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For the evening crowd, my Loonie Politics column: Disallowance is a constitutional dead letter #cdnpoli
Disallowance is a constitutional dead letter - Loonie Politics
Will the federal government use the constitutional powers of disallowance to stop Alberta from invoking the Notwithstanding Clause?
looniepolitics.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:21 PM
For the evening crowd, my Loonie Politics column: Disallowance is a constitutional dead letter #cdnpoli
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For the evening crowd, my latest for @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social: Seeking restorative justice #cdnlaw #cdnpoli
Seeking restorative justice
Sexual violence survivors want access to justice that acts as a catalyst for healing rather than an obstacle
nationalmagazine.ca
December 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
For the evening crowd, my latest for @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social: Seeking restorative justice #cdnlaw #cdnpoli
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December 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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jfc. mark carney is one slimy ass banker. just entirely full of shit. carbon capture is a fucking scam the mou is a fire sale on canada's future. the "nation building" projects are the wishlist from the oil and gas lobby. this guy is worse than harper by a long shot.
#cdnpoli #climatecrisis
#cdnpoli #climatecrisis
'Too much regulation, not enough action': Carney rebuffs Trudeau's climate policies | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada has too much regulation and not enough investments in clean energy and technology — and he's making his most direct repudiation yet of his predecessor's environm...
www.cbc.ca
December 22, 2025 at 1:11 AM
jfc. mark carney is one slimy ass banker. just entirely full of shit. carbon capture is a fucking scam the mou is a fire sale on canada's future. the "nation building" projects are the wishlist from the oil and gas lobby. this guy is worse than harper by a long shot.
#cdnpoli #climatecrisis
#cdnpoli #climatecrisis
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He used Nigel Farage's language about immigration being out of control in the budget. He has tacitly agreed with the Conservatives that immigration is the cause of housing and healthcare shortages.
Do tell... how, specifically, is Mark Carney "going along with the scapegoating?"
December 22, 2025 at 6:20 AM
He used Nigel Farage's language about immigration being out of control in the budget. He has tacitly agreed with the Conservatives that immigration is the cause of housing and healthcare shortages.
The Feds are right there too
Canada Post is on the third step
Canada Post is on the third step
The playbook for Doug Ford (Ontario) and Danielle Smith (Alberta)….and really, every Conservative government.
December 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The Feds are right there too
Canada Post is on the third step
Canada Post is on the third step
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we’re shooting ourselves in the foot because we’re letting racists shape the immigration and housing crisis discourses instead of taking on landlords and developers through mass public housing construction
Canada’s population fell in third quarter, driven by drop in non-permanent residents: StatsCan | CBC News
Canada’s population decreased over the third quarter of 2025 — driven by a drop in non-permanent residents, according to new data from Statistics Canada.
www.cbc.ca
December 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
we’re shooting ourselves in the foot because we’re letting racists shape the immigration and housing crisis discourses instead of taking on landlords and developers through mass public housing construction
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I know it's hard to believe, but the Ford government has once again done something incompetent and venal lol
Doug Ford weakened the recycling rules so producers could make more $.
Now our recycling system is collapsing.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
Now our recycling system is collapsing.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
‘They’re piling up everywhere’: Dealers sound the alarm as Ontario recyclers refuse to take tires
Tire dealers are complaining the wheels have fallen off Ontario’s tire recycling programs as scrap rubber piles up in sites around the province.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I know it's hard to believe, but the Ford government has once again done something incompetent and venal lol
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If cost isn't the issue, what is?
Ideology.
"If we compare the operating costs of postal services around the world, we see that Canada Post’s operating costs are actually well below the average among its peers. This is particularly impressive given the unique challenge of Canada’s vast geography."
Ideology.
"If we compare the operating costs of postal services around the world, we see that Canada Post’s operating costs are actually well below the average among its peers. This is particularly impressive given the unique challenge of Canada’s vast geography."
When we crunch Canada Post's numbers, we don’t see a system bloated by high costs—and when we look at comparison countries, we see that budget cuts and falling revenue go hand-in-hand. By Ryan Romard @policyalternatives.ca #canlab
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Canada Post is already one of the world’s most cost-effective postal systems - CCPA
There’s a common narrative about why Canada Post is in such bad shape—the company’s financial difficulties lie in excessive spending, and that the decline of letter-mail has made Canada Post too costl...
www.policyalternatives.ca
December 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
If cost isn't the issue, what is?
Ideology.
"If we compare the operating costs of postal services around the world, we see that Canada Post’s operating costs are actually well below the average among its peers. This is particularly impressive given the unique challenge of Canada’s vast geography."
Ideology.
"If we compare the operating costs of postal services around the world, we see that Canada Post’s operating costs are actually well below the average among its peers. This is particularly impressive given the unique challenge of Canada’s vast geography."
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December 16, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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it would appear that Indivior, the maker of SUBLOCADE has been lobbying provincial and federal governments as well as extending their reach into academic research and throughout “Canadian“ drug policy
December 16, 2025 at 2:27 AM
it would appear that Indivior, the maker of SUBLOCADE has been lobbying provincial and federal governments as well as extending their reach into academic research and throughout “Canadian“ drug policy
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NEW: Former UN ambassador Bob Rae said he had his “wings clipped” for posting a tweet defending ICC judges in the face of sanctions imposed by the USA.
