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The AGO might be a safer place.

A sign in front of Kitchener City Hall lit up in blue reading "Go Blue Jays"

It looks great at night when it is lit up as well

The Meltdown and the Master Trump, Reagan and How 40 Years of “Freedom” Fuelled the Age of MAGA

The Meltdown and the Master
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John Maynard Keynes on Universal Basic Income John Maynard Keynes has not normally been seen as a basic income supporter, but two letters written by Keynes during the Second World War suggest that he had thought seriously about the idea and was attracted to the principle. Basic income fitted well with Keynes’ liberal values and his long-range optimism about economic possibilities. In the short term, however, Keynes believed it would be a mistake to put the idea on the political agenda before the time was ripe.

Legendary economist John Maynard Keynes may not be known as a #BasicIncome advocate, but two letters written during the Second World War suggest that he had thought seriously about the idea, as explored in this new article
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Great way to start the week as a group of New Jersey lawmakers have apparently started floating the case for a nationwide #BasicIncome pilot
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UBI Lab Network online workshop on 5 November | BIEN — Basic Income Earth Network

Big news with a new @ubilabnetwork.bsky.social workshop announced on November 5th, this edition examining 'moving beyond Corporate Power' #UBI
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🤔 “I think the federal basic income program could be a nation-building program.” Craig Berggold/Ontario Basic Income Network
@mark-carney.bsky.social
#NationBuildingProject
#BasicIncome #GLBI

Ariel with Isabel Teramura and Catharine Vandelinde at the conference

Indigenous elders on stage at the conference

I am at the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness conference in Montreal this week. Looking forward to learning from experts from across Canada and sharing Ottawa challenges and success stories. This is a national crisis and it will take all of us to end it.

Ontario hospitals told to find savings; ministry doesn’t rule out service cuts Ontario’s Ministry of Health has tasked hospitals struggling with deficits to come up with a three-year plan to balance their budgets, and service cuts and bed closures do not appear to be off the table for extreme cases.

Ontario hospitals told to find savings; ministry doesn’t rule out service cuts

Ontario to boost home care funding by nearly $1B Finance minister says funding increase will free up hospital beds Allison Jones · The Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 27, 2025 12:01 PM EDTOntario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy has announced that a...

A start, but falls short of the 10% annual increase requested by Sue VanderBent, former CEO of Home Care Ontario.
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#OntarioFinance #HomeCareFunding #PeterBethlenfalvy #HealthcareInvestment #SupportHomeCare
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Mark your calendars! Oct. 29 will be the day when the Ford government learns exactly how we feel about for-profit private clinics!!😠

Doug Ford is threatening tenants' rights by fast-tracking evictions, increasing housing instability, & limiting tenants’ ability to defend themselves at the LTB. We need to stop Ford's attack on tenant rights. Sign my petition at www.catherinefife.com/stop_fords_attack. #onpoli

Catastrophic Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica as the strongest landfalling Atlantic hurricane on record » Yale Climate Connections At landfall in western Jamaica, Melissa’s 185 mph winds and 892 mb pressure tied with the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 in the Florida Keys as the strongest on record for the Atlantic.

Not since 1935 has anyone experienced a storm like Melissa. Melissa's record wouldn't have happened without climate change, which made the hurricane's winds about 10 mph stronger, according to a rapid attribution analysis by Climate Central. yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/10/cata...

11.1% of ON's population lives in poverty & child poverty has more than doubled since 2020. Now the govt is asking for input on poverty reduction strategy all while they repeatedly ignore common sense ways to reduce poverty.

www.ontario.ca/page/consultation-poverty-reduction-strategy

Ford government to limit debate, skip public hearings on bill to scrap speed cameras Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government is proposing to limit debate and avoid public input on three pieces of legislation, including one that would end the province’s speed camera program.

"Ford has been vocal in his opposition to speed cameras, calling them a “cash grab” only meant to generate revenue for municipalities, but the communities themselves, as well as parents, police chiefs and researchers at the Hospital for Sick Children have said they save lives and should stay." #ASE

YouTube video by TIME Pope Leo and Arnold Schwarzenegger Demand Climate Action

What do the Pope, the Terminator and an iceberg have in common?
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Canadian unions, business groups scoff at Donald Trump’s sudden 10 per cent tariff over lingering of Reagan ad Tariffs called "an act of American self-harm" by the head of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce.

