Scott Neigh
@scottneigh.bsky.social
writer, parent, activist in Hamilton, Ontario. Author of two books. Former host and producer of *Talking Radical Radio*. My author site: https://scottneigh.ca. (Note that on Twitter I can be found as @canadianlefty, but that handle was already taken here.)
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Scott Neigh
@scottneigh.bsky.social
· Jul 22
Some exciting news!!! My new book *Listen! Knowing the World and Fighting to Change It* will be coming out in the fall, from Fernwood Publishing. Get 15% off a pre-order using the code below.
fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/listen
fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/listen
An update: The pub date for my new book was originally supposed to be early November, but has been moved to October 21. Pre-order now! :)
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Every time you see that the government is trying to raise our military spending to 5% of GDP, think about the fact that our total elementary and secondary school spending is 3.9% of GDP.
November 29, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Every time you see that the government is trying to raise our military spending to 5% of GDP, think about the fact that our total elementary and secondary school spending is 3.9% of GDP.
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The Canadian government is a total embarrassment. Good on Kneecap.
Kneecap is suing Canadian MP Vince Gasparro for his lies and defamatory comments.
I couldn’t possibly love this any more.
I couldn’t possibly love this any more.
November 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The Canadian government is a total embarrassment. Good on Kneecap.
"The massacres of civilians in Sudan are being fuelled by Canadian weapons, mining interests, and refugee restrictions. It’s time for Canada to end its complicity." breachmedia.ca/in-the-genoc... #cdnpoli
In the genocide in Sudan, Canada has a hand in the violence ⋆ The Breach
The massacres of civilians in Sudan are being fuelled by Canadian weapons, mining interests, and refugee restrictions. It’s time for Canada to end its complicity
breachmedia.ca
November 29, 2025 at 2:16 AM
"The massacres of civilians in Sudan are being fuelled by Canadian weapons, mining interests, and refugee restrictions. It’s time for Canada to end its complicity." breachmedia.ca/in-the-genoc... #cdnpoli
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Mark 'Pipelines' Carney is no nation builder. @mark-carney.bsky.social
“When Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his government’s first budget earlier this month … it took a step backward, cutting money from the Canada Public Transit Fund — one of the few programs that provides federal resources for public transit.”
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/o... #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/o... #cdnpoli
Public transit is nation-building. Our federal budget should reflect that
If the federal government truly believes in building communities that work for everyone, it needs to stop treating transit as secondary and start treating it as what it is: vital national infrastructu...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Mark 'Pipelines' Carney is no nation builder. @mark-carney.bsky.social
“When Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his government’s first budget earlier this month … it took a step backward, cutting money from the Canada Public Transit Fund — one of the few programs that provides federal resources for public transit.”
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/o... #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/o... #cdnpoli
Public transit is nation-building. Our federal budget should reflect that
If the federal government truly believes in building communities that work for everyone, it needs to stop treating transit as secondary and start treating it as what it is: vital national infrastructu...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
“When Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his government’s first budget earlier this month … it took a step backward, cutting money from the Canada Public Transit Fund — one of the few programs that provides federal resources for public transit.”
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/o... #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/o... #cdnpoli
Last month, peace and justice activists in London, Ontario, blocked arms dealers and military and political officials complicit in genocide from entering a conference. Earlier this week, five were arrested. This graphic from World Beyond War shows how to donate to their defense fund. #cdnpoli
November 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Last month, peace and justice activists in London, Ontario, blocked arms dealers and military and political officials complicit in genocide from entering a conference. Earlier this week, five were arrested. This graphic from World Beyond War shows how to donate to their defense fund. #cdnpoli
Just finished my first interview with an activist/organizer in awhile. I have no desire to go back to doing a weekly radio show, but doing the interview felt useful and invigorating, and I think maybe it suggests that I should figure out ways to get back to doing more of them...hmmmm...
November 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Just finished my first interview with an activist/organizer in awhile. I have no desire to go back to doing a weekly radio show, but doing the interview felt useful and invigorating, and I think maybe it suggests that I should figure out ways to get back to doing more of them...hmmmm...
“Ontario First Nation prepared to block highway to stop mining near drinking water source”
ricochet.media/indigenous/o... #onpoli
ricochet.media/indigenous/o... #onpoli
Ontario First Nation prepared to block highway to stop mining near drinking water source
In a community grieving five recent deaths after a decade of government inaction, elders signal they’re done being ignored as development plans advance without consent
ricochet.media
November 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM
“Ontario First Nation prepared to block highway to stop mining near drinking water source”
ricochet.media/indigenous/o... #onpoli
ricochet.media/indigenous/o... #onpoli
Another editor at a Toronto publication writes about how receiving a promising pitch led to her unraveling a globe-spanning web of articles written using a Large Language Model. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Another editor at a Toronto publication writes about how receiving a promising pitch led to her unraveling a globe-spanning web of articles written using a Large Language Model. thelocal.to/investigatin...
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📣JOIN US📣
Join us for the launch of our new podcast, "There is a List," tackling the surveillance of pro-Palestine voices in the age of Big Brother.
