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@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2024-03-11 18:20:14

The Biden problem, Canada edition.
#CdnPoli #CanPoli #Polls

David Akin 🇨🇦 (@davidakin@mstdn.ca)
Latest Mainstreet poll: "...among all voters, 70% say they would prefer someone other than Trudeau be the Leader in the next election. Among Liberal voters, over a third say they would prefer someone other than Trudeau (35.5%)" #cdnpoli https://www.mainstreetresearch.ca/poll/mainstreet-canada-national-march-2024-press-release/

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2024-03-11 21:21:14

Nenshi is a rare person who can bring different ideologies together (and has). This is good for Alberta and Canada.
It'll be an interesting race.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #NDP

Former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi announces bid for Alberta NDP leadership | CBC News
Former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi confirmed Monday he will seek the leadership of Alberta’s New Democrats, changing the trajectory of the race to replace Rachel Notley.

@brian_gettler@mas.to
2024-04-09 10:26:47

Is first past the post more susceptible to foreign interference than proportional or some other system? Has there been any scholarship on this? #cdnpoli

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2024-04-11 00:24:47

I am on hold with the Canada Revenue Agency and they haven't changed their hold music for at least 5 years.
There is comfort in stability. 🤣
#Taxes #CanPoli #CdnPoli

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2024-04-11 00:24:47

I am on hold with the Canada Revenue Agency and they haven't changed their hold music for at least 5 years.
There is comfort in stability. 🤣
#Taxes #CanPoli #CdnPoli

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2024-05-10 20:20:17

State or State Sponsored attack on BC Government systems happened a month ago but was kept secret until this week on advice from cyber security experts.
#BCPoli #CanPoli #CdnPoli …

| Vancouver Sun
The head of B.C.'s public service would not say if the hack is linked to the security breach of Microsoft's systems

@StephenRees@mas.to
2024-04-04 16:50:32

From David Suzuki
#Canpoli #cdnpoli
Carbon pricing is good for the climate and affordability
Putting a price on carbon emissions from burning coal, oil and gas is a proven way to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, conserve energy and shift to renewable sources and technologies.
Some politicians…

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2024-04-09 23:57:54

So basically every major consumer "market” in Canada is an oligopoly. Yup. Makes sense.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #LateStageCapitalism

Jeff Atwood (@codinghorror@infosec.exchange)
"Economists have a metric known as the “four-firm concentration ratio,” sometimes deployed in shorthand as “CR4.” It is a measure of competitiveness in a market for goods or services. When four companies gain a combined market share that is greater than 40 percent, an oligopoly has formed." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/04/food-industry-monopoly-power/678005/

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2024-04-09 03:47:45

A private citizen will be punished for contempt of Parliament by the Canadian House of Commons by being "called to the bar" and admonished by the Speaker.
The guilty party is some CEO of some company that got a favourable contract for the ArriveCan app.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli

ArriveCan contractor found in contempt of Parliament, ordered to appear before the House | CBC News
MPs agreed to a motion Monday that found GC Strategies partner Kristian Firth in contempt of Parliament for refusing to answer certain questions during a House government operations committee appearance last month.

@StephenRees@mas.to
2024-04-26 17:22:07

From Fair Vote Canada
What if an election were held today? How the votes are counted determines our country’s future.
If the federal election were held today, 41% percent of the popular vote would hand Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives 60% of the seats and 100% of the power.
#canpoli #cdnpoli
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April 2024 federal election projection with first-past-the-post votes, seats & power. Based on poll averages and projections from https://338canada.com Three discs. One shows votes, one seats and one "Power" Votes Con 41% Lib 25% NDP 17% Bloc 8% Green 4% PPC 2% Seats Con 60.3% Lib 21.6% NDP 5.3% Bloc 11.7% Poer Co 100%

If the federal election was held today with proportional representation - Fair Vote Canada
What if a federal election were held today with proportional representation? Projected outcome with first-past-the-post versus proportional representation.

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2024-02-28 22:52:07

#CanPoli #CdnPoli Canada Politics Poll of the Day! #CPPotD
Who makes the laws!?
CBC: “I'm going to make a special law if necessary," said Deshaies. "Turkeys do…

Residents of Quebec town running scared as turkeys take to streets | CBC News
A group of turkeys have been terrorizing citizens in a small town south of Quebec City. Its mayor is asking for help.

@StephenRees@mas.to
2024-02-12 18:39:09

From The Maple
It’s Time For Anti-Scab Legislation In Every Jurisdiction
No one should be fooled by the scare tactics of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business or any other bosses’ club
#CanPoli #cdnpoli

It’s Time For Anti-Scab Legislation In Every Jurisdiction
No one should be fooled by the scare tactics of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business or any other bosses’ club.

