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Canadians are getting clobbered by the cost of living, turbo-charged by food and fuel hikes thanks to the horrible, illegal US/Israeli war on Iran.

Meanwhile Big Oil is laughing its way to the Big Banks - with $90 billion in wartime profiteering expected this year alone.

Tax the excess profits. Use the money to ease the everyday emergency of just trying to get by.

We're calling on PM Carney to act. It's simple: do the right thing.

https://350.org/ept/

I’m brand new to official Ottawa, but I was fascinated to attend the installation of Louise Arbour as Governor General today.

It was refreshing to hear her talk about the fact that AI "could be threatening not only the way we live and work, but also the control we exercise over our own destiny.”

That is the anxiety Canadians feel, but our government has yet to get the memo.

She also spoke about climate change, and even referred twice to extreme inequality - two more issues of deep concern to a vast majority of us. Two more issues Canadians elected Mark Carney to address, only to find he is taking us in the opposite direction.

So I took the opportunity to thank Louise Arbour for beginning her tenure by commenting on these big issues.

Je suis tout nouveau à Ottawa, mais j’ai été fasciné d’assister aujourd’hui à la cérémonie d'installation de Louise Arbour en tant que gouverneure générale.

Il était rafraîchissant de l’entendre dire que l’IA « pourrait menacer non seulement notre façon de vivre et de travailler, mais aussi le contrôle que nous exerçons sur notre propre destin ».

C’est l’angoisse que ressentent les Canadiennes et Canadiens, mais notre gouvernement n’en a pas encore pris conscience.

Elle a également évoqué le changement climatique et a même fait référence à deux reprises aux inégalités extrêmes – deux autres enjeux qui préoccupent profondément la grande majorité d’entre nous. Deux autres enjeux pour lesquels les Canadiennes et Canadiens ont élu Mark Carney, pour finalement constater qu’il nous mène dans la direction opposée.

J’ai donc saisi l’occasion pour remercier Louise Arbour d’avoir commencé son mandat en abordant ces enjeux majeurs.

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Canada’s public infrastructure is not up for sale.

My address at the Nova Scotia NDP convention.

https://youtube.com/shorts/hTdapIPS3Mg

Community consultations are absolutely critical, but the choice facing the Prime Minister is clear. Premier Ford is in the middle of a land grab, and the federal government has both the power and the responsibility to stop this irresponsible and anti-democratic move.

The fact that Doug Ford seized the land from the City of Toronto in order to ram through a project owned and operated by American banking giant JP Morgan tells you all you need to know about who will benefit from his plan.

Prime Minister Carney ran on a promise to protect Canadians from Donald Trump and stand up for Canadian sovereignty. He cannot sit on the fence while Doug Ford hands more power to Wall Street.

Like Ontario Place, the Science Centre, and so much more, Doug Ford is acting as though Toronto is a playground for him and his CEO friends. It isn't. Toronto belongs to the people, and the people don't need or want the jets, noise, traffic, and pollution that this massive expansion would bring.

https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/mark-carney-promises-consultation-process-over-future-of-billy-bishop-airport/article_9243e8ff-0d0c-4a45-8a33-c32388ec0d0e.html (Mirror)