Nick de Koning
@nickdek.bsky.social
Husband, dad, retired educator and union advocate.
“The surest way to eradicate a people's right to their land is to deny their historical connection to it.”
Rashid Khalidi
“The surest way to eradicate a people's right to their land is to deny their historical connection to it.”
Rashid Khalidi
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen.... Absolute disrespect for First Nations. Working together must start right at the beginning and continue throughout. Do better PM Carney!
Assembly of First Nations calls for withdrawal of Canada-Alberta pipeline deal | CBC News
Assembly of First Nations chiefs are demanding the withdrawal of Canada and Alberta’s recently announced new pipeline deal and expressing full support for First Nations on the British Columbia coast t...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen.... Absolute disrespect for First Nations. Working together must start right at the beginning and continue throughout. Do better PM Carney!
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Reported illnesses have tripled in some school districts. Some say mental health is a factor https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/school-absences-illness-mental-health-9.6988661
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
November 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Reported illnesses have tripled in some school districts. Some say mental health is a factor https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/school-absences-illness-mental-health-9.6988661
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
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READ THIS!
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/11/12/o...
$200K to litigate a case against a social assistance recipient who *may* have received $10K in CERB overpayments is not an "inefficiency", but collecting unpaid taxes on luxury yachts or planes *is* a waste of bureaucratic time?
MAKE IT MAKE SENSE
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/11/12/o...
$200K to litigate a case against a social assistance recipient who *may* have received $10K in CERB overpayments is not an "inefficiency", but collecting unpaid taxes on luxury yachts or planes *is* a waste of bureaucratic time?
MAKE IT MAKE SENSE
Op-Ed: Ottawa's costly pursuit of the poor
The government cites inefficiency as a reason to end taxes on vacant homes and yachts — yet keeps pouring money into futile litigation over pandemic-era benefits
www.canadianaffairs.news
November 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
READ THIS!
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/11/12/o...
$200K to litigate a case against a social assistance recipient who *may* have received $10K in CERB overpayments is not an "inefficiency", but collecting unpaid taxes on luxury yachts or planes *is* a waste of bureaucratic time?
MAKE IT MAKE SENSE
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/11/12/o...
$200K to litigate a case against a social assistance recipient who *may* have received $10K in CERB overpayments is not an "inefficiency", but collecting unpaid taxes on luxury yachts or planes *is* a waste of bureaucratic time?
MAKE IT MAKE SENSE
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“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
October 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
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Stronger schools start with stronger community input – not less.
Add your name and tell your MPP to support smaller classes and real investment in #OntEd schools to best support students, not more top-down government control.
Say NO to #Bill33: https://www.knowmore.ca/bill33
Add your name and tell your MPP to support smaller classes and real investment in #OntEd schools to best support students, not more top-down government control.
Say NO to #Bill33: https://www.knowmore.ca/bill33
October 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Stronger schools start with stronger community input – not less.
Add your name and tell your MPP to support smaller classes and real investment in #OntEd schools to best support students, not more top-down government control.
Say NO to #Bill33: https://www.knowmore.ca/bill33
Add your name and tell your MPP to support smaller classes and real investment in #OntEd schools to best support students, not more top-down government control.
Say NO to #Bill33: https://www.knowmore.ca/bill33
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Why do cycling bridges matter?
Cycling bridges create safe, direct routes for people on bikes, especially across busy roads, railways, or waterways. They remove conflict points with motor traffic, reducing the risk of collisions and making cycling more enjoyable for everyone.
Cycling bridges create safe, direct routes for people on bikes, especially across busy roads, railways, or waterways. They remove conflict points with motor traffic, reducing the risk of collisions and making cycling more enjoyable for everyone.
October 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Why do cycling bridges matter?
Cycling bridges create safe, direct routes for people on bikes, especially across busy roads, railways, or waterways. They remove conflict points with motor traffic, reducing the risk of collisions and making cycling more enjoyable for everyone.
Cycling bridges create safe, direct routes for people on bikes, especially across busy roads, railways, or waterways. They remove conflict points with motor traffic, reducing the risk of collisions and making cycling more enjoyable for everyone.
Because this is how science works…
RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."
