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Council of Canadians Chapter in London, Ontario @londoncouncilcdns.bsky.social · 1d

Co-chair of #LdnOnt @londoncouncilcdns.bsky.social @davidheap.bsky.social on the @canadaboatgaza.bsky.social , part of the #FreedomFlotilla @freedomflotilla.bsky.social : Our Course is the Conscience of Humanity.
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Our Course is the Conscience of Humanity: The Council of Canadians’ support for the Freedom Flotilla

The Council of Canadians’ support for the Freedom Flotilla

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The Council of Canadians @canadiansorg.bsky.social · 23d

David Heap co-chairs the London Chapter of the Council of Canadians and was a founder of the Canadian Boat to Gaza. Since sailing in 2011, he has been a part of Freedom Flotilla Coalition missions, supporting participants and the Coalition’s media work. canadians.org/analysis/our...

Our Course is the Conscience of Humanity: The Council of Canadians’ support for the Freedom Flotilla

The Council of Canadians’ support for the Freedom Flotilla

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The Council of Canadians @canadiansorg.bsky.social · 16d

There is no way to painlessly cut $25 billion per year from the federal budget.

Critical public services are at risk: from #pharmacare to #freshwater protection, from #climateaction to #genderequity programs.

Learn more, stand up to the austerity agenda:

canadians.org/stopthecuts/

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Stop The Cuts: austerity threatens livelihoods and communities

STOP THE CUTS austerity threatens livelihoods and communities To the Minister of Finance: In a crisis, we must protect and invest in the essentials: healthcare, education and climate action. This g…

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The Council of Canadians @canadiansorg.bsky.social · 9d

On Nov 4th, the federal government is promising deep cuts to healthcare, education, and climate action. And for what? Billions for weapons of war and tax cuts for the rich.

Want to do something about it? Join us on Nov. 14th at 6pm in Ottawa.

Register at canadians.org/event/a-peop...

Stop the Cuts! A People’s Assembly

On November 4, the federal government is expected to drop a budget that will devastate health services, education and climate action, weaken public services and deliver billions in subsidies, milit…

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The Council of Canadians @canadiansorg.bsky.social · 2d

November 4, the federal gov will present its 1st budget in 18 months, which is expected to combine what economists are calling the “worst cuts in a generation” with the largest increase in spending on military hardware since the Second World War.

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Austerity for the Many, “Investments” for the Few? What to expect in the November 4 federal budget

On November 4, the federal government will present its first budget since the April 28 election, which is expected to combine what economists are calling the “worst cuts in a generation” with the l…

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Mike @brechinbrae220031.bsky.social · 17d

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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Art Folden🍁 @artfudd.bsky.social · Jun 15

Tell Canada to say NO to Trump’s $83-billion “Golden Dome” missile defence scheme: @CanadiansOrg @WBWCanada canadians.org/action/golde...

Letter to Mark Carney: No Golden Dome for Canada

Tell Prime Minister Mark Carney no to sign Canada onto Donald Trump’s $83B missile defense plan. Say no to Star Wars 3.0!

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Council of Canadians Chapter in London, Ontario @londoncouncilcdns.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, thanks for @westernufims.bsky.social #StarlingCentre for a very thought provoking talk!

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 3d

WATCH THE VIDEO WHERE I MAKE A FEW PENNIES: youtube.com/shorts/dh91H...

Teacher's strike: Alberta becomes the latest right-wing province trying to erode Canadians' rights

YouTube video by Rachel Gilmore

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 3d

What the Alberta government just did should worry all Canadians.

When they legislated striking teachers back to work, they went a step further:

They used the notwithstanding clause.

This is part of a worrying trend.

@emmettmacfarlane.com helped me break it down:

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 2d

So Donald Trump lost his shit hearing the words of Ronald Reagan at the World Series. Seriously?
Trump is the spawn of the toxic economic and political revolution launched by the Gipper.
And they are still gaslighting us.
My latest.
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TRUMP'S TANTRUM OVER REAGAN: GASLIGHTING 101

YouTube video by Charlie Angus

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CUASA - Carleton University Academic Staff Association @cuasa.ca · 5d

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Western staff, students, protest cuts to Arts & Humanities faculty

Approximately 50 protestors held a demonstration on UC Hill Friday afternoon, calling on Western University to better support the Arts & Humanities faculty.

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Oxfam France @oxfamfrance.bsky.social · 5d

✅ La promesse : "Aucun nouveau gisement de pétrole ou de gaz et aucune nouvelle mine de charbon ni extension de mine de devrait voir le jour" (Agence Internationale de l'Energie).
❌ Les faits : 2300 nouveaux projets d'extractions fossile la même année...

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Abe Oudshoorn @abeoudshoorn.bsky.social · 4d

For #WesternU faculty and students, should be a good one:

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Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · 5d

Tell PM Carney to build a modern east-west electricity grid powered by low-cost renewable energy – wind, water, solar and storage – not nuclear.

