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“An essential documentary”:
@Variety
on
@plasticpeople_
'Plastic People' Review: A Crucial Documentary About How Plastic Is Literally Invading Us All
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Particularly jarring this morning to see arguments in the media to abandon or slow down climate change policies when much of the country, including the national capital itself, is blanketed in smoke from climate change-fuelled wildfires
#SelfDeception
#Denial
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I was there when the Greenbelt was created and this is completely false. The original process was lengthy, participatory, evidence-informed, inclusive of communities, and transparent: everything the current Greenbelt boundary changes are not
#onpoli
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What an embarrassment for Vaughan's MPP
@Sflecce
! It turns out that not only is the
@fordnation
government incompetent, its friends are too
#CutsHurtKids
#onpoli
#topoli
#cdnpoli
We tracked down the mother presented as the public face of the mysterious “Vaughan Working Families” group.
It turns out she’s not from Vaughan – she’s from Poland, and she’d like you to know she has “nothing to do with the teacher strike in Canada.”
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Despite the doubters,
@theJagmeetSingh
& the
@NDP
have run an amazing, positive campaign. This includes in Quebec, where he is really connecting. One indication: the number of eyeballs in Que on ads like this have skyrocketed over the course of the campaign
#cdnpoli
#elxn43
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On a day when Tommy Douglas is trending due to the stupidity of conservative politicians, it's a real pleasure to be visiting Regina's Tommy Douglas House for the first time!
@Sask_NDP
@RealKiefer
#skpoli
#cdnpoli
@broadbent
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One thing that emerges clearly from the
@thejagmeetsingh
coverage the last few days is how consistently and eloquently he has defended radical things. Like human rights. And democracy. I would encourage anybody to actually read what he's said and written.
#cdnpoli
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Working with Ed Broadbent was the greatest privilege of my life. He exemplified a life of public service and dedication to Canada and its people. Scholar of democracy, political warrior for the less fortunate, architect of modern Canada. Rest in Power
@broadbent
It is with the heaviest of hearts that the Broadbent Institute announces the passing of our founder, Ed Broadbent.
Read our full statement at
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Huge blow for
@fordnation
: "Mr Ford is unfit to be Premier" . If the
@OntarioPCParty
isn't supported by the
@globeandmail
they're in trouble!
#onpoli
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A huge thanks to my kid's teachers who are walking picket lines today to defend quality, publicly-funded, education from
@fordnation
's incompetent cuts!
#cutshurtkids
@DukeofConnaught
@tdsb
#tordan
@broadbent
#TOpoli
#onpoli
#cdnpoli
@etfopresident
@ETFOeducators
@lalalalachica
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An important wrinkle to this story. Racism, and an unwillingness to confront it, was a "major factor". Twice now, the
@CanadianGreens
have solicited/accepted "defectors" who have left the
@NDP
because they are uncomfortable with a brown guy as leader. Ugly
#cdnpoli
Race a factor in NDP's poor outlook in N.B. ahead of election: ex-party executive
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Hugely significant repudiation of
@fordnation
: "FCM Board sent a unanimous message that municipalities will oppose any use of the notwithstanding clause that would have the effect of overriding local decision-making and democratic rights at the local level"
#topoli
#onpoli
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Anybody seeing
@theJagmeetSingh
in action for the first time tonight are going to come away impressed
#cdnpoli
#Leadersdebate
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Sorry,
@goldyhyder
, the false moral equivalence of left and right holds no water. The "extreme left" wants fewer tax loopholes for the rich. The extreme (and emboldened) right denies climate change, is anti-semitic, and hates democracy
#cdnpoli
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Hi there: Happy
#EarthDay
. A personal update from me:
After a fantastic 8.5 years I’ll be stepping down as Executive Director of
@Broadbent
in mid-June.
#cdnpoli
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One of Ed
@Broadbent
's signature accomplishments was pressuring Pierre Trudeau to include Indigenous & women's rights in the Charter of Rights & Freedoms. This hand-written first draft of what became s. 35 of the Charter hangs in the Broadbent Institute's Toronto office
#cdnpoli
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Great crowd at
@DukeofConnaught
this AM to say
#cutshurtkids
! These cuts to education are needless and they're damaging. They need to be reversed,
@fordnation
.
@jenniferstoryTO
#walkinforeducation
#TOpoli
#onpoli
#TDSB
@lalalalachica
@ldw39
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This is very unfortunate. In a recent report, the UK's independent Equality and Human Rights Commission found serial "unlawful acts" of antisemitism in UK Labour under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership.
