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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.

McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.

Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.

See the problem?

Time magazine quotes Canadian satirical website The Beaverton A recent Time magazine article used a quote from Canadian satire site, the Beaverton, as a fact in reference to U.S. relationships with other countries.

Our pretend facts are just as good as the real thing. If not better.

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1

Trickle-down economics was always a sham.

Nothing has ever trickled down.

Canada named most positive leader on world stage According to a study by Ipsos, Canada remains the top country expected to have a positive influence on world affairs.

Canada named most positive leader on world stage--“Canada is seen as the No. 1 world influencer for the 10th year in a row.

#Canada

Since 2015, Canada has enjoyed the most positive ranking in the Ipsos World Affairs report.

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Trump vows to 'permanently pause' migration from 'third world countries' after National Guard shooting The president called for "reverse migration" in a lengthy social media post late on Thanksgiving and said that he wanted to deport anyone "non-compatible with Western Civilization."

Something about the shooting yesterday doesn't feel right.

It feels too convenient. A vetted Afgan national that was granted asylum, randomly shoots a National Guardsman near the WH for no reason right when the NG was set to leave DC because there was no violence.

Now the NG is not leaving DC.

We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.

We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.

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Amazing! The rich can do great things when they want to.

3 massive changes you'll see as the climate careens toward tipping points Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In some cases, those changes have already begun.

If we don't rapidly phase out fossil fuels, we can say goodbye to coral reefs, the Greenland and Antarctic icesheets, and permafrost. The results will not be pretty.

Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.

I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.

He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :

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Metrolinx struggled to tunnel under Hwy. 401, forcing lane closure and repairs | Globalnews.ca Since early 2023, a tunnel boring machine has been slowly making its way south from Sheppard Avenue and McCowan Road, digging out a route for the Scarborough Subway Extension.

Internal documents obtained by the NDP reveal Metrolinx covered up serious problems tunnelling under Highway 401 for the Scarborough Subway Extension, forcing highway lane closures & months of repairs that were not disclosed to the public globalnews.ca/news/1152183... #onpoli

Buried in the Doug Ford govt's fall budget are changes that would remove parts of Wasaga beach from provincial protection. As I reported in August, those parts are 60% of the world’s longest freshwater beach and the main nesting area for the endangered piping plover: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...

Great news for American healthcare workers in today's Canadian federal budget! #canada #cdnpoli
✅ Read the budget: budget.canada.ca

Two things can be true at the same time, Canada.

1. Yes, I’m disappointed with some of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s approaches so far, particularly around climate action, and his definations of “nation-building.” We should expect better.

2. Carney is still light-years better than Pierre Poilievre.

Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.

The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.

They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.

Wanna fix fraud and abuse?

Fix that.

Exxon funded thinktanks to spread climate denial in Latin America, documents reveal Texas-based fossil fuel company financed Atlas Network in attempt to derail UN-led climate treaty process

Oh no! Not our beloved fossil fuel company doing something shitty.

Help Move Marineland’s Whales to Sanctuary Nova Scotia has approved Canada’s first-ever whale sanctuary! Whale Sanctuary Project site could open by summer 2026—giving many of Marineland’s captive belugas the chance to finally live in the ocean...

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Nova Scotia has approved Canada’s first-ever whale sanctuary! Whale Sanctuary Project site could open by summer 2026—giving many of Marineland’s captive belugas the chance to finally live in the ocean. #CdnPoli
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Study finds EVs quickly overcome their energy-intensive build to be cleaner than gas cars Producing and manufacturing electric vehicles and their batteries uses a lot of energy, leading many to be skeptical about the environmental benefits of going electric.

EVs offset gas cars’ emissions in just 2 years.
Though battery production is energy-intensive, EVs quickly produce fewer emissions and cause far less environmental damage over their lifetimes, says a new study by Northern Arizona University and Duke University researchers.
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Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.

UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.

Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.

That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.

Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.

Alberta to invoke notwithstanding clause to send striking teachers back to work | CBC News Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government introduced a bill on Monday to force striking teachers back to work as early as Wednesday.

We can NEVER NORMALIZE THIS as a country. This is a politician seizing power from the courts to pass law that violates our Charter Rights and Freedoms and every single time it’s used it should be reviled and shamed.
#cdnpoli #abpoli

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Listen to these trade deals Carney has secured so far this year.
• United Arab Emirates - AI
• European Union - broader trade
• Germany - critical minerals
• Mexico - agrifood
• Ecuador - free trade agreement
• Indonesia - free trade agreement
• Laos - #cdnpoli

MeidasTouch ad censored by Fox News! #cdnpoli
It would be a shame if people kept reposting it over and over.

Ford government walks back on plan to consider changes to renters’ right to ‘security of tenure’ The Ford government says it won’t be moving forward with consultations to modify the law that protects tenants’ right to remain in their unit.

Your quarterly reminder that bullying the government works and we need to do more of it

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Today, in Question Period, an agitated Ford was pretending to protect Ontario as Ford awarded a $140-million hospital contract in Mississauga to an American company while 800,000 Ontarians are out of work. #cdnpoli

Ford blames Jays playoff ticket gouging on asshole premier who scrapped Ticketmaster law in 2019 QUEEN’S PARK - After resale tickets to the Blue Jays’ World Series immediately skyrocketed into the thousands of dollars, Ontario Premier Doug Ford held a press conference to place the blame solely on...

Ford blames Jays playoff ticket gouging on asshole premier who scrapped Ticketmaster law in 2019

Pierre Poilievre⁩’s recent claims against the RCMP…why does PP think he is solely the judge & jury? #cdnpoli

Trump says Gaza ceasefire still in place after Israeli strikes Israel said it had begun "renewed enforcement of the ceasefire" Sunday after launching strikes in Gaza as it traded accusations with Hamas that each side had violated the fragile truce.

Trump keeps trying to tell us the ceasefire is working.
Israel claims it is enforcing the ceasefire by killing.
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Thirsty AI data centres are coming to Canada, with little scrutiny or oversight | CBC News Canada is poised to join the data centre boom. But as such projects face greater scrutiny around the world, there is little debate here about what this will mean for the country’s water.

AI-related data centres use va...
www.cbc.ca/news/ai-data... Do we really need these data centres? Are our municipal taxes paying for cleaning the water as well as the loss of the water? Why can't data centre's figure out a new way to cool their equipment and why aren't they using solar? #cdnpoli

The water usage of these data centres is alarming. We need to say no.
AI itself is alarming. Just because we can use it, doesn't mean we should.