Hallowes says Canada is the ONLY country in which the alert system is privately owned — by Pelmorex. Every other country has a government-owned system. This undermines the entire alert system #MCC
A historical atrocity can never be a metaphor for all bigotry because the specifics are what makes it an atrocity. The Nazis didn't just do "bad things, generally," they did THESE things. And leaving out the details is simply historical erasure.
Apparently in Luxembourg your commute is part of your workday and that made me wonder how cities would look different if the employer was obligated to pay you for your commuting time. The difference it would make in the kinds of infrastructure that is prioritized.
Here’s a wholesome tweet: I get excited the night before I cook for people I care about. I can’t wait to see their faces when they take their first bite.
Listening to Waye Mason on CBC radio saying that the south end party was “scary” and that “this can’t happen again”
That’s what we *should* have heard within hours of police attacking people and removing shelters. Instead he said nothing for nearly a week.
THIS is the problem.
The amount of students I have heard about in my school working full time jobs because they need to support the family with rent and/or groceries, while also attending school full time, is nauseating.
If this isn't a sign or a crisis, for rent control +, I don't know what is.
Had a chat with my students about the election last night. It was sad to hear from several people that elections Canada messed up their mail-in ballots. Feels like we regressed on youth democratic engagement by getting rid of campus voting.
Halifax! I’m looking to crowdsource questions about the evictions on August 18th for the Board of Police Commissioners meeting on Monday - please reply here with any questions you can think of, and hopefully we can begin the push for some accountability!