@SvendJRobinson
I look forward to joining this great event with Niki and
@jeremycorbyn
and supporting
@ProgIntl
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Another conclusion to draw from the hijacking of TO democracy by
@fordnation
and
@OntarioPCParty
: if they're prepared to do this, they'll do anything. Imagine the most batshit approach to your favourite public policy and that's where we're headed
#topoli
#onpoli
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One advantage of crazy long
#cop26
security lines: great meetings!
@theJagmeetSingh
@CCDale
@catabreu_
@ClimateChoices
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Microplastics are in people: My ground-breaking new study in the
@globeandmail
#cdnpoli
#BanPlastics
@broadbent
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As more details emerge from
#TheTreeOfLifeSynagogue
shooting, it's becoming clearer the shooter was openly and virulently anti-semitic for years. Words matter. Hateful speech leads to tragedy. We all need to re-double our efforts to fight it everyday.
#cdnpoli
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Thread -- Some thoughts on
@thejagmeetsingh
: People have short memories. Every ultimately successful federal leader of a Canadian political party has, in the beginning, been savaged by the national media
#cdnpoli
@NDP
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Good grief. On a day when many are trying to be gracious about
@ElizabethMay
this isn't a good look.
#cdnpoli
Asked why the Greens didn't break through more in this election,
@ElizabethMay
points to "nasty and dishonest campaigning" by the NDP. "I had multicolour leaflets coming in my own mailbox to tell me that I was a liar."
#cdnpoli
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Have I mentioned that there are A LOT of people here at this
#tordan
emergency town hall on
@fordnation
's antidemocratic attack on Toronto? In the dead of summer. On a Wed night. In a heat wave.
#topoli
#onpoli
@jenniferstoryTO
@PaulaFletcher36
@Peter_Tabuns
#tdsb
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Very important analysis from
@fatimabsyed
. Huge difference between the diversity of
@NDP
candidates and all other parties. Shocking that
@CanadianGreens
are less diverse than even
@peoplespca
@NatObserver
#cdnpoli
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This is exceptional and important journalism work by
@pressprogress
. Tim Horton's has changed a damaging policy after being forced to account
#cdnpoli
@broadbent
I asked Tim Hortons if they “explicitly dispute” that some franchises were requiring doctor's notes before they put out this statement.
Tim Hortons’ response: “If they did require a note previously, we have made it clear it should not be the case today.”
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Good piece on the signifiant new
@NDP
@theJagmeetSingh
Quebec ad and strategy. Would be nice to see more MSM coverage of what the NDP is actually announcing as opposed to pointless process stories
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
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"Hope is something that we give each other": Ed
@broadbent
Thank you, Ed, for everything you've given Canadians over more than a half century of tireless public service. As we emerge from the pandemic, your message matters more than ever.
Happy 85th Birthday!
#Ed85
#cdnpoli
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.
@maritstiles
is energetic and incredibly hard-working. She's intelligent & innovative & her passion for this province is infectious. She's exactly the sort of representative we need at Queen's Park and I'm delighted she's running for re-election!
#onpoli
#BuildBackBetter
It's been such an honour to represent
#DavenportTO
as MPP for the past 2 years.
I want to keep up the fight for our community, for social & climate justice & to strengthen publicly-funded education.
I'm running for re-election... join me Nov 28!
#onted
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A stark contrast between
#bcpoli
and
#ableg
today. At the same time
@jkenney
is making vicious and unnecessary cuts in his Alberta budget,
@jjhorgan
is introducing an historic law to recognize the rights of Indigenous peoples
#ElectionsMatter
#cdnpoli
@broadbent
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There is no good progressive argument for not wearing a poppy. We wear poppies, once a year, for a few short days, to remember the sacrifice of previous generations. Doesn't seem like too much to ask
#LestWeForget
#cdnpoli
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Right here is the difference between today's political right and left. This from the
@manningcentre
: the definition of the Tory mainstream. No progressive organization would be caught dead doing something like this
@broadbent
@davidakin
#cdnpoli
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This is an amazing thread
#cdnpoli
@broadbent
Gretel Katz, my grandmother, was once an illegal immigrant in a country that didn't want her.
In 1938, she fled to Switzerland from Nazi-occupied Austria.
Gretel would have been deported were it not for Paul Grüninger, a man who didn't believe in borders. (More on him shortly)
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Hey: I'm loving this article in my Saturday
@TorontoStar
! Thanks for this critical work,
@deb_deangelis
!
@UFCWCanada
@HospEmpUnion
@cupenat
@UniforTheUnion
@ontarionurses
#onpoli
#bcpoli
#cdnpoli
@broadbent
#canlab
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"That
@theJagmeetSingh
chose love over hate in the face of repeated racist humiliation is an important proof of his convictions": another great column by
@robinvsears
#cdnpoli
@ndp
@broadbent
#burnabysouth
#bcpoli
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Cancer affects too many of us. I wrote about what my recent diagnosis has taught me about toxics and pollution, the havoc they cause, and what needs to be done about it.
