#canada politics

[intersectionalpraxis]

Where do I even begin? I'm appalled. The Canadian government living up to its roots in colonial-settler violence... this is beyond criminal. Contact your MP's. This erasure and anti-Palestinian racism is unacceptable.

For anyone reading this on or after February 26th, 2024 -here is more information/updates:

#feminist #social justice #free palestine #palestine #free gaza #current events #settler violence #settler colonialism #canada politics #canada #canadian #canadian government #signal boost #member of parliament #house of commons #justin trudeau #trudeau news #gaza strip #gaza genocide #cultural genocide

[wanderingmind867]

Random question, but who do you think was worse: Reagan, Thatcher or Brian Mulroney? The three conservative leaders of the 80s. Personally, I think Reagan was the worst of the three. And I think Mulroney was the best. Let me explain:

I think Mulroney was best. Because while Mulroney seems to have had some very bad domestic policies, at least he didn't get us involved in any major wars (as far as I'm aware), and he also opposed apartheid. So his foreign policy was at least not as bad as it could have been, which gets him the top spot.

Reagan was worst because both his domestic and foreign policy sucked. Reaganomics was bad for america, and his response to things like the AIDS crisis was also disastrous. And it's not like he had too good of a foreign policy either. He supported millitary coups all throughout Central and Southern America, and also there were things like Iran-Contra which probably show his bad foreign policy. Also, he tried to veto MLK Jr Day from becoming a thing. Who does that!?

So because Mulroney is best and Reagan is worst, I guess Thatcher is the one in the middle slot. She's worse than Mulroney, but better than Reagan. She had a bad domestic policy too (I think), but at least she didn't get the UK involved in as many coups and wars as the US (I think this is true). Also, at least one can say she has an interesting background. She supposedly wanted to be a chemist before going into politics. Which is interesting to me.

But either way, I wonder if anybody else has any thoughts on all this? Who do you consider worst, and who do you consider best here?

#canada #usa #uk #1980s #politics #us politics #uk politics #canada politics #leftism #maybe I should tag that? #my thoughts #I was inspired to make this #After seeing a youtube video critical of ronald reagan #i haven't seen it yet #but I might later #autism #asd #audhd #rambles

[gaythreadrunner]

hi if you're also canadian like me and care about the current pyroclastic flow of transphobic legislations in the states and beyond then sign this petition that calls for canada to grant asylum for trans and nb individuals

i know that not everyone has the resources, means or otherwise to come up here if it does pass, but having that door open and available is better than keeping it closed and assuming everything will sort itself out

it's currently at 153,000+ signatures. canadians are the only people who can sign it, since it's a federal petition to the house of commons. get this thing as many signatures as possible until the closing date (may 26th)

#sprite.exe #canada #canada politics #canadian politics #canpoli #EDIT THIS IS VERY MUCH OVER NOW. iirc it was met with a response stating that all of this was already covered by asylum law #which. nice to have that confirmation at least !

[talisidekick]

Canada had a Nazi collaborator invited to sit in on, and honoured in, our House of Commons by the Speaker of the House.

If you don't know how Canada's government works, our House of Commons is where all 338 Members of Parliament (MP's) gather to discuss proposed bills, argue specifics, and vote on passing those bills. It's where our political, economical, and social decisions get made into law. It's kind of the last place you want a Nazi collaborating piece of shit being invited into.

Reasonably, people are pissed, none more than the Jewish community. Yom Kippur is a high holiday of remembrance for the Jewish, and just days after it, having this happen is just ... I want to say un-fucking-forgiveable but that's not a statement that cuts deep enough. I'm not just upset, I'm beyond enraged. Giving these people, Nazi's, any fucking recognition, even on accident, is appalling.

It's for damn good reason that there is now a call for the Deschênes Commission's Report conducted around the 1980's to be declassified and made public. This report was the results on an inquiry on the War Criminals and Nazi collaborators allowed into Canada post WWII. The people, especially our Jewish residents, deserve to know what activities these people were up to.

I'm fully on board with this myself. Why? Well if you can't tell, it's a bit fucking personal. No, a lot fucking personal. Nazi's have shown up to anti-transgender rallies, we've seen Nazi's show up to the truckers rally that happened during COVID. They've openly waved their flag in public. Jewish people, if you happen to pay any attention at all to their online presence and communities, have expressed an increasing fear of how unsafe public life is becoming for them. There is a very real fear of a repeat of events, which is why we fucking cannot give anyone with previous history with the Nazi party the time of day.

The moment a tiny piece of legitimacy is given, and it was given this time with a standing applause, these Nazi bastards will push for more. They will try for more. It's how these bastards work. They'll appropriate anything to give themselves shreds of legitimacy. Canada needs to make a clear fucking point that we do not support them in any way.

Part II of the Deschêntes Commission's report needs to be made public. People deserve to know. The Jewish community deserves to know.

And if it isn't apparent: fuck Nazi's and everything they stand for. Fuck fascists too. Stay the fuck off my blog if you're either. You're not welcome here.

