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This Fourth of July, I’m in My 26th Year Behind Bars for Cannabis
  • This guy has been in prison for decades for something I can walk down the street and buy in a store, legally. My country hasn't fallen apart since that was made reality back in 2018. Meanwhile, the top justices of the legal system that put this guy behind bars are openly taking bribes to destroy the system they preside over, yet are practically untouchable. Get your shit together, USA.

  • Is a previously unheard-of First Nation just Canada’s latest Pretendian case?
  • Alongside banners commemorating missing and murdered Indigenous women and the victims of Canada’s residential school system, Confederate flags flap gently in the wind.

    Wow, I hate everything about that.

    With a little research these culture vultures could have used an actual local "rebel" flag, this one:

    Picture of the Metis Flag

    Red River Resistance

    But of course they appropriate a white supremacist flag from American history.

  • 'This is a Crime Ahainst Humanity': 600,000 Children in Line of Fire as IDF Moves on Rafah
  • You are putting the responsibility for those murders entirely on Hamas rather than the government currently perpetrating them, thus justifying that government's actions. You could have just as easily made your opening comment, "Man, if only Israel cared about international law." Please stop insulting my intelligence.

  • Grind rule
  • Emphasis on the sometimes. If you regularly put 80+ hours a week in even doing something you enjoy, eventually you will burn yourself out and there's a good chance you won't enjoy the thing anymore on the other side of that. Not for a long while, at any rate. Burnout is no joke.

  • Canada’s unions are united: Want our votes? Enhance our rights! | Canadian Labour Congress
  • Historically this isn't the case. Current polling does have Poilievre as the most popular choice among union members, however still at a lower rate than the Canadian average. So it seems like unions are stemming the growth of his support among its members somewhat, within the context of an overall upswell of Con support in Canada generally.

  • canadians.org Sustainable Jobs Act finally passes!

    Despite significant obstruction by the Conservative party over the last year, the Act is now on its way to the Senate for consideration before it can pass into law.

    Sustainable Jobs Act finally passes!
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    A few drinks in, and I immediately start talking about the inevitable collapse of humanity in the hands of capitalism.
  • Yes, of course. Banning short term rentals for example is a regulation that would put downward pressure on housing prices. Banning investment companies such as Blackrock, Blackstone, etc from purchasing single family homes, duplexes, 4-plexes and the like would do the same. Whereas the lack of regulation around these things has contributed to home price inflation. The idea that people are unable to afford homes because there is too much regulation holds water like a sieve.

  • A few drinks in, and I immediately start talking about the inevitable collapse of humanity in the hands of capitalism.
  • Our current economic situation is the product of decades of regulation cutting supply side (aka neoclassical) economics championed by the likes of Thatcher and Reagan, which still dominates today. You know where housing is not unaffordable? Vienna, Austria. A place where better than half the residents live in social housing. The product of a strong government and regulation.

  • A few drinks in, and I immediately start talking about the inevitable collapse of humanity in the hands of capitalism.
  • Regulations help protect people from corporations. This libertarian take is total nonsense. What makes competition difficult for new entrants is the overwhelming size of modern day multinational corporations and the capital investment required to wage any sort of real competition which is something that is only going to be fronted by other extremely wealthy interests. So, yes, we do need bigger, stronger governments in relation to those very powerful corporations, specifically strong enough to break them up. Or ideally nationalize them entirely.

  • torontoobserver.ca Pape and Danforth Starbucks becomes the first Toronto location to unionize - The Toronto Observer

    The United Steelworkers (USW) union recently announced that this is the first step in acquiring other Toronto locations. However, some have raised concerns it may affect the store's ability to remain open.

    Pape and Danforth Starbucks becomes the first Toronto location to unionize - The Toronto Observer
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    bc.ctvnews.ca Police warn of cougar sighting in Saanich backyard

    Police in Saanich have issued a warning after a resident reported a cougar sighting in their backyard Saturday morning.

    Police warn of cougar sighting in Saanich backyard
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    www.ctvnews.ca 'I'll take that call': Housing minister open to negotiating with Alberta

    Housing Minister Sean Fraser says he is willing to negotiate with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who plans to adopt the Quebec model of federal-provincial relations when it comes to issues like housing.

    'I'll take that call': Housing minister open to negotiating with Alberta
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    www.winnipegfreepress.com Members of Quebec health care workers union vote against tentative deal with province

    MONTREAL – Members of a union representing more than 80,000 health care workers in Quebec have decisively rejected a tentative collective agreement with the province that was endorsed by the lab...

    Members of Quebec health care workers union vote against tentative deal with province
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    bc.ctvnews.ca 'Very smart' B.C. orca calf evades rescuers, forcing switch in tactics

    A 'very smart' orca calf trapped in a remote B.C. lagoon managed to dodge a 50-strong rescue team using boats, divers, nets and sophisticated underwater detection equipment in an attempt to save her life on Friday.

    'Very smart' B.C. orca calf evades rescuers, forcing switch in tactics
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    www.winnipegfreepress.com After countrywide pre-budget tour, Liberals reveal Tuesday how they'll pay for it all

    OTTAWA – With Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland promising to keep the federal deficit from ballooning in Tuesday’s federal budget, all eyes will be on the Liberals’ plan to pay for...

    After countrywide pre-budget tour, Liberals reveal Tuesday how they'll pay for it all
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    www.winnipegfreepress.com G7 countries to convene to discuss Iran's attack on Israel

    Canada and other G7 countries are expected to hold a meeting today to discuss a potential response to Iran’s Saturday attack on Israel. U.S. President Joe Biden said he would convene the meeting of the Group of Seven advanced democracies today to coordinate a united diplomatic response to an attack ...

    G7 countries to convene to discuss Iran's attack on Israel
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    www.winnipegfreepress.com Heavy rainfall triggers flood conditions on several Quebec rivers

    SAINT-JÉRÔME, Que. – Quebec officials have reported flooding on a handful rivers north of Montreal and in Quebec City after heavy downpours fell on parts of the province this week. In St-Jérôme,...

    Heavy rainfall triggers flood conditions on several Quebec rivers
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    usw.ca Yukon workers at Parsons Inc. in Faro join the United Steelworkers union - USW Canada

    WHITEHORSE, YT – With the support of the United Steelworkers union (USW) and the Yukon Federation of Labour, workers at Parsons Inc. at the Faro Rehabilitation Mine Project have been certified by the Canadian Industrial Relations Board to join the USW. The workers are set to begin the process of neg...

    Yukon workers at Parsons Inc. in Faro join the United Steelworkers union - USW Canada
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    www.winnipegfreepress.com DNA tests shows B.C. woman was killed by dogs, not bear: coroner's report

    VANCOUVER – A woman killed while picking blueberries on a farm east of Vancouver was initially thought to have died in a bear attack in August 2021, but a newly released coroner’s report s...

    DNA tests shows B.C. woman was killed by dogs, not bear: coroner's report
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