On the left: an image of two jars filled with coins, one with a man's silhouette and one with a woman's, on a red background. The male jar contains a greater amount of coins. On the right: text that reads “$28,600 a year: what the average older Canadian woman lives on. Many choose flexibility or family over pay, only to arrive at retirement with a meagre pension.”

Canada’s pensions were built by men, for men—and the consequences are still playing out. Women earn less, take career hits from caregiving, and retire poorer. Author Moira Welsh asks the hard question: Can a system built without women ever serve them? https://thewalrus.ca/canada-pension-gap/

Public funding for B.C.’s private schools is indefensible - CCPA Public school funding, as a share of GDP, is declining. Why is the provincial government still funding private schools?

My latest:

Public funding for private schools growing faster than public schools

When analyzed on inflation-adjusted per-pupil terms, from 1999-2000 and 2025-26 B.C. spending on public schools increased by 32% compared to 50% for private schools

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#bcpoli

We're watching the open web as it existed die in real time.

The oil industry is making billions from the Iran war—it should be taxed - CCPA The current windfall could be Canadian oil's final boom—so the proceeds must be reinvested into economic diversification and industrial planning

Last week, @policyalternatives.ca put together an urgent call for Canada to tax the profits that the oil and gas industry is making off the war in Iran. Yesterday, the best Carney could do was removing tax on average people, further defunding the state.

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Even better: stop treating tech monopolies as if they're an immovable part of the landscape which we can only accept, ban, or regulate. We have the means to replace toxic social apps with better ones, including youth-designed and youth-governed alternatives.

you can fill this in as a cyclist or pedestrian if you use roads at night!

Reminder that Carney is cutting funding to Environment and Climate Change Canada by 45%.

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John Cage - 4' 33'' Death Metal Cover by Dead Territory [ORIGINAL VIDEO] YouTube video by DeadTerritory

Hello.

I just found out that a death metal band has covered John Cage’s 4’33”, and now I need you lot to know that a death metal band has covered John Cage’s 4’33”.

youtu.be/voqCQSDAcn8

Extremely important analysis. Yes, people can be lazy and incurious. But also, some of this cognitive offloading is a rational response to existing within SO many systems that our human brains and bodies were not built for.

Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.

Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.

ALL ROAD USERS.

What about painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.

For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.

Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org

It's not just the cuts to foreign aid (though those are quite bad), it's the "what's in it for Canada" mindset and the ridiculous contortions this government makes to frame its programs that way. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

They're whitewashing the projected millions of deaths as a result of the cuts to aid.

This applies to writing too. The struggle is where you learn the important stuff

DIY mushroom-growing kits are a problem for Ontario forests | The Narwhal Golden oyster mushrooms have escaped from backyards and compost bins and are spreading fast, altering how Ontario forests grow, decompose and nurture native fungi

Golden oyster mushrooms are spreading fast, altering how Ontario’s forests grow, decompose and nurture important native 'shrooms. And grow-your-own kits are a culprit. thenarwhal.ca/golden-oyste...

One Small Trick To Save A Nation If you want to build a country to stand the test of time, invest in the welfare state.

Here's one small trick to save a nation: Invest in the welfare state.

Countries exist to serve their people. Canada should remember that.

www.davidmoscrop.com/p/one-small-...

World Athletics’ mandatory genetic test for women athletes is misguided. I should know – I discovered the relevant gene in 1990 - Murdoch Children's Research Institute MCRI's Professor Andrew Sinclair SRY gene identifier critiques World Athletics’ new gene testing rule. Read more.

"World Athletics’ mandatory genetic test for women athletes is misguided. I should know – I discovered the relevant gene in 1990".
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Poilievre goes on Rogan's podcast and pundits respond with "we crunched the numbers, and this was a really good move on his part. Absolutely nothing to worry about."

Avi Lewis says tax the rich and pundits have been responding with "AVI IS ANTI-CAPITALIST AND WANTS TO STEAL YOUR $$"

It's bananas!