October 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Because this is how science works…
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www.thestar.com/business/wou... ‘84% of postal operators globally offer some form of financial services. The median revenue from financial services across postal operators is 19% of total revenues…revenues from banking have been growing’ @simonenoch.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
www.thestar.com/business/wou... ‘84% of postal operators globally offer some form of financial services. The median revenue from financial services across postal operators is 19% of total revenues…revenues from banking have been growing’ @simonenoch.bsky.social
Here’s your chance to learn about the Ford government’s latest weapon of mass distraction! Find out how parental and local voices are being silenced.
September 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Here’s your chance to learn about the Ford government’s latest weapon of mass distraction! Find out how parental and local voices are being silenced.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"The federal government's intervention in the negotiations had a corrosive effect that was impossible to ignore,' the union said.
"The federal government's intervention in the negotiations had a corrosive effect that was impossible to ignore,' the union said.
Flight attendants overwhelmingly vote against Air Canada wage offer | CBC News
Air Canada flight attendants on Saturday overwhelmingly voted against the airline's latest wage offer, their union said.
www.cbc.ca
September 7, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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"The federal government's intervention in the negotiations had a corrosive effect that was impossible to ignore,' the union said.
"The federal government's intervention in the negotiations had a corrosive effect that was impossible to ignore,' the union said.
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“You actually know that the targeting of your starvation will hit the poorest and most vulnerable first." Call it genocide!
“You actually know that the targeting of your starvation will hit the poorest and most vulnerable first." Call it genocide!
ANALYSIS | As hunger grows in Gaza, warnings that starvation hits the most vulnerable first | CBC News
Despite Israel’s denials of famine and a recent uptick in food delivery, starvation in Gaza is getting worse. Before his death, a 17-year-old described to CBC News how his body and life were shutting ...
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September 4, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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“You actually know that the targeting of your starvation will hit the poorest and most vulnerable first." Call it genocide!
“You actually know that the targeting of your starvation will hit the poorest and most vulnerable first." Call it genocide!
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This is the replica of the car in which 6-year-old Palestinian child Hind Rajab was killed while fleeing Gaza City with her family
It was displayed in Bradford, UK, on what would have been her 7th birthday
The original vehicle had been shot 335 times by Israeli forces
It was displayed in Bradford, UK, on what would have been her 7th birthday
The original vehicle had been shot 335 times by Israeli forces
August 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
This is the replica of the car in which 6-year-old Palestinian child Hind Rajab was killed while fleeing Gaza City with her family
It was displayed in Bradford, UK, on what would have been her 7th birthday
The original vehicle had been shot 335 times by Israeli forces
It was displayed in Bradford, UK, on what would have been her 7th birthday
The original vehicle had been shot 335 times by Israeli forces
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Four journalists were killed by an Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital today, including Mariam Dagga, a freelancer with the @apnews.com. She has a 12-year-old son, who was evacuated from Gaza earlier in the war.
She was a true hero, like all of our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza.
tinyurl.com/3cn5c9vb
She was a true hero, like all of our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza.
tinyurl.com/3cn5c9vb
Multiple journalists killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital
A hospital strike in southern Gaza has killed at least eight people, including four journalists. The attack happened on Monday.
apnews.com
August 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Four journalists were killed by an Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital today, including Mariam Dagga, a freelancer with the @apnews.com. She has a 12-year-old son, who was evacuated from Gaza earlier in the war.
She was a true hero, like all of our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza.
tinyurl.com/3cn5c9vb
She was a true hero, like all of our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza.
tinyurl.com/3cn5c9vb
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"The flight attendants have reminded us of a truth as old as Canada’s wartime strikes: when the system refuses fairness, defiance is democracy."
Read the latest from @hassum.bsky.social in @ricochetmedia.bsky.social : ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
Read the latest from @hassum.bsky.social in @ricochetmedia.bsky.social : ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian
Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience
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August 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"The flight attendants have reminded us of a truth as old as Canada’s wartime strikes: when the system refuses fairness, defiance is democracy."
Read the latest from @hassum.bsky.social in @ricochetmedia.bsky.social : ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
Read the latest from @hassum.bsky.social in @ricochetmedia.bsky.social : ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
Why is thd world letting the starvation of children happen ? www.democracynow.org/2025/7/25/ni...
“Why Is the World Letting It Happen?”: U.K. Surgeon, Back from Gaza, on Starving Children
Dr. Nick Maynard, a surgeon who has just returned from volunteering in Gaza for the past month, describes a pattern reminiscent of “target practice” visible in the injuries medical staff are treating ...
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August 14, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Why is thd world letting the starvation of children happen ? www.democracynow.org/2025/7/25/ni...
