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‘History repeating itself’: Ontario First Nations vow resistance as Doug Ford accelerates Ring of Fire mining As Ontario signs new deals under Bill 5, some First Nations say the province’s rush to develop is undermining rights and deepening divisions

‘History repeating itself’: Ontario First Nations vow resistance as Doug Ford accelerates Ring of Fire mining.

Some First Nations say the province’s rush to develop is undermining rights and deepening divisions.

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#onpoli #landback

Canadians have a right to be furious about this.

They’re already here: How U.S. corporations have been eroding Canada’s economic sovereignty From Big Oil to Big Tech, American firms are tightening their grip on Canada’s economy — with Ottawa’s quiet approval

They’re already here: How U.S. corporations have been eroding Canada’s economic sovereignty.

From Big Oil to Big Tech, American firms are tightening their grip on Canada’s economy — with Ottawa’s quiet approval.

New column by Jared Walker:

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#cdnpoli #elbowsup

The billionaire loophole: How Canada’s tax system fuels inequality While ordinary Canadians struggle, the top one per cent hide billions in offshore tax havens — a colonial system engineered to protect wealth and starve public services

NEW: In my latest for @ricochetmedia.bsky.social, I take a look at the world of offshore tax havens.

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The billionaire loophole: How Canada’s tax system fuels inequality While ordinary Canadians struggle, the top one per cent hide billions in offshore tax havens — a colonial system engineered to protect wealth and starve public services

The billionaire loophole: While ordinary Canadians struggle, the top one per cent hide billions in offshore tax havens — a colonial system engineered to protect wealth and starve public services.

New from @readtheorchard.org:

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#cdnpoli #taxtherich #budget2025

On the latest episode of #IBWTE, @caradrianh.bsky.social sits down with Ira Wells to discuss #bookbans in North America.

"It was around Covid that we saw the rise of these parents rights groups... who are really concerned about #LGBTQ indoctrination."

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#censorship

Alberta First Nations denounce plans to ‘treat and release’ oil sands tailings Oil sands pollution has been kept in ponds for decades — Now the government wants to release it into the Athabaska River watershed

Alberta First Nations denounce plans to ‘treat and release’ oil sands tailings.

Oil sands pollution has been kept in ponds for decades — Now the government wants to release it into the Athabaska River watershed.

New from @brandimorin.bsky.social:

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#abpoli

Inside the network funding Canary Mission, the shadowy website targeting pro-Palestine activists The latest episode of There is a List traces the funds from North American donors to illegal Israeli settlement expansion and the erasure of Palestinian communities

Inside the network funding Canary Mission, the shadowy website targeting pro-Palestine activists.

Our investigation follows the money from North American donors to illegal Israeli settlement expansion and the erasure of #Palestinian communities.

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#cdnpoli #Gaza

YouTube video by Ricochet Media There is a List, Episode 4: The Charity Loophole

In the latest episode of There is a List, we follow the money that fuels the targeting and shaping of pro-Israel narratives in #Canadian newsrooms. We trace where their millions come from and whose footing the bill.

Following this #investigation? Pls support us!

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Read my latest on how the BC NDP continue to backslide on election promises and are shifting priorities to put money in the pockets of US billionaires while leaving workers and Canadians scrambling.
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#bcndp
#Eby

How is there still no office for Indigenous rights complaints? Six years after MMIWG Calls to Action, Canada still has no ombudsman on Indigenous and human rights

How is there still no office for Indigenous rights complaints? Six years after #MMIWG Calls to Action, #Canada still has no ombudsman.

“To be honest with you, I’m kind of frustrated that we haven’t heard much response.”

New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:

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#onpoli

In B.C., progressive movement leaders feel betrayed by David Eby's NDP The 'government's calculation appears to be billions for LNG and pennies for families'

In B.C., progressive movement leaders feel betrayed by David Eby’s NDP.

The 'government's calculation appears to be billions for LNG and pennies for families'.

New from @westernwriter.bsky.social:

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#BCpoli

According to Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, Doug Ford & Greg Rickford have yet to contact Ginoogaming First Nation following the shooting death of a local man & apprehension of two Brampton men following a two-day, shelter-in-place incident leaders say was drug-related.

‘We’re losing control of our communities’: First Nations in states of emergency as Doug Ford pushes to mine the north As Ontario government sells off the north to international mining companies, communities in crisis are demanding safety and healing instead of resource extraction

First Nations in states of emergency as Doug Ford pushes to mine the north.

As Ontario government sells to international mining companies, communities in crisis are demanding support instead of extraction.

New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:

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#onpoli #indigenous

This week's episode highlights what happens when journalists are put on a list.

How groups weaponize claims of media bias to intimidate media outlets and reshape coverage of #Israel & #Palestine under the quiet complicity of Canadian newsrooms.
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#cdnmedia #pressfreedom

YouTube video by Ricochet Media There is a List, Episode 3: The Target

In ep 3 of our investigative podcast, There is a List, we look at how Canadian #journalists reporting on #Palestine are being silenced through smear campaigns and institutional failures.

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In Barrie, poverty is the crime and visibility the emergency The Ontario city’s so-called ‘state of emergency’ is a manufactured crisis built on cruelty, not care

Barrie #Ontario recently declared a "state of emergency" over homelessness.

