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Educated Voters
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We are a small but mighty community based in the prairies, united in our mission to inspire voters with accessible information and encourage the exercise of their democratic rights. 🇨🇦 🌾 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦 🇲🇽 https://www.instagram.com/educvoters?igsh=YW9zdDBnbzFpaWkw
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Educated Voters @educatedvoters.bsky.social · Apr 1
Educated Voters started with a conversation among friends that grew into a mission: make political info relatable and accessible for minority groups, youth, LGBTQA+, and others. We're building a community where questions are welcomed, and politics feels approachable again.
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Alexander Quon @alexanderquon.bsky.social · 1d
Since I saw some chatter about this online, a kind reminder for everyone that the animal by-law review is the result of a city council motion. It was not the decision of city administration.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Pet industry workers ask Regina to delay any animal bylaw changes | CBC News
Regina pet industry experts had their say on the animal bylaw review Friday, and many say the city needs to take more time before rolling out Phase 1 of their animal bylaw review,
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Alexander Quon @alexanderquon.bsky.social · 2d
More staff cuts at Saskatchewan Polytechnic. Since April, a total of 66 staff have been let go

NDP say it's the result of funding cuts (A reduction of $6M in a nearly $800M budget).

The Provincial government points to the decline in international student enrolment.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Sask. Polytech lays off 25 more staff members as budget woes continue | CBC News
Saskatchewan Polytechnic's staffing cuts continued this week as another 25 people were laid off, bringing the total layoffs since April to 66.
www.cbc.ca
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d
"His vision reflects both compassion and common sense."

Samra Brouk and Jo Anne Simon — Chairs of the Mental Health Committees in the NYS Senate and Assembly — endorse our plan to address the mental health crisis with real, evidence-based solutions.
Mamdani offers real solutions for mental health
Our mental health system is running on fumes. For too long, it has been underfunded and shaped by politics rather than evidence. As chairs of the Senate and Assembly Committees on Mental Health, we…
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 3d
📣 Job alert! 📣

The Narwhal is offering a one-year fellowship for an Indigenous journalist in B.C., in collaboration with the Indigenous Journalists Association and IndigiNews. See the post for more details — applications are due Nov. 2. Spread the word!

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 3d
A former MP who vacated his seat for Pierre Poilievre is now registered to lobby for a B.C.-based coal company in Alberta. Read the findings in our report.

zurl.co/FWnsb

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Former MP who vacated seat for Poilievre registers to lobby for coal company in Alberta
Damien Kurek, who vacated his seat as an MP so Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre could run in his place, has registered to lobby the Alberta government
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Alexander Quon @alexanderquon.bsky.social · 4d
The RPL essentially said that If council orders us to use our reserves to fund ongoing expenses then they will just have to make bigger mill rate increase requests down the road.

It's essentially short-sighted decision making centered around this year's mill-rate rather than sustainable planning
pdcityhall.bsky.social PD City Hall (Paul Dechene) @pdcityhall.bsky.social · 4d
Radons: That's what reserves are for. You have to figure out what your minimums & maximums are b/c that's what we're doing. You have to take this back to your board & have a deep conversation about what you're going to come back w/ #yqrcc
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Paul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 4d
Hey gang. There's an executive committee meeting starting at 9am. A bunch of partner org budgets will be considered today including the library budget which is asking for an additional 3.5% mill rate increase. I do not anticipate this going well. I will live tweet from @pdcityhall.bsky.social #yqrcc
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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 5d
The answer to "is Benjamin Netanyahu a war criminal?" is "yes, but he's also a genocider," and this should not be controversial.
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Paul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 7d
I am very concerned that this was one of the results of Regina's Housing Accelerator changes. Certainly, we've made it so the highest density is by-right near transit corridors. Makes some sense but it really means it's relegated to Regina's drag-racing routes. #yqrcc /1
typewriteralley.bsky.social Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 7d
I'm really interested to know exactly how "corridor urbanism", which is another name for focusing housing growth on our widest, loudest, and dirtiest arterial streets so other areas don't have to change, got literally baked into Washington's statewide transportation plan.
Reimagining Growth: Corridor Urbanism Washington state is growing fast. By 2050, our urban cores and rural communities will experience demographic and economic shifts that demand a new model of development. This plan integrates housing and land use planning with transportation strategies to encourage growth along key transportation corridors with mixed-use, mixed-income housing within walking distance of highcapacity transit. It suggests reformed zoning to encourage flexible, mid-scale development that matches community context and transportation capacity. It offers strategies to streamline development and lower development costs, which promote affordability. By linking where people live, work, and shop with how they move, we can reduce commute times, lower emissions, and support vibrant, walkable neighborhoods. This approach offers substantial potential benefits: increased housing density, reduced reliance on single-occupancy vehicles, and enhanced transit accessibility. Environmental advantages include decreased energy and water consumption and lower carbon emissions. Studies estimate that, compared with traditional suburban development, dwellings in mixed-income and mixed-use developments consume 39% less energy and 62% less water. Driving is reduced by 55%, and household costs by 53%. These developments can significantly boost the local tax base through increased property values.11 By strategically redeveloping existing corridors, we can create more sustainable, equitable, and economically vibrant communities, alleviating transportation pressures and fostering responsible urban growth.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 9d
Knowing who to be mad at truly is praxis.
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Andreas 🇨🇦 Fella 💙 @andreasor.bsky.social · 8d
Ig:COLE.NOTCOLE 🇨🇦: F'NO!!
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shaka 🦁👑 @beejonson.me · 9d
Nobel Peace Prize went to obama, the bomber, and kissinger, the butcher. That’s all you need to know about the credibility of this western award. María Corina Machado is a staunch zionist who begged netanyahu to intervene in Venezuela, and promises to hand over the country's oil to US corporations.
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Erin 🇨🇦 @spicyerin.bsky.social · 9d
Just a friendly reminder; Alberta Teachers are fighting for your kids.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 9d
Striking Canada Post workers will move to rotating strikes as of tomorrow — but they’re still fighting the uphill battle for both Canada Post and their labour rights.

