Tara🇨🇦
@taramcquack.bsky.social
Feminist political economist, social worker, postdoctoral fellow
Left of leftist...research and write about labour issues, including unpaid labour
Left of leftist...research and write about labour issues, including unpaid labour
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Last Tuesday night, long after Ottawa shut down, I forced a debate the Liberals would rather avoid. Record profits from groceries, banks, telecoms, oil & corporate landlords while families are squeezed. How much profit is enough? New Democrats will keep pushing, late nights included.
MP Johns stays late to slam corporate greed & call for UK-style excess profits tax
YouTube video by Gord Johns
m.youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Last Tuesday night, long after Ottawa shut down, I forced a debate the Liberals would rather avoid. Record profits from groceries, banks, telecoms, oil & corporate landlords while families are squeezed. How much profit is enough? New Democrats will keep pushing, late nights included.
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🇨🇦 New report: Immigrant women PSWs are subsidizing Ontario’s home care system with their Unpaid Labour
Low wages, unstable employment, poor working conditions driving home care labour shortages=> grave consequences for Ontarians
#Ontario #Canada #Immigrantion
#DougFord
cupe.ca/new-report-f...
Low wages, unstable employment, poor working conditions driving home care labour shortages=> grave consequences for Ontarians
#Ontario #Canada #Immigrantion
#DougFord
cupe.ca/new-report-f...
New report finds immigrant women PSWs are subsidizing Ontario’s home care system with their unpaid labour
CUPE members’ perspectives helped shape a new report on home care, titled Caring about Care Workers: Centring Immigrant Women Personal Support Workers in Toronto’s Home Care Sector. Researchers found ...
cupe.ca
December 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
🇨🇦 New report: Immigrant women PSWs are subsidizing Ontario’s home care system with their Unpaid Labour
Low wages, unstable employment, poor working conditions driving home care labour shortages=> grave consequences for Ontarians
#Ontario #Canada #Immigrantion
#DougFord
cupe.ca/new-report-f...
Low wages, unstable employment, poor working conditions driving home care labour shortages=> grave consequences for Ontarians
#Ontario #Canada #Immigrantion
#DougFord
cupe.ca/new-report-f...
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80 percent of ACA tax credits go to people living in states Trump won.
As @aoc.bsky.social says, Republicans think this shutdown is about punishing Democrats. But in reality, it hurts everybody.
Watch.
As @aoc.bsky.social says, Republicans think this shutdown is about punishing Democrats. But in reality, it hurts everybody.
Watch.
October 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
80 percent of ACA tax credits go to people living in states Trump won.
As @aoc.bsky.social says, Republicans think this shutdown is about punishing Democrats. But in reality, it hurts everybody.
Watch.
As @aoc.bsky.social says, Republicans think this shutdown is about punishing Democrats. But in reality, it hurts everybody.
Watch.
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"They referred to Black people as monkeys and “the watermelon people” and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery."
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
"They referred to Black people as monkeys and “the watermelon people” and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery."
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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#Canada 🇨🇦 BC
International students allege Pacific Link College made hem campaign for Conservative Candidate Tamara Jansen.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
International students allege Pacific Link College made hem campaign for Conservative Candidate Tamara Jansen.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
International students allege private college made them campaign for Conservative candidate | CBC News
Two international students formerly enrolled at Pacific Link College in Burnaby, B.C. allege their school compelled them to campaign for a federal Conservative candidate in a 2024 byelection. The coll...
www.cbc.ca
September 22, 2025 at 12:05 PM
#Canada 🇨🇦 BC
International students allege Pacific Link College made hem campaign for Conservative Candidate Tamara Jansen.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
International students allege Pacific Link College made hem campaign for Conservative Candidate Tamara Jansen.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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"I have spent the last few weeks addressing and preparing for a military invasion by the President of the United States. No, I’m not a soldier or a foreign adversary. I’m the Governor of Illinois"
Be Loud — For America
By Governor JB Pritzker
contrarian.substack.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:53 AM
"I have spent the last few weeks addressing and preparing for a military invasion by the President of the United States. No, I’m not a soldier or a foreign adversary. I’m the Governor of Illinois"
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Would you like 🇨🇦MP’s to be truthful in public statements & not tell lies? I am looking at you Pierre Poilievre.
Do we want it so that PP can no longer spout his false, hate filled rants? HELL YEAH!
