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Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights icon, dies at 84 “Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said in a statement Tuesday.

Rev. Jesse Jackson dedicated his life to expanding who gets to belong in American democracy.

From civil rights to economic justice, he challenged power and widened the path for Black Americans. May we honor his legacy not just with words, but by continuing the work. www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...

A screenshot of a image a person shared stating: do not let the government fool you. They absolutely do owe you functioning systems, they owe you clean water, they owe you access to housing, they owe you opportunities to work, they owe you dignity. That's within their constitutional mandate, that's their purpose and their duty.

Good morning! Incase anyone forgot our governemnts, federal, provincial, and municipal are meant to serve the people. Elected by the people. Never forget that.

#canpoli ##cdnpoli #skpoli #yqr

Canadians Call It Treason as Alberta Separatists Face National Backlash A clear majority agree that turning to the U.S. for assistance in separation is inappropriate

Among Albertans - "To go to a foreign country and to ask for assistance in breaking up Canada, there's an old-fashioned word for that, and that word is treason"

🟢 Agree: 56%
⚫️ Disagree: 44%

Read it for free here: canadianpolling.substack.com/p/canadians-...

Canadians Call It Treason as Alberta Separatists Face National Backlash A clear majority agree that turning to the U.S. for assistance in separation is inappropriate

Those Who Agree - "To go to a foreign country and to ask for assistance in breaking up Canada, there's an old-fashioned word for that, and that is treason"

🟢 All: 71%

🟢 SK/MB: 82%
🟢 ATL: 78%
🟢 ON: 77%
🟢 BC: 75%
🟢 QC: 63%
🟢 AB: 56%

Read it free: canadianpolling.substack.com/p/canadians-...

Tell Senators: Vote No on Bill C-12 - Migrant Rights Network Send an Email Now! Bill C-12 was passed by MPs but Senators can still vote NO. Send a message now! Bill C-12 creates:  Mass Permit Cancellation Powers: The Immigration Minister gains authority to canc...

Tell your senator to vote no on bill c-12

#cdnpoli #canpoli

As Tumbler Ridge Mourns, Anti-Trans Misinfo Spreads | The Tyee No good will come from the conservative rush to weaponize the shooter’s identity in this story.

The response to the #TumblerRidgeShooting from far-right media, online commentators and even an elected official in Canada is another dark example of how pervasive anti-trans misinformation has become, even in Canada.

Mel Woods writes. #bcpoli #bced

The Tumbler Ridge shooting is already fuelling anti-trans hate in Canada | Xtra Magazine Bad actors on the right are leaping to connect the shooter’s trans identity to the violence

I wanted to say that I really appreciate all of the kind words, support and shares around this story and this week in general ❤️

Covering this stuff is heavy, and it means a lot!

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Donate - Egale Canada Donate today. With your donation, Egale Canada will be able to continue providing support for the 2SLGBTQI community through research, education, awareness, and legal advocacy.

If you would like to donate to a 🇨🇦 LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈 charity instead for Connor Storrie’s birthday, may I suggest Egale which is fighting the trans bans in Alberta? 🏒

egale.ca/donate/

Connor Storrie’s 26th Birthday Fundraiser for The National Center for LGBTQ Rights Help Connor Storrie Updates raise money to support National Center for LGBTQ Rights

There is a lot to be said about the toxic side of fandoms, but a lot of good comes out of them as well. For Connor Storrie’s 26th birthday (Feb. 22nd) the Heated Rivalry fandom has arranged an 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ fundraiser:

www.justgiving.com/page/connors...

This isn’t fiscal responsibility, it’s accounting fraud shifting today’s modest costs into tomorrow’s catastrophic bills. The Sask Party knows this. As always, they’re kicking the can down the road, counting on Saskatchewan residents not connecting dots when crisis hits.

This new Order in Council quietly turns emergency assistance into debt, eliminates supports for children and caregivers, and hands the Minister of Social Services unchecked power to decide when disabled people are getting “too much.”

www.legassembly.sk.ca/mlas/

The Cruelty is the Point: How Scott Moe’s Cabinet Gutted Disability Support in Saskatchewan You didn't think it could get worse, did you? Well, here we are.

