John Campey

Mark Carney could cut billions by letting Trudeau-era programs expire, report says Economists identified funding for disaster responses, fighting climate change, and improving access to health care as potential "sacrifices."

“Major cuts in gov't services are coming on Nov. 4,” says @policyalternatives.ca. “...Canadians deserve to know what they are being forced to give up in order to pay for massive increases in military spending + an incredibly expensive middle- + upper-income tax cut.” www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

Budget cuts by stealth: Letting programs “sunset” to cut costs won’t be painless - CCPA The feds will quietly “sunset” programs as part of their cost-cutting in the November 4, 2025 budget. Quiet cuts can still hurt.

The feds will likely quietly “sunset” programs as part of their cost-cutting in the Nov 4 budget.
@davidmaccdn.bsky.social examines 84 federal departments that may rely on saving money by letting hundreds of programs disappear when their funding runs out
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Alternative federal budget 2026: Gender equality - CCPA What the Canadian government should do on gender equality. Because true independence needs a new economic model.

The economy is built not just on roads and ports, but on paid and unpaid care for each other. AFB 2026 makes the investments necessary to strengthen Canada’s physical and social infrastructure. Gender equality is key to this goal. Demand better. Read our rec's for #budget2025: bit.ly/48RGuzY

U.S. trade talks ‘going nowhere fast’: Trew on additional tariffs on Canadian products International Trade Policy Researcher Stuart Trew on Trump announcing additional tariffs on Canadian products and why he thinks ‘CUSMA is going down the pipes.’

"CUSMA is going down the pipes," said @policyalternatives.ca trade policy researcher Stuart Trew grimly. Hear his interview from today: #CanadaUSTradeWar #cdnpoli #cdnecon @ccpa-tirp.bsky.social www.ctvnews.ca/video/2025/1...

Doug Ford government proposes to allow tenant evictions when leases are up in new bill Currently, tenants are protected from eviction unless there is a legal reason — such as unpaid rent or the landlord wants to move in — even after their lease expires.

www.thestar.com/real-estate/... “It’s a straightforward attack on tenant protections in Ontario,” said @ricardotranjan.bsky.social, political economist at the @policyalternatives.ca

Forget pipelines. Here’s a better ‘nation-building project’ As the federal government talks infrastructure, Star readers get behind electoral reform.

"implementing a system of proportional representation would be the ultimate nation-building project. It would do more for Canada than any pipeline or port ever could, making govt more effective and efficient while also mitigating partisan hostility."

Hear, hear!

www.thestar.com/opinion/lett...

Never forget the people on Flight 93 who intentionally crashed in PA to save the White House from destruction. #LetsRoll

Fans are price-gouged because Ford broke the ticket resale market in 2019. He can act to fix it or keep sitting on his hands. Email Ford to demand action NOW: kristynwongtam.ca/fans-first #OnPoli

Barely hanging on - CCPA More than a million workers in Ontario do not earn a living wage where they live—especially women and racialized workers.

Over a million workers in Ontario cities earn less than a living wage. By @carolinaaragao.bsky.social and Craig Pickthorn. #livingwage @policyalternatives.ca www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Ontario Cities Are Clearing Homeless Encampments. Where Are People Supposed to Go? Amidst a housing crisis with no end in sight, municipalities across the province have been cracking down on the unhoused

Ontario cities are clearing homeless encampments. Where are people supposed to go?

Amidst a housing crisis with no end in sight, municipalities across the province have been cracking down on the unhoused:

pressprogress.ca/ontario-citi...

Hitler had a large ball room/ reception hall built at the Old Reich Chancellery in Berlin This was part of a major renovation of the building after he became Chancellor. It was designed by Albert Speer and completed in 1939

Canada set a poverty reduction goal. We’re falling behind. - CCPA Canada vowed to end poverty by 2030, yet progress has stalled. The government can’t wait any longer to deliver real solutions.

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'Poverty is not just an economic issue. It is a test of our values as a society and the strength of our democracy. At a time of rising polarization and extremism we can and must do more.' @policyalternatives.ca

Canada set a poverty reduction goal. We’re falling behind. - CCPA Canada vowed to end poverty by 2030, yet progress has stalled. The government can’t wait any longer to deliver real solutions.

Canada vowed to end #poverty by 2030, yet progress has stalled. The government can’t wait any longer to deliver real solutions. By Jasmine Ramze Rezaee and Leila Sarangi @policyalternatives.ca #cdnpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

A history of the “parental rights movement(s)” - CCPA The practice of raising and educating children, at a moment of seismic social, economic, and political change, has been elevated to new levels of public scrutiny. Political pundits, media personalitie...

New from @policyalternatives.ca: A backgrounder on history of the movement that right-wingers are championing to influence education policy and beyond: By Haniel Sorensen www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Cuts will impact women and racialized public servants disproportionately, new analysis says An estimated 59 per cent of the workers cut will be women, according to a new analysis by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

“...[W]e can expect wider employment gaps, wider pay gaps and the erosion of access to critical employment benefits,” explain @policyalternatives.ca senior economist @davidmaccdn.bsky.social and senior researcher @kjscott.bsky.social #cdnpoli ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...

Symbolic?!

An actual leader from another time, long gone.
In the current era the capital equity bruhs and the banks would have found him in his cradle and smothered him.
Fuck Capitalism.

Cuts will impact women and racialized public servants disproportionately, new analysis says An estimated 59 per cent of the workers cut will be women, according to a new analysis by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

ottawacitizen.com/public-servi... “Depending on how the cuts play out, we can expect wider employment gaps, wider pay gaps and the erosion of access to critical employment benefits” @davidmaccdn.bsky.social @kjscott.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca

Jim Stanford: The sheer gall of Stellantis’ caving to Trump shows Canada’s industrial economy is on the line. Here’s how we fight back We must at all costs defend the successful high-tech industries we have

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... “If corporations respond to Trump’s extortion by shifting long-run investment to the U.S., Canada’s industrial capacity will be destroyed.
That’s why the Stellantis decision cannot stand” @jimbostanford.bsky.social @unifor.org

Well, you can finally cross “I’ve seen a handcuffed, inflatable penis” off your bucket list

There will be lots there - but a sign percentage of them will be gay or otherwise unavailable- but good luck!

No one is above the law, except for every single Republican politician and activist convicted of a crime over the last decade because Trump has pardoned all of them or commuted their sentences.

The guy who avoided hockey fights all his career was just knocked flat.

Color painting depicting a chaotic battle scene with soldiers in red uniforms clashing with opponents in a grassy landscape, featuring smoke, flags, and a backdrop of hills and trees under a cloudy sky.

On this day in 1812, the Battle of Queenston Heights was fought.
Despite being heavily outnumbered, the British and Canadian troops, along with their Mohawk allies, defeated the American invaders. Major General Isaac Brock was killed in the battle.

We remember.

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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Doesn’t Oklahoma come last in just about everything?