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Mike @brechinbrae220031.bsky.social · 8h

Canada Post faces two futures—a revitalized public service or a billionaire cash machine canadians.org/analysis/can...

Canada Post faces two futures—a revitalized public service or a billionaire cash machine

The Liberal government is dismantling Canada Post for the billionaire class, while ignoring bold proposals from postal workers to reinvent the public service

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Mike @brechinbrae220031.bsky.social · 8h

I just signed a @canadiansorg petition: Petition to Minister Champagne: No Austerity in this budget. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...

Petition to Minister Champagne: No Austerity in this budget

$25 billion per year less for public services. 57,000 jobs eliminated. The “worst cuts in modern history,” according to economists. Is this what Canadians voted for on April 28? The deep cuts to pu...

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Mike @brechinbrae220031.bsky.social · 8h

Under Mark Carney, capital’s leading lobby group is back in the driver’s seat.
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Under Mark Carney, capital’s leading lobby group is back in the driver’s seat

With Mark Carney in power, the Business Council of Canada has re-emerged as the country’s most influential lobby group. While few Canadians know its name, the Council is advancing a pro-corporate agen...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10h

“Swear her in! Swear her in!”

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 8h

San Antonio ends Meals on Wheels.

Tell me, again, how both parties are the same, how voting third party is the right and only path to take. I’ll wait.

Meals on Wheels to suspend meal delivery services for hundreds of local seniors

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Meals on Wheels to suspend meal delivery services for hundreds of local seniors

SAN ANTONIO - A local institution is having to drastically scale back services to elderly and disabled people across the community.On Tuesday, Meals on Wheels S

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Canadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social · 5d

Pete Hegseth’s war on “wokeness” masks something darker: a bid to unchain the American military from ethics and accountability, reviving the old fantasy of a warrior state beyond the law.

Pete Hegseth’s dangerous warrior fantasy

US Defence Secretary of War Pete Hegseth champions a “warrior ethos” that glorifies brute force, rigid conformity, and maximum lethality. By rejecting diversity, rules of engagement, and societal over...

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Canadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social · 4d

It is deeply concerning that Washington is contemplating war with Venezuela despite the absence of any evidence linking its leader to the drug trade. Canada must take immediate steps to ensure that its technologies and policies do not make it complicit in another unlawful US military campaign.

Is Canada complicit in Trump’s illegal war in Venezuela?

The Trump administration’s covert bombing campaign against alleged Venezuelan “narco-terrorists” has drawn scrutiny from legal experts and human rights observers. As evidence of cartel ties remains un...

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Canadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social · 2d

Canada faces a critical choice in foreign policy: continue following Europe and the United States in militarization, or pursue diplomacy with growing global powers, prioritizing dialogue over containment.

Canada needs diplomacy to reach out to growing economies

Canada faces a critical choice in foreign policy: continue following Europe and the US in militarization, or pursue diplomacy with growing global powers. Yakov M. Rabkin argues that Canada should dive...

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Canadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social · 1d

To continue allowing economic ties with Israeli settlements is to be complicit in an illegal occupation. It sends a message that international law is optional, and that Canada is willing to look the other way.

Canada’s legal duty to end trade with Israeli settlements

Canada must act. This means enacting an immediate ban on the import of goods from illegal settlements, in line with Ireland’s example, and working toward a broader policy that rejects economic support...

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Canadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social · 1d

The brother of federal Industry Minister, Mélanie Joly, is the president and CEO of Intelcom, a courier company that exploits subcontracted delivery drivers for pennies per package. It stands to benefit mightily from the dismantlement and privatization of public postal services in Canada.

The privatization crisis at Canada Post

Canada Post is under attack. Political favouritism, privatized delivery, and precarious subcontracting are putting workers and public service at risk. From Intelcom’s exploitative practices to the gov...

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Canadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social · 1d

Defending Canada Post is not only about protecting good jobs; it’s about preserving one of the last nationwide infrastructures capable of countering corporate monopoly and serving people where they live.

The privatization crisis at Canada Post

Canada Post is under attack. Political favouritism, privatized delivery, and precarious subcontracting are putting workers and public service at risk. From Intelcom’s exploitative practices to the gov...

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Mike @brechinbrae220031.bsky.social · 9h

I’ve just taken a strong stand for nature… Now it’s your turn! Join me in writing to your MP to demand investments for Canadian nature. act.naturecanada.ca/page/179337/...

Canada needs to invest in nature!

I’ve just taken a strong stand for nature… now it’s your turn! Join me in writing to your MP to demand investments for Canadian nature.

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Mike @brechinbrae220031.bsky.social · 9h

Urgent action required to speak up for endangered species in Ontario nwmd.social/s/twitter/4A... #StopBill5 #conservationmatters #yourstoprotect #biodiversity #savespecies #onpoli

Repeal Bill 5 and Restore Protections for Endangered Species

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Mike @brechinbrae220031.bsky.social · 9h

via @wildernews: Repeal Bill 5 and Restore Protections for Endangered Species www.wildernesscommittee.org/ActForOntari...

Repeal Bill 5 and Restore Protections for Endangered Species

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Mike @brechinbrae220031.bsky.social · 9h

The Elmvale Groundwater Observatory
A Facility Developed to Sample Pristine Artesian Groundwater for Trace Elements
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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 1d

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Vaccines are safe and effective.

Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.

When you want information, ask your doctor.

It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

"We have an economy where a handful of modern-day robber barons wield extraordinary power. They hold enormous control over our paychecks, our bills, our time, and our futures.

...But the good news is that nothing about any of this is inevitable." - Lina Khan

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Mike @brechinbrae220031.bsky.social · 1d

Statements from Donald Trump & Republicans in the United States have become synonymous with lying. Americans & the world KNOW this. Why are we continuing to give this backward rhetoric oxygen? Stop normalizing this stupidity and call out this blatant incompetence in every way.

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Forbes @forbes.com · 2d

Vice President JD Vance suggested President Donald Trump’s renewed tariff threats were a negotiation tactic.

U.S. Stock Futures Rise As Trump Softens Tone On China After 100% Tariff Threat

Vice President JD Vance suggested President Donald Trump’s renewed tariff threats were a negotiation tactic.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Mike @brechinbrae220031.bsky.social · 1d

Bill C-5: Climate Action is Nation Building!
Building up Canada as a strong nation means being a strong climate leader, not backpedalling on progress in favour of polluting industries. Yet that’s what our federal government is at risk of doing.
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