Marcel N.
@marcel-nelson.bsky.social
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Because you were wondering, @lispop.bsky.social has ginned up the closest electoral districts in 2018 and 2022 so you don't have to! These might be the ridings to watch on Thursday!!
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Swing Ridings In Ontario – LISPOP
lispop.ca
February 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Because you were wondering, @lispop.bsky.social has ginned up the closest electoral districts in 2018 and 2022 so you don't have to! These might be the ridings to watch on Thursday!!
lispop.ca/nexus/swing-...
lispop.ca/nexus/swing-...
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In the absence of a movement capable of challenging the interests of finance capital, landlords, and speculative investors, the ‘fixes’ proposed by policy wonks to solve the housing crisis are nothing more than academic ideations.
Taking housing policy solutions to their failure point
For urban planner and professor Carolyn Whitzman, the tactics that allow tenants to challenge rent increases, resist evictions, and improve their living conditions have only a marginal place in the eq...
canadiandimension.com
February 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
In the absence of a movement capable of challenging the interests of finance capital, landlords, and speculative investors, the ‘fixes’ proposed by policy wonks to solve the housing crisis are nothing more than academic ideations.
Reposted by Marcel N.
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A renewed popular democratic project for Canada would have to align itself with Indigenous and Québécois claims to self-determination, just as it would have to challenge Canadian imperialism abroad.
Responding to Donald Trump with a popular democratic project for Canada
The unfolding climate catastrophe, growing inequality, the disintegration of the country’s social safety net, and the rise of profoundly reactionary yet increasingly viable political forces at home an...
canadiandimension.com
February 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A renewed popular democratic project for Canada would have to align itself with Indigenous and Québécois claims to self-determination, just as it would have to challenge Canadian imperialism abroad.
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"Saving the economy from Trump’s tariffs is obviously important, but so is being able to afford a house, see a family doctor, and bicycle to work without getting killed." — @gbayliss.bsky.social
Doug Ford wants to protect us from Donald Trump. But who will protect us from Doug Ford?
Cultural institutions give us a sense of our shared heritage. I thought conservatives loved that sort of thing, but politicians like Ford keep proving me wrong.
www.thestar.com
February 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"Saving the economy from Trump’s tariffs is obviously important, but so is being able to afford a house, see a family doctor, and bicycle to work without getting killed." — @gbayliss.bsky.social
Here is my two cents on how the Canadian left might respond to Trump.
@canadiandimension.bsky.social
@canadiandimension.bsky.social
February 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Here is my two cents on how the Canadian left might respond to Trump.
@canadiandimension.bsky.social
@canadiandimension.bsky.social
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The Canadian left finds itself on the edge of a precipice: unless it takes up the challenge of building a viable popular democratic project on the national scale, it will continue to weaken in the face of increasingly powerful domestic and international reactionary forces.
Responding to Donald Trump with a popular democratic project for Canada
The unfolding climate catastrophe, growing inequality, the disintegration of the country’s social safety net, and the rise of profoundly reactionary yet increasingly viable political forces at home an...
canadiandimension.com
February 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The Canadian left finds itself on the edge of a precipice: unless it takes up the challenge of building a viable popular democratic project on the national scale, it will continue to weaken in the face of increasingly powerful domestic and international reactionary forces.
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Just because something is cheaper (and it undermines US dominance) doesn’t mean we actually need it #justsaying #deepseek
January 28, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Just because something is cheaper (and it undermines US dominance) doesn’t mean we actually need it #justsaying #deepseek