But for its mayor, the risk to human lives is not the emergency. The visibility of poverty is.

New op-ed from Nir Hagigi:

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#onpoli #Barrie #housingisahumanright

How Israel and its 'digital army' work to silence the truth about Gaza In Canada, groups weaponizing claims of media bias are being used to intimidate journalists and reshape coverage of Israel and Palestine under the quiet complicity of Canadian newsrooms

In Canada, groups are weaponizing claims of media bias to intimidate journalists and reshape coverage of Israel and Palestine with complicity of newsrooms.

How Israel and its ‘digital army’ work to silence the truth about #Gaza.

New from Zahra Khozema:

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#cdnpoli

How Israel and its 'digital army' work to silence the truth about Gaza In Canada, groups weaponizing claims of media bias are being used to intimidate journalists and reshape coverage of Israel and Palestine under the quiet complicity of Canadian newsrooms

In Canada, groups are weaponizing claims of media bias to intimidate journalists and reshape coverage of Israel and Palestine with complicity of newsrooms.

How Israel and its ‘digital army’ work to silence the truth about #Gaza.

New from Zahra Khozema:

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#cdnpoli

YouTube video by Ricochet Media There is a List, Episode 3: The Target

In ep 3 of our investigative podcast, There is a List, we look at how Canadian #journalists reporting on #Palestine are being silenced through smear campaigns and institutional failures.

Want to see more journalism like this? Pls support us: ricochet.media/donate/

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqmC...

Canada's increasingly militarized border pushes migrants into taking riskier routes to claim asylum Ricochet travelled along the Canadian border to highlight the human impact of the federal government's ‘security’ plan

Canada’s increasingly militarized border pushes migrants into taking riskier routes to claim asylum.

We travelled along the border to highlight the human impact of the government's ‘security’ plan.

New investigation from @xaviersfournier.bsky.social:

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#cdnpoli

From pop stardom to reconciliation songs: Shy-Anne Hovorka’s second act The Anishinaabe-kwe artist and ’60s Scoop survivor turned her back on fame a decade ago — now she’s using music and education to fight for Indigenous justice and give hope to the next generation

In Thunder Bay, an Indigenous artist and ’60s Scoop survivor is using music and education to fight for Indigenous justice and give hope to the next generation.

This is @shy-anne55.bsky.social's second act.

New feature from @jonthompson.bsky.social:

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#NorthernOntario

Screenshot of Apple podcast reviews. Rave reviews for Adrian Harewood's new podcast, In Bed with the Elephant.

Ricochet Media's In Bed with the Elephant host Adrian Harewood interviewing Luke Savage at a live taping in Ottawa.

We're so thrilled that you're enjoying our podcast In Bed with the Elephant hosted by @caradrianh.bsky.social!

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In the next edition of the Weekly Ricochet newsletter, get an update on our awesome live podcast taping of In Bed with the Elephant. Host @caradrianh.bsky.social sat down with @lukewsavage.bsky.social at Union Local 613 in #Ottawa. Full interview out soon!

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Brandi Morin in Ecuador: Indigenous water defenders take on a Canadian mining giant The proposed Loma Larga gold mine represents a ‘ticking time bomb’ for arsenic contamination in the region

Big news today, as Ecuador has revoked the licence for a Canadian company to develop a massive gold mine.

Brandi Morin reported from Ecuador on this mining project in May, with locals telling her it was a ‘ticking time bomb.’

Brandi’s feature: ricochet.media/indigenous/b...

So why is Ontario's ombudsman flying into northern First Nations that are in crisis? Where is Canada's ombudsman?

Oh, Canada doesn't have an ombudsman – and that's not for a lack of interest by Indigenous people or ombudsman at the provincial and territorial levels.

How is there still no office for Indigenous rights complaints? Six years after MMIWG Calls to Action, Canada still has no ombudsman on Indigenous and human rights

How is there still no office for Indigenous rights complaints? Six years after #MMIWG Calls to Action, #Canada still has no ombudsman.

“To be honest with you, I’m kind of frustrated that we haven’t heard much response.”

New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:

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#onpoli

Doug Ford’s 'common-sense conservation' is a fast track to extinction, experts warn With Bill 5, the Ontario government has gutted protections for endangered species and wetlands, dismantling decades of work to pave the way for a ‘wild west’ of unchecked development

Doug Ford’s ‘common-sense conservation’ is a fast track to extinction, experts warn.

The #Ontario government has gutted protections for endangered species to pave the way for a ‘wild west’ of unchecked development.

New from @xavierrichervis.bsky.social:

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#onpoli

Doug Ford’s 'common-sense conservation' is a fast track to extinction, experts warn With Bill 5, the Ontario government has gutted protections for endangered species and wetlands, dismantling decades of work to pave the way for a ‘wild west’ of unchecked development

Doug Ford has a new favorite saying — "Common-sense conservation". Environmentalists say the slogan is less about conservation than selling deregulation to the public, with little clarity on the consequences.

My latest reporting for @ricochetmedia.bsky.social

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The Future of Independent Media Summit kicks off THIS FRIDAY with a live taping of @ricochetmedia.bsky.social's podcast, In Bed with the Elephant, hosted by @caradrianh.bsky.social

featuring

✨special guest @lukewsavage.bsky.social!✨

Tickets here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-future...