#canadiandimension — Public Fediverse posts

Toronto Tenant Union mentioned :coolcat:

@TheBreach: https://breachmedia.ca/landlords-watch-out-toronto-renters-form-first-city-wide-tenant-union/

The Green Line: https://thegreenline.to/stories/toronto-tenant-union/

Blueprints of Disruption: https://blueprints-of-disruption.captivate.fm/episode/scaling-up-toronto-tenants-union

Canadian Dimension: https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/can-the-new-toronto-tenant-union-change-the-tired-housing-debate

#TheBreach #TheGreenLine #BlueprintsOfDisruption #CanadianDimension #Toronto #Scarborough #Etobicoke #Weston #York #EastYork #NorthYork #TenantUnion #TenantPower #StrongerTogether #RentControl #Bill60 #HousingIsAHumanRight #Landlord #Tenant #TenantRights #ONPoli #TOPoli #TorontoTenantUnion

The destruction of the UN is the destruction of the world

Gottlieb: Simply put, there will be no decarbonization without international coordination
https://www.unrigged.ca/the-destruction-of-the-un-is-the-destruction-of-the-world/
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Why socialists need to understand the legacy of Malcolm Norris and Jim Brady

For the two influential Métis leaders, the struggle for socialism was inextricable from the struggle for Indigenous rights
https://www.unrigged.ca/why-socialists-need-to-understand-the-legacy-of-malcolm-norris-and-jim-brady/
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‘The green transition is a myth’: Adam Hanieh on the ongoing centrality of oil to capitalism

Under capitalism, envisioning a shift away from fossil fuels is more difficult by the day
https://www.unrigged.ca/the-green-transition-is-a-myth-adam-hanieh-on-the-ongoing-centrality-of-oil-to-capitalism/
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Attempt to censor Francesca Albanese part of larger Israeli campaign to hobble UN

Let’s call upon Bob Rae and the Canadian government to condemn the attempts by Israel and its supporters to incapacitate the UN
https://www.unrigged.ca/attempt-to-censor-francesca-albanese-part-of-larger-israeli-campaign-to-hobble-un/
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Working construction in a housing crisis

There is a paradox when the people who build housing don’t make enough to live in it
https://www.unrigged.ca/working-construction-in-a-housing-crisis/
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Truth takes a side

Understanding and truth are our best weapons against an exploitative society based on lies
https://www.unrigged.ca/truth-takes-a-side/
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Einstein opposed Zionist colonization in Palestine and predicted the current catastrophe

His views on Israel and Zionism were concealed and distorted for decades
https://www.unrigged.ca/einstein-opposed-zionist-colonization-in-palestine-and-predicted-the-current-catastrophe/
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Not even the main event

As America votes, the genocide in Gaza goes on—and on and on
https://www.unrigged.ca/not-even-the-main-event/
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Brett Christophers on our growing ‘asset-manager society’

Many people now live in homes and rely on infrastructure that are owned by pension funds, insurance companies, and banks
https://www.unrigged.ca/brett-christophers-on-our-growing-asset-manager-society/
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Planning the obsolescence of Canada Post

Amazon’s low-wage, non-union model is a threat not just to Canada Post, but to Canadian workers across the board
https://www.unrigged.ca/planning-the-obsolescence-of-canada-post/
#CanadianDimension #National

What the US presidential candidates are saying—and aren’t

Key trends and issues for the election
https://www.unrigged.ca/what-the-us-presidential-candidates-are-saying-and-arent/
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Why is Canada subsidizing landlords during a housing crisis?

Any real housing strategy must focus on establishing housing as a human right, not on lining landlord pockets
https://www.unrigged.ca/why-is-canada-subsidizing-landlords-during-a-housing-crisis/
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The dangerous acceleration of remote-controlled warfare

AI is creating a bonanza for tech companies and is being cast as a cleaner way to wage war, but the human cost is devastating
https://www.unrigged.ca/the-dangerous-acceleration-of-remote-controlled-warfare/
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Trudeau’s one-word answer shows his devotion to legacy

After almost a decade in power, Trudeau the Younger is certainly following the same path as his father
https://www.unrigged.ca/trudeaus-one-word-answer-shows-his-devotion-to-legacy/
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Involuntary treatment is a policy fad destined to failure

Legislated sobriety doesn’t do much for people experiencing addiction, but it works wonders for private health care companies
https://www.unrigged.ca/involuntary-treatment-is-a-policy-fad-destined-to-failure/
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Democratic breakdown or breakthrough?

Many still may not want to face it, but we are in a class struggle for survival
https://www.unrigged.ca/democratic-breakdown-or-breakthrough/
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Cuba’s crisis is mounting. Should Canada step in to help?