Given this piece addresses changes to laws in Saskatchewan that will harm the poorest and most vulnerable in it, I am not putting a paywall on this. Everyone needs to read it.

For the love of whatever you worship, please read it.

Then please, call your MLA.

#TammyRobert #skpoli #cdnpoli

a broken piece of glass is laying on the ground Alt: A green hand popping out from the ground

Us coming to share important news with you all.

How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Death rates rose in hospital ERs after private equity firms took over, study finds The increased deaths in emergency departments at private equity-owned hospitals are most likely the result of reduced staffing levels, researchers say.

No one could have foreseen this.

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Cool. So do it. And stop the Orwellian pushing of fossil fuels as the key to our future.

New mobile mammography unit to bring breast cancer screening to 42 Saskatchewan communities A new mobile mammography unit will begin visiting 42 rural and northern communities across Saskatchewan in early 2026, providing enhanced breast cancer screening for up to 7,500 patients annually. The...

Residents can find screening locations and book appointments through the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency’s BreastCheck program online at saskcancer.ca/breastcheck or by calling toll-free at 1-855-584-8228.

#skhealth #skpoli

We've known for decades police are the wrong people to respond to mental health calls. Police have said for decades they are the wrong people to respond to mental health calls. What are we going to do about it?

Police officers shouldn’t be leading mental health calls, Toronto police chief says | CBC News For years, police have been on the front lines of mental health crisis calls in Toronto, but the city's police chief believes it's now time to rethink that approach.

When the police call for police to be taken off mental health calls - as police chiefs have done in Toronto, Victoria and elsewhere - we should listen, ask who responds instead, and where the money comes from to pay for that service. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Here's the graph series from Deloitte where it shows that out of every $1 of city taxes 33% goes to the city police. #yqrcc

We need a 4-day, 32-hour work week with livable wages.

There is no reason that people need to be working this much.

People need time off to rest and spend with family and friends.

Canada has legal duty to provide safe water, housing to remote First Nations, federal judge rules | CBC News A federal judge has sided with two First Nations in Manitoba and one in Ontario that sued the Canadian government over its duty to provide them with safe housing and clean drinking water, in separate ...

Reminder that the Canadian government had fought this in court.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The $5-billion St. Theresa Point and Sandy Lake class-action said the federal government "deliberately underfunded housing on reserves," while putting restrictions on their ability to provide housing.

Canada has legal duty to provide safe water, housing to remote First Nations, federal judge rules | CBC News A federal judge has sided with two First Nations in Manitoba and one in Ontario that sued the Canadian government over its duty to provide them with safe housing and clean drinking water, in separate ...

A federal judge has sided with two First Nations in Manitoba and one in Ontario that sued the Canadian government over its duty to provide them with safe housing and clean drinking water, in separate rulings delivered Friday.

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Reminders, as public health officials warn of a very bad flu season:

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* Washing hands is not a strategy for a respiratory virus. N95s, ventilation, air filtration -- especially in hospitals.

* We should have been cleaning indoor air with the same effort we put into cleaning drinking water.

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Drilling activity plunges, job losses climb in Western Canada as oil prices sink | CBC News Low oil and natural gas prices are taking a toll on the industry as drilling activity is falling in Western Canada and job losses are mounting.

Quick! Walk back climate policy and further tie our economic future to this dying industry! 4D chess!

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I love how people on the internet get obliterated if they say something like “This horrible person deserves bad things” but one of the wealthiest people in the world can just be like “Yeah I’m gunning to have mass public hangings.”

Cuts at Natural Resources Canada ‘decimate’ wildfire and flood tracking capacity, unions warn Carney's cuts have hit Natural Resources Canada, causing uproar from public sector unions warning the layoffs will hurt Canada's ability to respond to cliamte change and protect Canadians from wildfir...

Update: Richard Hamelin, a forest pathology professor at UBC says the cuts are "mind-boggling."

“Once you pull the plug on a program it can take several decades, even with the best intentions, to get these programs going again,” he said.