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“The King mentioned that when his mother …opened Parliament in 1957, it was … in the midst of the Cold War. The world faces a different threat with democratic pluralism, the rule of law and freedom under assault, he said.” www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/a8e29b0...

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It's hardly surprising that Israel is becoming a hated nation, no empathy at all. Netanyahu is a war criminal. BBC News - 'Situation is dire' - BBC returns to Gaza baby left hungry by Israeli blockade www.bbc.com/news/article...

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ANALYSIS | Here's what Doug Ford's controversial Bill 5 would do in Ontario | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/bill-5-protect-ontario-by-unleashing-our-economy-act-guide-1.7542478

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From repealing the Endangered Species Act and lifting requirements for environmental assessments, to creating zones where no provincial laws apply, here’s what you need to know about Doug Ford’s omnibus Bill 5 before public commenting closes on May 17 #ONpoli thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill...

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You may want to read this about Doug Ford's Ontario Bill 5 from the perspective of First Nations. #FirstNations #Indigenous #Ontario #Onpoli #Canada #DougFord chiefs-of-ontario.org/resources/pr...

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“Bill 5 reflects...a false narrative that presumes Ontario has unilateral authority to legislate over lands and resources w/out consultation or consent. Our lands...are not for the province to sell, exploit or regulate away.” ‪@anishinabeknation.bsky.social‬ #StopBill5 thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill...

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Environmental assessments, worker protections, and Indigenous rights are not red tape. Read my OpEd on why the Ford government needs to drop Bill 5. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

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Bill 5 would let Doug Ford handpick which corporations get to ignore the rules. It guts species protections, sidesteps Indigenous rights and silences communities. This isn’t streamlining—it’s steamrolling. STOP BILL 5>> act.gp/4jcmJVl #StopBill5 #Bill5 #ONpoli #DougFordIsCorrupt

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"Today’s #autocrats convert public institutions into political weapons, using law enforcement, tax and regulatory agencies to punish opponents and bully the media and civil society onto the sidelines. We call this competitive #authoritarianism." #US

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#Cdnpoli www.youtube.com/watch?v=osFV...

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World Central Kitchen has run out of food to serve in Gaza. Its bakery ("recently the last working bakery in Gaza") is out of flour. There are 100,000+ tons of food in staging areas within driving distance of Gaza, and Israel refuses to let them in wck.org/news/gaza-up...

submitted 20 days ago • 145 comments

The chief justices of all three levels of Ontario courts give Doug Ford a well-deserved public spanking for his spectacularly ignorant comments about judicial independence yesterday.

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

Doug Ford is channelling Donald Trump when he attacks judges. Ford and his supporters always recoil at any comparison to the U.S. president’s antics. If you don’t believe me, believe the judges. Our Ontario judges. #Opinion

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As former PM Harper is front row centre promoting Pierre Poilievre for PM, let’s not forget how far right the ideology really is! #cdnpoli

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Mark Carney deconstructs Poilievre's 'joke' platform(video).. #Canada..#elections..#cdnpoli youtu.be/_5qFT0T50Vc?...

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

Counterpoint: unfortunately believable.

submitted 36 days ago • 2 comments

Carney: Mr. Poilievre has decided to ignore our constitution, to override our constitution. It is the responsibility, in my opinion, of the PM of Canada, of the federal government to defend the fundamental rights of Canadians in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, not to override it. #cdnpoli

submitted 36 days ago • 3 comments

I don’t know how any Canadian can look at what’s happening south of the border and think “Yeah, I want some of that!” Vote wisely. youtu.be/WPzLs31fE_8?...

submitted 38 days ago • 43 comments

Mark Carney: We will never roll back rights and freedoms. We will protect a woman’s right to choose what she does with her own body. We will protect LGTBQ+A rights and will never use the notwithstanding clause to limit rights. #MarkCarneyLiberalMajority

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This interview with Mark Carney confirms Mark Carney is the right man to lead Canada during these uncertain times. Pierre Poilievre does not hold a candle to Mark Carney's leadership credentials, intellect & brilliance #cdnpoli #election2025 youtu.be/V11qNDDElZw?... via @YouTube

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Posted by @glenmcgregor.bsky.social on Twitter. Sorry, I received a screen shot from a Facebook friend. Pierre Poilievre did not take one question from the national media. #cdnpoli

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

Feels like important context to remind people Ezra Levant has filled in as guest host on InfoWars when Alex Jones is away

submitted 39 days ago • 36 comments

There it is.... they're being threatened.