#cdnpoli #onpoli
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Carney gets it wrong on climate

Tell PM Carney to build a modern east-west electricity grid powered by low-cost renewable energy – wind, water, solar and storage – not nuclear. #cdnpoli #onpoli

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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 4d

The Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) 2026 from @policyalternatives is live! Major public cuts are avoidable. Canadians need supports and services based on equality and solidarity. Read more about Building a True Canadian Sovereignty. #cdnpoli

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Council of Canadians Chapter in London, Ontario @londoncouncilcdns.bsky.social · 5d

Oppose corporate complicity in occupation & apartheid!
Monday, October 27
4:00–6:00 PM
201 King Street #LdnOnt
Calling on #WSP Global to end all projects in occupied #Palestine & Kashmir, including Jerusalem Light Rail & Tel Aviv–Jerusalem Fast Train @ijvnbvji.bsky.social @reimagineco.bsky.social

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Mary Grace @emgeekay.bsky.social · 6d

I finished reading “All Quiet on the Western Front,” and believe this should be required reading in schools. It is the strongest testament to the senselessness and immeasurable losses of war I have ever read.

Next I will be reading about the Spanish Civil War.

www.theguardian.com/books/2023/f...

Top 10 neglected books about the Spanish civil war | Sarah Watling

A few celebrated names dominate our understanding of this ‘last great cause’, but these novels and memoirs show there is much more to learn

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Council of Canadians Chapter in London, Ontario @londoncouncilcdns.bsky.social · 5d

Oppose corporate complicity in occupation & apartheid!
Monday, October 27
4:00–6:00 PM
201 King Street #LdnOnt
Calling on #WSP Global to end all projects in occupied #Palestine & Kashmir, including Jerusalem Light Rail & Tel Aviv–Jerusalem Fast Train @ijvnbvji.bsky.social @reimagineco.bsky.social

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 6d

who creates the lively art and music scenes if the rent is too high? who makes cultural life? who serves you food or washes your dishes? who creates the fancy little restaurants that draw you to urban living? affordable housing is at the heart of what makes city life worthwhile.

I tweet: "people who see 50% of their monthly paycheck go to rent don't care if a candidate eats with their hands. they want to hear what your candidate is going to do about housing."

John Galt 2025 replies: "Move if the cost of living is too high."

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Council of Canadians Chapter in London, Ontario @londoncouncilcdns.bsky.social · 8d

Saturday October 25, 11:30 in Victoria Park, #LdnOnt.
#HopeNotHate
#EveryoneWelcomeHere
@londonlabour.ca @westernu.ca @uwofa1.bsky.social @cupescfp.bsky.social @opseusefpo.bsky.social @canadiansorg.bsky.social @reimagineco.bsky.social

LARGE Black on White lettering: Hope Not Hate (+ leaf branch graphics)
smaller: Everyone is welcome here1
Saturday October 25, 2025.
11:30 am, NW corner Victoria Park
Mobilize together in solidarity.
LET'S FIGHT BACK!
(+ logos for London & District Labour Council, Forest City Solidarity, socialist.ca, international socialists)

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Council of Canadians Chapter in London, Ontario @londoncouncilcdns.bsky.social · 8d

Saturday October 25, 11:30 in Victoria Park, #LdnOnt.
#HopeNotHate
#EveryoneWelcomeHere
@londonlabour.ca @westernu.ca @uwofa1.bsky.social @cupescfp.bsky.social @opseusefpo.bsky.social @canadiansorg.bsky.social @reimagineco.bsky.social

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Mainstream @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social · 8d

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌹A statement from Mainstream's Interim Council on Labour's tragic loss in Caerphilly.

We will be wiped out in Wales next May without a major reset.

Labour’s historic defeat in Caerphilly is a tragedy, but not a surprise. So long as UK Labour governs without a clear vision and story to tell people who we are, detached from its moral purpose and democratic socialist foundations, losses like this will only become the norm

A majority of voters in Caerphilly turned to Plaid Cymru and a significant number to Reform because they want change. The only way to resist this is by offering a popular, principled and practical left politics that can transform the country by raising living standards, redistributing power and wealth, and securing a stake for everyone in a national community that guarantees the essentials of a good life for all.

That requires rejecting the hyper-factional culture determined to concentrate power at the top of the party. Instead, Labour must draw upon the wisdom, talent, and energy of its whole movement to build an offer that can inspire the public.

Time is short. We promised the British people a decade of national renewal. Their patience is wearing thin, and their faith in Labour is slipping away. To win it back, we must reconnect Labour with its mainstream.

The result is clear - Labour will be wiped out in Wales next May without a major reset.

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Mary Grace @emgeekay.bsky.social · 8d

A reminder that a completely unqualified Republican politician, Marco Rubio, is the Acting Archivist of the United States, a fact which fills me with such utter disgust as a professional archivist and librarian. The records entrusted to his care are of enduring value and irreplaceable.

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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 9d

“The Caribbean Strikes and the Collapse of Legal Oversight in U.S. Military Operations”

By @seharrison7.bsky.social and @marknevitt.bsky.social

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Caribbean Strikes and Collapse of Legal Oversight in U.S. Military

Congress and the public must address the pressures imposed on public servants and defend the guardrails that protect U.S. forces and democracy.

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