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*Things I should've learned in school, but didn't No. 872,381*
I was today years old when I learned that seed money for Hudson's Bay Company (and therefore Canada as we know it) likely came from the trans-Atlantic slave trade. #CDNpoli #CDNhistory
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An Ontario wealth tax could raise $20.9 billion a year. That’s enough to fix EVERY school and have $4.1 billion to strengthen health care by hiring 3,500 doctors and other health care workers.
That’s just 1 year of wealth tax revenue in 1 province.
This is a no-brainer.
Ontario has more than 40 per cent of Canada's billionaire families, says a new report. Should it have a wealth tax? trib.al/KBKWJaA
Here's the Texas Tea: Even if the ceasefire holds (a big if) analysts project prices won't return to pre-war levels until mid-2027 at the earliest.
Big Oil's buffet is still open and we're still on the menu. We need a windfall tax to make Canadians whole: theglobeandmail.com/business…
“By generating fear of a retail-crime spike, stores can deputize the public and pressure law enforcement and governments to pour public money into theft prevention. Not that there is a lot of data to suggest this spike in retail crime is even real.” 👇
theatlantic.com/technology/a…
Grocery sector thefts nearing $10B annually: Retail Council of Canada ctvnews.ca/canada/article/gr…
Did not have “agreeing with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation” on my bingo card, but here we are.
Asking us to fund Ford’s gravy plane, while people are still getting treated in hospital hallways is frankly obscene.
NEW - The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the Premier "Needs to return the private jet be bought with taxpayer dollars" noting already strained provincial finances "This year the Ford government is adding $25.8 billion to the province's debt, driving total government debt to $485 billion"
teapaw.org/noahrjarvis/status/204…
Normal people: Please don’t build the Torment Nexus
The people running this country:
Premier Ford says “no” to shutting down surveillance pricing.
“No, I believe in capitalist society, free market. The market dictates, if ABC grocery store wants to compete against the other one, that's that's what the true driver is, free and fair competition and let the market dictate”
#onpoli
“We can’t ask oil companies to take a haircut”
The oil companies:
*screams into the void for the hundredth time today*
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Jesus, Doug. Even Trump hasn’t done this. And he’s in the Epstein files.
#BREAKING - The Ford government says it intends to change privacy laws to exclude the records of the Premier, cabinet ministers, parliamentary assistants and their offices form freedom of information requests.
I’m so excited to be moderating this conversation.
If you’re looking for some much-needed hope combined with real talk about getting good shit done for working people in this hellscape of democratic erosion and rising authoritarianism… then I think you’ll enjoy it too 🙏🏾
Progressives at the municipal level are connecting with and delivering for voters.
But what does it truly take to win power, and use it effectively on behalf of working people?
@nycDSA's Grace Mausser speaks at the 2026 Progress Summit 🔗 broadbentinstitute.ca/summit
ALT Broadbent Institute 2026 Progress Summit | Defending Democracy Across Borders Friday, March 6 Our Time Is Now: Delivering Change from New York to Toronto Keynote Speaker: Grace Mausser, Co-Chair, New York City - Democratic Socialists of America in conversation with Karla Webber-Gallagher, Chief of Staff to the Mayor of Toronto Moderated by Jared Walker, Executive Director, Canadians for Tax Fairness
Today, a few dozen families have enough wealth to buy all the residential land in Vancouver. That sounds more like a dystopian YA novel than a healthy democracy.
We can't meaningfully protect our sovereignty and democracy without curbing extreme wealth concentration. #CDNpoli
After 25 years of extreme wealth concentration, the top 1% own 23% of the wealth—up $3 trillion.
Our new report w/ @bcpolicysociety sounds the alarm: to protect our democracy & sovereignty, we need to stop our slide into US-style oligarchy.
Read it now: taxfairness.ca/en/resources/…
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The way Eze has been waiting his whole life to do this in this game 😤🥹
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This billionaire worship has always been weird, but it's especially gross now.
The #1 on this list's company enabled money laundering for child sex abusers, drug cartels, and terrorist cells around the globe.
He should be in jail, not getting free PR from Macleans.
AI, crypto and other new industries are transforming everything in our society—including the Maclean's + @cdnbiz annual list of richest Canadians. Who’s number one this year?
macleans.ca/longforms/the-ri…
After decades of neolib policies turning us upside down to shake out our lunch money for the ultra-rich, people want better.
Mamdani called it “a bold vision of what we'll achieve, rather than excuses for what we're too timid to attempt".
Any Canadian leaders willing to try it?
A tale of two visions for Canada’s future — As Mark Carney’s budget doubles down on austerity, #ZohranMamdani’s victory in New York City shows what people-powered politics can look like, and how Canadians deserve better.
New from @JAWalker:
ricochet.media/politics/a-ta…
#cdnpoli
Supposedly an unprecedented 2.2 million turnout with 60% above 45 years old. I am going to be an optimist and say @andrewcuomo is going to get the win. If he fails to win, it’s because @CurtisSliwa cares more about himself than NYC. Let’s never forget that.
If Andrew wins, he is going to be a great mayor. Why? Because he will owe nothing to the Democratic Party and he will be working only for his legacy. He can therefore do whatever is right for NYC for the long term without worrying about the political consequences.
@realDonaldTrump is going to want to work with Cuomo to Make NY Great Again, MNYGA. Say: ManyGA
I think the President and Cuomo respect each other which increases the chances they will work well together.
We will know supposedly by 9:30pm.
Say a prayer.
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