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Michael Booth
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Executive Director @HughsRoomLive Toronto’s best intimate concert hall.
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Something to remember if you went scrambling to buy a Bay blanket before they closed.

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Hudson's Bay managers will get up to $3 million in bonuses, but workers get no severance | CBC News
The beleaguered Hudson's Bay Co., which plans to close most of its 96 stores by the end of June, will pay up to $3 million total in retention bonuses to 121 managers and executives — but will not pay ...
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March 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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@theguardian.com Starmer tries to woo Trump – but has the US-UK relationship lost its spark?

Thanks #KierStarmer for throwing #Canada under the bus with #Trump. A country that actually has the same head of state as your country and within living memory was basically the same country. Cheers.
February 28, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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Sounds like a plan to me!

Why Canada should join the EU
www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
from The Economist
Why Canada should join the EU
Europe needs space and resources, Canada needs people. Let’s deal
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January 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Ok. Two out of three posts on the same topic my seem a bit much but anyone who cares about artists needs to say something about young talented people being basically enslaved by a cult selling them to unsuspecting punters as high art. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/n...
How Shen Yun Tapped Religious Fervor to Make $266 Million
The dance group has accumulated enormous wealth, in large part by getting followers of the Falun Gong religious movement to work for free and pay its bills.
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December 29, 2024 at 7:04 PM
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Though clearly a bit of a political shell game it would have been nice to see this removed on tickets to live entertainment. Particulary for events presented by registered charities such as @hughsroomlive.bsky.social
MB does not charge PST on live events!

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Here's a list of items that will be GST/HST-free over the holidays
Canadians won't have to pay GST on a selection of items this holiday season, the prime minister vowed on Thursday.
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November 22, 2024 at 2:11 AM
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Why are these very lucrative and seemingly very illegal performances and allowed in Canada - or anywhere with hard won laws and collective agreements regulating live performance and child labour? @actratoronto.bsky.social (CAEA & CLC not on this platform yet!)

www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/n...
Shen Yun’s Longstanding Labor Practices Attract Regulators’ Scrutiny
The New York State Department of Labor has opened an inquiry into the global dance group and its treatment of the children and teenagers who stage its shows worldwide.
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November 18, 2024 at 11:03 PM