Canada’s Affordability Crisis Needs More Than Band-Aid Solutions Last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced new measures to address rising food prices and food insecurity as part of the government’s broader response to the cost-of-living crisis. The a

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A red and white infographic explaining that countries with proportional representation are more likely to resolve conflict through negotiation and compromise than political coercion and violence. The graphic shows a central icon of a handshake surrounded by three simplified human figures, symbolizing cooperation and shared power. Below the icon, text explains that by requiring majority support, proportional representation reduces incentives for repression and rewards cooperation. A source citation attributes the claim to Ishiyama and Shliek, Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, 2020. A call to action at the bottom reads “Learn more at fairvote.ca.”

Electoral systems shape how power is exercised.

When governments need broad support to govern, conflict is more likely to be handled through negotiation and compromise instead of repression.

Proportional representation changes the incentives.

A Catalog of Gaza’s Loss Recording what has been erased—and making sense of what remains.

Gaza is now buried beneath 68 million tons of rubble. How does one, in the face of such destruction, refuse to be defined solely by loss?
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How Alberta Plans to Kill Public Health Care Across Canada | The Tyee A new law opens the door for two-tier care that would destroy medicare.

The purpose of Alberta’s Health Statutes Amendment Act is to destroy public health care as we know it.

Not just in Alberta, but throughout Canada, by legislating two-tier health care. @djclimenhaga.bsky.social writes. #abpoli

With the recent UN report announcing we're entering into a "water bankruptcy era" – we mean this with our full chests 😱

Not stressed. Not in crisis. BANKRUPTCY.

It's time to make Canada #NatureStrong 💪 , as Mark Carney promised during his election campaign >> act.gp/4k9ibkq

ICE OUT 🙅‍♂️

Today we paid a visit to the Brampton headquarters of Roshel – the Canadian company building armoured vehicles for ICE. We're calling on all MPs to support Bill C-233 #CloseTheLoopholes Bill.

Let's all support our neighbours next door.

ADD YOUR VOICE >> act.gp/3Zgw2fj

So interesting that The Ontario Science Centre’s roof withstood record snowfall in Toronto.

Seems like the only roof caving in is the one over the illusion that Doug Ford is for the people rather than the billionaires 🙃

Local Residents are ‘Disappointed’ a Brampton Factory is Trying to Sell Armoured Vehicles to Israel’s Government Global Affairs Canada says no Canadian companies are currently permitted to export ‘lethal goods’ to Israel

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"The government either has something to hide or does not believe in a robust democracy where they can be held to account and asked to respond to the needs of citizens," #FordCantBeTrusted #onpoli

Castanet.net Kelowna’s Homepage Friday, Jan 23 Renewed call for PR Contributed - Jan 23, 2026 | 10:54 am Every election, I see friends and neighbours in British Columbia feeling disheartened because their votes don’t seem to matter under our current “first-past-the-post” system. Too many voices are left unheard and that erodes trust in our democratic process. It’s time to revisit this conversation and make proportional representation a reality. B.C. has an opportunity to lead the way in creating a stronger, more inclusive democracy. Let’s make every vote count. Allan Street, Kelowna Screenshot of a Castanet opinion article page with a yellow header bar at the top, navigation links above the headline, black text on a white background, and the author credit aligned at the bottom of the article.

Democracy works best when outcomes reflect how people actually voted.

Proportional representation does that and encourages cooperation instead of winner take all politics.

British Columbia has a real opportunity to move forward if leaders choose to act.

Hey Canada, this stuff is still happening here. These sorts of laws are how we end up like our neighbours to the south. The slow erosion of our freedoms and shifting more power to fewer people will not save us.

Bill C-15 would allow corporations to be exempt from most Canadian laws - CCPA Buried on page 300 of the government’s omnibus budget implementation bill is an extremely troubling clause regarding corporate power in Canada—one that allows all cabinet ministers to exempt any indiv...

Buried on page 300 of the government’s omnibus budget implementation bill is an extremely troubling clause regarding corporate power in Canada. #cdnpoli @policyalternatives.ca
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Help stop Doug Ford violating the Constitution again! Hello, We hope you and yours have had happy holidays, and thank you for signing Democracy Watch’s petition to Stop Doug Ford from violating the Charter at: https://www.change.org/p/doug-ford-don-t-vio...

Help stop #DougFord violating the Constitution again! #onpoli c.org/Hj5RzBbW8S

Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago

Doug Ford Goes to Washington Doug Ford called for an early election in Ontario. Suspicions run high that it's all about getting closer to Donald Trump. Political cartoons turned into a full 'zine :)

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Poilievre lights emergency flares to beg Trump to invade Canada OTTAWA - Canadian Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre was reportedly seen lighting emergency flares, in hopes that U.S. President Donald Trump would "liberate" Canada in the same fashion that he has do...

