Wojtek Gwiazda

“…know that a terrible thing is happening to you now. You are being asked to kill off a part of you that would otherwise scream in opposition to injustice…”
Omar El Akkad, ONE DAY…

Handmaid's Tale Banned in Edmonton (Alberta, Canada) Schools And everyone and their pet canary wants me to "comment."

On book banning and PEN: “Hello, I’m Margaret Atwood…it’s a great honour for me to be addressing you at this PEN Congress today…”
@margaretatwood.bsky.social

margaretatwood.substack.com/p/handmaids-...

#CanLab Labour Day

#CanLab Labour Day

We need “a Canada that is more self-reliant, sovereign, and sustainable…” not a Canada where government is “overly influenced by loud demands from corporations & their political backers”
#CdnPoli #CdnEcon #CanLab

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Air Canada

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Air Canada

#CanLab #CdnPoli #CdnEcon Canada labour unions collective bargaining

Labour needs an overhaul for the new era of Canadian politics Canada’s 2025 election exposed deep divisions in the working class, with many union members shifting toward Conservative populism. Fred Wilson argues labour’s modest political impact signals an urgent...

A great examination of a new trend “no point in glossing over the growing conservatism in a large section of the working class, including among union memberships.” Canada
@fwilson2.bsky.social
#CanLab #CdnPoli #CdnEcon

canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...

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Air Canada

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Air Canada

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Air Canada

Air Canada gives flight attendants 72-hour lockout notice Flight attendants signalled their intention to strike, Air Canada responded with lockout to begin Saturday

“The union representing Air Canada flight attendants issued a 72-hour strike notice on Wednesday morning (Aug. 13), and the airline responded by signalling its intention to lock workers out starting on Saturday.”
#CanLab #CdnPoli #CdnEcon

www.ashcroftcachecreekjournal.com/news/air-can...

CUPW is Waiting for Canada Post A week ago, CUPW members spoke loudly and rejected what Canada Post called its “best and final” offers. The goal of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers remains negotiating ratifiable collective agree...

“Canada Post and the Minister have said the Canadian public deserves stability and the current uncertainty is bad for business. Yet, they have not responded to our invitation to return to the bargaining table.”
@cupwsttp.bsky.social #CanLab #CdnPoli

www.cupw.ca/en/cupw-wait...

CUPW is Waiting for Canada Post A week ago, CUPW members spoke loudly and rejected what Canada Post called its “best and final” offers. The goal of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers remains negotiating ratifiable collective agree...

“While CUPW is ready to meet… Unfortunately, it does not appear that Canada Post shares our urgency about getting back to the negotiating table and reaching ratifiable collective agreements.”
@cupwsttp.bsky.social #CanLab #CdnPoli

www.cupw.ca/en/cupw-wait...

Leaked recording details chiefs' concerns at opening of summit A leaked recording of day one of the summit between Canada and First Nations chiefs shows the level of distrust with the government.

“A recording of the first meeting between government officials and First Nations leaders…reveals the chiefs’ concerns over the rush to push Bill C-5 into law and the lack of clear commitments...”
@karynpugliese.bsky.social
@aptnnews.bsky.social
#Indigenous #CdnPoli
www.aptnnews.ca/featured/chi...

Photo of the Belgo, multi-story building in Montreal.

Photo of the Belgo, multi-story building in Montreal.

Le Belgo « est depuis des années un point d’ancrage majeur dans la communauté artistique », réunissant galeries commerciales en art contemporain et centres d’artistes.

www.ledevoir.com/culture/9010...?

www.ledevoir.com/culture/9010...

The case for a reimagined Radio Canada International - RCI ACTION COMMITTEE - BLOG Canada must restore its world service Radio Canada International

Radio Canada International (RCI) has survived for 80 years, but it needs to be restored at this critical time in our society to play the important role it can and should play as Canada’s world service. #CdnFp #CdnPoli #CdnMedia
rciaction.org/blog/the-cas...

The case for a reimagined Radio Canada International - CCPA Imagine a service that anyone in the world can access for free. That not only provides accurate news about Canada but also world events and Canada’s reaction to them. That service is Radio Canada Inte...

“The case for a reimagined Radio Canada International…absolutely necessary for Canada to take its rightful place on the international stage.” #CdnFp #CdnPoli #elbowsup
Summer 2025, The Monitor, @policyalternatives.ca
Link to online version of the article:
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Hanes: Painful cuts to education a betrayal of principles Summer is in full swing, but school boards, service centres and administrators are scrambling to implement last-minute cuts for the next school year.

Painful cuts to education system in the province of Quebec are a betrayal of principles
By Allison Hanes, Montreal Gazette

www.montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu...

The Economic Benefits of Canada’s Public Health Care System - Open letter from economists, health policy experts, and experts in related disciplines
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centreforfuturework.ca/2025/06/17/t...

Resolving Canada’s doctor shortage crisis: Senators Kutcher and Ravalia Canada needs thousands more practice-ready physicians to meet the primary health-care needs of Canadians. Senators Stan Kutcher and Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia p

According to the Senate more than six million Canadians do not have a family doctor. Senators @stankutcher.sencanada.ca and Senator Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia have a quick and cost-effective solution to this health-care crisis
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sencanada.ca/en/sencaplus...

Prime Minister Carney must take decisive action to end genocide in Gaza — Alex Neve: Moving Rights Along We write because of the catastrophic human rights and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, now into its twentieth month, which is broadly understood by international law experts and leading human rights organ...

Open Letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney on Gaza Crisis from 412 Canadians, including academics, lawyers, former and retired ambassadors, UN human rights experts, labour and faith leaders, and others
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www.alexneve.ca/blog/prime-m...

Canadian Press @cdnpress.bsky.social
@cmglaguilde.bsky.social
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Hudson’s Bay #CanLab #CdnPoli

Hudson's Bay Company The Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC), chartered 2 May 1670, is the oldest continually operating company in the world. HBC was a fur trading business for most of its...

And according to the Canadian Encyclopedia the Hudson’s bay Company is the oldest continually operating company in the world.
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www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/h...

Photo of Royal Charter.

An American firm is selling off the art and historical artifacts of Canada’s Hudson’s Bay Company including the royal charter that launched North America’s oldest corporation 355 years ago.

www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7514048

Photo of a smiling Fatima Hassouna holding camera with along telephoto lens.

On Wednesday, just days before her wedding, 25-year-old photojournalist Fatima Hassouna was killed in an Israeli airstrike that hit her home in northern Gaza. Ten members of her family, including her pregnant sister, were also killed.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

In the era of social media, the fact that left-liberal/center-left people find it infinately more interesting to debate each other than they do to engage conservatives is, I think, objectively, very detrimental to our democracy. I don't know how we change this. I'm also guilty of it. It is a problem

I’ve been saying this for most of my adult life — I don’t know why we put so much weight during political campaigns on candidate debates. I was a competitive debater when I was young, & altho I value those skills, they don’t overlap with the knowledge and skills I want in good leaders and governors.