Toney Toonies

the CBC was founded as a bulwark against US cultural imperialism, to ensure we had canadian news and canadian culture.

there should be a renewed emphasis on that mandate, particularly to stop reporting so much on what happens in the US for eyeballs and ad dollars.

It hasn’t been long but he has been a disappointment on virtually every single issue he’s touched

The Sherman heirs have been very selective in which of their parents' philanthropic pursuits to continue. They've pulled promised donations to a Jewish LTCH named after Barry's company that happens to host a charity hockey tournament. I wonder if this arena will offer to host it for free or charge.

James Dobson dying is a staring into the middle distance type of event. You have likely directly suffered bc of him. Few have done more to harm humanity at large in the past few decades. A principal architect of our current nightmare. No redeeming aspect. He was a rat made entirely out of plague.

I love Del Torro and I'm sure he would agree: on set accidents happen but multi+billion dollar studios have an obligation to make sure sets are safe and workers are cared for, including paying for counseling for those impacted by workplace accidents, whether they are victim(s) or bystander(s).

Here's the lesson for workers.

If the government tries to end your strike, fuck them.

With Carney as PM Air Canada likely feels more confident bullying workers, women in particular.

If Ontario alone can spend this amount on a parking lot for a foreign owned spa, there's no good reason for the federal government not to do this.

Whoever once casually posted that comfortable white people treat cops like customer service for all of reality really unlocked something for me

As of today, 3% of Manitoba’s land mass has burned this fire season.

The total burn this wildfire season in this province is 16,735 square kilometres.

That’s equivalent to three Prince Edward Islands.

This is an important piece by Fadi Masoud. Toronto public space needs a deep reset. Yet change can be made now.

877 is the new non-emergency phone number for crimes. I assume that nearly turning cyclists into roadkill qualifies... Otherwise contact the company that owns or contacts the truck or MTO maybe?

A stunning show of a system in collapse.

Yet many hospitals in Ontario are under a hiring freeze. This creates indebted nursing students, not nurses. The interest charged on OSAP loans is a revenue source for the province. By not increasing higher education funding, it's likely that the quality of nurses graduated will decline.

Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you”

Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”

YouTube video by Bad Faith UNLOCKED: The Epstein/Trump/Israel Connection Unpacked (w/ Whitney Webb) - FULL VIDEO

She did a great interview here a few days ago:

As I've said before and I'll say again everyone needs to read. 'They Knew' by Sarah Kendzior.

Everything being "revealed" is in there.

Victims of CIA-linked Montreal brainwashing experiments cleared to sue in class action | CBC News A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit brought forward by victims of brainwashing experiments conducted at the Allan Memorial Institute in Montreal — experiments infamous ...

Just heard about this, I hope they win and this get more widespread exposure: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Yes MK Ultra was real. The podcast Uncover did a really good investigative series on this a few years back (if you're looking for an investigative journalism podcast, it's a great one).

The average Canadian has a huge misperception about the extent that they are protected and protections apply in practice. The effectiveness and impact of HR, Criminal and Civil protections under the respective Codes is frequently overestimated. This imparts a smugness and complacency that harms us.

Another gift from Conservatives to Canadians.

Its been used to sue Canada for the impact of environmental protections on foreign companies' profits. I don't doubt that Google and others are interested in expanding it to be able sue over social protections too. I can see this being a test case.

Google Canada claims pregnancy is not a protected ground under Ontario's human rights code in defence of lawsuit In a statement of defence as part of a lawsuit involving a pregnant employee, Google denies discrimination and wrongful dismissal.

NAFTA Chapter 11 allows foreign corporations to challenge government actions in Canada, sue in a secret tribunal and win significant financial repercussions. People assuming that Google will lose may not be considering the ISDS system and Google's ability to win as much or more than it pays out.

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These are the books I reference in my Epstein article! There has been so much incredible reporting on this case that can no longer be found using Google Search, so it’s crucial that we buy books

Canada urges Palestine to reject terrorism, instead focus on selling weapons to other countries, or allow mining companies to wreak havoc on other nations

Invoking WWII as a justification for (insert policy here) gets you to a bad place very fast. There is a reason why everyone who participated said afterwards, “we have to make many many changes to make sure this doesn’t happen again”

Sensationalist headline.

He wasn't "planning" anything. Nor did he take "...any material steps to act on the threats he made." "[P]olice conducted extensive checks and searches on Mr. Akbari to ensure the safety of the community was not still at risk. Mr. Akbari’s guilt is based on empty threats."

Another friend who was admittedly not politically involved and had relatively sheltered life before moving out asked me why the party of a candidate I volunteered for didn't send out flyers. They'd thought that the local Con. candidate was the only one who cared enough to do so.

LL was taking them.

I know of multiple renters in Toronto who caught their landlord taking their voter registration card or NDP/Liberal flyers (and many others who have suspected it).

Most feared that if they reported it they'd be evicted. A friend who did report said their LL blamed Canada Post and nothing happened.

It's far and away Canada's most underrated Province. So naturally beautiful and culturally rich. I can't wait to go back.