Poilievre lights emergency flares to beg Trump to invade Canada

College students are bombarded by misinformation, so this professor taught them fact-checking 101 − here’s what happened Just 2½ hours of online instruction made students a lot better at identifying misinformation on YouTube and TikTok.

With misinformation nearly everywhere, one professor tested a simple fix of 150 minutes of fact-checking homework – and it worked, boosting the students’ ability to spot misinformation by nearly 20%.

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A split panel infographic. On the left, the title reads “5 Ways First-past-the-post Exacerbates Political Corruption.” Below it are five rounded text boxes that list: concentrated power, no real accountability, swing riding favouritism, high stakes access, and easy manipulation of rules. On the right, a close up photo shows a man in a suit holding an envelope stuffed with cash, suggesting hidden influence or bribery. A small footer reads “Learn more at fairvote.ca.”

Safe seats, swing riding pressure, and unchecked power are built into first-past-the-post.

Those conditions make quiet influence and strategic favours far more valuable.

Proportional representation breaks that pattern by making every vote count.

a close up shot of stress-inducing health insurance claim forms and receipts

Privatized health systems have higher death rates, OECD comparison finds www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... @anneplourde.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca

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New report shows 7,200 nurses could be cut in Ontario due to underfunding, on the heels of 13 layoffs announced in North Bay • Ontario Nurses' Association TORONTO, ON, October 28, 2025 – A sobering new report from Ontario’s Financial Accountability Office (FAO) released last week reveals that if the Ford government fails to improve health-care funding, ...

"New report shows 7,200 nurses could be cut in Ontario due to underfunding, on the heels of 13 layoffs announced in North Bay."

“The Ford government must stop gutting our public health care."

BTW, Ring of Fire ads cost up to $150,000 per spot.

#ONpoli
#Healthcare
#nurses

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New attack on West Bank Christian village of Taibeh - Vatican News The Christian village of Taibeh in the West Bank was once again targeted by extremist Israeli settlers in a nighttime attack, despite recent ...

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DARPA Is Funding Nanoparticles That Permeate Brain to Read Neural Signals "We can only imagine how our everyday life will change with such technology."

Nanoparticles that permeate the brain sound like a dream for the #surveillance state: futurism.com/neoscope/dar... #sciencefiction

Infographic with red background titled “Why is there talk of an early election only a few months after the last one?” It shows three steps: false majorities create opportunity, parties gamble when polls look good, and proportional representation removes the incentive to call early elections.

Parties keep talking about early elections because our voting system rewards them for gambling.

When you can win all the power with just 30% to 40% of the vote, why wait?

Proportional representation would end these power plays and make cooperation the norm.

Ontario’s plan to ban bike lanes is ripped from the business lobby’s wish list ⋆ The Breach Buried in a new omnibus bill, the latest salvo in Doug Ford’s war on bikes is more than a vendetta—it’s a gift to corporate lobbyists

Doug Ford’s Ontario Govt plan to ban bike lanes “is ripped from the business lobby’s wish list…Ford’s war on bikes is more than a vendetta—it’s a gift to corporate lobbyists.”

It’ll make Ontario’s cities weaker, less competitive, more polluted, & more dangerous for everyone. AND the traffic worse.

The reprehensible link between Peter Munk, U of T, and Canadian foreign policy by Pitasanna Shanmugathas* On March 28, the death of Peter Munk, a U of T alum, produced a wave of remembrance and praise from mainstream media and the university alike. Randall Hansen, U of T prof…

The reprehensible link between Peter Munk, U of T, and Canadian foreign policy socialistaction.ca/2018/08/29/t...

Tell Canada to stop arming Israel. Sign the petition to demand Action from the Canadian government.

@mark-carney.bsky.social has yet to stop sending arms to Israel and impose sanctions. We must act NOW >> act.gp/432Jdm8

“My biggest concern is finding stable housing. In the last 6 years, I have moved 7 times, for various reasons: uncapped rent increases, my roommates being priced out of their leases, poorly maintained rental units where landlords refuse to fix basic use items for months on end.” Kathryn Homes for All / Leadnow

The Liberals committed billions of dollars to tackle the housing crisis — and it’s up to us to make sure that money gets invested in people, not corporate developers.

Take action now: leadnow.ca/campaigns/pa... #HomesForAll #cdnpoli

Fund Ontario's Public Colleges Doug Ford is defunding colleges at a time we need it the most.  Ontario’s college system is on life support. The culprit? Chronic underfunding and the Ford governments' plans to privatize educat...

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Deny Line 5 Permits to Enbridge to Protect the Great Lakes win.newmode.net/waterwatcher...

Sad story about ChatGPT assisted suicide. Family is taking OpenAI to court