It was indeed clear where the US was heading. The world saw, as did many Americans. The Supreme Court not so much.

Toronto tenants launch new citywide union amid ongoing rent crisis and affordability concerns | CBC News Organizers say the new union will unite tenants across Toronto to strengthen collective action on rent, housing conditions, and affordability, while landlords and housing providers also weigh in on th...

I hope this goes well. Tenants have far too little power in my city.

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Why Scotland’s Community Wealth Building Act is big news for social enterprise – and the country's economy EXPERT INSIGHT: New legislation puts social enterprises, co-operatives and other inclusive businesses at the centre of an economy that works for people, communities and the planet. And it’s part of a ...

www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...

Alberta government rejects commission’s proposed changes to province’s electoral map Government to propose motion to create MLA-controlled committee to redraw map, fuelling accusations of gerrymandering

Experimenting with anti-democratic measures at the state level was a key strategy for MAGA. Authoritarians want to see how much push back they get and to condition the population to accept erosions of democracy.

Albertans need to organize and say 'no.'

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

Tax Day is a reminder of America’s unequal tax system. But we can fix it | Zohran Mamdani, Gabriel Zucman and Joseph Stiglitz There is no justification for a regressive system in which the super-rich contribute less than the rest of us

"This weekend, the Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, and Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula Silva, will meet in Barcelona with the heads of states of South Africa, Mexico, Colombia and many more countries to press ahead [with a global minimum tax]."

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Canada's wildly popular First Home Savings Account has lost the plot. Maybe it's time to rethink it The FHSA is a tax-deduction darling, writes Heather Scoffield — especially for the rich. It also leads to a loss of billions in tax revenue for Ottawa and perpetuates generational

The First Home Savings Account is a wealth sheltering program for wealthy Canadians and exacerbates wealth inequality.

www.thestar.com/business/opi...

Canada's tax system is privileging residential real estate, contributing to productivity and affordability problems.

The FHSA in particular is being used as a wealth sheltering device. It is not making home ownership more affordable.

Jennifer Keesmaat's company wants to replace a crusty gas station with mass timber rentals - Toronto Life The eight-storey tower will bring Dufferin Grove some much-needed missing middle housing

I live in this hood. I think this missing middle development is great. I'll happily push back against any nimbyism.

But why include one bedrooms? I hope not many.

Jennifer Keesmaat's company wants to replace a crusty gas station with mass timber rentals - Toronto Life share.google/yUSjJZgqndVs...

Hungary has chosen Europe.

Europe has always chosen Hungary.

A country reclaims its European path.

The Union grows stronger.

President of the EU Commission:

anyone who says people opposing data centers are just nimbys need to stop echoing industry propaganda and see what it’s actually like to live near one

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And one small little reminder: to make good on this pledge, we need to know who really owns things.

If we want to pivot away from the US -- and we do, and I support the PM on this -- that means really understanding where our procurement dollars are going.

For those interested in dipping into the subject, here's:

1. DuBois on the "wages of whiteness" corsi.unibo.it/2cycle/Globa...

2. England & Reskin on the status penalty of work linked to women--which = lower earnings

3. Thorstein Veblen on the leisure class moglen.law.columbia.edu/LCS/theoryle...

On @therundowntvo.bsky.social, Shield Chief Economist Kaylie Tiessen is talking about Canadian governments' efforts to build a more resilient country, and how we assess policies using a "Sovereignty Score" framework.

Watch the episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpxm...

I can't tell whether you're serious or not...

I just thanked Claude.ai for an answer and I realize that I'm now part of the problem.

More in Canada, more in democratic partners, less in the US, more impact at scale, more strategic partnership with government -- and better governance to consider threats to Canadian sovereignty as a new geopolitical risk to monitor.

Very insightful.

By electing Trump again, Americans have committed the biggest act of self-sabotage I can think of.

But I am not amongst those who say "they did it to themselves." Many Americans did not do it -- they resisted with courage. And now they -- and people around the world -- suffer.

This is amongst the most important stories in the world -- and I am hopeful we can nudge the world back towards peace, democracy and human rights in a few days.

But it will get ugly. The worst people in the world don't give up power and wealth without inflicting misery on others.

Definitely.

Except for all the people he killed for no reason.

Institutional investors need to organize for a different world. Risk adjusted market returns can be achieved while advancing Canadian sovereignty, long term economic growth, and positive impact in communities.

And the US is the riskiest dumpster fire out there.

Equally astute strategically.

Controversial MP Eve Adams joins Liberals - CHCH MP Eve Adams has abandoned Stephen Harper's Tories to join Justin Trudeau's Liberals.

Just sitting here thinking about Eve Adams for no particular reason at all.

www.chch.com/chch-news/co...

Shawn Micallef: Doug Ford can’t seem to get out of his own way with his on-the-fly plans for Toronto’s waterfront Making Toronto work calls for long-term, thoughtful planning — which is not what the province’s premier has been doing with his waterfront ideas.

Doug Ford can’t seem to get out of his own way with his on-the-fly plans for Toronto’s waterfront #Opinion

Ironclad rule of bureaucracy.

How to stop Big Money buying British politics - Tax Justice UK The Elections Bill is our chance to stop our democracy being bought by the billionaires, and corporations dominating political funding.

A few billionaires, corporations & opaque networks now dominate UK political funding.

Unless the new Elections Bill is strengthened, our democracy will remain at risk of corruption by the super rich.

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An old building refurbished to challenge food insecurity Right to Food’s new headquarters in Toronto was brought to life with care and respect – for the building itself and for the people who will use it

Right to Food is one of my favorite organizations in the city. www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/...

Archival + MORE A Feminist Theory of Leaven + Seder sources and resources

Hag sameach! Passover thread! 1/x

First!

A lot of commentators describe spiritual chametz (leaven) as excessive puffed up pride, BUT--

feminist qs can teach us something else about how chametz can get us all to liberation,

focusing on our pain

how we impact others

and everyone harmed today.

Non-profits are highly constrained from using the equity in their assets to scale and build more housing.

We have a short paper today with some practical ideas on how we can fix this.

More affordable housing though some changes to accounting rules? Yes please!