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Which Pharmacies Are in Support of Pharmacare?
I wasn't able to find much information on this. Which pharmacies want to treat their customers right?
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Federal government commits to creation of national school food program
This announcement from the federal government came after significant pressure from the NDP:
- The BCNDP has implemented such a program and the newly elected Manitoba NDP is taking steps in that direction
- A month ago, the federal NDP was pushing for a national school lunch program in the next budget and had private talks with the Liberals about it
- 10 days ago, the federal NDP passed a motion to call on the gov to fund this program
- Advocacy groups put significant pressure on the government, too
I am happy to see this step towards ending child hunger and its great that the NDP is getting some nice little victories in the minority government.
- www.thestar.com Joe Biden wants to raise corporate taxes and Justin Trudeau should do the same, NDP urges
The federal New Democratic Party is pushing the Liberal government to increase taxes on large corporations to pay for programs and reduce Canada’s budget deficit, the NDP’s finance critic says.
- www.parl.ca Private Member's Bill C-352 (44-1) - First Reading - Lowering Prices for Canadians Act - Parliament of Canada
Private Member's Bill C-352 (44-1) - First Reading - Lowering Prices for Canadians Act - Parliament of Canada
Bill to be voted on Wednesday.
Summary: > This enactment amends the Competition Act to increase penalties for certain anti-competitive acts. It also changes aspects of the review of mergers, including how gains in efficiency and market concentration are taken into account. In addition, it requires the Competition Tribunal to make an order dissolving a completed merger or prohibiting the merger from proceeding if the merger would result in excessive combined market share. The limitation period for the review of mergers is increased from one year to three years. Finally, it amends the Competition Tribunal Act to remove the Tribunal’s ability to award costs against the Crown.
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Manitoba NDP pulls plug on Hydro CEO’s vision to pursue more private power projects | "...our position is that that new generation should be publicly owned"
www.winnipegfreepress.com NDP pulls plug on Hydro CEO’s vision to pursue more private power projectsManitoba Hydro’s plan to ask the private sector to build new and costly electricity generation projects is being met with resistance from the NDP government, which wants the new infrastructure bankrol...
- www.ndp.ca Singh says Liberals and Conservatives are letting big corporate landlords call the shots, and young people are paying the price
BURNABY – On Thursday, Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh attended a housing roundtable where young Canadians explained that they can’t afford housing in their community. While just blocks away sits federal land at 6025 Sussex Avenue where the City of Burnaby had proposed building 300 non-profit, aff...
> BURNABY – On Thursday, Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh attended a housing roundtable where young Canadians explained that they can’t afford housing in their community. While just blocks away sits federal land at 6025 Sussex Avenue where the City of Burnaby had proposed building 300 non-profit, affordable homes back in 2019. Instead of supporting the proposal to build affordable housing— the Liberal government refused.
> “If Justin Trudeau wasn’t so out-of-touch, this building could have been already built and those people behind me could live there,” said Singh. “But instead I just spent the morning hearing from young people who can’t find an affordable place to live and the dream of one day buying a home is completely out-of-reach for them. We’re in this mess because successive Liberal and Conservative governments have let big money developers use the housing market to get wealthy instead of protecting the people who need these homes.
> “Both Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre want to use public land to help rich developers get even richer– instead of building homes young people could afford.”
> Despite campaign promises, after eight years of the Liberal government, in Vancouver, it can take a young teacher as much as 44 years to afford the down payment for an average home. And in neighbouring Burnaby, the average 2-bedroom apartment now costs $3,166 a month.
> “In the next election, young people will have a choice to make. Do they want out-of-touch Trudeau who used federal land to make big developers richer at your expense? Do they want corporate-controlled Poilievre who will sell off public land to rich developers' donors like Doug Ford is doing? Or will they want a New Democrat government that will use federal, public land to build non-profit homes young people can actually afford?
> “Whether you’re 40 years old or 20 years old, whether you are making minimum wage or a higher wage— everyone should be able to find a place they can afford that’s safe and fits their family’s needs.”
