John Green 🇨🇦
@johnmgreen.bsky.social
Canadian progressive, mental-illness survivor, retired editor, regular blood donor. Interested in world politics, economics, photography, art, music, cycling, reading. Longtime resident of Waterloo Region.
Hello, friends. I'm doing #Movember to support men's physical and mental health. Please consider supporting my fundraiser: movember.com/m/15520120?m...
Thank you!
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John Green's Mo Space
John's Motivation: Movember is the leading charity changing the face of men's health, and this Movember I'm joining them. Together we can make a difference for men's health – in prostate cancer, testi...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Hello, friends. I'm doing #Movember to support men's physical and mental health. Please consider supporting my fundraiser: movember.com/m/15520120?m...
Thank you!
Thank you!
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The study by @iris-recherche.bsky.social & @policyalternatives.ca analyzed the health-care systems of 25 member countries of the OECD...countries that allow greater private sector involvement in healthcare achieve poorer results on seven mortality indicators. www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
More private health care linked to higher mortality, Quebec study warns
Experts are concerned about the direction Quebec is taking by increasingly turning to the private sector to provide care to the population (care that is often publicly funded).
www.ctvnews.ca
November 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The study by @iris-recherche.bsky.social & @policyalternatives.ca analyzed the health-care systems of 25 member countries of the OECD...countries that allow greater private sector involvement in healthcare achieve poorer results on seven mortality indicators. www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
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The lowest hanging revenue fruit is taxing the ultra wealthy in a time of extreme wealth inequality.
In fact, 45 rich Canadians demanded just that ahead of the federal budget!
patrioticmillionaires.ca/media/press-...
In fact, 45 rich Canadians demanded just that ahead of the federal budget!
patrioticmillionaires.ca/media/press-...
November 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The lowest hanging revenue fruit is taxing the ultra wealthy in a time of extreme wealth inequality.
In fact, 45 rich Canadians demanded just that ahead of the federal budget!
patrioticmillionaires.ca/media/press-...
In fact, 45 rich Canadians demanded just that ahead of the federal budget!
patrioticmillionaires.ca/media/press-...
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On this day in 1974: North Carolinians welcomed repeal of permanent Daylight Saving Time and restoration of winter Standard Time for safer, brighter, easier mornings. #DitchDST
October 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
On this day in 1974: North Carolinians welcomed repeal of permanent Daylight Saving Time and restoration of winter Standard Time for safer, brighter, easier mornings. #DitchDST
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On this day in 1985, Big Candy lobbied to extend Daylight Saving Time from ending in October to ending in November, despite concerns for morning darkness dangers, to boost Halloween sales. #OTD
October 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
On this day in 1985, Big Candy lobbied to extend Daylight Saving Time from ending in October to ending in November, despite concerns for morning darkness dangers, to boost Halloween sales. #OTD
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“Morning light tells the brain it’s time to wake, raise energy, and set our daily rhythm. Standard Time keeps our daily schedule close to that natural signal. Daylight Saving Time does the opposite.”
October 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
“Morning light tells the brain it’s time to wake, raise energy, and set our daily rhythm. Standard Time keeps our daily schedule close to that natural signal. Daylight Saving Time does the opposite.”
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Canadians, tell your MPs and MLAs/MPPs/MNAs/MHAs to listen to sleep doctors, support permanent Standard Time and not permanent Daylight Saving Time!
October 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Canadians, tell your MPs and MLAs/MPPs/MNAs/MHAs to listen to sleep doctors, support permanent Standard Time and not permanent Daylight Saving Time!
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Unifor, Canada's largest private sector union, has launched a new 'Fact Checked' campaign to combat misinformation and support Canadian journalism.
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Canadian private sector union launches campaign to support journalism, combat misinformation
Unifor, Canada's largest private sector union, has launched a new 'Fact Checked' campaign to combat misinformation and support Canadian journalism.
www.chch.com
September 18, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Unifor, Canada's largest private sector union, has launched a new 'Fact Checked' campaign to combat misinformation and support Canadian journalism.
www.chch.com/chch-news/ca...
www.chch.com/chch-news/ca...
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The resurrected Old Goat Books has a new home in Uptown. The vibes are immaculate: well known historic location, a patio, and word on the street is offering coffee might be on the horizon.
September 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The resurrected Old Goat Books has a new home in Uptown. The vibes are immaculate: well known historic location, a patio, and word on the street is offering coffee might be on the horizon.
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Could publicly-owned grocery stores break Canada’s grocery oligopoly?
A bold proposal from New York’s Zohran Mamdani is sparking interest north of the border. Experts say a Canadian public option is not only possible — it’s long overdue. #cdnpoli
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A bold proposal from New York’s Zohran Mamdani is sparking interest north of the border. Experts say a Canadian public option is not only possible — it’s long overdue. #cdnpoli
ricochet.media/labour/class...
Could publicly-owned grocery stores break Canada’s grocery oligopoly?
A bold proposal from New York’s Zohran Mamdani is sparking interest north of the border. Experts say a Canadian public option is not only possible — it’s long overdue
ricochet.media
July 20, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Could publicly-owned grocery stores break Canada’s grocery oligopoly?
A bold proposal from New York’s Zohran Mamdani is sparking interest north of the border. Experts say a Canadian public option is not only possible — it’s long overdue. #cdnpoli
ricochet.media/labour/class...
A bold proposal from New York’s Zohran Mamdani is sparking interest north of the border. Experts say a Canadian public option is not only possible — it’s long overdue. #cdnpoli
ricochet.media/labour/class...
