In the same issue, from @rachelnotley.bsky.social:
"in 2017, then-NDP attorney-general Kathleen Ganley introduced legislation [that led to her running] in a riding held by the Opposition. She did so because she knew the principles of democracy are bigger than any one government in any one term."
"The Federal Court of Appeal has now vacated those declarations, but it has not disturbed a word of the Federal Court’s detailed reasoning on fair dealing, passwords, and TPMs [which] remains on the record as the most thorough judicial treatment of ..."
www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/04/win-...
A good reminder, any “deal” with the US right now is barely worth the paper it’s written on.
Those advocating for appeasement to secure a “deal” are fooling themselves.
"Regardless of what these deals [Trump administration’s reciprocal trade agreements] may achieve, however, they and other bilateral and regional deals do not address the issue of trade remedies. For that, the WTO remains the only game in town."
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Today on my podcast Canadian History Ehx: Sir Frederick Banting!
Banting saved millions of lives with the discovery of insulin, but there is so much more to his life than that.
Listen on all podcast platforms or read👇
canadaehx.com/2020/03/29/s...
A large ocean liner tilted steeply at the bow as it sinks into dark water at night. The stern is raised high above the surface, with two smokestacks visible, one partly submerged. The ship’s deck lights glow faintly, and debris and water splash around the breaking hull. The sky is dark with scattered stars, and the sea reflects the light near the ship.
At 11:40 p.m. on April 14, 1912, the Titanic struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic.
Within a few hours, she was at the bottom of the ocean.
Among the survivors and dead were many Canadians and soon-to-be Canadians.
Here are just a few of those Canadians.
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May 14, 2009: Jeremy Hansen was chosen to be one of Canada's newest astronauts.
April 10, 2026: Jeremy Hansen returned from the Moon.
Dan Rather represents an era when journalism wasn't as polarized into political groups. I miss those days. 😭
"While C-9 is worthy of criticism, it simply does not contemplate criminalizing the Bible. But Smith egged on this baseless anxiety. 'I do need to know from our podcasters, because you’ll be the ones who hear if the law is being abused in any way,' she said"
Snapshots of the newspaper L'Ami du Peuple in the collection of the Internet Archive Canada.
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These digitized newspapers reveal the voices & histories of Jewish Canadian, Japanese Canadian & Franco-Ontarian communities. Perfect for scholars, educators & anyone exploring Canada’s multicultural past 🗂️📖
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The UCP would win re-election today under the current existing boundaries that were drawn in 2017 and the majority report’s map, but the minority report’s map would make it basically impossible for the NDP to ever win in enough ridings to form a majority government — and that’s the point.
On March 31, 1937, construction began on Vancouver's Lions Gate Bridge.
Partly financed by the Guinness family in Ireland, construction took only 20 months and it was opened by a visiting King and Queen.
It is now an iconic part of Vancouver.
This is the story.
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Re-upping now that the decision is finally available on CanLII: Alberta Teachers Association v Alberta (Attorney General), 2026 ABKB 190 (CanLII), canlii.ca/t/kjs9f.
So sad that Canada lost one of its great statesmen. I had the privilege of being on the receiving end when Stephen Lewis was pressuring Canada to do more to fight the AIDS epidemic in Africa. Always on the left side of issues and the right side of history. We shall miss his moral leadership.
Given that Clarity is marketed as providing "Data-driven proof of process that educators now demand to verify student growth" it is difficult to imagine that this product will rebuild that trust.
Educators could verify student growth by engaging with their students.
www.turnitin.com/blog/what-is...
It is possible that students may benefit from this latest offering, but educational institutions that employed Turnitin en masse for plagiarism checking, effectively told all students "we don't trust you."
But their new product Turnitin Clarity is presented as what is best for students:
"If a student 'outsources' their thinking to AI, they aren't just breaking a rule, they are not becoming employable -- and slowly destroying the value of a degree from their school."
The unspoken message from Turnitin seems to be that they are unable to develop plagiarism-through-AI detectors. As noted in June 2023, early attempts at AI detection had unacceptable false-positive rates.
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
Joey Smallwood seated at a desk signing documents, wearing a suit and tie. A large CBC microphone stands prominently in front of him, while several men in suits sit behind him watching. Papers, folders, and writing materials are spread across the desk in a formal indoor setting.
On March 31, 1949, Newfoundland and Labrador joined Canada as the 10th province.
The road to becoming a province involved years of debate and two referendums.
The issue of Confederation also divided the island and families.
This is the story.
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And another one from Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck, who's calling Lewis' positions on natural resource development "ideological and unrealistic."
She also says when Lewis reverses his positions, she will meet with him. A chilly reception to Lewis from the provinces so far. #cdnpoli #canpoli
Watching Avi Lewis's speech from the candidate showcase this weekend and noting his roll call at the end.
"For Tommy and David and Ed, for Audrey and Alexa, for Jack and Jagmeet..."
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Things I've learned first-hand this weekend:
If you aren't fully on board with Avi Lewis, you're:
-a corporate shill
-pro-fossil fuels
-antisemitic
-a bad parent
-a traitor to your race
As a quintessentially accessible federal NDP voter, this disturbs and disappoints me a great deal.
"Goldin played no sports growing up in the Bronx in the 1950s. But she has deep knowledge of women’s pay: As an economist, she spent years rifling through boxes of surveys and personnel records and tracking down data to document women’s changing role in the workplace."
"Angered by Donald Trump’s hefty tariffs and annexation threats – and compounded by fears of border detentions and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) crackdowns – Canadians have stayed away, refusing to spend their hard-earned dollars in local border towns like Lewiston."
Karen Kain mid-leap in a ballet pose, wearing a dark tutu and fitted bodice. Her arms are extended in opposite directions, and her legs are stretched wide in the air. Her hair is pulled back into a neat bun with small decorative elements. She is wearing pointe shoes. The background is plain and dark, and the image is in black and white.
Happy birthday to Karen Kain, born on this day in 1951 in Hamilton!
Considered an icon of Canadian ballet, she has earned the Order of Canada, the Governor General's Performing Arts Award and has a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.
A school in Etobicoke is named for her.
Two uniformed men stand facing a wall with a posted sign. Both wear long military coats and caps. The man on the right uses crutches and has a bandaged arm. The sign between two windows reads: Bordens bill brings out the slacker and leaves your brother at home. The ground appears rough and the image is in black and white.
On March 28, 1918, after anger over conscription boiled over in Quebec, five days of riots erupted in the province.
It led to soldiers opening fire on rioters, killing five and injuring dozens on Easter Monday.
This is the story of the Quebec Easter Riots.
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Not that I’m advocating for war. But now that Trump has made such a mess . . wouldn’t it be ironic if his aggressive blunder in the Middle East sped a transition to renewables worldwide?