@ClimateChoices
#cdnpoli
My cancer diagnosis brought the links between pollution and health close to home
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According to today's poll, 69 percent of Ontarians are willing to consider voting for
@AndreaHorwath
and the
@OntarioNDP
. Let that sink in.
#onpoli
#onelxn
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So if
@thejagmeetsingh
loses
#BurnabySouth
he's done. But if he wins, it was
@JustinTrudeau
's brilliant plan all along. The definition of
@liberal_party
spin. Embarrassing that the national media still hanging on to this tonight
@IvisonJ
#cdnpoli
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They've run out of chairs at tonight's emergency town hall in
#tordan
on the antidemocratic
@fordnation
attack on Toronto
#topoli
#onpoli
@jenniferstoryTO
@PaulaFletcher36
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You meet the best people on the way to
#cop26glasgow
!
#cdnpoli
@cathmckenna
@ClimateChoices
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Hard to overstate the positive impact & political success of
@progresstoronto
over the past few years. Patient organizing, in all corners of the city, is yielding movement on key issues, electoral victories & a better future for all Torontonians. Congrats, Saman & team!
#TOpoli
WE DID IT! Proud of our team of staff, volunteers, and supporters who worked hard to help deliver this win.
Olivia’s victory comes on the heels of big gains made in the 2022 City Council election.
Let’s build the Toronto of our dreams - where we can all live in and thrive 💜
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This
@theJagmeetSingh
speech is the most remarkable I've seen from a political leader at
@CdnClubTO
. Its message re the need to fight inequality and the climate crisis is brave and clear
#cdnpoli
@NDP
#topoli
#onpoli
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This
#FathersDay
I can't stop thinking of those families who have been ripped apart by this evil
@realDonaldTrump
policy. There is no excuse for frightened children.
@MoveOn
Kids are not pawns. Families belong together. It’s that simple. This is not about politics. This about who we are as a country. We must stand together and stand up when we see injustice anywhere.
#FamiliesBelongTogether
@familiesbelong
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The
@fordnation
government is both disingenous and incompetent. It can't be trusted to run either our world-class publicly-funded school system or our province
#onpoli
@broadbent
#topoli
#cdnpoli
#canlab
@etfopresident
@osstf
@OECTAprez
@otffeo
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Canada needs to follow suit
#cdnpoli
France bans firms based in tax havens from govt coronavirus bailout - Business Insider
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You can't make this shit up!: Trump campaign asks supporters to vote on logo for 'Space Force' gear
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HUGE...from
@globeandmail
: "We already have the downsides of PR, without the benefits of first-past-the-post. It is time to seriously examine the way we vote in Canada"
#cdnpoli
#bcpoli
#pr4bc
@broadbent
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I never blocked anyone on Twitter B4 the torrent of racist bullshit started on
#ndpldr
directed at
@thejagmeetsingh
. Despicable.
#cdnpoli
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I’ll be assuming the role of President of
@ClimateChoices
The urgency of the climate issue can’t be denied. What we do in the next decade will determine the liveability of our ecosystem, the economic prosperity of our country and the health and wellbeing of us all.
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The extent to which the
@OntarioPCParty
is willing to cozy up to the far-right is terrifying. The latest example: a Tory candidate appearing at the same event as, and giving a shout-out to, a website that proudly features neo-Nazis. 1/2
#onpoli
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"The right to a trade union is one of the most important of all fundamental human rights" : Ed
@Broadbent
@AMAPCEO
@BulmerDave
#topoli
#onpoli
#cdnpoli
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By the end of March, the Canadian government will be launching the
#2030EmissionsReductionPlan
: a significant moment in our country’s fight against
#climatechange
. I’ll be tweeting some thoughts on this Plan each day until its release.🧵
#cdnpoli
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Historic endorsement of
@AndreaHorwath
by
@TorontoStar
. Only the
@OntarioNDP
can stop
@fordnation
#onpoli
Andrea Horwath’s NDP are the best choice in this election to keep PC Leader Doug Ford from becoming premier.
#StarEditorial
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You know you're in strange, new (and exciting) times when the voice of Canadian business publishes a Saturday editorial with this headline
#cdnpoli
@globeandmail
@broadbent
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Fitting that this is the last sight I have of Glasgow as the plane climbs through the clouds: hundreds of beautiful windmills. A better future is possible! In fact, we’re building it right now
#cop26
#cdnpoli
@climatechoices
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Such an honour tonight to celebrate
@Harryslaststand
: "We know we can win because we've done it before and all it takes is perseverance"
@broadbent
@IAFFCanada
#cdnpoli
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A great day for an important announcement: by 2035 all light duty vehicles sold in Canada will be zero emissions. This is good news for pollution reduction and consumer choice. Electric 🚗 make life more affordable
#cdnpoli
@s_guilbeault
@ClimateInstit
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Huge crowd at the
@maritstiles
office opening. The next MPP for Davenport!