Kirk: Canada should again use its good offices and lobby the Biden administration to abandon the trade embargo against Cuba
https://www.unrigged.ca/cubas-crisis-is-mounting-should-canada-step-in-to-help/
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Chris Hedges: Israel’s war on journalism

At least 128 journalists and media workers in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon, have been killed since October 7, 2023
https://www.unrigged.ca/chris-hedges-israels-war-on-journalism/
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Canada’s ‘New Red Scare’ is profoundly undemocratic

Increasingly, reasoned debate is being replaced by silencing and name-calling
https://www.unrigged.ca/canadas-new-red-scare-is-profoundly-undemocratic/
#CanadianDimension #National

Do you condemn Hamas?

What does it mean to ‘condemn’ or ‘condone’ in the struggle for Palestinian freedom?
https://www.unrigged.ca/do-you-condemn-hamas/
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In West Africa, Canadian mining firms come up against bloc of independent states

An increasingly assertive group of African nations are constraining the ability of Canadian companies to profit from resources
https://www.unrigged.ca/in-west-africa-canadian-mining-firms-come-up-against-bloc-of-independent-states/
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Poilievre’s dubious ideas about pharmacare—brought to you by Big Pharma

Conservatives are trying to whip up hysteria about health benefits disappearing and private insurance plans being abolished
https://www.unrigged.ca/poilievres-dubious-ideas-about-pharmacare-brought-to-you-by-big-pharma/
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Anatomy of a soccer scandal

When the sanctity of rules is cherished above the basic value of human life, something has gone terribly awry
https://www.unrigged.ca/anatomy-of-a-soccer-scandal/
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How did Trudeau’s performance stack up to his promises?

Time and again, this government grabbed for low-hanging fruit, then spun proposed programs as bold, progressive policy choices
https://www.unrigged.ca/how-did-trudeaus-performance-stack-up-to-his-promises/
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Postmedia’s cuts to newspapers in Atlantic Canada begin to hurt

Even worse is the chain replacing local content with political and oil propaganda
https://www.unrigged.ca/postmedias-cuts-to-newspapers-in-atlantic-canada-begin-to-hurt/
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Is the West finally seeing sense on Gaza?

The Blinken-Austin letter could be a game-changer, or just another electoral gimmick
https://www.unrigged.ca/is-the-west-finally-seeing-sense-on-gaza/
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Why the National Housing Strategy failed

Under the Liberal’s housing plan prices are set at what rentiers can charge—not what renters can afford
https://www.unrigged.ca/why-the-national-housing-strategy-failed/
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Arundhati Roy: ‘No propaganda on Earth can hide the wound that is Palestine’

The full text of her PEN Pinter Prize acceptance speech
https://www.unrigged.ca/arundhati-roy-no-propaganda-on-earth-can-hide-the-wound-that-is-palestine/
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Making accusations of antisemitism with hardly any facts

Larry Haiven on the media’s playbook for conflating hatred of Jewish people with legitimate and necessary criticism of Israel
https://www.unrigged.ca/making-accusations-of-antisemitism-with-hardly-any-facts/
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As the JNF continues its rampage in the West Bank, CRA ruling offers Palestinians hope

The charity continues expanding Jewish-only land while skirting international and charitable law in the US and Canada
https://www.unrigged.ca/as-the-jnf-continues-its-rampage-in-the-west-bank-cra-ruling-offers-palestinians-hope/
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What doesn’t qualify as journalism in Canada seems a bit arbitrary

Many media companies have been denied status by Ottawa as a so-called Qualified Canadian Journalism Organization
https://www.unrigged.ca/what-doesnt-qualify-as-journalism-in-canada-seems-a-bit-arbitrary/
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JNF’s loss of charitable status a win for international law and Palestinian rights

The charity has been openly flouting Canadian law with impunity for decades
https://www.unrigged.ca/jnfs-loss-of-charitable-status-a-win-for-international-law-and-palestinian-rights/
#CanadianDimension #National

Saltwire takeover would give Postmedia a coast-to-coast monopoly

Postmedia’s strategy is now to collect government handouts, which could put it back in the black
https://www.unrigged.ca/saltwire-takeover-would-give-postmedia-a-coast-to-coast-monopoly/
#CanadianDimension #National

Housing is the only solution to homelessness

Punishing the victims of the housing crisis will do nothing to solve it
https://www.unrigged.ca/housing-is-the-only-solution-to-homelessness/
#CanadianDimension #National

Canada runs on subsidies. Why shouldn’t news media get them?

Edge: In Canada, the best argument for press subsidies is that this country runs on subsidies, or it doesn’t run at all
https://www.unrigged.ca/canada-runs-on-subsidies-why-shouldnt-news-media-get-them/
#CanadianDimension #National

‘They attacked us after we packed up’: Calgary students speak out on police brutality

“We cannot allow police impunity to embolden further acts of violence against student encampments”
https://www.unrigged.ca/they-attacked-us-after-we-packed-up-calgary-students-speak-out-on-police-brutality/
#CanadianDimension #National

Pierre Poilievre: Friend of the working class?

