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Toula Drimonis @mtltoula.bsky.social · Aug 26

Imagine thinking this is secularism. 🤦‍♀️
www.montrealgazette.com/news/provinc...

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dr rv 🚐 (spooky 🎃) @rinewithoutacat.bsky.social · Aug 19

As some of you know, I'm working on a project looking at anti-gender/anti-trans politics and its impacts on SOGI asylum/refugee policymaking in Canada and the UK.

I'm looking for interviewees to discuss their experiences as legal professionals, community supporters, and NGO workers.

Please share!

Call for Participants
Impacts of Anti-Gender Politics on
SOGIE Refugees in Canada and the UK
Are you a legal professional, NGO employee, or
community supporter of refugees and asylum-seekers in Canada and/or the UK?
Or, do you have lived experience in Canada or the UK as
an LGBTQ+ refugee or asylum-seeker?
Are you willing to share your experiences for a research project about the impact of anti-trans/anti-gender
politics on LGBTQ+ refugee and asylum claims?
What's Involved
You are invited for an interview of approximately one hour, to be
conducted online and at a time that suits you.
Your participation will be anonymous, and for your time, you will be compensated $20 (Canadian participants) or £15 (UK participants).
For more information, contact rine.vieth.1@ulaval.ca
This project was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Université Laval:
Approval Number 2024-528 A-1 / 18-08-2025

Appel à participation
Impacts des politiques anti-genre sur
les réfugié·e·s SOGIE au Canada et au
Royaume-Uni
Êtes-vous professionnel·le du droit, employé·e d'une ONG ou
militant·e communautaire des réfugiés et des demandeurs d'asile au
Canada et/ou au Royaume-Uni ?
Ou avez-vous vécu au Canada ou au Royaume-Uni en tant que
réfugié·e ou demandeur·se d'asile LGBTQ+ ?
Êtes-vous prêt·e à partager vos expériences dans le cadre d'un
projet de recherche sur l'impact des politiques anti-trans/anti-genre
sur les demandes d'asile et de réfugié des personnes LGBTQ+ ?
Qu'est-ce que cela implique ?
Vous êtes invité·e à participer à un entretien d'environ une heure, qui se
déroulera en ligne à l'heure qui vous convient.
Votre participation sera confidentielle et vous recevrez une compensation de 20 $ (pour les participant·e·s canadien·ne·s) ou de 15 £ (pour les participant·e·s britanniques) pour le temps que vous aurez consacré à cet entretien.
Pour plus d'info, veuillez contacter rine.vieth.1@ulaval.ca
Ce projet a été approuvé par le Comité d’éthique de la recherche de l’Université Laval :
No d’approbation 2024-528 A-1 / 18-08-2025

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Conor Curtis @conorcurtis.bsky.social · Aug 19

"'We feel proud,' the spokesperson said. The feeling across the union is one of hope, and joy. She explained that across all of @cupescfp.bsky.social, their goal is to bring back power to unions, and to stand for their charter rights."

From @therovermedia.bsky.social: therover.ca/strike-ends-...

Strike 'Ends Unpaid Work' As Union Reaches Deal With Air Canada – The Rover

Low wages and unpaid labour led to flight attendants using food banks, sleeping in cars.

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"spooky simchas" daniel s. @self.agency · Jun 29

"you taught the world about freedom and it's time for us to return the favor"

hot damn

Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · Jun 29

Mamdani turned up at BAYO at Barclay Center yesterday and said he was going to fight to get Haiti off the travel ban and he said Haiti correctly

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · Jun 29

The piece takes a more nuanced position than this post makes it seem, but I have to say, we’ve known the solution to better, more affordable telecom service for over a century: it’s through public ownership and delivery.

Toronto Star @thestar.com · Jun 27

From flights to cell phone bills, Canadians get a raw deal. This is why — and how Mark Carney can fix it

A Friday #opinion from @justinling.ca

Justin Ling: From flights to cell phone bills, Canadians get a raw deal. This is why — and how Mark Carney can fix it

Protectionism and a lack of competition are making life expensive for Canadians.

www.thestar.com

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playstation 3 era bloom @podesbiens.bsky.social · Jun 2

little known fact: the Q in LGBTQ stands for Québec, where being gay was invented

happy pride tabarnac

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Institut de recherche et d'informations socioéconomiques @iris-recherche.bsky.social · May 15

L’IRIS fête 25 ans de recherche engagée! Pour l’occasion, nous lançons une grande campagne de financement. Votre soutien est essentiel à la poursuite de notre mission!