Nothing Avi Lewis is saying is remotely “extreme,” but the rightward shift of media over three decades would make it seem that way to many.

US Presidential Party switches are mirrored in global maternal mortality In this observational study, we provide estimates of the impact on the maternal mortality ratio of swings in US aid for family planning and reproductive health driven by changes in the implementation ...

"Countries heavily reliant on US aid see a 10.5% increase in maternal mortality following a switch from a Democratic to a Republican administration—about 44.7 additional deaths per 100 000 live births."

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Andrew Garfield recently watched Harry Potter for the first time and had this to say about it:

"we shouldn’t be putting money in the pocket of inhumane legislation right now through she that shall remain nameless.”

Women having to prove they are female is not a win for women.

Public Cuts Funded NATO Target, News Praised It Anyway Widespread reporting on NATO spending but not of federal reductions

NEW: David Atkin at Global News reported massive and devastating funding cuts to multiple government agencies, including the CRA and Via Rail Inc. Few other outlets picked up on it. But once Canada hit the 2% GDP NATO target, big news outlets amped coverage and heaped praise on Carney. My latest:

Hope to hear the Ottawa pundit corps comment on this in light of the “new tone” they all assured us was being set in that Rogan interview

Chappell Roan, misogynist orgies, and the trap of ignoring 'celebrity news' Famous women are treated as avatars for all women. Misogynist harassment campaigns affect all women.

hi I wrote about Chappell Roan, public orgies of misogyny, and the trap of ignoring ‘celebrity news’ when misogynist harassment campaigns affect all women. None of the outrage slop we’ve seen is about Chappell's behavior—it's just a bunch of misogynists are justifying what they already wanted to do

user abbiistabbii: The Germans really cooked making "Hobbyless behaviour" an insult. It is both devastating, applicable to a wide range of people and behaviours, and doesn't resort to swearing. Man ranting on the internet about the Superbowl halftime show or complaining that something is "woke"? Hobbyless Behaviour. Girls mocking another girl for not looking right? Hobbyless Behaviour. Mindless vandalism? Hobbyless Behaviour. It is more powerful than "get a life" or the English "You're Sad" because it gets to the central point of the matter, and that is wonderful. Danke, Deutsch.

I don't normally subscribe to the "German has a word for it" thing because all languages can invent and borrow new words!

That said, I can't stop thinking about "hobbyless" as an insult since I saw it a few days ago, so here you go

It promotes a growth mindset!!
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Is 50 papers per month genuinely considered unreasonable? At about 12 papers a week that's close to my (pre-AI) undergrad reading load, and depending on their length might be well under the 400-600 pgs per week I was assigned in law school (usually with a novel or two on the side for fun).

THE NITROGEN TRAP How a 21-Mile Strait Threatens the Nutrient System Feeding Half the World

Really thoughtful analysis of the knock-on effects of the Strait of Hormuz closure, especially re: global agriculture. Sobering reading, and yet another reason that every responsible government should be pushing the US to end this unprovoked war.
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Inequities in antiretroviral therapy costs for pregnant women and pregnant people in Canada Antiretroviral therapy is critical for preventing perinatal HIV transmission during pregnancy, yet access is shaped by complex structural factors including access to prenatal care, insurance status an...

Unbelievable that antiretroviral drugs during pregnancy could cost over $4,000, or could be completely free, depending on what province you happen to live in. Yet another reason we need universal, comprehensive, national pharmacare ASAP. www.jogc.com/article/S170...

Book Clubs for Inmates on Instagram: "Sign our Open Letter to the Minister of Public Safety! We are thrilled with the response so far and have decided to extend our signature collection deadline by a ... 392 likes, 9 comments - bookclubsforinmates on March 3, 2026: "Sign our Open Letter to the Minister of Public Safety! We are thrilled with the response so far and have decided to extend our signature ...

have signed this important open letter and you should too! www.instagram.com/p/DVbe1zZjstG/

Protecting women in sports somehow constantly ends up at creating barriers for women in sports