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2024-03-26 16:32:37

No, Ms. Communications Person for the Minister of Transport, labelling of CO2 emissions should not be solely "in the purview of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change". You regulate transportation. You share responsibility. You decide what Canadians see on their travel tickets. That should include CO2 emissions! Stop passing the buck!
#CdnPoli

A screenshot of a reply I got from the Minister of Transportation about requiring CO2 emissions amounts on tickets of federally regulated transportation.
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2024-02-23 20:40:46

I am equal parts excited and resigned to my (our) neo-liberal fate of perpetual disappointment... but dammit, I will be excited for the next 10 minutes at least!!
And by the way, I saw this on Mastodon First! (H/t @…)
#CdnPoli

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Liberals and New Democrats have a deal on pharmacare | CBC News
The federal Liberal government and the NDP have come to an agreement on pharmacare, clearing the way for the two parties to continue operating under the confidence-and-supply agreement that has helped keep the government in power over the last two years.

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2024-03-21 22:57:14

#CanPoli #CdnPoli Canada Politics Poll of the Day! #CPPotD Consider this for a moment, you might have a different answer than your initial gut reaction.
Should parties be able to…

Poilievre kicks off debate on non-confidence motion on carbon tax | CBC News
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre urged MPs Thursday to back his motion to topple the government over its planned increase to the carbon tax — a manoeuvre that's unlikely to succeed.

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2024-05-01 14:59:20

Happy Dental Care Day Canada!! (at least if you're over 70 without private insurance)
I hope that in time this will become part of universal single-payer healthcare (along with Drug Coverage) and eliminate private insurance for health needs, but it's a start at least. And it happened because a centre-left party, the NDP, has an agreement to work with the minority government.
#CdnPoli

Canada's dental care plan begins today. Here's what you need to know | CBC News
Canada’s national dental care plan begins covering 1.7 million seniors today — the first phase of a massive public oral health-care insurance program that eventually will cover one quarter of Canadians. But many patients may still be kept waiting to get their dental visits covered.

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2024-03-21 21:43:08

You want to know if there is interest in a UBI?
Most read story on the CBC right now!
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #UBI

A screenshot of the top 5 most popular stories on CBC shows the linked story at the top with ‘1300 reading now’

As Ontario faces a certified class action, former recipients of basic income pilot share their struggles | CBC News
Tracey Crosson is left with just $22 after paying rent. Single dad Joshua Hewitt feels his dignity has been "stripped away." As Ontario faces a certified class action lawsuit, some of the thousands who benefited from the basic income pilot project share stories of how life has been since it was scrapped early, in 2018, by the Ford government.

@StephenRees@mas.to
2024-04-01 18:04:14

#VIARail #privatization #cdnpoli #canpoli
Petition to the House of Commons regarding Via Rail Canada's privatization.

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Part of a VAI Rail Canada coach with panoramic windows for the best views when crossing the mountains Creative Commons license image by Stephen Rees
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2024-03-20 21:51:28

#CanPoli #CdnPoli Canada Politics Poll of the Day! #CPPotD
Justin Trudeau's next opponent in the boxing ring should be: (pick one or more!)
BBC: (

Emmanuel Macron flexes political muscle with boxing photos
French president is snapped working the punch bag, days after getting tough on Russia,

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2024-03-21 05:43:42

"It is the possibility that Jagmeet Singh is the future of Canada and perhaps of a new multicultural North that will be much less sympathetic to the white nationalist project of militant Zionism." @…
#CdnPoli

Is Canada's Decision to cut Arms Sales to Israel a Bellwether for NATO?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - The vote in the Canadian parliament this week to halt new arms exports to Israel is of great symbolic importance in ways that may not be apparent on the surface. The measure called for no new arms and military technology transfers to Israel, for support for the International Court of Justice (which is investigating Israel for genocide), and for sanctions on Israeli squatters on Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank. The nonbinding resolution, which Foreign Mi…

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2024-03-20 14:18:48

It is time to demand the same decision from BC and Canadian courts when it comes to BC LNG and the "Clean Energy Alliance". Absolute lies.
#cdnpoli #canpoli

Dutch court ruling considers national airline guilty of greenwashing
KLM found to have used ‘misleading and therefore illegal’ adverts to bolster green credentials.

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2024-03-21 21:31:38

There aren't enough 🤦‍♂️ 🤦‍♂️ 🤦‍♂️ 🤦‍♂️ 🤦‍♂️ 🤦‍♂️ 🤦‍♂️ 🤦‍♂️ 🤦‍♂️for this in a #climateEmergency as the country
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#cdnPoli #CanPoli

Canada could lead the world in oil production growth in 2024 | CBC News
Canada’s oil production is set to jump by about 10 per cent over the next year and become one of the largest sources of increased supply around the world.