Moderated by Sonya Fatah, w/ @smohyeddin.bsky.social, Yara Shoufani, @yipengge.bsky.social & Zahra Khozema.
Register now: shorturl.at/mavNU
Join us for the launch of our new podcast, "There is a List," tackling the surveillance of pro-Palestine voices in the age of Big Brother.
Moderated by Sonya Fatah, w/ @smohyeddin.bsky.social, Yara Shoufani, @yipengge.bsky.social & Zahra Khozema.
Register now: shorturl.at/mavNU
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
📣JOIN US📣
Join us for the launch of our new podcast, "There is a List," tackling the surveillance of pro-Palestine voices in the age of Big Brother.
Moderated by Sonya Fatah, w/ @smohyeddin.bsky.social, Yara Shoufani, @yipengge.bsky.social & Zahra Khozema.
Register now: shorturl.at/mavNU
Join us for the launch of our new podcast, "There is a List," tackling the surveillance of pro-Palestine voices in the age of Big Brother.
Moderated by Sonya Fatah, w/ @smohyeddin.bsky.social, Yara Shoufani, @yipengge.bsky.social & Zahra Khozema.
Register now: shorturl.at/mavNU
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If you're keeping score this week, Carney is:
* Negotiating backroom deals on pipelines with Alberta and without BC or Indigenous folks.
* Undermining anti-greenwashing laws.
* Making deals with the UAE despite their role in Sudan.
* Cutting funding for infectious disease work in Africa.
* Negotiating backroom deals on pipelines with Alberta and without BC or Indigenous folks.
* Undermining anti-greenwashing laws.
* Making deals with the UAE despite their role in Sudan.
* Cutting funding for infectious disease work in Africa.
November 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
If you're keeping score this week, Carney is:
* Negotiating backroom deals on pipelines with Alberta and without BC or Indigenous folks.
* Undermining anti-greenwashing laws.
* Making deals with the UAE despite their role in Sudan.
* Cutting funding for infectious disease work in Africa.
* Negotiating backroom deals on pipelines with Alberta and without BC or Indigenous folks.
* Undermining anti-greenwashing laws.
* Making deals with the UAE despite their role in Sudan.
* Cutting funding for infectious disease work in Africa.
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“You don’t need to be trans nowadays to struggle with housing or income security or affordability. But being trans, gender-diverse or non-binary is an additional barrier,” says @susangapka.bsky.social
On Trans Day of Remembrance, we can’t forget the lives lost to poverty | Xtra Magazine
Anti-trans violence isn’t always direct and interpersonal. It can be more difficult to name
xtramagazine.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:11 AM
“You don’t need to be trans nowadays to struggle with housing or income security or affordability. But being trans, gender-diverse or non-binary is an additional barrier,” says @susangapka.bsky.social
Analysis from a rank and file worker re. the current struggles by postal workers and the importance of ongoing solidarity: mediacoop.ca/node/119329 #cdnpoli
Analysis: Continuing Solidarity with Postal Workers
On the morning of Monday November 10, union members and community activists set up a picket line in solidarity with postal workers at the Glanford Postal Depot in Victoria BC. This day was chosen beca...
mediacoop.ca
November 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Analysis from a rank and file worker re. the current struggles by postal workers and the importance of ongoing solidarity: mediacoop.ca/node/119329 #cdnpoli
Analysis from Solidarity Across Borders re. federal Bill C-12 and its attack on migrants: mediacoop.ca/node/119327 #cdnpoli #cdnimm
Analysis: NO to C-12, YES to Regularization
On Thursday, November 13, a convoy of cars and activists visited the offices of members of Parliament in Montreal to denounce Bill C-12 and demand that MPs reject it. “Bill C-12 will make it even more...
mediacoop.ca
November 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Analysis from Solidarity Across Borders re. federal Bill C-12 and its attack on migrants: mediacoop.ca/node/119327 #cdnpoli #cdnimm
Mi’kmaq land defenders and allies indicate willingness to resist efforts to revive previously defeated gas storage project on their land
www.thecoast.ca/news-opinion...
www.thecoast.ca/news-opinion...
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“Do not try,” warns the Treaty Truckhouse Resistance in a letter addressed to the CEO and executive members of Calgary-based Rockpoint Natural Gas Storage: “Our collective willingness to defend this l...
www.thecoast.ca
November 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Mi’kmaq land defenders and allies indicate willingness to resist efforts to revive previously defeated gas storage project on their land
www.thecoast.ca/news-opinion...
www.thecoast.ca/news-opinion...
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I know people are closely following what's going on the US and the horrors of ICE, but do you know how Canada is quickly and quietly is growing its deportation machinery?
Canada plans to increase deportations by 25 percent over the next two years. 25 PERCENT!!!
Here are 5 other things to know:
Canada plans to increase deportations by 25 percent over the next two years. 25 PERCENT!!!
Here are 5 other things to know:
November 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I know people are closely following what's going on the US and the horrors of ICE, but do you know how Canada is quickly and quietly is growing its deportation machinery?
