Craig Pickthorne
@pickthorne.ca
Ottawa, former Toronto. Director of Communications, Ontario Living Wage Network. Tinkerer, repairer, occasional campaign vol, condo gardener.
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New #LivingWage rates are out today. GTA highest as usual, Windsor & Sarnia will see highest % increase over last year to $21.50(+8.3%) www.ontariolivingwage.ca/updated_2025...
Updated 2025 Rates
A living wage is the hourly wage a worker needs to earn to cover their basic expenses and participate in their community.
www.ontariolivingwage.ca
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
New #LivingWage rates are out today. GTA highest as usual, Windsor & Sarnia will see highest % increase over last year to $21.50(+8.3%) www.ontariolivingwage.ca/updated_2025...
Proud to have done this collaboration with the @policyalternatives.ca, a first in Ontario!
Over a million workers in Ontario cities earn less than a living wage. By @carolinaaragao.bsky.social and Craig Pickthorn. #livingwage @policyalternatives.ca www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Barely hanging on - CCPA
More than a million workers in Ontario do not earn a living wage where they live—especially women and racialized workers.
www.policyalternatives.ca
October 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Proud to have done this collaboration with the @policyalternatives.ca, a first in Ontario!
TIL that AB separatists would award you 10 points in your immigration application if you didn't get certain COVID-19 vaccines. Like if you got Novavax you would still get the 10 pts? How will this be checked? Can I just shout Freeeedom! for even more points? For more, google "The Value of Freedom".
July 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
TIL that AB separatists would award you 10 points in your immigration application if you didn't get certain COVID-19 vaccines. Like if you got Novavax you would still get the 10 pts? How will this be checked? Can I just shout Freeeedom! for even more points? For more, google "The Value of Freedom".
Thrilled to be a part of this issue of the @policyalternatives.ca's Monitor with it's stacked list of contributors like @lukelebrun.ca, @antoniaz.bsky.social, @mollymccracken.bsky.social and more! www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... I write about my time as a campaign volunteer.
The Monitor – Spring 2025 - CCPA
These days, there are many reminders to hold on to this one precious thing: our democracy. Not just ticking a box at election time, but working in between elections to protect the systems in place to ...
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April 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Thrilled to be a part of this issue of the @policyalternatives.ca's Monitor with it's stacked list of contributors like @lukelebrun.ca, @antoniaz.bsky.social, @mollymccracken.bsky.social and more! www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... I write about my time as a campaign volunteer.
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If you work full-time at minimum wage, you'll still be in the red even after the Oct 1 increase:
www.thestar.com/politics/pro... #Livingwage @thestar.com
www.thestar.com/politics/pro... #Livingwage @thestar.com
April 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
If you work full-time at minimum wage, you'll still be in the red even after the Oct 1 increase:
www.thestar.com/politics/pro... #Livingwage @thestar.com
www.thestar.com/politics/pro... #Livingwage @thestar.com
So no candidates yet in Ottawa Centre? www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/...
Voter Information Service - Who are the candidates in my electoral district?
www.elections.ca
March 28, 2025 at 2:46 AM
So no candidates yet in Ottawa Centre? www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/...
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Join @policyalternatives.ca for our Ask Us Anything webinar: What do Trump tariffs mean for Canada’s economy? What kind of supports will exist for people who lose their job—is EI up to the task? Our panel of CCPA experts is here! March 26, 2025 12PM ET. Register below!
March 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Join @policyalternatives.ca for our Ask Us Anything webinar: What do Trump tariffs mean for Canada’s economy? What kind of supports will exist for people who lose their job—is EI up to the task? Our panel of CCPA experts is here! March 26, 2025 12PM ET. Register below!
At the first Ottawa Tool Library #repaircafé of the 2025 season I went 5-3-2, back to batting .500 again!
Finally got hands on a breadblaster (repair café rite of passage), and it as a posh one...a Zwilling.
Next on Mar 15, Nepean's Walter Baker Sports Centre
ottawatoollibrary.com/repair-cafes/
Finally got hands on a breadblaster (repair café rite of passage), and it as a posh one...a Zwilling.
Next on Mar 15, Nepean's Walter Baker Sports Centre
ottawatoollibrary.com/repair-cafes/
February 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
At the first Ottawa Tool Library #repaircafé of the 2025 season I went 5-3-2, back to batting .500 again!
Finally got hands on a breadblaster (repair café rite of passage), and it as a posh one...a Zwilling.
Next on Mar 15, Nepean's Walter Baker Sports Centre
ottawatoollibrary.com/repair-cafes/
Finally got hands on a breadblaster (repair café rite of passage), and it as a posh one...a Zwilling.