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I mean yeah

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The Dallas ICE office is involved in a mass removal effort targeting nearly 200 people — many without removal orders — scheduled to be deported to El Salvador today. This is not just cruel – it is lawless. I refuse to stay quiet while families are being torn apart, and lives are being put at risk.

submitted 39 days ago • 1101 comments

Excellent, revealing story from @raisapatel.bsky.social on how the CPC tried to turn committees into social media chum, while attacking expertise when possible. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

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Right-wing agitators like Rebel "News" masquerade as journalists. Meanwhile, Poilievre says he'll defund CBC news reporting that he calls propaganda. And he'll cancel money for local journalism. What's the agenda here? My latest substack. We need more Canadian news open.substack.com/pub/caroloff...

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Mr. Coyne totally gets it in today’s @theglobeandmail.com on piffleswipe Pierre Poilievre’s ultimate constitutional strategy: the complete evisceration of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms - just what Harper wanted and failed to achieve. 🍁🧐🍁

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Van Hollen says that he asked the VP of El Salvador why his government continues to hold Abrego Garcia even though he’s not charged with any crime and there’s no evidence that he’s MS-13. “His answer was that the Trump administration is paying the government of El Salvador to keep him at CECOT”

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Senator Chris Van Hollen is speaking live from El Salvador, where he just met with the Salvadoran VP: www.youtube.com/live/pYZPzHy...

submitted 41 days ago • 93 comments

Poilievre is saying that unless we do consecutive sentences for multiple murders, you get “4 years of jail time per murder.” “That’s insane” he says. It’s actually a lie. They don’t get out. They get a hearing, and the murderers he’s talking about don’t get parole in Canada. He’s rage-farming.

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900 of us signed this letter to the leadership at Yale. yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/04...

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Stanford’s president and provost release a statement supporting Harvard. stanforddaily.com/2025/04/15/l...

submitted 42 days ago • 21 comments

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

submitted 43 days ago • 1664 comments

Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been sitting in a Salvadoran prison for over a month because the Trump Admin made a mistake. Now, the Admin is defying SCOTUS & refusing to bring him back. If we allow Trump to violate Kilmar's rights, none of our rights are safe. Kilmar is all of us.

submitted 42 days ago • 137 comments

I’d read his column, but was really struck in this podcast by Tom Friedman freaking out after a visit to China about how far ahead it is of the United States, in cutting-edge technology And urging a rethink of strategies based in the idea that the U.S. is ahead podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Poilievre saying he'd use the "Not Withstanding" clause of the constitution to override the Charter of Rights and Freedoms regarding the justice system. You may agree with being tough on crime, but if he overrides our rights once, he can do it again. It's a slippery slope. #Canada #cdnpoli #elxn45

submitted 43 days ago • 6 comments

“In Russia, dissent can cost critics their business licences, liberty and even their lives. It seems a matter of time before other less besieged western legal systems hear petitions by US citizens for asylum.”

submitted 42 days ago • 117 comments

This is important.

submitted 43 days ago • 61 comments

UPDATE: Mahdawi was able to meet with a member of his legal team who said he’s doing as okay as he can be. Atty Luna Droubi said they’ve confirmed U.S. Atty of VT received TRO, so if ICE moves him they’ll do so knowing the court’s order. Mahdawi and legal team are relieved he’s being held in VT

submitted 43 days ago • 20 comments

MIT following Harvard's lead here

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Poilievre now noticed by Science. wow "Pierre Poilievre, leader of Canada’s Conservative Party, has pledged to “end the imposition of woke ideology in the allocation of federal funds for university research” should his party win the Canadian federal election" #cdnpoli www.science.org/content/arti...

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“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.” Harvard President Garber wrote in message to the campus community. www.npr.org/2025/04/14/n...

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