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Robert Finbow @rfinbow.bsky.social · 8h

@russellawilliams.bsky.social @lucianashworth.bsky.social what to make of this? I assume this government is not taking a principled stance against liberalization of any kind here, but selectively targeting this sector?

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Idealistic Pragmatist @justip.bsky.social · 17h

From a recently retired U of Alberta faculty member: this is a definite Nous thing. www.ualberta.ca/en/uofa-tomo...

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Jason Haslam @jasonhaslam.ca · 20h

Letter about staff firings at Dalhousie. If you are inclined after reading, you can also sign. #KeepDalStrong

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Open Letter - FoE Layoffs

To sign this letter, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/CwfvSvQgSZm79pdj7 You do not need access to the letter document itself to sign. Just click the above link. To: Dr. John Newhook, De...

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Jason Haslam @jasonhaslam.ca · 1d

Dalhousie’s admin has lost the damn plot. Let’s be clear, while provincial funding needs to be increased to help our universities thrive, Boards still have the money to pay employees a fair wage and provide more job security. Dal added $80 million to its cash-in-hand last year alone. #KeepDalStrong

CUPE 3912 @cupe3912.bsky.social · 5d

Part-time faculty at 3 N.S. universities could go on strike at end of month

www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...

Part-time faculty at 3 N.S. universities could go on strike at end of month: CUPE

Three Nova Scotia universities could be on the edge of strikes by part-time faculty members if negotiations don’t produce new collective agreements later this month.

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Jason Haslam @jasonhaslam.ca · 4d

Please sign to support part-time academics and teaching assistants at Dalhousie! #KeepDalStrong @dalfaculty.bsky.social

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New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignore

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Louise Holden @llamaperson.bsky.social · 7d

So the same politicians who throw a fit if schools don't teach Shakespeare are now throwing a fit because universities do teach it.

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Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 7d

How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.

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Safe Kjipuktuk @safehrm.bsky.social · 4d

we're commencing the most dangerous time of year for pedestrians and our municipality continues to focus on paint as a solution. Email to leadership requesting urgent action to address systemic harm that we have chosen not to address

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Paint is no solution to a road safety crisis

Dear Councillors Morse, Austin and White, I would like you to respond to this email and request please. Laura, I am copying you in as an established road safety advocate. Sam, I am copying you in you...

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Robert Finbow @rfinbow.bsky.social · 4d

They would be credited or excused for that here. Sadly, in all 3 parties.

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The Chronicle Herald @thechronicleherald.bsky.social · 4d

Deny Sullivan: Halifax bridge toll blunder: Houston’s election gimmick worsens gridlock

The promise to save drivers time is backfiring. The reason? Simple economics.

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Robert Finbow @rfinbow.bsky.social · 4d

My wife had a knee replacement and will also have stories to tell down the road.

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Robert Finbow @rfinbow.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks for passing this along. I hope your recovery from surgery has gone well.

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Robert Finbow @rfinbow.bsky.social · 5d

I didn't see notice of disruptions heading to the South end on Oxford and Connaught, where traffic was backed up over an hour this AM. They need to do better in notifications. The traffic control must be improved to allow access in both directions, not one only.

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Robert Finbow @rfinbow.bsky.social · 5d

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Jason Haslam @jasonhaslam.ca · 6d

COVID and Flu shots are now open to book in NS! #halisky novascotia.flow.canimmunize.ca/en/booking/c...

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🇨🇦 Tony MacIntyre 🇺🇦 @poohbear1985.bsky.social · 6d

Heat or eat? Half of Atlantic Canadians within $200 of not paying bills
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· By Natasha O'Neill ·

halifax.citynews.ca/2025/10/09/h...

Heat or eat? Half of Atlantic Canadians within $200 of not paying bills

Financial vulnerability across Atlantic Canada is intensifying, according to a new report that details the mounting pressures many are facing. The data is from MNP LTD, a financial firm focusing on de...

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Dalhousie Faculty Association @dalfaculty.bsky.social · 14d

This Friday, Oct 3, join CUPE3912 for their rally. Great chance to show solidarity for our colleagues @dalhousieu.bsky.social #KeepDalStrong

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Dalhousie Faculty Association @dalfaculty.bsky.social · 12d

DFA members Julia M. Wright and Spring Farrell comment on surviving the condensed fall term. dalgazette.com/news/dal-pro... #KeepDalStrong

Dal professors worry about a condensed fall semester

With the fall semester shortened due to the faculty lockout, professors at Dalhousie University are restructuring their courses to fit a condensed schedule.

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Luc Cousineau @luccousineau.bsky.social · 15d

Oh, you thought because I wasn't angry posting every day about the stupid @dalhousie.bsky.social lockout that I had calmed down about the whole thing and everything was ok?

Nope.

The semester is a dumpster fire 🔥🔥🔥
Students are rightfully pissed 🤬🤬🤬
and I'M 👏 FUCKING 👏 TIRED 👏

#KeepDalStrong

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Jason Haslam @jasonhaslam.ca · 15d

All out for @cupe3912.bsky.social this Friday! #KeepDalStrong @dalfaculty.bsky.social

A poster announcing the Dalhousie CUPE 3912 rally, Friday Oct 3rd at 1:30 p.m. in the Henry Hicks Quad at Dalhousie. It also says "Get a debrief on Thursday's conciliation session," "Meet the strike committee team" and "Ask questions." At the bottom, it says "Bring your friends and help us show Dal we need a fair deal now!" Finally, it lists their instagram account @dalhousie.unit.cupe3912 and TikTok account @dalhousiecupe3912

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Chris Greene @chrissgreene.bsky.social · 15d

Reading this release (www2.acadiau.ca/about-acadia...) makes me even more angry at the process we just endured. Acadia demonstrated both sides can commit to not only maintaining relationships but strengthening them. For me, relationships feel fractured and repair will take time.

#KeepDalStrong

Screen capture of a portion of an Acadia press release that reads: The negotiating teams revised 39 articles— 74% of the collective agreement —and created seven Memorandums of Agreement (MOA). Negotiators met 21 days at the table from May 6 to August 8 this year, and settled amicably at the table on August 8.

“The two teams did a tremendous amount of work in a relatively short period of time and reached an agreement without a need for outside intervention.” says Anthony Pash, AUFA Lead Negotiator. “We thank the Board’s team for their hard work and willingness to engage in productive debate, and we hope that this is the model for negotiations going forward.”

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Governance Journal @govjournal.bsky.social · 16d

New original article: What's in a Polity? Political Institutions and Varieties of Economic Interventionism in the United States and the European Union

From: @donatodc.bsky.social, Lorenzo Moretti, and @manuelamoschella.bsky.social

#polisky
#PAsky

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Robert Finbow @rfinbow.bsky.social · 17d

#keepdalstrong?

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dharmalee3❌👑 @dharmalee3.bsky.social · 18d

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Chris Greene @chrissgreene.bsky.social · 18d

Honestly, saying nothing would have been better than that “people are urging me to say something” email to faculty. #KeepDalStrong

a man is standing on a stage holding a microphone and saying `` now what i should have said . ''

ALT: a man is standing on a stage holding a microphone and saying `` now what i should have said . ''

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