Please sign the fed Political Honesty Petition.
Send this to every 🇨🇦ian you know.
#CanadaSky
#Canada
Do we want it so that PP can no longer spout his false, hate filled rants? HELL YEAH!
Please sign the fed Political Honesty Petition.
Send this to every 🇨🇦ian you know.
#CanadaSky
#Canada
Worth the time for a signature
Petition about misinformation in politics
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition about misinformation in politics
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-6679 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
August 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Would you like 🇨🇦MP’s to be truthful in public statements & not tell lies? I am looking at you Pierre Poilievre.
Do we want it so that PP can no longer spout his false, hate filled rants? HELL YEAH!
Please sign the fed Political Honesty Petition.
Send this to every 🇨🇦ian you know.
#CanadaSky
#Canada
Do we want it so that PP can no longer spout his false, hate filled rants? HELL YEAH!
Please sign the fed Political Honesty Petition.
Send this to every 🇨🇦ian you know.
#CanadaSky
#Canada
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I’m with @lalegault.bsky.social and asking the same; will my #Canadian 🇨🇦 followers please read her post below then sign this!
There is too much at risk.
Thank you.
There is too much at risk.
Thank you.
I am asking every one of my beautiful followers to please take a moment and sign ✍️ this, please. These cuts will have devastating effects on women and queer people in Canada 🇨🇦. Both the United Nations and Human Rights Watch have warned this government not to do this:
nwmd.social/s/copylink/4...
nwmd.social/s/copylink/4...
Tell the Prime Minister: Reject Cuts, Maintain WAGE Funding
nwmd.social
August 10, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I’m with @lalegault.bsky.social and asking the same; will my #Canadian 🇨🇦 followers please read her post below then sign this!
There is too much at risk.
Thank you.
There is too much at risk.
Thank you.
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Also thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025... Which is just great. I'm not exactly a proud Canadian at this point.
The Canadian Company Staffing ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ | The Tyee
Carney’s government awarded GardaWorld millions in contracts and isn’t ruling out more.
thetyee.ca
August 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Also thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025... Which is just great. I'm not exactly a proud Canadian at this point.
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The Canadian 🇨🇦 Press:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/org...
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/org...
Organizations sound alarm as gender equality department faces 81% budget cut
OTTAWA - Organizations working to advancing gender equality are sounding the alarm as the federal department for women and gender equality, WAGE, faces a potential budget cut of just over
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
August 7, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The Canadian 🇨🇦 Press:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/org...
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/org...
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‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished
www.theguardian.com
August 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM
‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
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"The greatest predictor of somebody identifying as a member of the manosphere is that they've been rejected by a woman recently," he said.
Family lawyer says he's seeing a new trend of the 'manosphere' leading to divorce | CBC News
Scott Byers has been practising family law for 10 years, and says he has noticed a new trend since the pandemic of women wanting to leave their partners due to what he describes as the radicalizing ef...
www.cbc.ca
July 16, 2025 at 6:15 AM
"The greatest predictor of somebody identifying as a member of the manosphere is that they've been rejected by a woman recently," he said.
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Peter Thiel’s Palantir poses a grave threat to Americans | Robert Reich
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Peter Thiel’s Palantir poses a grave threat to Americans | Robert Reich
Working with the Trump administration, the data company could be used to target the president’s opponents
www.theguardian.com
July 4, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Peter Thiel’s Palantir poses a grave threat to Americans | Robert Reich
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Liberals in Canada are trying to pass a right wing anti-immigration bill that will allow the gov to check your mail and request your internet search history from your IP provider
breachmedia.ca/carneys-bord...
breachmedia.ca/carneys-bord...
Carney’s border bill is a gift to Trump—and a roadmap to ‘mass deportation’ ⋆ The Breach
Mark Carney promised to stand up to Trump. His new bill continues the two countries’ long-standing pact on restrictive immigration policies
breachmedia.ca
June 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The Liberals in Canada are trying to pass a right wing anti-immigration bill that will allow the gov to check your mail and request your internet search history from your IP provider
breachmedia.ca/carneys-bord...
breachmedia.ca/carneys-bord...
