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With federal support, N.B. could see greater growth in housing co-ops | CBC News There's a resurgence in housing co-operatives in New Brunswick, with plans afoot for three new co-ops promising about 200 units of affordable and secure housing in Sackville, Fredericton and northern ...

A “small but mighty” part of New Brunswick’s housing makeup is poised to grow in the coming years, as three new housing co-operatives finalize plans to build about 200 new units in the province.
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Good morning from Newfoundland! Here is what this week looks like 🗓️

Nearly 1 in 10 terrorism investigations at CSIS involves a minor: spy boss | CBC News The head of Canada’s spy agency is warning about a “worrying” number of young people becoming radicalized.

We need to follow Finland's lead in teaching our children how to recognize mis/disinformation and propaganda.

We also need to seriously look at upgrading our education, as European countries have.

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Prince Edward Island’s bold new 10-year energy strategy could end dependence on imported power by 2035 - PVBuzzMedia Prince Edward Island’s decade-long energy roadmap aims to boost on-Island wind and solar generation, modernize transmission systems, and protect consumers from rising energy costs—while setting the pr...

Prince Edward Island’s bold new 10-year energy strategy could end dependence on imported power by 2035. #cdnpoli
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Hi Bluesky 👋

Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP

It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history

I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

A very important petition Canadians, please read share and sign. SHARE EVERYWHERE!

Today I will be reintroducing my bill that aims to address residential school denialism.

We must uphold the dignity and safety of survivors, families and communities.

👆the world doesn’t begin & end with the US. What’s happened there has happened many times, not unique. And we will all survive it and go on. Mary is 100% right here - pay less attention to the US and more to the rest of the world.

Surrey Newton MP presents Bill C-239 to amend Canada Health Act - RED 89.1FM / 93.1FM Vancouver Liberal MP from Surrey Newton Sukh Dhaliwal has presented a private member’s Bill C-239 which would require provinces to have an accountability framework around health service delivery in order to rec...

"Surrey Lib MP Newton Sukh Dhaliwal presented a private member’s Bill C-239 which would require provinces to have an accountability framework around health service delivery in order to receive full cash portion of the Canada Health Transfer."

Contact your MP to bring this for a vote.

Tbh we owe a debt of gratitude to @onestpress.onestnetwork.com for her reporting. She’s meticulous in her sourcing and we don’t have a lot of that here.

Mi'kmaw land protectors vow to stand their ground as Nova Scotia law passes Nova Scotia has passed the Protecting Nova Scotians Act which allows police to move in and remove land protectors from Hunters Mountain.

“The people will stay here like the stars are stuck in the sky; they are not going to move as they shouldn’t, because our treaties say so. We should be unhindered, we should be unmolested and free to roam in our territories and our homelands” - Michelle Paul
#Mikmaki #Unimaki #NSpoli #LandBack

#FinancialTimes interviews the #PMWONG of #Singapore about the shift in #globaltrade system. He talks about the importance of moving on with like minded trade partners. Discusses #USA shift not only in #trade practices but in #society.

We must move on and perhaps, in time, the USA will come.

Destroying them. One industry at a time!
Under Donald Trump’s trade and tariff policies, the Maine Lobster industry is collapsing while Canada is booming by overtaking the Europe and Asia markets Maine can no longer compete in. #cdnpoli

A black-and-white photograph of a group of people protesting in front of a grand building with a large dome and columns, likely a government or legislative structure. The protesters are holding signs with messages such as "ALTERNATE PLANS IGNORED," "PLAN MUST SATISFY ALL," "SPEND MEDICARE NOW," and "DEMOCRACY IS THREATENED." The scene includes cars and a flag atop the building, with a partly cloudy sky in the background.

In November 1961, the Saskatchewan Medical Care Insurance Bill was given Royal Assent and the province began to implement universal healthcare.
But in May 1962, 90% of the province's doctors went on strike.
This is the story of the Saskatchewan Doctor's Strike.

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Income-based housing facility opens in Halifax Ozanam Place is for people in Halifax who are ages 50 and over and homeless. Preston Mulligan has the story.

Income-based housing facility opens in #Halifax #NovaScotia #OzanamPlace

Ozanam Place is for people in Halifax who are ages 50 and over and homeless. Preston Mulligan has the story.

