Many words have been written and spoken about Stephen Lewis and his great achievements and battles. Not too many have noted that the last cause for which he took to the streets to demonstrate was the rights of the Palestinian people. #canpoli
Despite what his detractors in the western provinces say, Avi Lewis might be laying out a practical path for the NDP’s future. #canpoli
https://rabble.ca/columnists/avi-lewis-may-be-onto-something/
Premier jour de vote dans trois élections partielles cruciales pour Mark Carney
Le reportage de Valérie Micaela Bain. Des élections partielles clés, puisque le gouvernement de Mark Carney est à deux sièges d'une majorité. C’est un premier jour de vote par anticipation dans trois circonscriptions fédérales.
C’est un premier jour de vote par anticipation dans trois circonscriptions fédérales. Des élections partielles clés, puisque le gouvernement de Mark Carney est à deux sièges d'une majorité. Le reportage de Valérie Micaela Bain.
The goal of Alberta's Bill 25 is entrenching the UCP’s ideology in classrooms
The UCP asks: Where diversity lurks, can equity and inclusion be far behind? #canpoli
Labour talks about what they want to see from the NDP, the party traditionally seen as the party of the working class. #canlab #canpoli
https://rabble.ca/labour/labour-looks-to-the-future-with-the-ndp-post-convention/
One glaring question that this piece doesn't answer: what, if any, open case today would this law contribute to solving?
Anandasangaree says it's not surveilling Canadians, but that's exactly what retaining data about which towers mobile devices are connected to is. Especially in the age of 5G where device locations are measurable to street level through triangulation.
This is still Canada's Patriot act. The feds using a mood of uncertainty to pass an authoritarian wishlist.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/csis-rcmp-data-access-telecoms-9.7148631
"... so that [cops] can search the haystack for the needle so to speak, if the need arises."
Or, historically speaking, find a needle-shaped piece of hay after-the-fact and follow a "gut feeling" that it's actually a needle.
With what I know about Stingrays/IMSI catchers, cops need the data the feds propose retaining in order to use them for more than "was this person at this location." It will probably end up involving Palantir contracts.
Fuck that.
The Liberal government's second attempt at giving police and spies easier access to Canadians' information includes what's anticipated to be costly demands on a range of private businesses to to change how they manage their data.
Nora Loreto gives the back scene perspective on the NDP leadership race.
https://readthecatch.ca/avi-lewis-more-like-avi-lenin-ft-nora-loreto-podcast/
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