drmarcspooner.bsky.social
Professor, Fac of Ed, University of Regina. Social/ political commentator. Say no to irresponsible austerity! opinions are yours
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Best of success, Steve!
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Ha ha so true
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@astra.bsky.social fyi
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More mimicking Trump from Poilievre
“And Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre mentioned in a speech last month in Quebec that he intends to put a stop to “woke” influence in federal support for research. The campaign did not reply to a request to clarify what that would mean.
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(Yes it could be better- Things we need to improve on in various districts: first past the post, gerrymandering, big money, foreign interference, prisoner/conviction voter rights, voter registration, reaching folks with no fixed address).
elections.ca
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Crowd sizes, polls, your gut feeling, or not liking the outcome are not reasons to delegitimize the process and sow mistrust.
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I’ve witnessed the process as a scrutineer, clerk, and candidate- I have full trust in the system. As flawed as our democracy is, it can never be taken for granted- to quote Astra Taylor (@astra.bsky.social) “Democracy may not exist, but we’ll miss it when it’s gone”.
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Not a celebration of the U.S.' descent into authoritarianism-- just an observation of how dire things are becoming...