Jen Hassum
@hassum.bsky.social
Executive Director @broadbent.bsky.social
Former publisher @pressprogress.ca
Fait du bien jour après jour.
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Former publisher @pressprogress.ca
Fait du bien jour après jour.
she/elle 🍞🌹
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"Instead of implementing the biggest service reductions in recent Canadian history, this budget should seek to implement measures that raise revenue."
Read @hassum.bsky.social's official submission to the dept. of finance: broadbentinstitute.ca/research/202...
Read @hassum.bsky.social's official submission to the dept. of finance: broadbentinstitute.ca/research/202...
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Top section on a light blue background features a quote in black text with bolded phrases:
“Instead of implementing the biggest service reductions in recent Canadian history, this budget should seek to implement measures that raise revenue […] tax measures that would help to maintain public services, increase Canada’s economic productivity, aid in creating good-paying union jobs, and fight this economic war against the US Trump administration.”
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“Submission to the Department of Finance on Fair Tax Measures and Proposed Public Service Workforce Adjustments.”
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September 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"Instead of implementing the biggest service reductions in recent Canadian history, this budget should seek to implement measures that raise revenue."
Read @hassum.bsky.social's official submission to the dept. of finance: broadbentinstitute.ca/research/202...
Read @hassum.bsky.social's official submission to the dept. of finance: broadbentinstitute.ca/research/202...
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The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian: ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian
Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience
ricochet.media
August 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian: ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
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the CBC was founded as a bulwark against US cultural imperialism, to ensure we had canadian news and canadian culture.
there should be a renewed emphasis on that mandate, particularly to stop reporting so much on what happens in the US for eyeballs and ad dollars.
there should be a renewed emphasis on that mandate, particularly to stop reporting so much on what happens in the US for eyeballs and ad dollars.
August 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
the CBC was founded as a bulwark against US cultural imperialism, to ensure we had canadian news and canadian culture.
there should be a renewed emphasis on that mandate, particularly to stop reporting so much on what happens in the US for eyeballs and ad dollars.
there should be a renewed emphasis on that mandate, particularly to stop reporting so much on what happens in the US for eyeballs and ad dollars.
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I'm on today's The Big Story podcast @thebigstory.bsky.social talking about what went down in the Air Canada flight attendant's strike and how the events of this week could change the landscape for labour in the years to come ⬇️
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/l...
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/l...
Labour disruptions and defiant unions: breaking down the impacts of the Air Canada strike
Podcast Episode · The Big Story · 2025-08-22 · 23m
podcasts.apple.com
August 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I'm on today's The Big Story podcast @thebigstory.bsky.social talking about what went down in the Air Canada flight attendant's strike and how the events of this week could change the landscape for labour in the years to come ⬇️
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/l...
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/l...
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ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
What an excellent article!
"...how could our government claim to be fighting for democracy abroad while denying it to us at home?"
That's a question we should be asking in the UK in my opinion. Erosion of our freedom to assemble etc Palestine action for instance.
What an excellent article!
"...how could our government claim to be fighting for democracy abroad while denying it to us at home?"
That's a question we should be asking in the UK in my opinion. Erosion of our freedom to assemble etc Palestine action for instance.
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian
Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience
ricochet.media
August 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
What an excellent article!
"...how could our government claim to be fighting for democracy abroad while denying it to us at home?"
That's a question we should be asking in the UK in my opinion. Erosion of our freedom to assemble etc Palestine action for instance.
What an excellent article!
"...how could our government claim to be fighting for democracy abroad while denying it to us at home?"
That's a question we should be asking in the UK in my opinion. Erosion of our freedom to assemble etc Palestine action for instance.
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Canada will need powerful trade unions if we are to have any hope of staying strong & free as we face threats to truth, to peace & to equality for all, from both allies & enemies.
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian: ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian: ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian
Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience
ricochet.media
August 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Canada will need powerful trade unions if we are to have any hope of staying strong & free as we face threats to truth, to peace & to equality for all, from both allies & enemies.
