Past President of @torontolabour. Former Chair of @CouncilofCDNs. Unrelenting advocate for #SocialJustice

Joined May 2016
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Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's @TorontoStar
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Howard Moscoe was a true social justice warrior. Always fighting to defend the public good, challenge corporate greed and celebrate people who take a stand. Rest in Power!
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Replying to @juliedabrusin
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1/ This announcement marks the Carney government’s official surrender to the oil and gas lobby.
 By gutting carbon pricing to the point of irrelevance, it has dismantled the last federal climate measure standing. We now have a federal government that no longer even pretends to rein in big corporate polluters. cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-…
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The owners of said assets would like to remind PM @MarkJCarney that Canadians voted against the privatization of public assets when we chose not to elect Poilievre.
PM Carney on the privatization of federal assets: "What we're looking to do with all the tools we have is to catalyze building of this economy. If there are some assets that the federal government has that can help with that process, we'll look at it as part of a comprehensive approach."
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The privatization of everything. Soon trillionaires and asset managers will own the world Carney says he’s open to selling infrastructure like airports to finance projects - The Canadian Press apple.news/A_2pXhyE9T8eUd-Oj…
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Cubans are facing a dire humanitarian crisis as sanctions and restrictions limit access to food, medicine, and other essential supplies. Canada’s unions are partnering with @comfront01 to call on the Government to support Cuba. Sign the petition: commonfrontiers.ca/canada-mu…
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History is made at #walmart. Congratulations to @UniforTheUnion new members!
Wage gains and structural fairness are key features of a new collective agreement voted on last night by Unifor Local 252 members. Ratified by 93%, it is the first union contract negotiated with Walmart in North America. unifor.org/news/all-news/uni…
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When will our government stand up for Canadian #sovereignty as Trump bullies our companies out of Cuba? Jim Hodgson writes unwrappingdevelopment.ca/?fb…
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RT @DonDavies: The Liberals wants to sell off Canada's ports & airports— strategic assets that will end up in the hands of foreign buyers.…
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Several Canadian universities, including U of T and UBC, are learning the hard way today another downside of outsourcing key academic functions to a US corporation (with the hacking of Canvas systems). I wrote about another downside for @TorontoStar: thestar.com/business/opinion….
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El presidente Trump firmó el viernes una orden ejecutiva que amplía las sanciones de Estados Unidos contra el Gobierno de Cuba. Las nuevas sanciones están dirigidas a funcionarios, entidades y todo aquel que sea cómplice de actos de corrupción o violaciones de los derechos humanos, así como a las personas que operen en los sectores de energía, defensa, minería y finanzas de Cuba. Los bancos y las empresas extranjeras que hagan negocios con entidades cubanas sancionadas también podrían quedar excluidos de los mercados estadounidenses. Las nuevas medidas se producen después de que el Gobierno de Trump bloqueara a principios de este año las exportaciones de petróleo venezolano a Cuba y presionara a México para que detuviera sus propios envíos, lo que contribuyó a que la isla sufriera importantes apagones y provocó que las aerolíneas extranjeras suspendieran los vuelos a dicho país.
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Not all privatizations are as disastrous as the 407. But they all share one feature: they gouge consumers. Crazy to privatize our airports--in the middle of “affordability crisis,” no less! #cdnpoli thestar.com/opinion/contribu…
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John Cartwright retweeted
Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's @TorontoStar
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A man blinded by a flag about to step off into emptiness might be Banksy's best work ever.
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Liberals’ plan to sell our airports is a terrible decision. Canadian airports are rated among best in the world, run by non-profits who put every dollar back into improving services. Privatizing will raise prices and decrease service. Great piece here👇 farandwide.beehiiv.com/p/air…
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Incredibly important column by @althiaraj about Carney's devastating social spending cuts. And this is just the beginning. Do all those celebrating Carney's increased military spending have any idea what we're going to lose? thestar.com/politics/politic… #cdnpoli
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This is a slippery slope towards the privatisation of water in Ontario. Thank you to @joelbakan for this important research. Public ownership of this public asset is so important.
Ontario bills have opened the door to for-profit investments in municipal water systems despite government promises to keep water public, according to a new legal opinion. zurl.co/T08em
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