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- www.thestar.com Linda McQuaig: Time to hit the rich with a wealth tax
After years of the rich getting richer, they’re now getting spectacularly richer -- while most Canadians are losing ground.
- montreal.citynews.ca Quebec's Common Front public sector union vote in favour of strike | CityNews Montreal
MONTREAL – A common front of four major Quebec labour unions has voted 95 per cent for an unlimited general strike mandate. The unions are negotiating as one and represent 420,000 public sector workers in health care, education and social services. Eric Gingras, president of the Centrale d...
- toronto.ctvnews.ca Nearly 500 tenants from 5 apartment buildings in Toronto are now on rent strike
More than 100 tenants at 1440 and 1442 Lawrence Avenue West will go on rent strike Sunday joining the ranks of nearly 500 residents who have been withholding payments since early summer.
- www.nationalobserver.com Why do Conservatives like Modi so much? Ask Stephen Harper
Stephen Harper may have retired from office, but his influence on Canadian politics remains. What should we make of his friendship with authoritarians like Viktor Orban and Narendra Modi, and why have his fellow conservatives been so quiet about it?
- thetyee.ca Who Is Mike Roman? The Trump Indictee with Canadian Ties | The Tyee
Charged with US election crimes, Roman strategized with Scheer and helped Harper push a global right-wing agenda.
- www.aptnnews.ca Many who killed Barbara Kentner out on day parole
Brayden Bushby, the man who threw a trailer hit at Barbara Kentner is on day parole after serving two years of an eight year sentence.
- globalnews.ca Doug Ford’s government phone unused for 3 months as transparency calls grow | Globalnews.ca
As the opposition calls for more transparency, Global News can reveal three months during the pandemic when Doug Ford failed to make a single call on his government-issued device.
- arstechnica.com Microsoft AI suggests food bank as a “cannot miss” tourist spot in Canada
AI-penned Microsoft Travel article recommends food bank as a must-see destination.
- regina.ctvnews.ca NDP swipes two Sask. Party seats in byelection wins
The Saskatchewan New Democrats have claimed byelection victories in both Regina Walsh Acres and Regina Coronation Park – increasing the official opposition's seat count to 14.
- calgary.ctvnews.ca Hate crimes prevention unit investigating after Calgary man verbally abused near Pride walk
The Calgary police are investigating an incident where a Calgary man was verbally abused as he was looking at the Pride sidewalk near Central Memorial Park downtown.
- thedeepdive.ca Shopify Employee Breaks NDA To Reveal Firm Quietly Replacing Laid Off Workers With AI
In a Twitter thread, a Shopify (TSX: SHOP) employee has broken their non-disclosure agreement (NDA) to shed light on the
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Religious Sect Members Who Obtained $12 Million Through Manitoba Government Contracts Run Companies Out of Co-owned Building, Records Show
pressprogress.ca Religious Sect Members Who Obtained $12 Million Through Manitoba Government Contracts Run Companies Out of Co-owned Building, Records ShowBusiness funds sect’s political activity, ex-members say
Copying over from u/HowMyDictates post on reddit, because I'm petty and will continue to refuse to engage with that site. :P
The whole three-part series is worth a read. It's fascinating (in a horrifying sort of way :P) how all this lobbying and third-party marketing works, even the stuff not directly connected to the PBCC. The more I learn, the more obviously corrupt the whole system becomes.
- cottagelife.com Documents reveal federal government has the power to block Ontario’s Greenbelt development plan
The federal government is eyeing protecting at-risk species in the Greenbelt, which would thwart Ontario's development plans.
- nunatsiaq.com This year's Nunavut Day marks 30th anniversary of land claims agreement | Nunatsiaq News
This year’s Nunavut Day celebration on July 9 also marks the 30th anniversary of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, which was passed in Parliament in
- www.antihate.ca Former Atomwaffen Propagandist Living In Ottawa Charged With Terrorism Offences
Better known as Dark Foreigner, Patrick Macdonald, kept his identity secret for years. Now he is facing three terror charges for his work as a propagandist for the Atomwaffen Division.