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian: ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian: ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
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If Mark Carney had told voters he planned to drop retaliatory tariffs in order to stay in Trump’s good books (as he just did today), Carney simply would not be prime minister right now
This is another incredible flip-flop from a guy who appropriated “Elbows Up” as his campaign slogan
This is another incredible flip-flop from a guy who appropriated “Elbows Up” as his campaign slogan
BREAKING: Canada will drop retaliatory tariffs to match U.S. tariff exemptions for goods covered under the USMCA trade pact, a Canadian official said.
Canada will match US exemptions to punishing tariffs, Canadian official says
A Canadian government official says that Canada is dropping retaliatory tariffs to match U.S. tariff exemptions for goods covered under the United States-Mexico-Canada trade pact.
bit.ly
August 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
If Mark Carney had told voters he planned to drop retaliatory tariffs in order to stay in Trump’s good books (as he just did today), Carney simply would not be prime minister right now
This is another incredible flip-flop from a guy who appropriated “Elbows Up” as his campaign slogan
This is another incredible flip-flop from a guy who appropriated “Elbows Up” as his campaign slogan
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"If our leaders will not remember that history, workers will. The flight attendants have reminded us of a truth as old as Canada’s wartime strikes: when the system refuses fairness, defiance is democracy."
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian.
As Jen Hassum explains in a new column, Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience.
Read it here: ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
#AirCanada #cdnpoli @hassum.bsky.social
As Jen Hassum explains in a new column, Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience.
Read it here: ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
#AirCanada #cdnpoli @hassum.bsky.social
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian
Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience
ricochet.media
August 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
"If our leaders will not remember that history, workers will. The flight attendants have reminded us of a truth as old as Canada’s wartime strikes: when the system refuses fairness, defiance is democracy."
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«The true lesson of our history is that Canada thrived when we extended democracy beyond Parliament and into the workplace, when we treated unions not as threats but as essential partners, and when we recognized working-class Canadians as builders of national prosperity»
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian.
As Jen Hassum explains in a new column, Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience.
Read it here: ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
#AirCanada #cdnpoli @hassum.bsky.social
As Jen Hassum explains in a new column, Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience.
Read it here: ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
#AirCanada #cdnpoli @hassum.bsky.social
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian
Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience
ricochet.media
August 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
«The true lesson of our history is that Canada thrived when we extended democracy beyond Parliament and into the workplace, when we treated unions not as threats but as essential partners, and when we recognized working-class Canadians as builders of national prosperity»
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'The larger irony is that Carney campaigned on being the steady hand. His “Elbows Up” slogan promised Canadians agency, unity, and stability. He cast the present as a “generational challenge” on par with the fall of the Berlin Wall.'
I'm disappointed in Mark Carney & the Liberals, but not surprised
I'm disappointed in Mark Carney & the Liberals, but not surprised
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian.
As Jen Hassum explains in a new column, Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience.
Read it here: ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
#AirCanada #cdnpoli @hassum.bsky.social
As Jen Hassum explains in a new column, Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience.
Read it here: ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
#AirCanada #cdnpoli @hassum.bsky.social
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian
Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience
ricochet.media
August 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
'The larger irony is that Carney campaigned on being the steady hand. His “Elbows Up” slogan promised Canadians agency, unity, and stability. He cast the present as a “generational challenge” on par with the fall of the Berlin Wall.'
I'm disappointed in Mark Carney & the Liberals, but not surprised
I'm disappointed in Mark Carney & the Liberals, but not surprised
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Yes!
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian.
As Jen Hassum explains in a new column, Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience.
Read it here: ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
#AirCanada #cdnpoli @hassum.bsky.social
As Jen Hassum explains in a new column, Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience.
Read it here: ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
#AirCanada #cdnpoli @hassum.bsky.social
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian
Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience
ricochet.media
August 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Yes!