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Indigenous peoples in the North won’t see a cent of UN climate funds
breachmedia.ca Indigenous peoples in the North won’t see a cent of UN climate funds ⋆ The BreachThere was big talk at the UN climate summit about funds for those bearing the brunt of the crisis—but Indigenous peoples in the North aren’t getting anything
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Loopholes and lobbyists—what went down at the UN climate summit
breachmedia.ca Loopholes and lobbyists—what went down at the UN climate summit ⋆ The BreachEriel Deranger of Indigenous Climate Action with a dispatch from COP 28 in Dubai
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CBC featured more Israelis even as Palestinian casualties rose, data shows
breachmedia.ca CBC featured more Israelis even as Palestinian casualties rose, data shows ⋆ The BreachPublic broadcaster barred employees from sharing outside journalism about Gaza, contradicting CBC’s general policy
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Quebec’s Historic Common Front Strikes w/ Francis Hérbert-Bernier
pressprogress.ca Quebec's Historic Common Front Strikes w/ Francis Hérbert-BernierBehind the historic public sector strikes sweeping Quebec
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In ‘covert op,’ Israeli consulate backed poll inflating support for Gaza war
breachmedia.ca In ‘covert op,’ Israeli consulate backed poll inflating support for Gaza war ⋆ The BreachLiberal insiders strategized to use poll to “inform thinking” in prime minister’s office, messages show
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Labour and Community Organizers Push for BC to Ban Caste-Based Discrimination
pressprogress.ca Labour and Community Organizers Push for BC to Ban Caste-Based DiscriminationBC campaign against caste-based discrimination follows efforts in Ontario and Seattle
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A chilling encounter with the Israeli military in Gaza
breachmedia.ca A chilling encounter with the Israeli military in Gaza ⋆ The BreachIn 2009, Avi Lewis visited Gaza. On his way out, the Israeli military revealed to him their supremacist logic
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Stephen Harper’s firm poured $350M into surveillance, spy tech for Israel
breachmedia.ca Stephen Harper's firm poured $350M into surveillance, spy tech for Israel ⋆ The BreachCanadian money helped develop high-tech tools like “behaviour recognition” then used in Israel
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PressProgress Investigation Into International Students Dying From Overdoses Selected as Finalist
pressprogress.ca PressProgress Investigation Into International Students Dying From Overdoses Selected as FinalistPressProgress has been shortlisted for “Best Investigative Article” at the 2023 COPA awards
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“Not In My Name” with Dr. Roberta Lexier
pressprogress.ca "Not In My Name" with Dr. Roberta LexierWhy is it so difficult to talk about Gaza in Canada?
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How Canadian media distorts the truth about Palestine
breachmedia.ca How Canadian media distorts the truth about Palestine ⋆ The BreachThe Breach’s editors dissect how—and why—Canada’s establishment media gets the story on Palestine so wrong
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Naomi Klein to Heather Reisman: Charges must be dropped against Indigo 11
breachmedia.ca Naomi Klein to Heather Reisman: Charges must be dropped against Indigo 11 ⋆ The BreachThe extraordinary raids, arrests and property seizures of Palestine solidarity activists represent an extreme attack on political speech not seen in a generation
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Canada’s open secret: International students are here to be exploited
breachmedia.ca Canada's open secret: International students are here to be exploited ⋆ The BreachMinister Marc Miller said the quiet part loud: Big business needs international students for cheap labour
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In stunning pre-dawn raids, Toronto police ‘terrorize’ Palestine activists
breachmedia.ca In stunning pre-dawn raids, Toronto police ‘terrorize’ Palestine activists ⋆ The BreachAfter operation that policing expert say may have cost 'seven figures', Toronto police pursuing hate-crime charges against activists who postered Indigo
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Pierre Poilievre’s ‘Radical Gender Ideology’ Rhetoric is Rooted in the Global Far-Right’s Attack on LGBTQ+ Rights
pressprogress.ca Pierre Poilievre’s ‘Radical Gender Ideology’ Rhetoric is Rooted in the Global Far-Right’s Attack on LGBTQ+ RightsPierre Poilievre keeps railing against ‘radical gender ideology’, a paranoid far-right fever dream with a hateful and harmful history
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Elections Alberta is Looking Into Take Back Alberta’s Finances and Donations, TBA’s Former CFO Says
pressprogress.ca Elections Alberta is Looking Into Take Back Alberta’s Finances and Donations, TBA's Former CFO SaysTake Back Alberta founder David Parker had his posting privileges revoked from the group’s Telegram following in-fighting between TBA leaders
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A New Group in Québec is Uniting Young Separatists Under Identitarian Ethnic Nationalism
pressprogress.ca A New Group in Québec is Uniting Young Separatists Under Identitarian Ethnic NationalismNouvelle Alliance is promoting an identitarian, ethnic nationalism using imagery that draws inspiration from the far-right
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CTV forbids use of ‘Palestine,’ suppresses critical stories about Israel
breachmedia.ca CTV forbids use of ‘Palestine,’ suppresses critical stories about Israel ⋆ The BreachThe media conglomerate that runs CTV, CP24 and BNN Bloomberg is distorting the truth about Israel’s violence in Gaza, its own journalists say
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Controversial Anti-Lockdown Doctor Named Candidate for Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives
pressprogress.ca Controversial Anti-Lockdown Doctor Named Candidate for Pierre Poilievre's ConservativesMatt Strauss faced intense criticism as a top public health officer over controversial statements about public health measures
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NDP Deputy Leader, Alex Boulerice, has sponsored a petition calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
NDP Deputy Leader, Alex Boulerice, has sponsored a petition that closes on November 23rd calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, which the NDP will continue to advocate for. So do have a look and please sign.