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GregT the Metis
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Michif niiya - I am Métis. From the banks of the Red River. Trade Unionist. (he/him)
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Despite all that, some Indigenous strikers still spoke of their action and their engagement with the union movement as a positive experience in terms of learning and self-empowerment.
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The Native workers weren't fooled by Means. They eventually lost the strike but won at the Labour Relations Board of British Columbia when it ruled that management owed the union $10,000 in compensation. The boss fled the country to avoid paying.
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A few years later, in 1978, Native workers at the Muckamuck Restaurant in Vancouver organized themselves as part of SORWUC and went on strike against low wages, illegal fines, and racist comments from management. The boss flew in right-wing Russell Means of AIM fame to try to break the strike.
#OtD 22 Oct 1972 feminists in Vancouver, Canada founded SORWUC - the Service, Office and Retail Workers' Union of Canada. They sought to represent workers in marginalised, low-paying, largely female-dominated sectors stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9520...
Canada's nICE agents pointing assault rifles at elders... the real Canadian Heritage Moment.
Funny how this guy is never sent in when Indigenous people are involved.

Canadians are so full of their bullshit.
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1/5 Today marks the birthday of Louis Riel, born October 22, 1844, in the Red River Settlement, now Saint Boniface, Manitoba. Riel was a Métis leader, politician, & founder of Manitoba, known for his tireless defense of Métis rights, land, & culture.
Jan 6 was their dry-run. They got away with it and now it’s showtime.
ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.

The President is building an army to attack his own country.
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A certain segment of social media mis very focused on a letter sent out by the city of Richmond this weekend and what a recent court ruling means for the future of land ownership in B.C. Helpful to read measured and informed takes from people who specialize in that area of law (see next post)
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I am begging Canadians to understand that Canada Post, like public transit, should not be a business - it's a service.

Canada Post is a lifeline for rural, remote and Northern communities and overall, we need to re-evaluate why people think they "need" random shit delivered ASAP.
The government is reducing service standards and Canada Post’s biggest advantage: its nationwide network.

This plan is about cutting back the postal service instead of investing to give it new revenue tools through things like postal banking. It’s shameful.
Liberal government frees Canada Post to end home delivery, close some post offices | CBC News
With Canada Post on track to lose $1.5 billion in 2025 and contract discussions between the union and the corporation stalled, the federal government is embarking on a modernization plan it says will ...
www.cbc.ca
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personally I care way more about this than jimmy kimmel but hopefully people who care about kimmel realize how it’s connected to mahmoud
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They are going to name an aircraft carrier after him.
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Charlie Kirk does not deserve a national day of remembrance.

He was a bigot, a conspiracy theorist, and frankly a coward who targeted vulnerable groups on behalf of powerful interests.

Let it be said millions of times over.
National day of remembrance for Charlie Kirk motion passed the Senate by unanimous consent.

Zero Democrats objected, which would have stopped it.
Tommy Tuberville is presiding — and smirking.

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One thing that kinda blows my mind:

I spoke to national French-language media all morning about this. I did three separate interviews before 10am.

I was interviewed for the U.S. publication WIRED about it.

But English-language Canadian media? Crickets.

It’s just so odd!
Hi. I’m Rachel.

My name is first on the website the North American far-right is using to target people they say “celebrated” Charlie Kirk’s death.

There’s just one problem: I never did that.

But the people sending me threats don’t seem to care.

Let me tell you, in my own words, what happened:
After this, they are going to make him the next anchor for The National.
Gondor, when the westfold fell!
Nobody’s free until Palestine is free.
Nobody's free until Palestine is free.
Nobody’s free until Palestine is free.
Canada's billionaire bootlickers are having quite the fit over Air Canada.
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UPDATE: The liberals have ordered a return to work ending the strike less than 48 hours after it started. Air Canada takes hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies yet their staff eat leftover meals because they can't afford groceries.

Disgraceful
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The Liberal government knows that recognizing the group "Métis Nation of Ontario" is explosive for moving forward on Indigenous and Métis land rights.
PM Carney is no dumb bunny.
His decision to host this group on talks over major resource projects on treaty lands will burn bridges of trust.