The Conservative leader’s populist strategy appears to be succeeding, as it did recently in the European Union elections
https://www.unrigged.ca/pierre-poilievre-friend-of-the-working-class/
#CanadianDimension #National

Independent media group chosen by Google to distribute news funding

The latest twist in the long-running soap opera that has been the Online News Act
https://www.unrigged.ca/independent-media-group-chosen-by-google-to-distribute-news-funding/
#CanadianDimension #National

Canada is still blocking aid to Afghanistan

More than 23 million people in the country currently need humanitarian aid
https://www.unrigged.ca/canada-is-still-blocking-aid-to-afghanistan/
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Less can mean more: Reducing energy consumption to manage the climate crisis

As more people consume more energy, our society moves collectively further away from mitigating climate catastrophe
https://www.unrigged.ca/less-can-mean-more-reducing-energy-consumption-to-manage-the-climate-crisis/
#CanadianDimension #National

A common language: Critical metals and Québec’s clientelist relationship with France

François Legault is embracing a greenwashed future of critical metal dependency and multinational corporate monopolies
https://www.unrigged.ca/a-common-language-critical-metals-and-quebecs-clientelist-relationship-with-france/
#CanadianDimension #National

You can’t turn back the clock on genocide

The bombs, missiles, and the damage done
https://www.unrigged.ca/you-cant-turn-back-the-clock-on-genocide/
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Why the housing crisis is not an immigration problem

The trouble isn’t that there are too many people or too few houses, the trouble is who owns the houses and why
https://www.unrigged.ca/why-the-housing-crisis-is-not-an-immigration-problem/
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Peter Rosenthal fought for justice in a tough place—the courtroom

Rosenthal defended those who resisted exploitation and oppression with militant compassion
https://www.unrigged.ca/peter-rosenthal-fought-for-justice-in-a-tough-place-the-courtroom/
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Why the housing crisis in not an immigration problem

The trouble isn’t that there are too many people or too few houses, the trouble is who owns the houses and why
https://www.unrigged.ca/why-the-housing-crisis-in-not-an-immigration-problem/
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Israel’s tent camp massacre in Rafah is a heinous war crime

Israel continues to act with total impunity in Gaza—with Western complicity
https://www.unrigged.ca/israels-tent-camp-massacre-in-rafah-is-a-heinous-war-crime/
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On CBC media capitulation and HonestReporting Canada

The broadcaster’s repeated caving to a highly biased pro-Israel advocacy group undermines its claims to journalistic integrity
https://www.unrigged.ca/on-cbc-media-capitulation-and-honestreporting-canada/
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History contradicts claims that October 7 attacks unprovoked

The lack of historical context presented by media outlets in the wake of Hamas’ attack distorts understanding of the conflict
https://www.unrigged.ca/history-contradicts-claims-that-october-7-attacks-unprovoked/
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The dead end of liberal American Zionism

Jews are going to have to make a painful reappraisal of the project that imposes a ‘Jewish’ state in Palestine
https://www.unrigged.ca/the-dead-end-of-liberal-american-zionism/
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McGill admin: Listen to the cops and talk to students

Engler: Over the past decade, the McGill university administration has repeatedly intervened to undercut Palestine solidarity
https://www.unrigged.ca/mcgill-admin-listen-to-the-cops-and-talk-to-students/
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A lawyer’s perspective on the pro-Palestine encampments

Liberal law purports to give everyone the right to think what they like. Capitalism makes sure that this goal is always elusive
https://www.unrigged.ca/a-lawyers-perspective-on-the-pro-palestine-encampments/
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Reclaiming solidarity

https://www.unrigged.ca/reclaiming-solidarity/
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Chris Hedges: Israel’s willing executioners

The Rafah invasion is yet another part of Israel’s sadistic playbook
https://www.unrigged.ca/chris-hedges-israels-willing-executioners/
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Is The Hub the future of journalism in Canada?

News media in Canada is increasingly dominated by an array of ideological voices
https://www.unrigged.ca/is-the-hub-the-future-of-journalism-in-canada/
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Budget 2024 is a small step toward a grown-up economy

For too long, we’ve been experimenting with governments trying to leave economic progress to free market forces
https://www.unrigged.ca/budget-2024-is-a-small-step-toward-a-grown-up-economy/
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Richard Sakwa: the Charter international system is in deep crisis

The foundations of the UN charter and international law developed since WWII are being usurped by a murky ‘rules-based order’
https://www.unrigged.ca/richard-sakwa-the-charter-international-system-is-in-deep-crisis/
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John Saul and the meaning of solidarity

Saul, who died last year, played a key role in supporting liberation movements in Africa while advancing social change at home
https://www.unrigged.ca/john-saul-and-the-meaning-of-solidarity/
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Actors are getting organized after being locked out of commercial work in Canada

Unionized actors in Canada have been locked out of major commercial productions for more than 600 days
https://www.unrigged.ca/actors-are-getting-organized-after-being-locked-out-of-commercial-work-in-canada/
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Chris Hedges: It may be genocide, but it won’t be stopped

The ruling of the ICJ was a legal victory for South Africa and the Palestinians, but it will not halt the slaughter
https://www.unrigged.ca/chris-hedges-it-may-be-genocide-but-it-wont-be-stopped/
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