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This list makes us realize how lucky we are to be part of the publishing community in Canada, bringing out stories and lifting up voices from coast to coast to coast.

They... misspelled automobile.

being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:

Your daily reminder that CBC News is still posting on X (a right-wing propaganda-pushing platform that is hostile to academics, science, the CBC, & Canada) & NOT POSTING ON BLUESKY, a platform that is becoming a hotbed of Canadian patriotism. You can contact the CBC at [email protected] or 1-866-306-4636.

Following the reactivation of its Psychological Defence Agency, every Swedish household now receives a booklet titled “If Crisis or War Comes,” outlining what to do in an emergency. Canada should be doing the same, writes Peter MacLeod.

For fascists, the chaos and the "failures" are the point, not mistakes. The more chaos results, the more they can focus people on scapegoats while continuing power grabs. Do not measure success by the usual metrics: we are talking about a construct in which tragedy is a tactic.