The current FOI act allows the public to request government records — and has compelled the province to disclose documents revealing the Greenbelt land scandal, the Skills Development Fund controversy and others.
The changes would restrict access to those kinds of records.
If the Carney government was looking for a fool-proof roadmap on how to rein in large online platforms from knowingly causing harm to their users — including children — the recent judgments from California and New Mexico provide some excellent guidance, writes @supriya.bsky.social
No one is protesting Palantir in Canada, even though the OPP has been using it for years, and the federal government is using it too.
The Prez of Palantir Canada is our former ambassador to the US, and he chairs the company building the "spa" at Ontario Place.
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Ontario is underfunding public health care—and private health care is the beneficiary
$3 billion funding gap drives privatization and downloads costs onto Ontarians
#onpoli
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And email your #onpoli MPP about diminishing our access to information nwmd.social/s/copylink/4...
A court ordered #DougFord to release his personal phone records - email him now #onpoli
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"The US is no longer a democracy. One of the most credible global sources on the health of democratic nations now says this outright. The Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute reaches the alarming conclusion that the US is hurtling towards autocracy at a faster rate than Hungary and Turkey."
Screenshot of a news headline that reads “Ontario to introduce bill exempting Premier, cabinet from FOI requests.” A subheadline explains that the proposed changes follow the government losing a court case over access to call logs from Doug Ford’s personal cellphone.
Some of the world’s most transparent democracies use proportional voting systems.
But in Ontario, Doug Ford is using a majority won with just 40% of the vote to exempt himself from freedom of information laws.
False majorities weaken accountability. Canada needs proportional representation.
Shopify are led by a bunch of Canadian broligarchs who keep pushing for a Canadian DOGE. I live here and these people are terrible, they have their hands in far-right disinformation orgs too.
Shopify are BAD people.
The records from #CanadasResidentialSchools are currently at risk of being destroyed, disposed of, or rendered inaccessible. #canpoli
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Graphic shows Doug Ford smiling on the left. On the right, text explains how first-past-the-post allowed a party to win a majority with about 40% of the vote by focusing on GTA swing ridings, then cut OSAP with limited restraint and reduced scrutiny by shutting down Queen’s Park. It argues proportional representation would require real majority support before major policy changes and enable more stable long term planning.
When governments can ignore most voters and still win, they can ignore entire generations too. Students pay the price.
Proportional representation makes every vote count and every group harder to dismiss.
The Crown Corporation Quietly Promoting Military Exports To The U.S.
“This is just business as usual, despite the international geopolitical arrangement seemingly dismantling in front of us.”
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Months after Canada’s election, the funding sources for some third-party advertisers remain a mystery.
Experts say the political influencers are increasingly finding ways to sidestep advertising regulations, and in some cases strategically choosing non-compliance. @brettmckay.bsky.social reports.
Are those MAID donors getting a cut?
Doolittle’s secret Canada over at the globe is a noble effort but it’s hard to get non media folk angry about it even tho it’s profoundly in their interest. www.secretcanada.com
A red and white infographic explaining that countries with proportional representation are more likely to resolve conflict through negotiation and compromise than political coercion and violence. The graphic shows a central icon of a handshake surrounded by three simplified human figures, symbolizing cooperation and shared power. Below the icon, text explains that by requiring majority support, proportional representation reduces incentives for repression and rewards cooperation. A source citation attributes the claim to Ishiyama and Shliek, Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, 2020. A call to action at the bottom reads “Learn more at fairvote.ca.”
Electoral systems shape how power is exercised.
When governments need broad support to govern, conflict is more likely to be handled through negotiation and compromise instead of repression.
Proportional representation changes the incentives.
Gaza is now buried beneath 68 million tons of rubble. How does one, in the face of such destruction, refuse to be defined solely by loss?
https://bit.ly/3ZTp53S
The purpose of Alberta’s Health Statutes Amendment Act is to destroy public health care as we know it.
Not just in Alberta, but throughout Canada, by legislating two-tier health care. @djclimenhaga.bsky.social writes. #abpoli
With the recent UN report announcing we're entering into a "water bankruptcy era" – we mean this with our full chests 😱
Not stressed. Not in crisis. BANKRUPTCY.
It's time to make Canada #NatureStrong 💪 , as Mark Carney promised during his election campaign >> act.gp/4k9ibkq
ICE OUT 🙅♂️
Today we paid a visit to the Brampton headquarters of Roshel – the Canadian company building armoured vehicles for ICE. We're calling on all MPs to support Bill C-233 #CloseTheLoopholes Bill.
Let's all support our neighbours next door.
ADD YOUR VOICE >> act.gp/3Zgw2fj
So interesting that The Ontario Science Centre’s roof withstood record snowfall in Toronto.
Seems like the only roof caving in is the one over the illusion that Doug Ford is for the people rather than the billionaires 🙃
"The government either has something to hide or does not believe in a robust democracy where they can be held to account and asked to respond to the needs of citizens," #FordCantBeTrusted #onpoli
Castanet.net Kelowna’s Homepage Friday, Jan 23 Renewed call for PR Contributed - Jan 23, 2026 | 10:54 am Every election, I see friends and neighbours in British Columbia feeling disheartened because their votes don’t seem to matter under our current “first-past-the-post” system. Too many voices are left unheard and that erodes trust in our democratic process. It’s time to revisit this conversation and make proportional representation a reality. B.C. has an opportunity to lead the way in creating a stronger, more inclusive democracy. Let’s make every vote count. Allan Street, Kelowna Screenshot of a Castanet opinion article page with a yellow header bar at the top, navigation links above the headline, black text on a white background, and the author credit aligned at the bottom of the article.
Democracy works best when outcomes reflect how people actually voted.
Proportional representation does that and encourages cooperation instead of winner take all politics.
British Columbia has a real opportunity to move forward if leaders choose to act.
Hey Canada, this stuff is still happening here. These sorts of laws are how we end up like our neighbours to the south. The slow erosion of our freedoms and shifting more power to fewer people will not save us.
Buried on page 300 of the government’s omnibus budget implementation bill is an extremely troubling clause regarding corporate power in Canada. #cdnpoli @policyalternatives.ca
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