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I'm only a quarter of the way through The Walrus's deep dive into why major government tech projects fail, but I can't wait any longer to share it. @bluesky.sboots.ca makes an appearance just at the moment that I was becoming annoyed that the author apparently hadn't talked to him. :)
Ottawa’s Tech Strategy Is So Broken, Even Consultants Are Begging Us to Fix It | The Walrus
How the country became a cautionary tale in building government software
thewalrus.ca
June 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I'm only a quarter of the way through The Walrus's deep dive into why major government tech projects fail, but I can't wait any longer to share it. @bluesky.sboots.ca makes an appearance just at the moment that I was becoming annoyed that the author apparently hadn't talked to him. :)
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A UBC student has raised $3,000 to make a billboard that says “Abortion is safe, normal and common” to counter the anti-abortion billboard messaging that peppers the Okanagan region.
But she’s stumped on where to post her message. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports. 🪧
But she’s stumped on where to post her message. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports. 🪧
Kelowna Companies Won’t Run Pro-Choice Billboards | The Tyee
The crowdfunded campaign aims to counter anti-abortion billboards in the region.
thetyee.ca
June 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM
A UBC student has raised $3,000 to make a billboard that says “Abortion is safe, normal and common” to counter the anti-abortion billboard messaging that peppers the Okanagan region.
But she’s stumped on where to post her message. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports. 🪧
But she’s stumped on where to post her message. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports. 🪧
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Jordan Peterson, postmodern bullshit artist
What is "belief"? Are dragons as valid as lions?
When this idiot speaks, he makes me laugh and laugh.
#cdnpoli #canada #fool
thewalrus.ca/is-jordan-pe...
What is "belief"? Are dragons as valid as lions?
When this idiot speaks, he makes me laugh and laugh.
#cdnpoli #canada #fool
thewalrus.ca/is-jordan-pe...
Is Jordan Peterson Just Making It Up as He Goes? | The Walrus
The culture war’s favourite prophet can’t finish a straight thought
thewalrus.ca
June 5, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Jordan Peterson, postmodern bullshit artist
What is "belief"? Are dragons as valid as lions?
When this idiot speaks, he makes me laugh and laugh.
#cdnpoli #canada #fool
thewalrus.ca/is-jordan-pe...
What is "belief"? Are dragons as valid as lions?
When this idiot speaks, he makes me laugh and laugh.
#cdnpoli #canada #fool
thewalrus.ca/is-jordan-pe...
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A wealth tax could raise nearly $.5 Trillion for Canada over 10 years new research by @1alexhemingway.bsky.social shows.
It could provide urgently needed public investment in Canada’s physical & social infrastructure and even the playing field for working-class Canadians.
bcpolicy.ca/wealth-tax
It could provide urgently needed public investment in Canada’s physical & social infrastructure and even the playing field for working-class Canadians.
bcpolicy.ca/wealth-tax
A wealth tax could raise half a trillion dollars for a stronger, fairer Canada
New report on the effects of wealth inequality, the revenue potential of a wealth tax, counter-arguments and an outline of transformative public investments.
bcpolicy.ca
June 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A wealth tax could raise nearly $.5 Trillion for Canada over 10 years new research by @1alexhemingway.bsky.social shows.
It could provide urgently needed public investment in Canada’s physical & social infrastructure and even the playing field for working-class Canadians.
bcpolicy.ca/wealth-tax
It could provide urgently needed public investment in Canada’s physical & social infrastructure and even the playing field for working-class Canadians.
bcpolicy.ca/wealth-tax
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How Pierre Poilievre Used Taxpayer Funds to Run a Permanent Campaign.
While he was running this permanent campaign, we can strongly infer he was doing something else too: charging the public for it. #cdnpoli
letterkenny.substack.com/p/the-dual-t...
While he was running this permanent campaign, we can strongly infer he was doing something else too: charging the public for it. #cdnpoli
letterkenny.substack.com/p/the-dual-t...
The Dual Track
How Pierre Poilievre Used Taxpayer Funds to Run a Permanent Campaign
letterkenny.substack.com
May 26, 2025 at 11:16 AM
How Pierre Poilievre Used Taxpayer Funds to Run a Permanent Campaign.
While he was running this permanent campaign, we can strongly infer he was doing something else too: charging the public for it. #cdnpoli
letterkenny.substack.com/p/the-dual-t...
While he was running this permanent campaign, we can strongly infer he was doing something else too: charging the public for it. #cdnpoli
letterkenny.substack.com/p/the-dual-t...