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Idaho Banned Vaccine Mandates. Activists Want to Make It a Model for the Country. The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive “medical intervention.” Leslie Manookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” ...

South Carolina schools recently sent home unvaccinated kids to stem a growing measles outbreak. It turned out 5 of them were infected and, if they'd been at school, could've unwittingly spread it to their classmates for days.

That kind of precaution is now illegal in Idaho.

Doug Ford Is About to End Housing Security for Every Renter in Ontario The Ford Government's Bill 60, Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025, is a recipe for deepening poverty and further exploding homelessness in Ontario.

In the last three homelessness has jumped 25% in Ontario. All on Doug Ford's watch.
Bill 60 will rip up protections for rent controls. This will cause a dangerous spike in evictions and homelessness.
This is seriously bad policy.

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Ontario: PCs Lead by 14 but Ontarians Support Speed Cameras October 20 (Toronto, ON) – As the Ontario Legislature returns a new Liaison Strategies survey of 800 Ontarians shows the PCs with a commanding lead if an election were held today. This poll first appe...

"Most Ontarians disapprove of Premier Doug Ford’s decision to ban municipal speed cameras and nearly two-thirds say they would support cameras if they were restricted to school zones." press.liaisonstrategies.ca/ontario-pcs-...

beauty –– Mr.A. at his best, letting ordinary folks get a chance at the mic.

Canadian unions, business groups scoff at Donald Trump’s sudden 10 per cent tariff over lingering of Reagan ad Tariffs called "an act of American self-harm" by the head of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce.

www.therecord.com/politics/pol...

Elbows Up with Indigenous educators from across British Columbia. I gave the key note address on hope and resistance in this new dark age as part of the ongoing resistance/Meidas Tour across Canada.
@meidascanada.ca @meidastouch.com

Cameras slow speeders, data shows, as Ford government says it's prepared to ban them Revenue funds traffic-calming measures, not general expenses: Mississauga and Burlington

“We've tried everything in these areas,” Ward said, including flashing lights, crossing guards and police, who can’t be there all the time. Speed bumps would compromise first responders. As for speed cameras: “They work,” she said. “You get a ticket once, you don't speed through there again.”

Done!

Consultation: Poverty reduction strategy Share your experiences and ideas to help us develop the next poverty reduction strategy.Closing date: November 30, 2025

Fill out Ontario’s poverty reduction survey to let them know basic income is the way to go!

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How the Hate Card Could Play in Canada A political storm is coming, and it’s going to hit hard.

How the Hate Card Could Play in Canada
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Alaskans just received their annual dividend checks. Because they're universal, lack work requirements, and go to every individual in a household, they meet the definition of universal basic income. The amount is $1000 this year but should be $3800.

Prices fall each time to compete for customers.

Doubling local GDP didn’t drive inflation Our large scale cash injection was equivalent to doubling the economy in Khongoni. Compared to surrounding areas, inflation in Khongoni rose by about 1% – a statistically detectable but economically negligible effect. After five months, this had fallen to zero. Markets were able to absorb large-scale transfers without driving significant price inflation. That gives us strong evidence that this model can be scaled responsibly and rapidly without triggering harmful inflation. This stability was a product of how recipients and markets responded: 🗓️ Recipients didn’t spend all at once: Findings showed households did not spend all of the transfer immediately and gradually increased their spending over months. 🚲 They also shopped around: Recipients had access to multiple markets, locally and in nearby Lilongwe city, allowing them to choose between sellers if someone didn’t have what they needed or tried to raise prices. 🤝 Vendors chose not to raise prices: Traders reported keeping prices steady to maintain trust, saying opportunistic hikes would damage their reputation once the cash was gone. 📦 Markets adapted to demand: Many vendors simply ordered more stock and new traders entered markets, both without significantly driving up prices.

GiveDirectly gave $550 to every adult in the Khongoni subdistrict of Malawi, reaching over 85,000 people. It was enough outside money to double local GDP. Extreme poverty plummeted by 88%. Inflation was negligible.

Now they're going even bigger by giving $550 to 185,000 people - an entire district.

Taiwan national legislators discuss youth basic income with BIEN’s chairman | BIEN — Basic Income Earth Network

BIEN Chairman Sarath Davala is continuing his pan-Asia tour, visiting Taiwan's legislative Yuan to discuss Taiwan’s widening inequality, the country's plunging fertility rate and of course, #BasicIncome
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