#onpoli
@OntarioNDP
#topoli
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Great organization, smart crew! Looking forward to the start of the
@ClimateChoices
staff/board retreat in snowy Ottawa
#cdnpoli
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@CUPEOntario
This is a terrible statement. Appalling. Somehow you've taken a horrific attack on innocent people and made it all about you?
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Unbelievably, we're actually going in the wrong direction in this country. The rich are getting richer, inequality is getting worse
@broadbent
#cdnpoli
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"No matter how you voted in the past, if you want
#Change4Better
for you and your family then join us!" :
@AndreaHorwath
#onpoli
@OntarioNDP
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Everything that’s happened in the last day has underlined that invoking the Emergencies Act was the right call
#cdnpoli
#OttawaOccupation
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Utter shitshow for
@ElizabethMay
and
@CanadianGreens
. This whole ridiculous story was a fabrication. By whom, I wonder?
#cdnpoli
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Great Christmas read!
#cdnpoli
@broadbent
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An important read on the eve of
#ONelexn
For progressives,
@AndreaHorwath
and the
@OntarioNDP
are the only answer tomorrow. Pls read and retweet!
#onpoli
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The unacknowledged, intensely rationalized,
#Antisemitism
on the political left is disgusting. Attacking Jewish-owned businesses is not virtuous. It's illegal & hateful & those responsible should be held accountable
#onpoli
#cdnpoli
@YorkUniversity
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Ludicrous comparison. e.g. last time I checked
@pressprogress
hasn't lost contributors over concerns of raving white supremacy/anti-semitism. It follows good journalistic principles and regularly breaks important news. By-lined? Neither is
@theeconomist
#cdnpoli
#newsnow
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Today,
@ppforumca
released a report on the future of natural gas in Canada, and it hinges on the premise that global gas demand grows - a premise that’s inconsistent with limiting global warming to 1.5C.
#cdnpoli
A thread:
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Critical announcement in Toronto today: Canada will ensure clean electricity by 2035, for a stronger economy, to create jobs, to save Canadians money, and to reduce carbon pollution
@s_guilbeault
#CleanElectricityRegulations
#cdnpoli
@ClimateInstit
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Dear Conservatives: Congrats. Though you lost on election day, you've dominated the discussion since then with your bad ideas, contrived grievances & outrageous entitlement.
Dear Everybody Else (i.e. 65% of Canadians): Time to get moving. They're kicking our ass
#cdnpoli
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Dear Teachers: Thanks for defending the quality of my kids' education. Sincerely, Grateful Parent
#cutshurtkids
#ontedstrike
@OECTAProv
@ETFOeducators
@osstf
@AEFO_ON_CA
#onpoli
#topoli
@OSSTFtoronto
@ElemTeachersTO
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So delighted to be at
@broadbent
‘s 10th anniversary party. A fantastic evening. Huge congrats
@jenhassum
and team!
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What else would I wear to
#Budget2018
?
#PharmacareSocks
@cfnu
@cfnupresident
@broadbent
#RXPolicy
#cdnhealth
#cdnpoli
#nurses
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This live taping of
@broadcast_yeg
is possibly the best thing I've seen on a
@broadbent
stage
@ProgressAlberta
@katherineswampy
@JanisIrwin
@lizjohnwest
@ECortes_Vargas
@TrishEstabrooks
@a_zabjek
#cdnpoli
#ableg
#yegwomen
#yeg
#PRGRS2018
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Stephen Lewis, and the Lewis family, have given so much to our country. How many times have I listened to Stephen speak and come away feeling energized and inspired. Sending some of that good energy and love back at him today
@stephenlewisfdn
#cdnpoli
@broadbent
@janetsolberg
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What nonsense. If keeping parliament focused on helping Canadians rather than triggering an election because of an "inside baseball" committee manoeuvre isn't "conscientious" then what is?
#cdnpoli
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Small things that make me happy: the new cardboard bread bag tags
#EndPlasticWaste
#Microplastics
#CEPA
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Grateful for this morning’s discussion with
@s_guilbeault
on clean electricity: a winner of a policy that will enhance Canadian competitiveness, create jobs and make life more affordable for Canadians
#cdnpoli
@ClimateInstit
@juliedabrusin
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Nice to see this important story about developer greed impoverishing Toronto's public schools prominently featured in
@TorontoStar
print edition today
@Fix_Our_Schools
@progresstoronto
@broadbent
@jpags
@jenniferstoryTO
@m_layton
@tdsb
#topoli
#onpoli
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