Chattel slavery was ended in canada in 1834, although then there was "apprenticeship" for 4 more years of enslavement, and now there are Temporary Foreign Workers. Black refugees from the states got freedom from their former enslavers, but not from slavery culture in canada.
Love you HT 🖤🖤🖤
Today, COPE’s school trustee Suzie Mah is moving six motions to better support students, including students with disabilities, to restore cut school meal funding, and to reallocate funding from administrative staff to frontline staff that support children directly.
Link to press release below.
No cop city anywhere - from atlanta to vancouver, cities are being militarized against their inhabitants. themainlander.com/2026/04/20/v...
"[P]olice are interfering with Canadian artists who are “just trying to feed people who have lost ... their family members.”
"In December 2025, Ontario Solicitor General Michael Kerzner sent a letter to the Toronto Police Service calling on them to crack down on the pro-Palestine movement."
The lower life expectancy for Indigenous people isn't by accident, it's how the system was designed. Politicians who underfund healthcare, and hospitals with a culture of neglecting Indigenous patients are part of canada's genocide; perpetrators in the MMIWG2S crisis.
#cdnpoli #canadaSoRacist
Reminder that @leahgazan.bsky.social and the NDP tried to give us a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income, voted down by @liberalca.bsky.social.
@kpateonthehill.bsky.social is working on it as well: senpate.sencanada.ca/en/current-w...
#cdnpoli #glbi
Carney is literally ONLY qualified/educated to manage an economy.
If PP had any wits about him, he could have gone after Carney's lack of public service experience, poor collaboration skills, sexism, lack of vision for anything beyond the economy, abandonment of the Canada Health Act, etc.
I agree, and @liberalca.bsky.social has been showing how little brains they have for years.
#cdnpoli
read this thread
www.biv.com/news/canadas...
And ffs don't cry when you're getting free education about this from Black, Brown, and Indigenous women.
"Bohapsody Rhapsody" reminds me of working in a liquor store, when various fully grown adult customers asked for wines like cabinet so-vig-non, peanut no-ire, and rice-ling. Delightful!
Standing on the edge of a viewing point looking down on a turquoise colored glacial lake as the first rays of the sun hit the rocky mountain peaks that border the lake. The sky is blue with a few white clouds.
Have a great day Bluesky! 🇨🇦
*Moraine Lake, Banff National Park
#MoraineLake #BanffNationalPark #ValleyOfTheTenPeaks #Canada #edge #BlueSkyArtShow
“…describing Palestinians as prisoners softens and obscures the criminal reality by which Palestinians are abducted, detained, tortured, and held without legal or medical access.
These are not lawful detentions.
These are acts of systemic violence.”
Never believe that a millionaire or billionaire is going to rescue you. That's not how they become rich. Carney has more in common with orange monster than with average Canadians, and it shows in his policies and actions as PM.
#cdnpoli
Public service announcement!
Never go to a protests without covering your face in Canada
Surveillance tech is already being used. I've observed multiple drones cruising above protests.
They cannot be trusted.
#cndpoli #abpoli #ableg
My Mum is Black and my Dad is white, and our family is spread out over Canada meaning many flights to visit family while growing up. I don't recall Dad ever being "randomly" selected for extra screening. Mum was frequently "randomly" selected. Yes all border agents are racist.
#canadaSoRacist
Warrior Life Podcast Dr @cblackst.bsky.social @caringsociety.bsky.social joined me to discuss clash b/w class actions & human rights. Also discussed ethical issues re class action lawyers. #warriorlifepodcast #cdnpoli #firstnations #classactions #indigenous warriorlifepodcast.ca/cindy-blacks...
Today is the first-ever World Public Transport Day. COPE is committed to fighting for free, fast and accessible public transit in Vancouver.
Sean Orr's proposal for a free bus pilot was shot down in council. But with a progressive majority, we know we can deliver on the city's public transit needs.
social housing units built by year in Canada, 1972-2010
- by number of units
- as % of all housing built
#wildlife #WildlifeCrossings
More photos of wildlife crossings in comments. Great idea!
This is the cover of The Continent. Above that, in a thin strip, it says “African Journalism | 18 April 2026 | Issue 235”. Beneath the title is the headline: “South Africa’s populist pretender”. The central image is a caricature of a Gayton Mackenzie with exaggerated features. He has a very wide grin showing large, uneven teeth, a rounded face, and heavy lines around his eyes and cheeks. His expression is confident but slightly mocking. His hair is bright blond, styled in a sweeping, combed-over shape that resembles Donald Trump's signature hairstyle. He is wearing a dark blue suit jacket, a white shirt, and a bright red tie. On his jacket are several round badges. One is yellow with the letters “PA”. Another shows the South African flag. A third has a blue Star of David on a white background. Another badge reads “I ♥ Orban”. The illustration is by Gado.
All Protocol Observed
Welcome to Issue 235 of The Continent
In South African politics, Gayton McKenzie is a larger-than-life character who leans into his criminal past and blends populism, and a striking disregard for the rule of law. Remind you of someone?
bit.ly/235_TC
"Companies are more than willing to take Albertan resources for profit, only to avoid the cost of cleaning up their contaminated sites through bankruptcy. This isn’t an anomaly — at this point, it seems to be their business model…not the first case…nor will it be the last”
#CapturedRegulator #AbPoli
@liberalca.bsky.social Why did you vote no on @jennykwan.bsky.social's bill to close the arms embargo loophole that allows Canadian military equipment to be sold to the israeli army via the states?
#cdnpoli
Liberals are choosing corporate algorithms over Canadian families.
Yesterday, every party supported our motion to ban surveillance pricing—except Liberals. While they "review" the problem, corporations continue to squeeze family budgets.
Why won't the PM just say YES to a ban? 🛑 #CostOfLiving
The City of Vancouver has just announced they had a $530 million surplus last year.
It follows a $860 million surplus the year before, and years of $300+ surpluses.
It's the annual reminder that when local politicians say times are tough, they're usually being misleading to suit their agendas.
SCOOP: An investigation by The Narwhal and Point Source shows LNG Canada burned 350 million cubic metres of gas in 2025, making it one of the worst polluters for flaring emissions globally and undermining Canada’s environmental claims. @writermjs.bsky.social #lng thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-b...
✉️ If you live in British Columbia, you can also send letters using DoNoHarm BC’s action alert:
donoharmbc.ca/bc-demands-n...
Photo of two vials of a vaccine and a syringe, accompanied by white and gold text on a blue background reading: Novavax now! Canadians need access to the Novavax vaccine in 2026/2027. Use our online tool to send emails to health ministers. StillCoviding.ca #NovavaxNow. Photo: oasisamuel / Adobe.
📣 Novavax now! Canadians need access to the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
✉️ Use our online tool to send emails to health ministers
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