Ron Johnson BC

Ron Johnson BC

@ronkjohnson.bsky.social

Retired social democrat activist

97 Followers 24 Following 22 Posts Joined Jan 2025
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Canada’s Richest 1% Nearly As Wealthy As Poorest 80% Three recent reports provide the gory details about massive and growing wealth inequality in Canada

NEW: Canada’s Richest 1% Nearly As Wealthy As Poorest 80%

www.readthemaple.com/canadas-rich...

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5 months ago

Aeroplan. Is anyone else having problems accessing the Aeroplan booking page this morning?

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6 months ago

Hi Lynn. Thanks so much for the offer. We don’t have any place to house such a collection. Do you know if the Vancouver Public Library or UBC Irving K Barber library have these publications? I think they would be more appropriate recipients. If you want to reach me: history@bcndp.ca

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6 months ago

Great news, Aman. Let me know how I can help.

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7 months ago
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BC NDP History | **July 17, 1972** | Facebook **July 17, 1972** **BC Sikhs honoured NDP’s Harold Winch** Fifty-three years ago today BC Sikhs surprised former provincial CCF leader and NDP MP Harold Winch by presenting him with a kirpan,...

Fifty-three years ago BC Sikhs honoured the NDP's Harold Winch. Read about it on the BC NDP History Facebook Page.
www.facebook.com/groups/72783...

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9 months ago
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The Lost Boys of the Online Right "How could this have happened?

The Lost Boys of the Online Right. This is vital for folks on the left to understand. We are failing boys and young men. open.substack.com/pub/charliea...

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11 months ago
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More on why we need a strong NDP team of MPs in Ottawa. #canadianpoli, #bcpoli

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11 months ago

A week is a long time in politics.

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11 months ago
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In BC it is the NDP who are best placed to defeat Conservatives in many ridings. Let's not forget that. #canadianpoli #bcpoli

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11 months ago
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In British Columbia it is the closest three-way race. The best strategic vote depending on where you live may be NDP.

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11 months ago
BREAKING: Radisson Blu Vancouver Airport Hotel Workers Win Longest Strike in Canadian History – UNITE HERE Local 40

Congratulations to the workers at Radisson Blu Airport Hotel in Vancouver. They've won a clear victory with a contract ending their four-year long strike! www.uniteherelocal40.org/2025/03/brea...

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1 year ago
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Canada Needs a New Civil Defence Corps | The Tyee Trump’s aggression means it’s time to train thousands more civilians for disaster preparedness. Would you join?

Canada Needs a New Civil Defence Corps via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

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1 year ago
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We Will Survive YouTube video by Jesse McFaul

Trump has awoken a wave of passion in Canada. We will survive! youtu.be/8peiLVFsLdw?...

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1 year ago
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So, Sen Lindsay Graham says he warned President Zelensky 'not to take the bait.' That means he knew it was a set up. The meeting was a trap. Zelensky had no choice but to stand up to this bullying. The whole democratic world stands with Ukraine, except for the USA.

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1 year ago
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Worker's first, always.

As Trump tries to bully our country with his tariffs that'll hurt working people - we're fighting back.

Here's our plan.

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1 year ago
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Jagmeet Singh's NDP have achieved more for working people and ordinary Canadians in a minority parliament than anyone since the NDP's David Lewis: Pharmacare, Child Care, Denticare, anti-scab laws, and greatly expanded help for workers and small business during covid. They deserve our support.

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1 year ago

Cancelled a cruise from Florida to the Netherlands Antilles. Hard to pick a favourite place in BC. The whole province is so darned wonderful.

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1 year ago
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ASPI’s two-decade Critical Technology Tracker ASPI’s two-decade Critical Technology Tracker: The rewards of long-term research investment

An Australian Strategic Policy Institute study released in 2024 reports China is now leading the US in 57 of 64 critical technologies. In 2019 the US led 60 of 64 technologies and China only three. Sanctions and tariffs helped, not hurt China. www.aspi.org.au/report/aspis...

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1 year ago
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The Law Isn’t Enough To Bring Amazon To Heel Unions need to innovate, collaborate and empower workers to combat further Amazon crackdowns like in Quebec.

www.readthemaple.com/the-law-isnt...

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1 year ago

Thought for the day: Freedom of expression does not mean freedom to misinform, and it cannot justify any lie aiming to destroy societies and instigate divisions. The truth is non-negotiable" - Iratxe Garciá Pérez, Group Leader, Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament

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1 year ago
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After Musk's German election interference SPD and Greens rise as CDU and AfD fall American billionaire's endorsement fuels SPD and Green attacks on AfD while CDU caught between disliking Trump and wanting to cater to him.

After Musk's German election interference SPD and Greens rise as CDU and AfD fall
open.substack.com/pub/tparkin/...

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1 year ago

Well deserved.

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1 year ago
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‘Heil Tesla’: Musk’s straight-arm salute projected onto carmaker’s gigafactory | Watch News Videos Online Watch ‘Heil Tesla’: Musk’s straight-arm salute projected onto carmaker’s gigafactory Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

A very appropriate response to this absolute menace of a person. ‘Heil Tesla’: Musk’s straight-arm salute projected onto carmaker’s gigafactory globalnews.ca/video/109740...

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