Jewish side of tumblr: if I fuck something up about you or your history, please correct me. Your faith is one of the few I respect in this world.

#canada news #canada politics #canada #trans #transgender #jewish #jew #nazi #talisidekick #talisidekick things

[thetragicallynerdy]

For Canadian folks - e-petition to re-instate UNRWA funding

Hey folks, there is a petition in the House of Commons right now to re-instate UNRWA funding. As I'm sure folks know, UNRWA is a vital agency providing life-saving care in Gaza, and Canada (along with other countries) cut funding back in January.

The petition is only open until March 13, 2024, any signatures are incredibly helpful. There has been news/rumours that our gov't is going to be re-instating UNRWA funding but it has yet to actually be announced, so any extra pressure to encourage re-instating funding is important.

If you sign (must be a Canadian citizen or resident), please remember to confirm your signature with the email that they send you, otherwise it doesn't count.

#if anyone is an asshole on this you get blocked #palestine #can poli #canada politics

[northern-punk-lad]

Canada would rather kill off it’s own citizens than invest in its own healthcare

Like Canada has done so much damage to assisted dying campaigns around the world like they are having to explain they don’t want the Canadian system

#canada politics #geo politics #eugenics

[aarontveit]

HEY CANADA:

it's insanely important, if you're in Canada & are able, to call your MPs and encourage them to vote "NO" on Budget 2024. the amount of people who will be harmed by this budget is beyond devastating, there are no words.

if you don't know, the federal government (as an example) was supposed to provide the Canada Disability Benefit to uplift disabled individuals and families out of poverty. the proposed budget offers $2400/yr (that's $200/month) to disabled Canadians and is means tested in two ways: A) you have to have the DTC (Disability Tax Credit), something that involves even more forms and documents and invading yourself with doctors to "prove you're disabled", & B) will be assessed and given based off a households income, not the individual (this does not affect renters in occupant situations/sublets, as a clarification). the federal government is ONLY "calling on provinces and territories to not have clawbacks" on the federal benefit.

in Ontario, Disability (ODSP: Ontario Disability Support Program) can come to $1300 (very much so depending on circumstances, like if you don't have an address for example, cause then you don't get the shelter amount, just the basic needs). adding the $200 is only $1500 and still WAY below the poverty line.

THIS IS EUGENICS AT WORK.

with MAiD Trak 2 implemented, and they are on track to expand it further ("mature minors"), they are really telling disabled and vulnerable people that our lives our only worth approximately $50.66/day after it all, and coercing us further more into MAiD with the lack of inadequate supports necessary for us to live a dignified life

please, i am BEGGING you to contact your MPs and remind them the votes they will lose if they vote Yes on budget 2024, encourage them to vote No, say what works for your area. MAKE THEM LISTEN/HEAR YOU. make your concerns known!

#misc: canada #canada politics #canada #ontario #ontario politics #disability #misc: important #type: text #i typed this up on my phone and i apologize for any typos

[sparksinthenight]

Have a Heart Day Letter to Canadian Government to Help Indigenous Kids 2023

This is the letter I wrote to the government of Canada, asking them to stop discriminating against First Nations children and families on reserves, and asking them to stop taking First Nations children from their loving families. All the research is from the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, whose website is here: https://fncaringsociety.com

You can read the following letter and please, please, even if you don’t live in Canada send a letter of your own, either using this letter as a template or in your own words:

Our names are and we are from various parts of so-called Canada. We are writing to you to ask that you end the discrimination against First Nations children, so that all First nations children can grow up safe, healthy, well educated, and with their families who love them, who they have grown up with and grown attached to. We ask that you fund all services on reserves better, especially child and family services, Jordan's Principle services, and education. We ask that you ensure there is no discrimination in any of the services provided to First Nations people and that all organizations providing access to services on reserves are free of racism and discrimination. We ask that you implement the Spirit Bear Plan. And we also ask that you fairly compensate all children and families who have faced harm as a result of the Canadian government's unfair practices.

Child and Family services on reserves are underfunded. They are also prejudiced. This means that instead of helping families with what they need to in order to best take care of their children, they take children away from families that love them and put them in foster care. Families struggling with poverty or mental health or addictions or disabilities still love their children. These families should not be separated, they should be helped so that they can have their needs met. Indigenous children are 17 times more likely to be separated from their families compared to non-Indigenous children. But they are not more likely to face familial abuse. The reason why the vast majority of these kids are being separated is because their families are poor, struggling with mental illness or addiction or disability, or some combination of these factors. If child and family service providers were better funded and more culturally respectful, they would be able to help families meet their children’s needs instead of taking children away.

Most services on reserves, including services for disabled kids, healthcare services, and mental health services, are funded by the federal government. But these services are often underfunded, often severely. There are also many times when First Nations families living on reserves need to access provincial services. When this happens, there are often long disputes between provincial and federal governments about who should pay. This leads to children not receiving the healthcare and services they need, or having long gaps and delays in receiving healthcare and services.

