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BREAKING: Alberta gets its way in deal with Ottawa A newly signed memorandum of understanding gives Alberta almost its entire list of demands, from the removal of regulations to the fast-tracking of a pipeline.

Carney caved on virtually all of Smith's demands. Updates to come.

What did I just listen to?!

Trudeau-era foreign policy was feminist only in the neoliberal sense where empowerment came through capital and individualist “boot-straps” mentality. Nothing was prioritized in changing the system for women as a class. Carney decided even that was too much.

No more feminist foreign policy, Carney says Prime Minister, who made the comments at the G20 summit in Johannesburg, has placed less emphasis on feminist policies than the Trudeau government

Every so often this man communicates that women ain’t shit. This man comes from a world with very few women at the top levels and therefore assumes we don’t need to be there
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Weird how I never saw Liberal supporters call Trudeau’s “feminist” policies out as hollow when he was in power. Only when Carney gets rid of it did it turn out to be useless. Could almost guarantee these people thought “Well it’s better than nothing” when that was the line.

Birds of a feather...

Episode 348 – 2025 Budget; Liberal Carnage In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the 2025 Liberal budget — Mark Carney’s first — and how he blurs the line between Liberals and Tories like never before.

The Liberals' budget -- it mostly helps upper income people, it mostly helps men, it mostly helps war, oil and gas.

Sandy and Nora Talk Politics -- Budget 2025 - Liberal Carnage

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ANALYSIS | Carney's talk of 'sacrifices' suggests Canadians could soon face those tough choices | CBC News It remains unclear exactly what those sacrifices will be or how they will be distributed. But the mere mention of sacrifices makes clear that Canadians are about to be faced with some real choices abo...

As Carney talks about ordinary Canadians having to make “sacrifices” in this budget, bear in mind that one of his first acts as PM was to cut the capital gains tax rate, a move which disproportionately benefits the wealthy.

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Bro since when have you had a problem with violent criminals? You laughed at Trump talking about blowing up Venezuelan fishing boats and you have supported Israel's genocide of Palestinians.

Car theft though, am I right

List of books being banned by EPSB

List of books being banned by EPSB

List of books being banned by EPSB

List of books being banned by EPSB

Well, the list of books being banned from EPSB is appalling. And it's very likely that an author on this list will get their other works pulled too, especially in the absence of teacher librarians.

There are books on this list that changed my life. This is what the UCP is taking away from kids.

TOLD YA.

(CTV News logo at the top) "By refusing to bow to government interference, CUPE flight attendants exposed Section 107 for what it is: an unconstitutional violation of workers' Charter-protected right to free and fair collective bargaining. Any employer thinking of leaning on Section 107 in the future should think twice — it's a crutch that just snapped." - -- Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press

The quote at the end of this CTV article about the Air Canada strike is chef’s kiss/fire/mic drop:

CUPE had to set up food banks 🍎 in their offices because Air Canada pays their flight attendants so little. Remember this forever: that Mark Carney wants to jail starving people after Air Canada purchased $500M in stock buy-backs and the CEO makes $12M. #cdnpoli

Carney is pushing Canadian liberalism to its breaking point Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Bill C-5 signals a dramatic shift in Canadian politics, allowing major industrial projects to bypass environmental and Indigenous consultation. This move threatens to rupt...

Bill C-5 will let the Carney government sidestep Indigenous rights and environmental checks for “nation-building” projects of its choosing. It’s a sharp turn toward authoritarianism—and a breaking point for Canadian liberalism.

Dear Erin Lee and Julie Lalonde, Thank you for your letter on behalf of the coalition of anti-gender-based violence advocates and survivors. The Liberal Party of Canada has a long and proud history of advancing equality and defending the rights of women and gender-diverse people. Around the world, progress is being rolled back – on women’s rights, on gender equity, and on the safety and dignity of those who have fought for generations to be heard and protected. Under a new Liberal government led by Mark Carney, these rights will never be compromised. We are committed to ending gender-based violence. A Mark Carney government will continue investments in the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence. This investment will support victims and survivors, prevent violence before it happens, and ensure that Indigenous-led approaches are prioritized in partnership. We recognize that gender-based violence increases in times of crisis and that racialized women and women living in rural and remote communities face disproportionately high rates of violence. Keeping Canada safe means keeping every Canadian safe, no matter who they are or where they live. We will protect victims of sexual violence and intimate partner violence by: • Making murder motivated by hate a constructive first-degree offence, including femicide. • Make it a criminal offence to distribute non-consensual sexual deepfakes. • Increase penalties for the distribution of intimate images without consent and sexual assault on summary conviction.