Pour faire un don -> bit.ly/25ansIRIS

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · May 20

Wild that no one seems to remember that women are over represented in public service and therefore are over represented in the cohort of people with the most to lose when the boss is a dickwad.

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · May 13

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!

Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · May 13

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."

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Pivot @pivot.quebec · Apr 30

ANALYSE | 📈 Une grande partie de la population ne gagne pas assez pour atteindre le revenu viable. #polmtl #polqc #economie

Un article de Francis Hébert-Bernier, pour Pivot 👇

pivot.quebec/2025/04...

Travailler à temps plein ne suffit pas à vivre dignement – Pivot

Une grande partie de la population ne gagne pas assez pour atteindre le revenu viable.

pivot.quebec

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Théo @amloiandy.bsky.social · Apr 3

I think that part of the reason a riding without a serious Conservative candidate would show Conservative support is that people want to vote for the PM and either don't know or don't care that that's not how things work.

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Claire Ross @roseclaire.bsky.social · Mar 26

J'ai passé la journée d'hier à décortiquer le budget du Québec avec @fhbernier.bsky.social.

Pourquoi parle-t-on d'austérité alors qu'il y a un déficit? Quels (minimes) efforts le gouv. fait-il pour dégager des nouveaux fonds? Quels (maigres) fonds vont au logement et à l'environnement? 🧵

#polqc

Pivot @pivot.quebec · Mar 25

NOUVELLE |💰 Malgré un déficit, le budget du Québec est jugé austère par plusieurs observateurs.

L'article de Francis Hébert-Bernier et Claire Ross est disponible 👇

pivot.quebec/2025/03...

Budget du Québec : généreux pour les entreprises, moins pour les services publics – Pivot

Malgré un déficit, le budget du Québec est jugé austère par plusieurs observateurs.

pivot.quebec

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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · Mar 25

Happening tomorrow at 12 pm ET! @policyalternatives.ca's Ask Us Anything webinar: What do Trump tariffs mean for Canada’s economy? What kind of supports will exist for people who lose their job—is EI up to the task? Our panel of experts will be there! Register here ➡️ us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

An all Q&A webinar! Join in with your questions about the election, Trump, trade, tariffs, jobs…. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

CCPA non-partisan, independent policy experts will answer your questions about interprovincial trade barrier myths, jobs, getting social supports on the policy agenda and more!

us02web.zoom.us

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Théo @amloiandy.bsky.social · Mar 17

Roundup of pieces mostly about how to tackle the trade war from the left with progressive policies that centre workers and the environment.

Great long pieces from... the last three weeks

This covers the period from February 23 to March 15

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Alex Cosh @alexcosh.bsky.social · Feb 20

NEW: free trade is dead, the current agreement with 🇺🇸 is worthless, and it’s time to imagine a very different future, economists tell @taylornoakes.bsky.social 👇
www.readthemaple.com/time-to-thin...

Time To Think Beyond ‘Worthless’ Free Trade Agreements: Economists

“Why should we feel constrained by a free trade agreement?”

www.readthemaple.com

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Québec solidaire @quebecsolidaire.bsky.social · Feb 20

Empêcher les travailleurs et travailleuses de faire la grève : voilà la nouvelle idée scandaleuse du gouvernement de la CAQ. Les solidaires s’opposeront à cette attaque contre les droits des travailleurs et travailleuses.

#PolQC

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Théo @amloiandy.bsky.social · Feb 19

"But there are costs—and they will be borne by workers, the public, and the environment while any economic gains from deregulation will flow directly into the pockets of corporate giants, both Canadian and American."

The Breach @breachmedia.ca · Feb 19

We keep being told that scrapping "interprovincial trade barriers" is the answer to Trump's threats.

But the barriers are so few you can list them on a paper napkin, writes trade expert Stuart Trew.

This isn't about trade—it's about deregulation. breachmedia.ca/freakout-abo...

The freakout about Canada’s ‘internal trade barriers’ is a corporate scam ⋆ The Breach

Business lobbyists and right-wing think tanks are exploiting Trump’s threats to push their deregulation agenda

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DT Cochrane @dtcochrane.bsky.social · Feb 14

Silicon Valley attracted very intelligent and creative people.