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the Air Canada flight attendants' strike is a perfect example of "Just because something is legal, doesn't mean it's right"
Section 107 is a *bad* law. It's bad & wrong & the federal Liberals cannot call themselves "pro-worker" as long as it stays on the books
Section 107 is a *bad* law. It's bad & wrong & the federal Liberals cannot call themselves "pro-worker" as long as it stays on the books
Canadian history is ever more important, it shows us how defiance protected democracy and why Section 107 needs to go. My op-ed: t.co/k98YurLv0D
https://ricochet.media/labour/the-air-canada-flight-attendant-strike-was-illegal-it-was-also-profoundly-canadian/
t.co
August 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
the Air Canada flight attendants' strike is a perfect example of "Just because something is legal, doesn't mean it's right"
Section 107 is a *bad* law. It's bad & wrong & the federal Liberals cannot call themselves "pro-worker" as long as it stays on the books
Section 107 is a *bad* law. It's bad & wrong & the federal Liberals cannot call themselves "pro-worker" as long as it stays on the books
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peep my photo from the flight attendants' YVR picket line in this op ed by @hassum.bsky.social 📣
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian.
As Jen Hassum explains in a new column, Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience.
Read it here: ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
#AirCanada #cdnpoli @hassum.bsky.social
As Jen Hassum explains in a new column, Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience.
Read it here: ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
#AirCanada #cdnpoli @hassum.bsky.social
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian
Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience
ricochet.media
August 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
peep my photo from the flight attendants' YVR picket line in this op ed by @hassum.bsky.social 📣
Reposted by Jen Hassum
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian.
Great history lesson here from @hassum.bsky.social: ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
Great history lesson here from @hassum.bsky.social: ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian
Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience
ricochet.media
August 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian.
Great history lesson here from @hassum.bsky.social: ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
Great history lesson here from @hassum.bsky.social: ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
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"The flight attendants have reminded us of a truth as old as Canada’s wartime strikes: when the system refuses fairness, defiance is democracy."
Read the latest from @hassum.bsky.social in @ricochetmedia.bsky.social : ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
Read the latest from @hassum.bsky.social in @ricochetmedia.bsky.social : ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian
Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience
ricochet.media
August 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"The flight attendants have reminded us of a truth as old as Canada’s wartime strikes: when the system refuses fairness, defiance is democracy."
Read the latest from @hassum.bsky.social in @ricochetmedia.bsky.social : ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
Read the latest from @hassum.bsky.social in @ricochetmedia.bsky.social : ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
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Excellent piece on why the Air Canada strike took Carney by surprise, and why labour dissent is in our DNA by Jen Hassum from @broadbent.bsky.social.
Really worth reading to understand the significance of this week’s labour victory.
Really worth reading to understand the significance of this week’s labour victory.
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian.
As Jen Hassum explains in a new column, Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience.
Read it here: ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
#AirCanada #cdnpoli @hassum.bsky.social
As Jen Hassum explains in a new column, Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience.
Read it here: ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
#AirCanada #cdnpoli @hassum.bsky.social
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian
Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience
ricochet.media
August 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Excellent piece on why the Air Canada strike took Carney by surprise, and why labour dissent is in our DNA by Jen Hassum from @broadbent.bsky.social.
Really worth reading to understand the significance of this week’s labour victory.
Really worth reading to understand the significance of this week’s labour victory.
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Necessary reading, and good reminder of the power of people. More, please - inconvenience is the point. #cdnpoli
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian.
As Jen Hassum explains in a new column, Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience.
Read it here: ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
#AirCanada #cdnpoli @hassum.bsky.social
As Jen Hassum explains in a new column, Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience.
Read it here: ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
#AirCanada #cdnpoli @hassum.bsky.social
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian
Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience
ricochet.media
August 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Necessary reading, and good reminder of the power of people. More, please - inconvenience is the point. #cdnpoli
Canadian history is ever more important, it shows us how defiance protected democracy and why Section 107 needs to go. My op-ed: t.co/k98YurLv0D
https://ricochet.media/labour/the-air-canada-flight-attendant-strike-was-illegal-it-was-also-profoundly-canadian/
t.co
August 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Canadian history is ever more important, it shows us how defiance protected democracy and why Section 107 needs to go. My op-ed: t.co/k98YurLv0D
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By ordering Air Canada workers back on the job, Ottawa is borrowing from Doug Ford’s playbook. Back-to-work laws violate Charter rights & undermine collective bargaining, @hassum.bsky.social writes.