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"Alberta doesn’t pay into equalization, it pays into Canada. Just like everyone else." Thank you CANADIAN RETURNEE for explaining this issue so clearly that even Ms Smith who must've slept through history & civics classes, ought to be able to get it! Please read!❤️🇨🇦 open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
What Albertans Get Wrong About Equalization
Equalization payments aren’t a punishment, they’re a promise. Here’s how they actually work, and why Alberta’s outrage misses the point.
open.substack.com
May 14, 2025 at 11:28 AM
"Alberta doesn’t pay into equalization, it pays into Canada. Just like everyone else." Thank you CANADIAN RETURNEE for explaining this issue so clearly that even Ms Smith who must've slept through history & civics classes, ought to be able to get it! Please read!❤️🇨🇦 open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
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NEW INVESTIGATION: A private equity-fueled for-profit chain slashed patient care for years while its executives got rich. So we scraped every malpractice, personal injury, and wrongful death case tied to Steward hospitals.
And we found how mothers, newborns, and others paid the ultimate price.
And we found how mothers, newborns, and others paid the ultimate price.
May 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
NEW INVESTIGATION: A private equity-fueled for-profit chain slashed patient care for years while its executives got rich. So we scraped every malpractice, personal injury, and wrongful death case tied to Steward hospitals.
And we found how mothers, newborns, and others paid the ultimate price.
And we found how mothers, newborns, and others paid the ultimate price.
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Dear Albertans:
Please read. Engage critical thinking skills; and don’t be swayed by divisive politicians and external disinformation propaganda influences. To be divided is to be conquered.
#CanadaStrongerUnited
💪🇨🇦
open.substack.com/pub/coreyhog...
Please read. Engage critical thinking skills; and don’t be swayed by divisive politicians and external disinformation propaganda influences. To be divided is to be conquered.
#CanadaStrongerUnited
💪🇨🇦
open.substack.com/pub/coreyhog...
Three Alberta separatism myths
No, we wouldn’t be able to force the rest of Canada to build pipelines.
open.substack.com
May 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Dear Albertans:
Please read. Engage critical thinking skills; and don’t be swayed by divisive politicians and external disinformation propaganda influences. To be divided is to be conquered.
#CanadaStrongerUnited
💪🇨🇦
open.substack.com/pub/coreyhog...
Please read. Engage critical thinking skills; and don’t be swayed by divisive politicians and external disinformation propaganda influences. To be divided is to be conquered.
#CanadaStrongerUnited
💪🇨🇦
open.substack.com/pub/coreyhog...
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Just so we’re all clear here Alberta can’t separate, here is a detailed explanation as to why. Danielle Smith is causing a huge distraction because of investigations into her government. Ignore them.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
May 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Just so we’re all clear here Alberta can’t separate, here is a detailed explanation as to why. Danielle Smith is causing a huge distraction because of investigations into her government. Ignore them.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
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Thank you @brucefanjoy.bsky.social
You gave us some breathing space, just by being an authentic Canadian. 🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦
open.substack.com/pub/axorc/p/...
You gave us some breathing space, just by being an authentic Canadian. 🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦
open.substack.com/pub/axorc/p/...
Pierre Poilievre’s Precarious Predicament
How Poilievre's Riding Defeat Has Set the Stage for a Tory Reckoning
open.substack.com
May 1, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Thank you @brucefanjoy.bsky.social
You gave us some breathing space, just by being an authentic Canadian. 🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦
open.substack.com/pub/axorc/p/...
You gave us some breathing space, just by being an authentic Canadian. 🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦
open.substack.com/pub/axorc/p/...
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Great article. Canadians can’t
be complacent thinking that the hateful MAGA-types
don’t live here, too. 🇨🇦https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/23/Rebel-News-Election-Debate/?utm_source=daily
be complacent thinking that the hateful MAGA-types
don’t live here, too. 🇨🇦https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/23/Rebel-News-Election-Debate/?utm_source=daily
Sifting the Rubble After Rebel News Worked the Election Debate | The Tyee
What happened behind the scenes as an uproar cancelled the post-debate scrum.
thetyee.ca
April 24, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Great article. Canadians can’t
be complacent thinking that the hateful MAGA-types
don’t live here, too. 🇨🇦https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/23/Rebel-News-Election-Debate/?utm_source=daily
be complacent thinking that the hateful MAGA-types
don’t live here, too. 🇨🇦https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/23/Rebel-News-Election-Debate/?utm_source=daily