most ominous satellite presentation we've seen. Cat 5 Melissa within 2 hours of landfall in Jamaica. Winds at 185 mph (tied for 2nd highest on record). Pressure at 892 mb (tied for 3rd lowest). Will be one of strongest Atlantic storms to make landfall ever recorded.
October 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
It is incumbent on @mark-carney.bsky.social to ensure that the global North makes the changes we need so that the global South no longer has to die from the excesses of capitalism and extraction economies.
With love and solidarity to those in Jamaica. #ClimateCrisis #CapitalismKills
With love and solidarity to those in Jamaica. #ClimateCrisis #CapitalismKills
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friend shared this, immediately updated my settings
October 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
friend shared this, immediately updated my settings
Good morning to the schadenfreude of Doug Ford FAFO.
Thanks for fucking us all AGAIN, Doug. #cdnpoli #onpoli #DougFuckingFord
Thanks for fucking us all AGAIN, Doug. #cdnpoli #onpoli #DougFuckingFord
October 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Good morning to the schadenfreude of Doug Ford FAFO.
Thanks for fucking us all AGAIN, Doug. #cdnpoli #onpoli #DougFuckingFord
Thanks for fucking us all AGAIN, Doug. #cdnpoli #onpoli #DougFuckingFord
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Quick question for Conservative MP Jamil Jivani, who has been on an anti-DEI tear lately:
Why is it you can understand the need for lawmakers to take positive action to address systemic inequalities -- but *only* when those systemic issues target "young men?"
Source: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Why is it you can understand the need for lawmakers to take positive action to address systemic inequalities -- but *only* when those systemic issues target "young men?"
Source: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
October 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Quick question for Conservative MP Jamil Jivani, who has been on an anti-DEI tear lately:
Why is it you can understand the need for lawmakers to take positive action to address systemic inequalities -- but *only* when those systemic issues target "young men?"
Source: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Why is it you can understand the need for lawmakers to take positive action to address systemic inequalities -- but *only* when those systemic issues target "young men?"
Source: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Gift link:
"Whatever may be the case south of the border, there remains an expectation in this country that political leaders should observe basic norms of civilized conduct."
Adding to that: also demanding that they face accountability for lying in public.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/7cc3109...
"Whatever may be the case south of the border, there remains an expectation in this country that political leaders should observe basic norms of civilized conduct."
Adding to that: also demanding that they face accountability for lying in public.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/7cc3109...
There is a constituency in the Conservative Party for Poilievre’s antics, which is really the problem
Voters are entitled to wonder, if he is so unguarded publicly, whether he is any more measured in private – and whether this thinking is the kind they want in a prime minister
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Gift link:
"Whatever may be the case south of the border, there remains an expectation in this country that political leaders should observe basic norms of civilized conduct."
Adding to that: also demanding that they face accountability for lying in public.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/7cc3109...
"Whatever may be the case south of the border, there remains an expectation in this country that political leaders should observe basic norms of civilized conduct."
Adding to that: also demanding that they face accountability for lying in public.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/7cc3109...
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Petition here: schoolstreetsottawa.ca/get-involved...
Email: premier@ontario.ca
Thanks you so much @rawlson.bsky.social @timtierney.ca @stephanieplante.bsky.social @lainejohnson.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social @tkavanaghbayward.bsky.social for your support and strong words yesterday 💪
Email: premier@ontario.ca
Thanks you so much @rawlson.bsky.social @timtierney.ca @stephanieplante.bsky.social @lainejohnson.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social @tkavanaghbayward.bsky.social for your support and strong words yesterday 💪
Demand Safe School Zones in Ottawa!
Le francais suit It’s a common scene at schools for morning drop off and afternoon pick up times, speeding, distracted driving, close calls and tension on the streets . Many school zones lack…
schoolstreetsottawa.ca
October 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Petition here: schoolstreetsottawa.ca/get-involved...
Email: premier@ontario.ca
Thanks you so much @rawlson.bsky.social @timtierney.ca @stephanieplante.bsky.social @lainejohnson.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social @tkavanaghbayward.bsky.social for your support and strong words yesterday 💪
Email: premier@ontario.ca
Thanks you so much @rawlson.bsky.social @timtierney.ca @stephanieplante.bsky.social @lainejohnson.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social @tkavanaghbayward.bsky.social for your support and strong words yesterday 💪
Butt ass naked = all the way naked AND free
Buck naked = all the way naked
Butt naked = wearing chaps
Butt naked = wearing chaps
Not to be THAT dictionary, but…
It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'
It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'
October 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Butt ass naked = all the way naked AND free
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