The RCMP vs. the media: Bracken trial approaches its endgame The press freedom court case heads towards its conclusion and could decide the future of press freedom. Discover the latest updates.

The RCMP vs. the media: Bracken trial approaches its endgame: ricochet.media/media/the-rc...

Say no to US-style asylum rules and power grabs. Tell the Senate to vote against Bill C-12. We all want dignity, safety & stability. Bill C-12 undermines those shared goals and would import harmful US policies that target asylum seekers and migrants, putting our friends & neighbours at risk....

Take action now to stop Bill C-12, which would put our friends and neighbours at risk. Despite outcry from human rights groups, the Bill was rushed through the House.

Learn more and act now: takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/173197/...

Important and excellent webinar!

Arms Embargo Now! The No More Loopholes Act will go to a vote in Parliament at the end of February. The critical window to act to pressure MPs to vote for it is right now.

Canadian companies are arming Israel's genocide in Gaza, Trump's illegal wars, and ICE raids. The U.S. Loophole means 60% of Canadian arms exports — those that go to US — are exempted from oversight or permitting.

Canada must cut off this unregulated flow of arms by passing No More Loopholes Act

AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots

“The collapse of the AI bubble is going to be ugly…AI is the asbestos in the walls of our technological society, stuffed there with wild abandon by a finance sector & tech monopolists run amok.“

Read this article by @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy. Whether you agree with it all or not, it’s important.

Debt and Financial Outflows - Global Inequality

Data from Debt Justice and UNCTAD. More on debt and financial outflows here: globalinequality.org/debt-financi...

Mounting debt crisis means global South governments are spending on average 15% of their revenue servicing external debt. This figure has doubled since 2010.

More than 3.4 billion people now live in countries that spend more on interest payments than on health or education.

Funding the City We Want: Ottawa’s Budget 2026 O-Train – D. Deby photo Following weeks of consultations and committee deliberations, the City’s 2026 budget goes to Ottawa City Council on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025 for a final decision. The …

Ottawa's proposed 2026 municipal budget underfunds important social and environmental services (like transit) while allocating more for things that aren't likely to improve residents' well-being. See the latest post, and join the call for a better budget! greenlivingottawa.com/2025/12/09/f...

"What’s a novelist supposed to do?

Ask a dog. They know how."

Insightful post by @onlydavesmith.bsky.social.

Coming up in Ottawa: Palestine solidarity protest & sit-in at CBC, public lecture on human rights, an underground music show, a demonstration to demand warming centres, a reading group on science and social change, and more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/

Ending harm starts with reforming ISC and Justice Indigenous Services Canada and the Department of Justice must be overhauled to end their discriminatory practices and harm to First Nations children.

Dr @cblackst.bsky.social @caringsociety.bsky.social "The colonial stench of Indigenous Service Canada must be deep-cleaned, and the Department of Justice can’t keep defending the indefensible." @IRPP "ISC responds with inadequate or piecemeal actions." policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/11/indi...

So much coming up in radical Ottawa!
Science, OPS Budget protest, Contre-culture et mouvement de la jeunesse au coeur de l'antifascisme, anti-war events, focus on Sudan, fighting to win, zine making at the Trans Library, book launches, & much more! Check it:
www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/

"Do my protagonists have to be so dang-nabbed good that I hate them and myself for writing them?" Writing dilemmas from @onlydavesmith.bsky.social.

Amnesty International continues to call on the Government of British Columbia to end the criminalization of Wet’suwet’en and other Indigenous land defenders and opposes the expansion of all fossil fuel pipelines and related infrastructure.

🔗 amnesty.ca/human-rights...

#Israel had no intention of honouring commitments it gave related to the #ceasefire. The role of the #Palestinesolidarity movement is more vital than ever.

BREAKING: At least 51 Palestinians have been killed across Gaza by Israeli attacks since the ceasefire came into effect less than two weeks ago, medical sources have told Al Jazeera.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/z1q2d3

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This week in rad Ottawa:
October Chain Fast for Palestinian Family Reunification;
Rallies of Allies for Court Support - Solidarity with Kebaowek;
Film Screening: Gaza Fights for Freedom (2019);
Sexual Bereavement - Queer Death Salon; & more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/

We're all getting our Truth and Wreckonciliation on here in Canada. Orange shirts and donuts.🟧🍩🙄

If you are in Vancouver and looking for something more substantial @niiyokamigaabaw.bsky.social and I are going to be talking Land Back at Massy Books on October 2

www.eventbrite.ca/e/bad-indian...

Patty Krawec's 'must-read' books to reflect on the Indigenous experience in North America | CBC Books Sept. 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. The Anishinaabe Ukrainian author and activist recommends 18 titles to read today and beyond.

A TRC Day listicle for CBC. Enough books here to keep you going through the winter.

"These books helped me understand the willfulness of that not knowing and peoples' willingness to believe other stories about those schools."

www.cbc.ca/books/patty-...

There is no more time for excuses: as the evidence of Israel’s genocide continues to mount the international community cannot claim they didn’t know that the Israeli authorities and Israeli forces have committed and are continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

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Protect Women, Protect All. End the violence. Take back the budget! Join anti-violence groups from the Ottawa area as the Take Back the Night march ends with a gathering at Parliament Hill. Thursday, September 18 @ 7:30 PM Femicide is an epidemic. Every two days in Canada, a woman or girl is killed, most often by someone she knows. 2SLGBTQI+ and marginalized women face even greater risks. In uncertain times, women and gender-diverse communities are too often not prioritized. Survivors rely on programs, shelters, and services that must be sustained and strengthened. WE MARCH BECAUSE: Survivors must come first Femicide is an epidemic Our safety is non-negotiable The federal government and WAGE must maintain and increase support for survivor-led programs WE ARE CALLING FOR ACTION. JOIN US!

Ottawa! Please spread the word!

We need to show our elected officials that "We'll get to equality once we figure out tariffs, balance the budget, etc." is all kinds of BS.

Ottawa's "Take Back the Night" march starts at Minto Park at 6pm that night and will meet up with this event on the Hill.

Stand up against Street Harassment September 4, 2025 Noon - 1pm EST

There are so many awful things happening in the world right now and so many of us feel powerless to change anything.

But community care is a skill we can all learn. We CAN show up for each other when we see our fellow neighbours being targeted.

Let me teach you how!

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New piece with Tia Dafnos in @breachmedia.ca: The emergency RCMP unit called "CIRG" that invaded Wet'suwet'en territory is now a permanent force called CRU. Through access to information records, we learned they have a special role to play in policing resistance to Bills 14 and 15.

Report suggests arms still flow from Canada to Israel despite denials | CBC News The government of Canada is adamant — with certain, shifting caveats — that it has not allowed arms shipments to Israel since January 2024, and yet Israeli import data and publicly available shipping ...

What a disgrace & what a crime. This must stop
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social. Surely as a bare minimum we can & must refrain from providing arms as genocide continues to unfold in #Gaza.
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Beyond the Bills 2: Sustainable Alternatives Image via Climate Justice Ottawa In the previous post, I wrote about problematic federal and provincial “nation-building” legislation, and alternatives that move towards a just and sustainable futu…

Today! A great opportunity to learn about and support alternatives to unsustainable systems and practices. greenlivingottawa.com/2025/07/25/b...

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Leaked recording details chiefs' concerns at opening of summit A leaked recording of day one of the summit between Canada and First Nations chiefs shows the level of distrust with the government.

'Thank you for hosting this session, this subjugation session –not a consultation session,' Atikameksheng First Nation Chief Craig Nootchta told government officials | @karynpugliese.bsky.social