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Tiny house for matriarch opposing PRGT arrives in Gitxsan Lax’yip from ‘Victoria’ Volunteer supporters built the home for Maas Gwitkunuxws Teresa Brown, who has been camping in the path of the controversial pipeline in northern ‘B.C.’

Tiny house for matriarch opposing PRGT arrives in Gitxsan Lax’yip from ‘Victoria’

Volunteer supporters built the home for Maas Gwitkunuxws Teresa Brown, who has been camping in the path of the controversial pipeline in northern ‘B.C.’

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Another new print from Sam Wallman! justseeds.org/product/no-p...

It’s wild that “Elbows Up” PR campaign means that we now have massive “CANADIAN OWNED” banners outside of billionaire owned grocery stores, who have been actively price gouging us and ripping everyday Canadians off.

Happy Canada Day! 8thfirerising.ca

“Canadian officials throw up their hands in the face of logistical hurdles but other governments are putting us to shame. European countries have taken in thousands of Gazans. Belgium evacuated hundreds of sick Palestinian children – twice. The U.S., Spain, Italy, Australia all found ways to act.”

'"Economic nationalism savvily appeals to working class grievances while papering over class conflict, presuming there is a supposed national interest above the opposing interests of bosses and workers"'.

Begin the politics of refusal. Refuse sacrifice zones.

Me & Jess Dempsey wrote this piece a few years ago that seems relevant today:

Critical Minerals And Settler Colonialism: Who Will Pay For The “Green” Transition?

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Important insights - across key areas, from resources to infrastructure to immigration - Carney is entrenching the settler colonial state. It seems the desire to avoid the extreme right has nonetheless pulled our 'center' further right.

Ty!

In Canada as much as in the US, "These so-called “emergency” levers being pulled in the national interest are a complete stunt." Great piece by Shiri and Dayna.

"A common thread in this onslaught of new legislation is the creation of “legal black holes” and the dangerous centralization of discretionary power.."

A necessary intervention on the new fed & prov "special economic zone" laws by Dayna Scott & @shirip.bsky.social

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Canada said it would stand up to Trump. Instead, it’s taking cues from him | Shiri Pasternak and Dayna Nadine Scott Federal and provincial governments are ‘flooding the zone’ with damaging corporate giveaways under the guise of resistance

New piece: We might not have fascism in Canada, but our response to U.S. threats has been to double down on colonialism + xenophobia. Power is centralizing to expedite extraction and we must fight in broad coalitions to win. Elbows up against the oligarchy!

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Livestream link here: torontomu.zoom.us/j/92458836311

RCMP and Palestine SOLIDARITY IN CANADA The RCMP have converged their "war on terror" security frameworks with protocols for repressing Indigenous land defense movements. Together, these forms of training, surveillance, and "intelligence-led" policing anchor the criminalization of Palestine solidarity.

Come out and learn more about links b/w RCMP and Palestine solidarity on May 29.

In-person Toronto event or livestream. Link through registration. www.eventbrite.ca/e/a-national...

This is really important reporting and a solid overview.

Come learn about the long struggle in Canada against the national police force and how it links so many communities together. Incredible speakers hosted by the remarkable journalist @brandimorin.bsky.social. May 29 in Toronto. More details here tinyurl.com/yc3skpmk

Anyone who knows about Abdoul Abdi & children abducted by the Canadian state then abandoned to criminalization through poverty & violence in the child welfare system, only to face the threat of deportation to places they never knew should be ashamed to think what happens in US can't happen here.

What will the federal election mean for Indigenous Rights? | The Narwhal The Conservative and Liberal parties diverge sharply on Indigenous issues. Here’s what that could mean for conservation, resource projects and costly legal battles over the duty to consult

Where do Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre stand on Indigenous Rights? And what could their positions mean for the future of Indigenous-led conservation in Canada? New from @michellecyca.com: thenarwhal.ca/indigenous-r...

We have a minimum wage.

We need a wealth maximum.

Mark Carney questions why struggling young Canadians not setting up offshore tax havens OTTAWA - At a recent campaign stop, Prime Minister Mark Carney admitted to being genuinely puzzled why more cash-strapped young Canadians aren't using elite asset management firms to maximize their of...

Mark Carney questions why struggling young Canadians not setting up offshore tax havens

Great piece

"Canada’s oil and gas industry is, to a large extent, owned by American companies, including oil majors, asset managers, and other financial players." @emilylowan.bsky.social @shirip.bsky.social

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Canadian lawyers borrow from U.S. playbook to quash Palestine solidarity ⋆ The Breach In a new push for ‘lawfare’, pro-Israel groups are weaponizing the courts to silence criticism of Israel

"As Palestinian solidarity organizers face dramatic arrests and deportations in a sweeping crackdown on dissent in the United States, some Canadian lawyers are taking notes."

"[L]awfare is gaining ground among some Canadian legal professionals."
#Canada #Gaza #Palestine #USA #Genocide

Canadian lawyers borrow from U.S. playbook to quash Palestine solidarity ⋆ The Breach In a new push for ‘lawfare’, pro-Israel groups are weaponizing the courts to silence criticism of Israel

If you're worried about what's happening in the States, with the new phase of crackdowns against Palestine solidarity, you should know that lawyers in Canada are watching and taking notes.

Co-written w/ @jillianrogin.bsky.social and Joshua Sealy-Harrington.

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Columbia University's new campus patrol officers appointed by New York Police Department The 36 new special patrol officers announced last month by Columbia University were appointed by the New York Police Department and will be subject to the orders of the police commissioner, an arrangement confirmed by a Columbia spokesperson this week.

In a first for the Ivy League school, Columbia's new officers have the same powers of warrantless search and arrest as any other police officer under New York law. The state law permits the officers to use "physical force and deadly physical force in making an arrest or preventing an escape."

Elbows up? Here’s how some of the major projects we’re fast-tracking will end up helping Trump’s inner circle Canada’s oil and gas industry is, to a large extent, owned by American companies, including oil majors, asset managers, and other financial players.

And such oil/gas projects would make us MORE VULNERABLE to "Trump’s predatory goal of North American energy dominance."

Or, as @shirip.bsky.social put it, politicians are just fast-tracking the [oil]igarchy

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Co-written with @emilylowan.bsky.social from Climate Action Network Canada!

Elbows up? Here’s how some of the major projects we’re fast-tracking will end up helping Trump’s inner circle Canada’s oil and gas industry is, to a large extent, owned by American companies, including oil majors, asset managers, and other financial players.

Politicians and pundits are rallying around oil and gas projects under the guise of strengthening the Canadian economy.

But as @shirip.bsky.social & @emilylowan.bsky.social explain, some of the companies behind these projects are closely tied to the Trump administration. ⚠️

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Elbows up? Here’s how some of the major projects we’re fast-tracking will end up helping Trump’s inner circle Canada’s oil and gas industry is, to a large extent, owned by American companies, including oil majors, asset managers, and other financial players.

New piece: Elbows up? Here’s how some of the major projects we’re fast-tracking will help Trump’s inner circle.

The solution is not to copy Trump’s “drill, baby, drill” approach and backstop these U.S. billionaires, but to build a clean, resilient future. @shirip.bsky.social

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