Next on Mar 15, Nepean's Walter Baker Sports Centre
ottawatoollibrary.com/repair-cafes/
Very pleased to be a part of an important discussion about affordability on CBC's Ontario Today, which is doing an extra hour today: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... #LivingWage
Ontario Today with Amanda Pfeffer | Live Radio | CBC Listen
Unscripted and honest radio debates. Ontario Today is never shy. The host, studio guests and callers dive right into the contentious issues of the day. CBC Radio One from 12 to 1 ET. Call-in 1-888-817...
www.cbc.ca
February 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Very pleased to be a part of an important discussion about affordability on CBC's Ontario Today, which is doing an extra hour today: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... #LivingWage
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Letterkenny - Natives and Hicks vs The Hard Right
YouTube video by ColdDayInHell
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January 22, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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I know these are paid spots, but whata kinda shitty audience building are these accounts doing if they show up in my inbox?
January 14, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I know these are paid spots, but whata kinda shitty audience building are these accounts doing if they show up in my inbox?
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Reposted by Craig Pickthorne
Drink a cup of kindness
In the new year, our sense of hope and optimism will be tested.
Some factions are already trying to convince us that “Canada is broken”. It is not, though it is due for repairs. Next door, Trump taunts Canada as the 51st state of America and a consequential tariff war. 1/5
In the new year, our sense of hope and optimism will be tested.
Some factions are already trying to convince us that “Canada is broken”. It is not, though it is due for repairs. Next door, Trump taunts Canada as the 51st state of America and a consequential tariff war. 1/5
December 30, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Drink a cup of kindness
In the new year, our sense of hope and optimism will be tested.
Some factions are already trying to convince us that “Canada is broken”. It is not, though it is due for repairs. Next door, Trump taunts Canada as the 51st state of America and a consequential tariff war. 1/5
In the new year, our sense of hope and optimism will be tested.
Some factions are already trying to convince us that “Canada is broken”. It is not, though it is due for repairs. Next door, Trump taunts Canada as the 51st state of America and a consequential tariff war. 1/5
I volunteer at the Ottawa Tool Library Repair Cafés as one of ~20 fixer/menders. They are really well-run events, with many in attendance. I am currently batting .476 this year, with 42 tickets seen.
❌ = Not fixed (duh)
⚠️ = Advised on next steps, parts needed etc.
✅ = Great Success! Very nice!
❌ = Not fixed (duh)
⚠️ = Advised on next steps, parts needed etc.
✅ = Great Success! Very nice!
November 23, 2024 at 3:34 PM
I volunteer at the Ottawa Tool Library Repair Cafés as one of ~20 fixer/menders. They are really well-run events, with many in attendance. I am currently batting .476 this year, with 42 tickets seen.
❌ = Not fixed (duh)
⚠️ = Advised on next steps, parts needed etc.
✅ = Great Success! Very nice!
❌ = Not fixed (duh)
⚠️ = Advised on next steps, parts needed etc.
✅ = Great Success! Very nice!
Updated 2024 Ontario #LivingWage rates (sorry for the repost, earlier image was incorrect)
www.ontariolivingwage.ca/updated_2024...
www.ontariolivingwage.ca/updated_2024...
November 19, 2024 at 5:35 PM
Updated 2024 Ontario #LivingWage rates (sorry for the repost, earlier image was incorrect)
www.ontariolivingwage.ca/updated_2024...
www.ontariolivingwage.ca/updated_2024...
Volunteering on a municipal campaign in Toronto before the great meddling had begun –Kellway for Ward 32, then Ward 19
November 15, 2024 at 2:42 AM
Volunteering on a municipal campaign in Toronto before the great meddling had begun –Kellway for Ward 32, then Ward 19
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Welcome Canadians who have just arrived to Bluesky from Elon’s website
If you’re looking for good accounts to follow, I have starter packs with 250+ Canadian journalists you can mass-follow all at once that will get you up to speed:
Part 1: go.bsky.app/89ZtPe4
Part 2: go.bsky.app/KZ9uoRS
If you’re looking for good accounts to follow, I have starter packs with 250+ Canadian journalists you can mass-follow all at once that will get you up to speed:
Part 1: go.bsky.app/89ZtPe4
Part 2: go.bsky.app/KZ9uoRS
November 13, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Welcome Canadians who have just arrived to Bluesky from Elon’s website
If you’re looking for good accounts to follow, I have starter packs with 250+ Canadian journalists you can mass-follow all at once that will get you up to speed:
Part 1: go.bsky.app/89ZtPe4
Part 2: go.bsky.app/KZ9uoRS
If you’re looking for good accounts to follow, I have starter packs with 250+ Canadian journalists you can mass-follow all at once that will get you up to speed:
Part 1: go.bsky.app/89ZtPe4
Part 2: go.bsky.app/KZ9uoRS
New #LivingWage rates for Ontario drop a week from today. SPOILER: all 10 go up. Get them delivered to your inbox: www.ontariolivingwage.ca/newsletter
November 11, 2024 at 11:29 PM
New #LivingWage rates for Ontario drop a week from today. SPOILER: all 10 go up. Get them delivered to your inbox: www.ontariolivingwage.ca/newsletter
Whoa I can't believe I am the first Pickthorne in here...what a username score!
November 11, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Whoa I can't believe I am the first Pickthorne in here...what a username score!