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Graph comparing health care costs of different countries showing US is more expensive.

I have seen several cost comparisons that basically show a similar story as the beliw from different sources. Also not mentioned is the number of bankruptcies for medical reasons in the US. I think in general wages are also better here? (? because I don't know for sure)

Your daily reminder.
#ElbowsUp
#BuyCanadian
#CanadaStrong

At tonight’s “consultation”…

When a high school kid tried to raise concerns about the teachers strike, Bruce McAllister cut the kids mic and then suggested his parents should have beaten him more.

Listen to the clip yourself…

It’s…

Telling.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

It's the little House of Commons petition that could..

25k and climbing

If you're exhausted by the mis/disinformation that's been allowed growth via you know who, sign the petition to send the message

And please forward it to others

#cdnpoli 🇨🇦📢

English: A group of leaders, including government officials and six Chiefs of the Wolastoqey Nation, stand side by side holding an orange ribbon at a signing ceremony. Behind them are several flags representing New Brunswick and the Wolastoqey communities. The event backdrop reads “Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick” and banners on the table display the message “Sharing Prosperity | Prospérité partagée.” Français : Un groupe de dirigeants, dont des représentants du gouvernement et six chefs de la Nation Wolastoqey, se tiennent côte à côte en tenant un ruban orange lors d’une cérémonie de signature. Derrière eux se trouvent plusieurs drapeaux représentant le Nouveau-Brunswick et les communautés Wolastoqey. L’arrière-plan de l’événement indique « Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick » et des bannières sur la table affichent le message « Sharing Prosperity | Prospérité partagée ».

Today, I am proud to stand in unity with the six Chiefs of the Wolastoqey Nation and Minister Chiasson to sign foundational revenue sharing agreements.

President Stubb on the UN:

No single state should have a veto power.If a member of the Security Council violates the UN Charter,its voting rights should be suspended.I believe that these changes at the top of the UN are necessary in order to maintain the UN's central role in international relations

🆘 This is a very important Petition Ontario! 🆘

..."calling Gvmt Canada to uphold and enforce the Canada Health Act."

.."Ontario’s Doug Ford government has redirected thousands of surgeries from public hospitals to private, for-profit clinics and hospitals"

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Here's the link to the Petition and the individual who initiated it..

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#cdnpoli 🇨🇦

Ottawa urges Supreme Court to set limits on how provinces can override Charter | CBC News Ottawa brought forward the request in a written legal argument filed at the court on Wednesday, as part of the landmark case on Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21.

The federal government is asking the Supreme Court of Canada to set limits around how provincial governments can override the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. #Canada

I hope this gives us all the opportunity to rid the charter of that awful notwithstanding clause.

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It’s worth nothing Andrew Scheer hasn’t posted in over a day — also he’s not taken down his tweet about Rachel.

Keep up the pressure on your MP and the Parliamentary Ethics office.

A sitting MP using their official social media account to put a citizen in danger is not acceptable.
#cdnpoli

UN group concerned over continued Indigenous overrepresentation in Canada's jails | CBC News A report by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention says it's "deeply concerned" about the continuing overrepresentation of Indigenous people in Canada's justice system, as it echoes f...

Report says in some provincial facilities, 70 or 80 per cent of inmates were Indigenous

#FirstNatiopns #Indigenous #HumanRights #Canada

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Fired and current N.B. Power bosses the highest-paid provincial employees in 2023 | CBC News Keith Cronkhite, the CEO of N.B. Power who was fired in July 2022, was the province's top-paid public servant in 2023. He earned between $575,000 and $599,999 that year. The information was released a...

"...N.B. Power has been unable to provide him or fellow panellist Michael Bernstein data they requested on how much it costs the utility to produce a kilowatt of electricity."

They make a lot of money for not knowing their own business.

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Nova Scotia Power president Peter Gregg gets a 65% raise, now makes $1.73 million - Halifax Examiner Nova Scotia has Canada's highest electrical rates.

Don't understand how they keep compensating the CEO. This is from 2024.

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Thousands sign petition to make fibbing parliamentarians pay political price | CBC News A Toronto man wants to make honesty the best political policy by passing a bill that would hold members of Parliament more accountable for telling lies.

Good initiative.
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www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Very important petition, please share & sighn