🔗 perspectivesjournal.ca/undermining-collective-bargaining-rights-hurts-ontarios-economy/
🔗 perspectivesjournal.ca/undermining-collective-bargaining-rights-hurts-ontarios-economy/
August 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
By ordering Air Canada workers back on the job, Ottawa is borrowing from Doug Ford’s playbook. Back-to-work laws violate Charter rights & undermine collective bargaining, @hassum.bsky.social writes.
🔗 perspectivesjournal.ca/undermining-collective-bargaining-rights-hurts-ontarios-economy/
🔗 perspectivesjournal.ca/undermining-collective-bargaining-rights-hurts-ontarios-economy/
Reposted by Jen Hassum
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian.
As Jen Hassum explains in a new column, Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience.
Read it here: ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
#AirCanada #cdnpoli @hassum.bsky.social
As Jen Hassum explains in a new column, Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience.
Read it here: ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
#AirCanada #cdnpoli @hassum.bsky.social
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian
Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience
ricochet.media
August 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian.
As Jen Hassum explains in a new column, Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience.
Read it here: ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
#AirCanada #cdnpoli @hassum.bsky.social
As Jen Hassum explains in a new column, Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience.
Read it here: ricochet.media/labour/the-a...
#AirCanada #cdnpoli @hassum.bsky.social
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"If our leaders will not remember that history, workers will. The flight attendants have reminded us of a truth as old as Canada’s wartime strikes: when the system refuses fairness, defiance is democracy," writes @hassum.bsky.social ricochet.media/labour/the-a... #cdnpoli #canlab
The Air Canada flight attendant strike was illegal. It was also profoundly Canadian
Canada’s democracy depends on defiance, not obedience
ricochet.media
August 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"If our leaders will not remember that history, workers will. The flight attendants have reminded us of a truth as old as Canada’s wartime strikes: when the system refuses fairness, defiance is democracy," writes @hassum.bsky.social ricochet.media/labour/the-a... #cdnpoli #canlab
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So far, Canada has refused to join with other G20 countries and crack down on tax havens.
Listen to Jared Walker (from @c4tf.bsky.social) on how Canadian corporations have been abusing these havens for decades, and how it's hurting every day Canadians.
perspectivesjournal.ca/canadas-tax-...
Listen to Jared Walker (from @c4tf.bsky.social) on how Canadian corporations have been abusing these havens for decades, and how it's hurting every day Canadians.
perspectivesjournal.ca/canadas-tax-...
Canada's Tax Haven Dilemma with Jared Walker | Perspectives Journal
Jared Walker argues that the revenues generated from tackling Canada's tax haven problem means Carney's Cuts to public services are an unnecessary choice.
perspectivesjournal.ca
August 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
So far, Canada has refused to join with other G20 countries and crack down on tax havens.
Listen to Jared Walker (from @c4tf.bsky.social) on how Canadian corporations have been abusing these havens for decades, and how it's hurting every day Canadians.
perspectivesjournal.ca/canadas-tax-...
Listen to Jared Walker (from @c4tf.bsky.social) on how Canadian corporations have been abusing these havens for decades, and how it's hurting every day Canadians.
perspectivesjournal.ca/canadas-tax-...
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The Broadbent Institute's @hassum.bsky.social during the first working session of the 2025 Panamerican Congress on strategies for equality among people's with progressive legislators from across the Americas.
August 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The Broadbent Institute's @hassum.bsky.social during the first working session of the 2025 Panamerican Congress on strategies for equality among people's with progressive legislators from across the Americas.
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Calls for public grocers are gaining traction in North America—but where did the idea come from?
Nick Pearce makes the case for social democratic "zones" in Issue no. 3 of Perspectives Journal:
perspectivesjournal.ca/zoning-out-f...
Nick Pearce makes the case for social democratic "zones" in Issue no. 3 of Perspectives Journal:
perspectivesjournal.ca/zoning-out-f...
July 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Calls for public grocers are gaining traction in North America—but where did the idea come from?
Nick Pearce makes the case for social democratic "zones" in Issue no. 3 of Perspectives Journal:
perspectivesjournal.ca/zoning-out-f...
Nick Pearce makes the case for social democratic "zones" in Issue no. 3 of Perspectives Journal:
perspectivesjournal.ca/zoning-out-f...