Canada plans to increase deportations by 25 percent over the next two years. 25 PERCENT!!!
Here are 5 other things to know:
Canada plans to increase deportations by 25 percent over the next two years. 25 PERCENT!!!
Here are 5 other things to know:
"This faulty system creates a loophole through which the Canadian government distances itself from the final use of these exports, thus absolving themselves of responsibility for any subsequent human rights violations perpetrated using those military goods.”
www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli
Canadian-made jet fighter maintenance parts, bombs shipped to Israel via U.S., report suggests | CBC News
Hundreds of shipments of explosives and fighter jet components have made their way from Canada to Israel by passing through the U.S. over the last two years, a new report by a group of four NGOs alleg...
www.cbc.ca
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
"This faulty system creates a loophole through which the Canadian government distances itself from the final use of these exports, thus absolving themselves of responsibility for any subsequent human rights violations perpetrated using those military goods.”
www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli
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The publisher has posted the video of the virtual launch event I did for *Listen! Knowing the World and Fighting to Change It*, in conversation with Baj Mukhopadhyay. Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfAw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfAw...
Book Launch: Listen!: Knowing the World and Fighting to Change It
YouTube video by Fernwood Publishing
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The publisher has posted the video of the virtual launch event I did for *Listen! Knowing the World and Fighting to Change It*, in conversation with Baj Mukhopadhyay. Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfAw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfAw...
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Health Canada convened an independent expert advisory group in 2020 to provide guidance on safer supply. Health Canada heavily redacted its final report, but unredacted version obtained by CBC shows the expert group said drug crisis is driven by prohibition and recommended expansion of safer supply
November 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Health Canada convened an independent expert advisory group in 2020 to provide guidance on safer supply. Health Canada heavily redacted its final report, but unredacted version obtained by CBC shows the expert group said drug crisis is driven by prohibition and recommended expansion of safer supply
The publisher has posted the video of the virtual launch event I did for *Listen! Knowing the World and Fighting to Change It*, in conversation with Baj Mukhopadhyay. Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfAw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfAw...
Book Launch: Listen!: Knowing the World and Fighting to Change It
YouTube video by Fernwood Publishing
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The publisher has posted the video of the virtual launch event I did for *Listen! Knowing the World and Fighting to Change It*, in conversation with Baj Mukhopadhyay. Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfAw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfAw...
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The Quebec Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit on behalf of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children who suffered abuse at the hands of Quebec’s youth protection services since 1950.
www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
Class-action suit for abuse Indigenous kids suffered in Quebec youth protection
Class-action lawsuit authorized for abuse Indigenous kids suffered in Quebec’s youth protection system since 1950.
www.aptnnews.ca
November 13, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The Quebec Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit on behalf of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children who suffered abuse at the hands of Quebec’s youth protection services since 1950.
www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
Carney’s first budget is a gift to billionaires – and an attack on workers, communities, and the planet. Write to the opposition leaders and tell them to reject Carney’s Billionaire Budget: actionnetwork.org/letters/reje... #cdnpoli
Reject Carney’s Billionaire Budget
Carney’s first budget is a gift to billionaires – and an attack on workers, communities, and the planet. This budget would gut our public services, attack migrant and refugee protections, fuel climate...
actionnetwork.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Carney’s first budget is a gift to billionaires – and an attack on workers, communities, and the planet. Write to the opposition leaders and tell them to reject Carney’s Billionaire Budget: actionnetwork.org/letters/reje... #cdnpoli
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NEW: No Arms In The Arts launches boycott of the Scotiabank Photo Award.
70 artists, curators and photographers, including many past winners and nominees, are withdrawing their work ahead of the 2025 nominations.
boycottphotoaward.org
70 artists, curators and photographers, including many past winners and nominees, are withdrawing their work ahead of the 2025 nominations.
boycottphotoaward.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
NEW: No Arms In The Arts launches boycott of the Scotiabank Photo Award.
70 artists, curators and photographers, including many past winners and nominees, are withdrawing their work ahead of the 2025 nominations.
boycottphotoaward.org
70 artists, curators and photographers, including many past winners and nominees, are withdrawing their work ahead of the 2025 nominations.
boycottphotoaward.org
With a few dozen students, teachers, and other education workers at Hamilton city hall rallying in defence of public education and against Ontario’s Bill 33. #onpoli
November 8, 2025 at 10:17 PM
With a few dozen students, teachers, and other education workers at Hamilton city hall rallying in defence of public education and against Ontario’s Bill 33. #onpoli
"Sudanese fighters accused of massacres use Canadian-made rifles" www.cbc.ca/news/world/s... #cdnpoli
Sudanese fighters accused of massacres use Canadian-made rifles | CBC News
The Rapid Support Forces in Sudan, accused of civilian massacres, have posted numerous images posing with rifles bearing the logo of a small B.C. manufacturer called Sterling Cross Defense Systems. Ex...
www.cbc.ca
November 8, 2025 at 3:48 AM
"Sudanese fighters accused of massacres use Canadian-made rifles" www.cbc.ca/news/world/s... #cdnpoli