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Former public servant & union leader, writer, oddball. Queer (he/him), neurodivergent, Gen X with disabilities on Anishinaabe land in Ottawa. Seeking volunteers/allies for Case Against Poverty. Let's end legislated poverty in Canada. DMs okay.
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I don't know how often it needs to be said... If you don't like same sex marriage, say no thanks when you get a proposal. If you don't like abortion, don't have one. Problem solved. Next!

Canada is a Treaty country. Not enough people understand that. Sure learning now. Want to learn more? www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/11001000... #cdnpoli

Hello CanadaSky! Should we #BuyCanadian the State of Nebraska? Yes, it is a red state with blue dots but think of the benefits of cornering the popcorn production market. Also, the entire state of Nebraska might be cheaper than a condo in Vancouver soon. Think about it πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦. I'm only half joking.

The headline for today... Leader of the free world educates Florida man on meaning of FAFO and #ElbowsUp.

May 5th is #RedDressDay in Canada. Despite a national inquiry and half a decade, conditions have not improved. Contact your newly elected MPs and tell them #MMIWG2S needs to be a priority for government, not cast aside in wake of trade wars and partisan games. #cdnpoli

New mission Canada, flip the riding of Battle River - Crowfoot, one of the safest seats in Alberta for the Conservatives, and deny PP a seat for the 2nd time in 2025. A by-election is always a turnout game. The seat could be made vulnerable with effort and focus.

"The decline of public health protection in Ontario reflects a consistent lack of political will, over the regime of many successive governments and all three political parties, to bring up to a reasonable standard the systems that protect us against infectious disease." - SARS Commission (2004)

Doctors against Genocide Hosting an Update on Gaza. SUNDAY May 4 at 12 PM EST Register HERE: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... BREAD NOT BOMBS:

The issue isn't a lack of laws, it is selective enforcement. Get two activists for Palestinians, the homeless or disability together and a hundred cops are ready to go full stormtrooper. Literal occupation of capital by hate peddlers got a coordination committee with police. See the problem yet?

FYI: There is no such thing as a common sense conservative regardless how often it is claimed. Having any sense of the common necessitates never voting conservative. Unless you have > $5 million, voting conservative means voting against yourself and everyone you might care about.

Liberal Party: We will bring in a foreign monarch to open our legislative session to *checks notes* "demonstrate the sovereignty of Canada." I seem to recall Liberals losing their minds when Harper made a photo of the Queen more prominent in the House. Now they cheer the King of white privilege?

New mission Canada, flip the riding of Battle River - Crowfoot, one of the safest seats in Alberta for the Conservatives, and deny PP a seat for the 2nd time in 2025. A by-election is always a turnout game. The seat could be made vulnerable with effort and focus.

What many outside πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ may not understand, #BuyCanadian isn't a boycott. It is a complex and complete reconfiguration of behaviours. It doesn't matter what Trump does or doesn't do, we're out. Plain and simple. The πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ is an ex and we see how toxic the relationship was now that we're out of it. #Never51

A lesson Liberals in Canada need to understand. You will never make the right wing like you but you can easily lose every progressive voter. Stop the capitulation to right wing agendas. Prosperity not austerity for πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ & the world. Honouring the NDP dental deal was a good start for Carney as PM.

If the conservatives have a leadership race 2 million liberals should buy memberships and elect Trudeau leader just for the comedy value.

Recipes for Democracy: USA edition Get 7 delegates (3 Ind 2R 2D) from each State and 5 (3-1-1) from territories (DC, Puerto Rico, etc) together. Nominate and elect a President & VP from among the delegates for a caretaker administration. Issue a public declaration, take WH. Call world, say sorry.

Failure to recognize the legitimate grievances (not the faux news inspired ones) of residents and workers has been the greatest asset to Conservative organizing. The status quo isn't helping the vulnerable so "smash it, bash it, break it" became a viable political strategy to way too many.

Neurotypical unquestioning obedience to authority should be considered a disability. Are you comforted by being part of crowd? Do you regurgitate leaders without fact checking? Have you been convinced scientific terms like cis are bad words? You're probably neurotypical, luckily help is here...

Good morning America, it is May 1st, time to get up and NOT go to work. The General Strike is calling on you. The people united, will never be defeated! Stay strong in the struggle against fascism!

Please contact your newly elected MPs (all parties) to tell them Canada should formally recognize Palestine and advance Reconciliation with indigenous nations at home since both issues were silenced during the campaign.

Okay (western) Canada, we have 4 years to launch a 50/50 progressive campaign to get the Greens and NDP to each take 50 Conservative ridings away. Get your EDAs to nominate candidates now not 20 days to the election. Fanjoy beat Poilievre running a long ground game in the riding. #cdnpoli

New πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ election prediction in 3... 2... 1... PP will now argue being an unelected party leader is actually a good thing.

While it is a nice thing for Canada for PP to lose in Carleton, I am concerned the vote share and seats for Conservatives went up despite an open embrace of toxic conduct and fascist policy. Liberals might be happy today but Canada needs to recognize the growth of hate for profit. #cdnpoli

Kinda weird how Canada fights US influence by diving deeper into a political duopoly... Can we all agree ahead of time that a Wab Kinew led federal NDP gets all the liberal voters to get an NDP majority next election to keep the Conservatives out? #cdnpoli #CanadaVotes

Polls are open. You can even register to vote on election day. Elections Canada makes it easy. You're entitled to 3h off work to vote too by law. Polls don't count, votes do, so #vote! If you're in line as polls close you still get to vote. Long lines are actually a good thing today. #CanadaVotes ❀️🍁

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Election Day, eh!

Liz Truss met head of Anglican Church, Queen dies. JD Vance met head of Catholic Church, Pope dies. I'm atheist and pretty sure that's the portent equivalent of God screaming at the faithful that Conservatives are dangerous and killing the faith wherever they go.

"To whom can I speak today? Brothers are evil And the friends of today unlovable. To whom can I speak today? Gentleness has perished And the violent man has come down on everyone." Pretty relevant to current affairs right? It's from 1990BCE, yes BCE, 4015 years ago.

Money and religion are manifestations of our imagination. People give them power and my neurodivergent brain doesn't understand it. We know better. We have known better for thousands of years. "Teach him what has been said in the past... ... for there is none born wise." - Phahhotpe ~2500BCE

Happy #SocialistSunday BlueSky! Stay strong in the struggle. Yours in Solidarity.

"The politics of community will beat the politics of fear any day." 8 years ago I called out the Trump hate machine. I am still fighting that machine today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHs_...

In my healthier days I enjoyed working elections. Door to door in 90s to help make the national list of electors, as a revising agent helping keep the list accurate, working a poll on election day, and doing a count against the clock. It was inspiring, our effort to include voters. www.elections.ca

The best thing we can do for democracy in πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ going forward is to not operate as a two party system like πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ. Particularly when both Liberal and Conservative parties champion capitalism instead of the people. There is no ethical form of capitalism. Say it with me, there is no ethical form of capitalism.

Right wing and haters against the trans community have, ironically, caused legal decisions that makes America 100% women. By fighting for "gender = conception" as a legal definition means you can now call Elon, Mrs. Musk and both Donnies Mrs. Trump all you want. Winning!

"...because the Green Party of Canada has intentionally reduced the number of candidates running in the election for strategic reasons, it no longer meets the intention of the participation criteria to justify inclusion in the leaders’ debates." www.debates-debats.ca/en/news/2025... Democracy eh?