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2024-03-19 20:37:54

#CanPoli #CdnPoli Canada Politics Poll of the Day! #CPPotD
Are you happy that the Liberal Government "will stop sending arms to Israel”?
Toronto Star: “The Trudeau gove…

Trudeau government will stop sending arms to Israel, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says
OTTAWA—The Trudeau government will cease future arms exports to Israel even though a motion passed Monday by the House of Commons that called for such action is non-binding, says Foreign

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2024-03-20 14:24:58

Great! Bring it on. I hope it gets scheduled for July, right in the middle of the wildfire season and in the middle of the upcoming drought so he can explain to a bunch of Canadians why he wants to "axe" one of the only effective measures we have implemented so far to keep us from destroying our homes and country with climate change fuelled disasters.
#cdnpoli

Poilievre plans to move non-confidence motion in Trudeau, call for 'carbon tax election'
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he plans to move a motion of non-confidence in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and call for a 'carbon tax election.

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2024-03-18 17:26:21

#CanPoli #CdnPoli Canada Politics Poll of the Day! #CPPotD
If you were an MP in Canada's House of Commons, how would you vote on the NDP's Palestine Motion? Boost to poll…

M-113 State of Palestine 44th Parliament, 1st Session - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada
M-113 State of Palestine 44th Parliament, 1st Session - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2024-03-19 05:32:20

Currently (Mar 18, 2024 22:31PDT) There is not a single story about or from or mentioning Canada on the first page of BBC's “USA & Canada” news section. 🤣🤷‍♂️
The most recent story is at the bottom of the second page from three days ago about Trudeau.
#CdnPoli #CanPoli

A screenshot showing two headlines at the bottom of the second page. The last is “Trudeau says he thinks about leaving ‘crazy job’.”

US & Canada | Latest News & Updates | BBC News
Get all the latest news, live updates and content about the US & Canada from across the BBC.

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2024-03-18 18:48:22

I just want to say how proud I am that my MP, Gord Johns (Courtenay-Alberni) was amongst the first group of seconders when the Palestine Motion was brought forward in the House back in February.
Love that guy!!
#CanPoli #CdnPoli

M-113 State of Palestine 44th Parliament, 1st Session - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada
M-113 State of Palestine 44th Parliament, 1st Session - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2024-04-15 16:28:37

A very worthwhile read. Canadians are addicted to seeing housing as an investment. Changing those expectations will open up other ways to solve the housing crisis.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Affordability

ANALYSIS | The dirty secret of the housing crisis? Homeowners like high prices | CBC News
Paul Kershaw, a public policy professor at the University of British Columbia and founder of the affordability advocacy group Generation Squeeze, says the emphasis on increasing housing supply obscures our collective addiction to ever-rising home prices.

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2024-04-12 12:31:05

From the: Your timing is impeccable - department.
#cdnPoli #CanPoli #ForeignInterference

David Akin 🇨🇦 (@davidakin@mstdn.ca)
"A group of three MPs - including Independent MP Han Dong -- and two Senators met with Chinese government officials in Beijing in late March to push for stronger ties between the two countries, while hearings on foreign interference in Canada’s elections were underway in Ottawa." https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2024/04/11/mps-met-with-chinese-officials-in-beijing-while-foreign-interference-inquiry-was-underway/417941/?utm_source=The+Hill+Times&utm_campaign=751e928c86-Todays-Headlines-Member…

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2024-03-13 22:34:02

Uhoh! Someone’s mad at journalists again and Social Media companies are like “ok!”.
“YouTube is blocking access in India to a story by CBC's The Fifth Estate on the alleged contract killing of a Canadian Sikh separatist after the Indian government ordered the social media platform to take that action.”
#CanPoli

YouTube blocks access to Fifth Estate story on killing of B.C. Sikh activist at India's demand | CBC News
YouTube is blocking access in India to a story by CBC’s The Fifth Estate on the alleged contract killing of a Canadian Sikh separatist after the Indian government demanded the social media platform take that action.

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2024-02-19 20:47:25

Hey Manitobans, Happy Louis Riel Day!
#LouisRiel #CdnPoli #CanPoli #Metis <…

'This is about correcting history': Louis Riel honoured as Manitoba's 1st premier | CBC News
The premier and the president of the Manitoba Métis Federation unveiled a new portrait that honours Louis Riel — who led a provisional government and paved the way for the province’s entry into Confederation in 1870 — as Manitoba’s first premier.