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No one knows better than Patriotic Millionaires what a sweetheart deal the rich get on their taxes.
Our members see it every tax season!
We have a simple message: Taxing the rich will make our economies, societies, and democracies stronger.
Our members see it every tax season!
We have a simple message: Taxing the rich will make our economies, societies, and democracies stronger.
May 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
No one knows better than Patriotic Millionaires what a sweetheart deal the rich get on their taxes.
Our members see it every tax season!
We have a simple message: Taxing the rich will make our economies, societies, and democracies stronger.
Our members see it every tax season!
We have a simple message: Taxing the rich will make our economies, societies, and democracies stronger.
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Canada signed a joint letter with the UK and France earlier this week condemning Israel's ethnic cleansing plan in Gaza, and threatening sanctions. The tone shift is welcome—but we're well past the time for joint letters. By @whosestreets.bsky.social
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Joint letters won’t stop a genocide. An arms embargo and sanctions on Israel could. - CCPA
It seems like possibly, maybe, the countries of the world could be finally willing to consider putting some real pressure on Israel to stop its genocide in Gaza. In a joint statement with the United K...
www.policyalternatives.ca
May 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Canada signed a joint letter with the UK and France earlier this week condemning Israel's ethnic cleansing plan in Gaza, and threatening sanctions. The tone shift is welcome—but we're well past the time for joint letters. By @whosestreets.bsky.social
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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When Mavis Gallant died in 2014, at age ninety-one, some of her stories hadn’t seen the light since the 1980s—some even since the 1950s. Posthumous reissues are not only bringing her writing back into circulation but also rewriting her legacy. thewalrus.ca/mavis-gallant-le...
May 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
When Mavis Gallant died in 2014, at age ninety-one, some of her stories hadn’t seen the light since the 1980s—some even since the 1950s. Posthumous reissues are not only bringing her writing back into circulation but also rewriting her legacy. thewalrus.ca/mavis-gallant-le...
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Business Canada Hands Out Billions to Corporations. What Are We Getting Back?
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Canada Hands Out Billions to Corporations. What Are We Getting Back? | The Walrus
Business subsidies now outpace child benefits
thewalrus.ca
May 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Business Canada Hands Out Billions to Corporations. What Are We Getting Back?
thewalrus.ca/corporate-we...
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The Ford gov't in Ontario seems to have taken this to heart.
"Give my people plenty of beer, good beer, and cheap beer, and you will have no revolution among them."
- Queen Victoria
Happy Victoria Day to my fellow #Canadians! 🇨🇦
#VictoriaDay #VictoriaDay2025
- Queen Victoria
Happy Victoria Day to my fellow #Canadians! 🇨🇦
#VictoriaDay #VictoriaDay2025
May 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The Ford gov't in Ontario seems to have taken this to heart.
This is the committee that all other committees and departments should answer to.
#wellbeing #Canada
@mark-carney.bsky.social
@stevenguilbeault.bsky.social
#wellbeing #Canada
@mark-carney.bsky.social
@stevenguilbeault.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This is the committee that all other committees and departments should answer to.
#wellbeing #Canada
@mark-carney.bsky.social
@stevenguilbeault.bsky.social
#wellbeing #Canada
@mark-carney.bsky.social
@stevenguilbeault.bsky.social
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"Paris added hundreds of kms of bike lanes, expanded bike-share, removed 1000s of parking spots, raised rates for street parking, cut the speed limit to 30 km/hr and banned vehicle traffic around many schools.
You would not be wrong to call it a war on the car. The result is a victory for the city."
You would not be wrong to call it a war on the car. The result is a victory for the city."
What Doug Ford could learn from Paris, the city where car was once king
Instead of joining the Paris-led urban revolution, he is attempting a counter-revolution
www.theglobeandmail.com
May 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
"Paris added hundreds of kms of bike lanes, expanded bike-share, removed 1000s of parking spots, raised rates for street parking, cut the speed limit to 30 km/hr and banned vehicle traffic around many schools.
You would not be wrong to call it a war on the car. The result is a victory for the city."
You would not be wrong to call it a war on the car. The result is a victory for the city."
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MEC is Canadian owned again!
May 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
MEC is Canadian owned again!
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"Averting climate catastrophe doesn’t just mean ending the fossil fuel era and protecting green spaces; it also means taxing the wealthy, cracking down on tax evaders, and implementing measures to reduce the wealth gap" - @davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social
rabble.ca/environment/...
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Save the climate, tax the rich
To save the environment, it is time to tax the rich and address their out-sized impact on climate change.
rabble.ca
May 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
"Averting climate catastrophe doesn’t just mean ending the fossil fuel era and protecting green spaces; it also means taxing the wealthy, cracking down on tax evaders, and implementing measures to reduce the wealth gap" - @davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social
rabble.ca/environment/...
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Sure, let's tell Carney & his gov't what we want, but I disagree with the emphasis on working people. What about people with disabilities, seniors, care givers, students--in other words, everyone. Paycheques do not make a person more deserving.
Thousands of workers have signed the open letter to PM Carney. We're looking to this government to deliver a better future for all workers. share.canadianlabour.ca/s/T4kIH1nF
Read the full letter
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May 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Sure, let's tell Carney & his gov't what we want, but I disagree with the emphasis on working people. What about people with disabilities, seniors, care givers, students--in other words, everyone. Paycheques do not make a person more deserving.