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@taramcquack.bsky.social

Feminist political economist, social worker, postdoctoral fellow Left of leftist...research and write about labour issues, including unpaid labour

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Iโ€™m with @lalegault.bsky.social and asking the same; will my #Canadian ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ followers please read her post below then sign this!
There is too much at risk.
Thank you.

10.08.2025 03:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Canadian Company Staffing โ€˜Alligator Alcatrazโ€™ | The Tyee Carneyโ€™s government awarded GardaWorld millions in contracts and isnโ€™t ruling out more.

Also thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025... Which is just great. I'm not exactly a proud Canadian at this point.

08.08.2025 15:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Organizations sound alarm as gender equality department faces 81% budget cut OTTAWA - Organizations working to advancing gender equality are sounding the alarm as the federal department for women and gender equality, WAGE, faces a potential budget cut of just over

The Canadian ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Press:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/org...

07.08.2025 01:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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โ€˜Self-termination is most likelyโ€™: the history and future of societal collapse An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished

โ€˜Self-termination is most likelyโ€™: the history and future of societal collapse

02.08.2025 11:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 187    ๐Ÿ” 90    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 47
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Family lawyer says he's seeing a new trend of the 'manosphere' leading to divorce | CBC News Scott Byers has been practising family law for 10 years, and says he has noticed a new trend since the pandemic of women wanting to leave their partners due to what he describes as the radicalizing ef...

"The greatest predictor of somebody identifying as a member of the manosphere is that they've been rejected by a woman recently," he said.

16.07.2025 06:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 52    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Peter Thielโ€™s Palantir poses a grave threat to Americans | Robert Reich Working with the Trump administration, the data company could be used to target the presidentโ€™s opponents

Peter Thielโ€™s Palantir poses a grave threat to Americans | Robert Reich

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

04.07.2025 11:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Carneyโ€™s border bill is a gift to Trumpโ€”and a roadmap to โ€˜mass deportationโ€™ โ‹† The Breach Mark Carney promised to stand up to Trump. His new bill continues the two countriesโ€™ long-standing pact on restrictive immigration policies

The Liberals in Canada are trying to pass a right wing anti-immigration bill that will allow the gov to check your mail and request your internet search history from your IP provider
breachmedia.ca/carneys-bord...

17.06.2025 17:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 180    ๐Ÿ” 66    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 18
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Ottawaโ€™s Tech Strategy Is So Broken, Even Consultants Are Begging Us to Fix It | The Walrus How the country became a cautionary tale in building government software

I'm only a quarter of the way through The Walrus's deep dive into why major government tech projects fail, but I can't wait any longer to share it. @bluesky.sboots.ca makes an appearance just at the moment that I was becoming annoyed that the author apparently hadn't talked to him. :)

06.06.2025 14:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Kelowna Companies Wonโ€™t Run Pro-Choice Billboards | The Tyee The crowdfunded campaign aims to counter anti-abortion billboards in the region.

A UBC student has raised $3,000 to make a billboard that says โ€œAbortion is safe, normal and commonโ€ to counter the anti-abortion billboard messaging that peppers the Okanagan region.

But sheโ€™s stumped on where to post her message. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports. ๐Ÿชง

06.06.2025 13:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 376    ๐Ÿ” 119    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15
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Is Jordan Peterson Just Making It Up as He Goes? | The Walrus The culture warโ€™s favourite prophet canโ€™t finish a straight thought

Jordan Peterson, postmodern bullshit artist
What is "belief"? Are dragons as valid as lions?

When this idiot speaks, he makes me laugh and laugh.

#cdnpoli #canada #fool

thewalrus.ca/is-jordan-pe...

05.06.2025 09:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 60    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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A wealth tax could raise half a trillion dollars forย a stronger, fairer Canada New report on the effects of wealth inequality, the revenue potential of a wealth tax, counter-arguments and an outline of transformative public investments.

A wealth tax could raise nearly $.5 Trillion for Canada over 10 years new research by @1alexhemingway.bsky.socialโ€ฌ shows.

It could provide urgently needed public investment in Canadaโ€™s physical & social infrastructure and even the playing field for working-class Canadians.
bcpolicy.ca/wealth-tax

04.06.2025 15:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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The Dual Track How Pierre Poilievre Used Taxpayer Funds to Run a Permanent Campaign

How Pierre Poilievre Used Taxpayer Funds to Run a Permanent Campaign.
While he was running this permanent campaign, we can strongly infer he was doing something else too: charging the public for it. #cdnpoli
letterkenny.substack.com/p/the-dual-t...

26.05.2025 11:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 388    ๐Ÿ” 223    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 32    ๐Ÿ“Œ 27
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What Albertans Get Wrong About Equalization Equalization payments arenโ€™t a punishment, theyโ€™re a promise. Hereโ€™s how they actually work, and why Albertaโ€™s outrage misses the point.

"Alberta doesnโ€™t pay into equalization, it pays into Canada. Just like everyone else." Thank you CANADIAN RETURNEE for explaining this issue so clearly that even Ms Smith who must've slept through history & civics classes, ought to be able to get it! Please read!โค๏ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ open.substack.com/pub/canadian...

14.05.2025 11:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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NEW INVESTIGATION: A private equity-fueled for-profit chain slashed patient care for years while its executives got rich. So we scraped every malpractice, personal injury, and wrongful death case tied to Steward hospitals.

And we found how mothers, newborns, and others paid the ultimate price.