We also believe that women’s economic empowerment is essential to building safer and more equitable communities. That is why we will increase support for the Women’s Economic and Leadership Opportunities Fund, which invests in projects that promote women’s economic security and prosperity. We know that a strong economy must be one where women can access high-paying jobs, receive equal pay for equal work, and rise without systemic barriers holding them back. For more details on these plans and additional commitments from the Liberal Party of Canada, please see our Platform. Thank you again for your letter. A new government led by Mark Carney will remain committed to consultation, partnership, and action so that we make meaningful progress to ending gender-based violence and build a safer, more equal future together. Sincerely, The Liberal Party of Canada

During the election, my colleague Erin and I represented a coalition of feminist groups across Canada asking each leader for their commitment to ending GBV.

This is the response we received from Carney and his team. If you need fodder for your complaint letters to them about cuts to WAGE!

Carney's Cuts with Angella MacEwen | Perspectives Journal Angella MacEwen explains what is at stake with Carney’s chosen course of “cuts, cuts, and more cuts.”

While Mark Carney says it’s time to cut back the public service, @cupescfp.bsky.social senior economist @angella.bsky.social explains how workers will pay the price in a new era of austerity.

Listen here: perspectivesjournal.ca/carneys-cuts/

I once heavily skimmed one of her books and it was the exact same experience.

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Canadians clutching their pearls about ICE barely know the Liberals are pushing through a bill right now giving the gov the ability to check your mail, get your IP and internet history, and makes immigration and asylum seeking way more difficult

I'm also struck by Carney's decision to issue such a loud reminder of the Nova massacre when it's clearly being exploited to justify the bombardment and mass starvation of Palestinians happening RIGHT NOW -- something he has yet to take concrete action against.

Why now?

‘Death Before Detransition’: Trans Americans seek safety in Canada Anti-trans political repression driven by U.S. president Trump is pushing individuals over the edge, and over the border North

Trans Americans seek safety in Canada — repression in Trump's U.S. pushing people over the edge and over the border.

Journalist @opheliedm.bsky.social speaks to a clandestine #trans network working to find underground pathways, and a trans man who fled to #Canada:

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Idle No More 2.0 will be ‘fierce’ if Doug Ford moves ahead with Bill 5 First Nation leaders say new Ontario law lets developers avoid consultation

Northern Ontario First Nation leaders are vowing 'Idle No More 2.0' if Doug Ford moves ahead with Bill 5.

"They’re just making things up on the fly... it's too late in the process to fix this."

NEW from @jonthompson.bsky.social:

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#onpoli #indigenous #IdleNoMore

Debate? You keep using this word but I don't think it means what you think it means. Debate requires intelligent,responsive,respectful engagement. This is hateful, dehumanizing, racist vitriol.

Reported and blocked.

It takes very little time to realize that "Trade Barrier" is a euphamism for "public service" or "democratic expression of a way of doing things."

If we just put Loblaw in charge, there'd be no barriers to moving food across Canada!

I can't wait to see how long it takes Canadians to realize that there is very little gold in the hills of "Interprovincial Trade."

Pope Leo XIV appeared on the loggia of St Peter's Basilica for his first ever Regina Coeli address on Sunday the 11th of May. Addressing the faithful gathered in St Peter’s Square and countless others following from around the world he echoed the cry for peace of his predecessor, Pope Francis. “In today’s dramatic context of a third world war fought piecemeal ... I too appeal to the powerful of the world by repeating these ever-relevant words: never again war!”

A cry for Ukraine and Gaza He recalled, first, “the immense tragedy of the Second World War", which came to an end 80 years ago, on 8 May, "after causing 60 million deaths.” Pope Leo then turned to the modern wars plaguing the world today: “I carry in my heart the suffering of the beloved Ukrainian people,” he said, urging that "every effort be made to reach a true, just, and lasting peace as soon as possible". "May all prisoners be freed, and may the children be returned to their families", he said. He then turned to the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip. “I am deeply pained by what is happening,” he said. “Let the fighting cease immediately, let humanitarian aid be provided to the exhausted civilian population, and may all hostages be released".

In Pope Leo XIV's first Sunday blessing he carries forward Pope Francis's analysis that we are currently living through a third world war fought piecemeal, and he calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza. Not a bad start for the first pontiff from the US.

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This will be something that future generations look back on in disbelief.

Having King Chuckles III announce that Canada will vastly boost its military and border security spending is a little too on the nose.

It’s change your MP and change your tires season in Carleton.

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