For @parismarx.com, the Carney government continuing to chip away at this essential service is the last straw:
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🔫Scott Martian Invaders🛼 @youcaughtscott.com · 9d
Say what you will about past Liberal and Conservative governments, they were ideologically driven. Carney just snuck in last minute and is like “Actually I’m ransacking the public coffers to fund the military, AI, energy companies and pay CEO friends obscene salaries. Thanks!”
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🔫Scott Martian Invaders🛼 @youcaughtscott.com · 9d
I feel comfortable calling this government the first grift government in federal politics.
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Educated Voters @educatedvoters.bsky.social · 9d
Bigot says what?
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Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · 9d
“A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination”
www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows
A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination
www.scientificamerican.com
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 9d
You know how local media is getting decimated as disinformation floods in?

Well, my friends at @nationalobserver.com have created an incredibly cool new tool for keeping an eye on local politics.

Check it out:
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 9d
They are not planning "a violent crackdown" on 10.18. What they are doing is sending a signal to their shock troops to try to cause havoc. But those shock troops will be vastly outnumbered. Go out and protest freely. Do not be cowed.
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Markham Hislop @markhamhislop.bsky.social · 10d
Carney, Smith's "Pipeline for Lower Oil Emissions" Deal Doesn't Work

Janetta McKenzie, @Pembina Institute, modelled 3 scenarios, several that included a new pipeline to the West Coast.

Oil sands emissions rise in every one.
#ableg #abpoli @markjcarney
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Carney, Smith's "Pipeline for Lower Oil Emissions" Deal Doesn't Work
YouTube video by Energi Media
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Geoffrey P Johnston😎🇨🇦🇺🇦 @geoffypjohnston.bsky.social · 10d
In my interview with @cathmckenna.bsky.social, former minister of environment & climate change, we discussed: the impact of climate change on women & girls, misogyny, toxic social media, & leadership.

‘Run like a girl’ to defeat misogyny | The Kingston Whig Standard
www.thewhig.com/opinion/run-...
‘Run like a girl’ to defeat misogyny
Catherine McKenna is busy these days fighting the good fight on behalf of women and the environment.
www.thewhig.com
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Froggles 🇨🇦 @froggles42.bsky.social · 10d
...alllllllllllllllll the way to hell.
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Alexander Quon @alexanderquon.bsky.social · 10d
The Government of Saskatchewan has thrown into confusion the future of a shelter in downtown Moose Jaw by contradicting a relocation announcement initially confirmed by Premier Scott Moe and Justice Minister Tim McLeod.
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Confusion reigns over the future of a shelter in downtown Moose Jaw
YouTube video by CBC News Saskatchewan
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Alexander Quon @alexanderquon.bsky.social · 11d
In a move that appears to have been a shock to Moose Jaw officials and the business community, Saskatchewan's Ministry of Social Services has ordered shelter to be moved out of downtown Moose Jaw.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Ministry of Social Services orders shelter to be moved out of downtown Moose Jaw | CBC News
Saskatchewan's Ministry of Social Services has directed a shelter in downtown Moose Jaw to be moved out of the city's core — to the surprise of municipal officials. Both Moose Jaw's mayor and the head...
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