13.05.2025 16:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2770    ๐Ÿ” 1358    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 86    ๐Ÿ“Œ 112
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Three Alberta separatism myths No, we wouldnโ€™t be able to force the rest of Canada to build pipelines.

Dear Albertans:
Please read. Engage critical thinking skills; and donโ€™t be swayed by divisive politicians and external disinformation propaganda influences. To be divided is to be conquered.
#CanadaStrongerUnited
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open.substack.com/pub/coreyhog...

12.05.2025 14:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just so weโ€™re all clear here Alberta canโ€™t separate, here is a detailed explanation as to why. Danielle Smith is causing a huge distraction because of investigations into her government. Ignore them.
#cdnpoli

01.05.2025 12:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 351    ๐Ÿ” 161    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 43    ๐Ÿ“Œ 77
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Pierre Poilievreโ€™s Precarious Predicament How Poilievre's Riding Defeat Has Set the Stage for a Tory Reckoning

Thank you @brucefanjoy.bsky.social
You gave us some breathing space, just by being an authentic Canadian. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

open.substack.com/pub/axorc/p/...

01.05.2025 10:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 110    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Sifting the Rubble After Rebel News Worked the Election Debate | The Tyee What happened behind the scenes as an uproar cancelled the post-debate scrum.

Great article. Canadians canโ€™t
be complacent thinking that the hateful MAGA-types
donโ€™t live here, too. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆhttps://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/23/Rebel-News-Election-Debate/?utm_source=daily

24.04.2025 05:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Karina Gould ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ - #cdnpoli
When someone tells you who they are, believe them.
The Federal Govt should not use the Notwithstanding Clause. Here are my thoughts from last year.
We can see what's happening in the US when a President disregards the courts, don't let them happen here in Canada.

17.04.2025 08:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 808    ๐Ÿ” 343    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 26    ๐Ÿ“Œ 34

DOGE is a criminal conspiracy to defraud the people of the United States

15.04.2025 12:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40370    ๐Ÿ” 13427    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 560    ๐Ÿ“Œ 510

If you like pinball and perogies, check out House of Targ. Short walk from Carleton U. Also the Mayfair across the street is a great movie theater.

01.04.2025 12:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl 20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow

You have to see this.

PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. Itโ€™s important, itโ€™s urgentโ€”and it needs to be shared far and wide.

31.03.2025 23:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25199    ๐Ÿ” 13215    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 599    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1022
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Canadian physician, Dr. Danielle Martin owns the Americans!
#cdnpoli

31.03.2025 07:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3605    ๐Ÿ” 1336    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 185    ๐Ÿ“Œ 229
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Forget about Muskโ€™s citizenship, enforce the Canada Elections Act Protecting Canadian democracy is precisely what the legislation is for and one of its great features is that it forbids undue influence from foreigners

Excellent read! โฌ‡๏ธ

Canada Elections Act:
Protecting Canadian ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ democracy is precisely what the legislation is for and one of its great features is that it forbids undue influence from foreigners.

#Canada ๐Ÿ #FederalElection

nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

23.03.2025 14:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

every person involved in this needs to be in prison

23.03.2025 00:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 60556    ๐Ÿ” 16084    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1148    ๐Ÿ“Œ 854
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Hereโ€™s how new U.S. rules will affect Canadian snowbirds New U.S. rules cracking down on illegal immigration will affect many Canadian snowbirds who travel south of the border, requiring them to register for the first time, says an immigration lawyer.

Hereโ€™s how new U.S. rules will affect Canadian snowbirds

Just STOP travelling to the US

www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...

11.03.2025 10:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9240    ๐Ÿ” 1822    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 298    ๐Ÿ“Œ 214
Murphy: Six Weeks In, This White House Is On Its Way To Being The Most Corrupt In U.S. History
YouTube video by Senator Chris Murphy Murphy: Six Weeks In, This White House Is On Its Way To Being The Most Corrupt In U.S. History

This is an incredibly eye-opening presentation on the massive level of corruption in the first 6 weeks.

If you want to jump to the start of his list, fast fwd to 06:30 and go from there.

Credit to @chrismurphyct.bsky.social for his excellent work.

youtu.be/hycoCYenXls?...

09.03.2025 18:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 307    ๐Ÿ” 168    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
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#ProudBlue #Voices4Victory

Trump keeps lying about the amount of money the U.S. has spent on Ukraine. Heโ€™s constantly saying that Europe only spent $100B while the U.S. spent $350B.

See for yourself. Itโ€™s totally made up!!

06.03.2025 14:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 187    ๐Ÿ” 112    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Interprovincial trade barriers are a myth Stuart Trew - Federal governmentโ€™s trade push is a political distraction, not a solution

ICYMI: "[Talk re:] internal trade barriers will not defend us from an autocratic U.S. administration intent on sucking jobs...out of Canada... It would be far more beneficial for east-west trade to improve Canadaโ€™s trade infrastructure" @ccpa-tirp.bsky.social kirklandlakevoice.ca/in-the-news/...

05.03.2025 16:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I Know Exactly What They Are Doing Rural foresight

They have installed the wealthiest man in the world to dismantle the country for himself and his fellow oligarchs. They plan to burn the country down to pay rock-bottom prices for the ashes.

A fire sale.

jesspiper.substack.com/p/i-know-exa...

05.03.2025 20:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5496    ๐Ÿ” 1923    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 297    ๐Ÿ“Œ 195

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