But the VC’s selected for those expected to generate extreme wealth not those producing socially beneficial knowledge.

Classic Veblenian sabotage.

alex williams @atwilliams.bsky.social · Feb 14

this is frankly one of the things i’m saddest about about tech, and i blame the culture of lawlessness in silicon valley for forcing a potentially-useful technology through the putrid and criminal culture of cryptocurrency

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · Feb 13

there’s an alternate universe where AI products were introduced in a measured way, workers thoughtfully figured out how to integrate them into extant workflows, and reasonable leaders didn’t use them as rationale for laying people off (and legally couldn’t)

unfortunately that’s not the one we’re in

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Théo @amloiandy.bsky.social · Feb 12

"For the left in Canada, nationalism is a kind of defeatism: an acceptance of class rule, and a lack of vision for building a struggle that challenges the dominance of capital and capitalists’ interests, which aren’t reducible to our own interests."

Todd Gordon @toddgordontoronto.bsky.social · Feb 11

Here’s my response to the resurgence of Canadian nationalism — left & otherwise — in the context of the tariff war: a political dead end, we need instead a much more far reaching, & internationalist, response animated by struggles from below.

www.midnightsunmag.ca/we-need-work...

We Need Workers’ Solidarity, Not “National Unity,” in Response to Trump’s Tariffs

Todd Gordon on why Canadian nationalism is a dead end, and on the need for a strategy centred around mass struggle and workers’ solidarity across borders.

www.midnightsunmag.ca

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Le Droit @ledroit.com · Feb 8

Créées à l’origine pour favoriser le maintien à domicile des aînés, les Habitations partagées de l’Outaouais proposent différents services, dont le service de cohabitation qui répond aujourd’hui aux besoins de gens de tous âges en quête d’un milieu de vie confortable et abordable.

La cohabitation : pour les économies et le mode de vie!

Créées à l’origine pour favoriser le maintien à domicile des aînés, les Habitations partagées de l’Outaouais proposent différents services, dont le service de cohabitation qui répond aujourd’hui aux besoins de gens de tous âges en quête d’un milieu de vie…

www.ledroit.com

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The Conversation Canada @ca.theconversation.com · Feb 9

DEI needs to fix systems, not people

Experts argue that bias is systemic, and solutions should focus on changing policies and structures, not just individual behaviour.

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Théo @amloiandy.bsky.social · Feb 11

“Designing pro-business policies and repackaging them as serving the 'national interest' is basically what the Business Council of Canada was created for in the 1970s.”

The Breach @breachmedia.ca · Feb 7

Canada’s corporate elite never let a good crisis go to waste.

While Trump’s tariff threats have sent the rest of us into panic, big business lobbies are exploiting the opportunity to push their longstanding wishlist, writes @nikbarryshaw.bsky.social.
breachmedia.ca/canadas-ceos...

Canada's CEOs want to cash in on Trump's tariff threats ⋆ The Breach

Corporate lobby groups are turning the trade chaos in their favour by pushing for tax cuts, deregulation, pipelines, and military spending

breachmedia.ca

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Théo @amloiandy.bsky.social · Feb 10

Here's a handful of interesting pieces I read last week:

theoamloi.substack.com/p/great-long...

Source: https://etoiledunord.media/2025/02/les-travailleurs-et-les-activistes-se-rassemblent-a-la-porte-damazon/

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Broadbent Institute @broadbent.bsky.social · Feb 9

This report examines the Canadian grocery industry to better understand what is driving retail profit growth, and as a result, higher supermarket food prices.

Canadian Grocery Profitability: Inflation, Wages and Financialization - Broadbent Institute

This report examines the Canadian grocery industry to better understand what is driving retail profit growth, and as a result, higher supermarket food prices.

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Climate & Capitalism / Ian Angus @ecosocialism1.bsky.social · Feb 8

Ecosocialist Bookshelf, February 2025. Seven recent books on movement building, modern capitalism, evolution, ecology and colonialism. climateandcapitalism.com/2025/02/08/e...

Ecosocialist Bookshelf, February 2025 | Climate & Capitalism

Seven recent books on movement building, modern capitalism, evolution…

climateandcapitalism.com

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