Records show a Canadian diplomat based in Washington contacted Rae minutes after he posted the tweet. www.readthemaple.com/bob-rae-had-...
Records show a Canadian diplomat based in Washington contacted Rae minutes after he posted the tweet. www.readthemaple.com/bob-rae-had-...
Bob Rae Had ‘Wings Clipped’ For Defending International Criminal Court
A Canadian diplomat based in Washington contacted Rae minutes after he posted a tweet defending the ICC.
www.readthemaple.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
NEW: Former UN ambassador Bob Rae said he had his “wings clipped” for posting a tweet defending ICC judges in the face of sanctions imposed by the USA.
Records show a Canadian diplomat based in Washington contacted Rae minutes after he posted the tweet. www.readthemaple.com/bob-rae-had-...
Records show a Canadian diplomat based in Washington contacted Rae minutes after he posted the tweet. www.readthemaple.com/bob-rae-had-...
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And again I return to the fact that the "hope" he says he's giving Canadians is just doubling-down on the failure of neoliberalism and trickle-down economics that created the situation we're in, and will do nothing to actually fix anything.
Poilievre says Conservatives' affordability focus unites party as Tories manage latest defection | CBC News
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his party's focus on affordability "is what unites all Conservatives" as the Tories grapple with another MP crossing the floor and joining the Liberal governm...
www.cbc.ca
December 15, 2025 at 4:29 AM
And again I return to the fact that the "hope" he says he's giving Canadians is just doubling-down on the failure of neoliberalism and trickle-down economics that created the situation we're in, and will do nothing to actually fix anything.
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Fuck this. Fuuuuuuck this
Another poison pill buried in Mark Carney’s budget: a repeal of a reduced postage rates for books and shipments between libraries.
Libraries across the country are sounding the alarm for what it would mean for the viability of another essential public institution.
Libraries across the country are sounding the alarm for what it would mean for the viability of another essential public institution.
Libraries say budget proposal to end shipping program would be 'catastrophic | CBC News
Libraries across Canada say a proposed change in the federal budget bill would end their ability to ship books at
reduced rates, threatening interlibrary loan programs and possibly forcing the closure...
www.cbc.ca
December 15, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Fuck this. Fuuuuuuck this
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It is so weird reading all this reporting about how Canada is trying to bring in academics who are being chased out of the US while our universities are literally running out of money due to underfunding.
Queen's principal says 'no risk' university will close, but fears remain | CBC News
After months of anxiety about the future of Queen's University, a statement from principal Patrick Deane on Friday reassured worried staff and students that the institution is not facing imminent fina...
www.cbc.ca
December 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
It is so weird reading all this reporting about how Canada is trying to bring in academics who are being chased out of the US while our universities are literally running out of money due to underfunding.
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To recap: Doug Ford destroyed parkland at Ontario Place for a private waterpark; closed Ontario Science Centre under false pretenses; and now is moving the OSC into Harbourfront.
Partial destruction of one public place; permanent destruction of another; longterm takeover of a third.
Partial destruction of one public place; permanent destruction of another; longterm takeover of a third.
December 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
To recap: Doug Ford destroyed parkland at Ontario Place for a private waterpark; closed Ontario Science Centre under false pretenses; and now is moving the OSC into Harbourfront.
Partial destruction of one public place; permanent destruction of another; longterm takeover of a third.
Partial destruction of one public place; permanent destruction of another; longterm takeover of a third.
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Canada broke its electric vehicle market in 2025, and it did so alone
#Opinion from @racheldoran.bsky.social and @joannakyriazis.bsky.social
#Opinion from @racheldoran.bsky.social and @joannakyriazis.bsky.social
Canada broke its electric vehicle market in 2025 and it did so alone
The federal government made a number of decisions that have collectively broken Canada’s EV market over this past year, and while that likely wasn’t the intention, it has certainly been
www.thestar.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Canada broke its electric vehicle market in 2025, and it did so alone
#Opinion from @racheldoran.bsky.social and @joannakyriazis.bsky.social
#Opinion from @racheldoran.bsky.social and @joannakyriazis.bsky.social
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'You shouldn't criticize Mark Carney because that's how you get Pierre Poilievre' is...exactly how you get Pierre Poilievre.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
December 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
'You shouldn't criticize Mark Carney because that's how you get Pierre Poilievre' is...exactly how you get Pierre Poilievre.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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The Ford government is just malevolently stupid. Making up a rule that only medical students who went to high school in Ontario get priority placements is just so relentlessly dumb and drives away the future doctors we need.
Ontario judge grants international medical school grads a temporary lifeline
Ontario judge extends applications for grads who would have been excluded from first round of matching for residency under a controversial new rule.
www.thestar.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:26 AM
The Ford government is just malevolently stupid. Making up a rule that only medical students who went to high school in Ontario get priority placements is just so relentlessly dumb and drives away the future doctors we need.
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Public servants are being offered the ability to retire 10 years early without penalty.
It's "not going to help the government because they’re going to lose some great minds that are providing advice and guidance every day.”
#CdnPoli
It's "not going to help the government because they’re going to lose some great minds that are providing advice and guidance every day.”
#CdnPoli
December 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Public servants are being offered the ability to retire 10 years early without penalty.
It's "not going to help the government because they’re going to lose some great minds that are providing advice and guidance every day.”
#CdnPoli
It's "not going to help the government because they’re going to lose some great minds that are providing advice and guidance every day.”
#CdnPoli