Israeli military assassinates 5 Al Jazeera journalists. www.democracynow.org/2025/8/11/he...
Israeli Military Assassinates Five Al Jazeera Journalists in Gaza
The Israeli military has assassinated one of the most prominent journalists in Gaza, Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif, along with four of his colleagues at the network. They were killed in an I...
www.democracynow.org
August 12, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Israeli military assassinates 5 Al Jazeera journalists. www.democracynow.org/2025/8/11/he...
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Al Jazeera Media Network condemns the targeted assassination of its correspondents Anas Al Sharif and Mohammeel Qraiqea, along with photographers Ibrahim Al Thaher, and Mohamed Nofal, by Israeli forces.
#JournalismIsNotACrime
#JournalismIsNotACrime
August 11, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Al Jazeera Media Network condemns the targeted assassination of its correspondents Anas Al Sharif and Mohammeel Qraiqea, along with photographers Ibrahim Al Thaher, and Mohamed Nofal, by Israeli forces.
#JournalismIsNotACrime
#JournalismIsNotACrime
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Israel has been falsely characterizing Palestinian civilians as “terrorists” to justify killing them for decades.
Below is a Doonesbury cartoon on the subject from 1982.
via @bcfinucane.bsky.social
Below is a Doonesbury cartoon on the subject from 1982.
via @bcfinucane.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Israel has been falsely characterizing Palestinian civilians as “terrorists” to justify killing them for decades.
Below is a Doonesbury cartoon on the subject from 1982.
via @bcfinucane.bsky.social
Below is a Doonesbury cartoon on the subject from 1982.
via @bcfinucane.bsky.social
Chiefs in Manitoba take province, feds to task over handling of wildfire preparedness www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
Province, feds need to do more to prepare for wildfire season: chiefs
Chiefs in Manitoba are calling for the federal and provincial governments help them better prepare for wildfire season.
www.aptnnews.ca
August 8, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Chiefs in Manitoba take province, feds to task over handling of wildfire preparedness www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
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Canada is sending hundreds of thousands bullets to Israel as it guns down children waiting in line for food. Not only should Canada cancel arms contracts, it should also cancel trade deals, punish Canadian investors in Israel, and expel Israeli diplomats.
I wrote about it for @policyalternatives.ca
I wrote about it for @policyalternatives.ca
To stop Gaza genocide, Canada must escalate pressure on Israel - CCPA
Canadian companies, with the approval of the Canadian government, are supplying military equipment for Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.
www.policyalternatives.ca
July 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Canada is sending hundreds of thousands bullets to Israel as it guns down children waiting in line for food. Not only should Canada cancel arms contracts, it should also cancel trade deals, punish Canadian investors in Israel, and expel Israeli diplomats.
I wrote about it for @policyalternatives.ca
I wrote about it for @policyalternatives.ca
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"And you'd divide it up".
He means Ukraine.
Trump has been talking with Putin about dividing up Ukraine.
He means Ukraine.
Trump has been talking with Putin about dividing up Ukraine.
Trump on Putin: "We'd have a good talk, and it seemed on let's say three occasions that we were gonna have a ceasefire and maybe peace and you'd divide it up and you'd do whatever you have to do to get to the end. And all of the sudden missiles are flying into Kyiv."
July 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
"And you'd divide it up".
He means Ukraine.
Trump has been talking with Putin about dividing up Ukraine.
He means Ukraine.
Trump has been talking with Putin about dividing up Ukraine.
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Why focus on eroding trust in official statistics?
2 big reasons:
For authoritarian governments: they'll tell us what we need to know. Muzzles dissent.
For big biz: most data is proprietary. They may let us pay for it (or not); use it to shape policy & procurement.
Either way, they win, we lose.
2 big reasons:
For authoritarian governments: they'll tell us what we need to know. Muzzles dissent.
For big biz: most data is proprietary. They may let us pay for it (or not); use it to shape policy & procurement.
Either way, they win, we lose.
July 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Why focus on eroding trust in official statistics?
2 big reasons:
For authoritarian governments: they'll tell us what we need to know. Muzzles dissent.
For big biz: most data is proprietary. They may let us pay for it (or not); use it to shape policy & procurement.
Either way, they win, we lose.
2 big reasons:
For authoritarian governments: they'll tell us what we need to know. Muzzles dissent.
For big biz: most data is proprietary. They may let us pay for it (or not); use it to shape policy & procurement.
Either way, they win, we lose.