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A new analysis by CCPA senior researcher @alonghurst.bsky.social shows how much is spent on private health care across Canada, and NS is at the top, at $3,015 per person. After Saskatchewan, the Maritimes spend the most on private long-term care. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... #nspoli

Rogers Layoffs Stemmed from ‘Corporate Decisions’ Taking Precedent Over Workers, Union Says “Workers are often the last to be considered when these decisions are made.” pressprogress.ca/rogers-layof...

Rogers Layoffs Stemmed from ‘Corporate Decisions’ Taking Precedent Over Workers, Union Says“Workers are often the last to be considered when these decisions are made.”pressprogress.ca

In the wake of ongoing drama & out-of-pocket interventions from ministers & board members, here is @yasmeenabulaban.bsky.social & Nir Hagigi on the importance of arms-length curatorial decisions and Canada’s Museum Act.

Yasmeen Abu-Laban (@yasmeenabulaban.bsky.social)Professor of Political Science and Canada Research Chair at University of Alberta. Focused on anti-racism, immigration, citizenship and human rights. She/her.yasmeenabulaban.bsky.social

"The federal government really wants you to believe in artificial intelligence. The future of Canadian prosperity depends on it—But is that really true?" Read @policyalternatives.ca Senior Researcher @hadrianmk.bsky.social op-ed: www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/28/o...

AI is doing more harm than good. Canada needs to slow downRacing to adopt AI serves no one but the tech industry. It’s time the federal government recognized that.www.nationalobserver.com

“Ludicrous” Alberta-Ontario Pipeline Fuels Climate Anxiety as Wildfires Rage Across the Country Experts say proposed Northern Shield Energy Corridor project presents numerous challenges. pressprogress.ca/ludicrous-al...

“Ludicrous” Alberta-Ontario Pipeline Fuels Climate Anxiety as Wildfires Rage Across the CountryExperts say proposed Northern Shield Energy Corridor project presents numerous challenges.pressprogress.ca

NEW NEWSLETTER: -DULF trial closes -RCMP set house on fire -Class action over AI in prisons -Canadian deals with ICE & Raytheon -Compassion club fights eviction -Reform towards wards thwarts restored board www.defactomedia.ca/newsletter/d...

DULF trial ends, but no decision expected soonPost Facto: RCMP set home on fire. AI racism in prisons? ICE & Raytheon deals. Compassion club fights eviction. Reform towards wards thwarts restored board.www.defactomedia.ca

Parents of trans youth in Alberta, alongside advocacy groups, are calling for a federal government inquiry into the province's harmful trampling on the rights of trans youth. Because Carney has been all smiles alongside Alberta Premier Danielle Smith lately -- and silent on her deadly policies:

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Independent Toronto newspaper @thegrindto.bsky.social is being sued by a Canadian IDF soldier and needs your help to raise $50,000 to fight the case. You can send e-transfers to info@thegrindmag.ca (with note “Legal Defence”) or visit their Donate page at www.thegrindmag.ca/support-the-...

Support The Grind’s Legal DefenceThe Grind is Toronto’s only free, city-wide, local politics and culture print magazine. We are currently being sued for defamation by an Israeli reservist soldier for our coverage of a Toronto event…www.thegrindmag.ca

The response and support has been incredible! In one day, 121 people have donated a total of nearly $11,000. Let's keep the momentum going towards the $50,000 goal. Can we reach $13,000 overnight? E-transer info@thegrindmag.ca or visit www.thegrindmag.ca/support-the-...

"The conclusion that nothing can be done is unwarranted and stems from the distortions of the dominant ideology that contends there is no alternative to moving full throttle toward an uninhabitable planet." @johncke.bsky.social on defying despair in the face of climate catastrophe:

Defying despair in the face of climate catastropheThe sense of hopelessness generated by the scale and unimpeded advance of global heating extends to other challenges that we must reckon with. Those orchestrating climate catastrophe are also gutting ...canadiandimension.com

Contrast this with the National Post, which has deep enough pockets to absorb legal bills and the cost of a settlement after smearing a pro-Palestine activist with writing that they admit was defamatory. nbmediacoop.org/2026/07/27/n...

New Brunswick prof reaches settlement with National Post over ‘defamatory’ reporting about Palestine solidarity actiA University of New Brunswick professor who travelled to Egypt last year for the Global March to Gaza has agreednbmediacoop.org

The campaign against the Canadian Museum for Human Rights’ Nakba exhibition shows why arm’s-length cultural institutions must be protected. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Museum independence cannot be conditional in Canada | CCPAThe campaign against the Canadian Museum for Human Rights’ Nakba exhibition shows why arm’s-length cultural institutions must be protected.www.policyalternatives.ca

Independent Toronto newspaper @thegrindto.bsky.social is being sued by a Canadian IDF soldier and needs your help to raise $50,000 to fight the case. You can send e-transfers to info@thegrindmag.ca (with note “Legal Defence”) or visit their Donate page at www.thegrindmag.ca/support-the-...

Support The Grind’s Legal DefenceThe Grind is Toronto’s only free, city-wide, local politics and culture print magazine. We are currently being sued for defamation by an Israeli reservist soldier for our coverage of a Toronto event…www.thegrindmag.ca

Big thanks to the 31 people who have supported since last night! We've raised $1,717 so far, which is a great start. At this pace, we need 850 more people to donate to reach the $50,000 goal for our legal defence. Etransfer info@thegrindmag.ca or visit www.thegrindmag.ca/support-the-...

The Harper/Carney energy agenda requires the liberal application of what we might call black tape—the state subsidies, regulations and market facilitation that hold the fossil fuel industry together. Read the latest Shift Storm by @hadrianmk.bsky.social: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Canada’s black tape economy | CCPAShift Storm newsletter—June 2026 editionwww.policyalternatives.ca

Independent Toronto newspaper @thegrindto.bsky.social is being sued by a former IDF soldier and needs your help to raise $50,000 to fight the case. You can send e-transfers to info@thegrindmag.ca (with note “Legal Defence”) or visit their Donate page at www.thegrindmag.ca/support-the-...

I've had the privilege of working with Emma over the last 2+ years in launching @defactomedia.ca both in an organizational capacity and in co-authoring two pieces in De Facto's first series. If you've got work that needs doing, I highly recommend working with Emma!

The jackals at Juno News are celebrating a talented journalist being laid off. Must be nice to never have to do layoffs because you can just invent reporters and pretend you hired them instead, eh Keean?

Despite underspending on health care, Alberta ALREADY has among the highest per person private spending in the country—& growing! Yet the Premier expects us to believe that MORE privatization is the solution?? If it were, it would have worked by now🤷 Read from @policyalternatives.ca

Public versus private health care spending in Canada | CCPACanada already sees a higher portion of private health care spending than a lot of countries, and it needs to changewww.policyalternatives.ca

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... ‘Canada ranks 28 out of 35 OECD countries for its lower share of public spending on health care, behind 27 other countries with universal health care systems’ @alonghurst.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca

Public versus private health care spending in Canada | CCPACanada already sees a higher portion of private health care spending than a lot of countries, and it needs to changewww.policyalternatives.ca