Jordan’s Principle was implemented to ensure that all children receive timely and adequate healthcare and services first and payment disputes are resolved in a way that doesn’t affect children’s access to services. But this principle has been implemented in a very narrow way by the government and many children who needed services and healthcare under Jordan’s Principle did not receive those services. Many children who did receive services did not receive them in a timely manner.

Education on reserves is also underfunded, and First Nations children on reserves do not have access to safe, comfy schools and high quality education. They do not have environments where they can learn all that they can and reach their full potential. This is horrifically unfair, since every child has an equal right to education and every child has an equal right to good quality education where they can learn, grow, thrive, and reach their full potential.

Education needs funding. You need to have enough teachers, small class sizes, and heating in classrooms. You need books, textbooks, school supplies and a library. You need a whiteboard, markers and erasers. You need good bathrooms. It really helps to have smartboards like settler schools have. You need a gym, sports equipment, art supplies, and a safe playground. You need a lab with equipment. You need therapists, nurses, counselors and educational assistants. You need money for field trips. You often need snacks. You need learning toys like base ten blocks for younger kids. First Nations children cannot afford everything that they need to learn effectively.

The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ordered the government of Canada to stop discriminating against First Nations children. It has ordered that Canada stop taking children from their loving homes and that they stop denying services and healthcare to children who need them. The government has mostly not listened to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal’s rulings.

An Agreement in Principle is not a binding agreement. It simply is a set of promises that may or may not be turned into a binding agreement. The Canadian government created an Agreement in Principle with First Nations groups including the Assembly of First Nations to fund and support First Nations child and family service providers adequately so that these service providers could help struggling families instead of separating them. They also agreed to fund and support Jordan’s Principle better so that every child who needs services or healthcare can receive it. The government promised to conduct regular reviews of First Nations child and family service providers and Jordan’s Principle providers to check for discrimination, and to have accountability measures for any discrimination that occurs. They promised to reform Indigenous Services Canada to be less discriminatory and more culturally respectful.

While all these ideas are great, these are just ideas at this point. There is no binding agreement yet. The government promised to do these things but no one knows if they’ll keep these promises. A Final Settlement Agreement on reform, which will be legally binding, is being worked towards. But that Agreement has not been made yet and we do not know what the Final Settlement Agreement will include, if it will stay true to the promises made in the Agreement in Principle, or if it will be effective in keeping children holistically healthy and with their families.

The Canadian government has created a Final Settlement Agreement on compensation where it will compensate some of the victims of Canada’s discrimination against First Nations children and families. While this is good, many victims will not be given the $40 000 in compensation that the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has stated that all victims must receive, and many victims will not be compensated at all. Victims that will not be compensated include children who were placed in provincial programs after being separated from their families, the estates of deceased parents or caregiving grandparents, and many people who were denied the help they needed under Jordan’s Principle. There is only $20 billion set aside for compensating families who were discriminated against, which may not be enough to give everyone the $40 000 they are entitled to. And if you want to opt out of the Final Settlement Agreement on compensation and instead claim your $40 000 ordered by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, you only have until February to opt out, and people don’t have the information and guidance they need in order to decide if they want to opt out or not.

It’s not only education, healthcare, child welfare, and disability support services that are underfunded on reserves. All social services on reserves are underfunded. This includes housing services, childcare services, after school programs, utilities services, mental health and addictions support, welfare, and more. This means that families living in poverty have less help and support in order to pull themselves out of poverty and the cycle of poverty continues. It also means that families that need mental health supports don’t receive them. This is bad for children because living in poverty or with bad mental health is not something any child deserves and also because poverty and mental health are often the reasons why children get ripped away from their families and put into foster care. And obviously, being separated from your family is way worse than living in poverty is.

You must ensure that you do the following things:

-Fund First Nations Child and Family Service providers as much as each service provider needs in order to help families to stay together and have their needs met. For example, if a family is suffering from poverty, child and family service providers need to have the money needed to support that family financially instead of taking the child away. If a family is living in bad housing, child and family services needs the funds to improve their housing instead of taking the child away.

-Ensure that all First Nations child and family service providers - and service providers on reserves in general - are non-discriminatory, are routinely and thoroughly checked for any discrimination within the organizations, and that there is accountability and consequences for any discriminatory conduct, policies, or attitudes that are ever found or reported in these organizations.

-Ensure that a broad implementation of Jordan’s Principle is carried out so that every child who ever needs any services, healthcare, or support always receives it.

-Ensure that the system for providing Jordan’s Principle services to people is well-funded, easy to navigate, and non-discriminatory.

-Create a Final Settlement Agreement on child and family service reform and Jordan’s Principle reform that goes above and beyond everything suggested in the Agreement in Principal on reform.

-Ensure that all children, parents, and caregiving grandparents, living or deceased, who have been discriminated against in any way by the Canadian government receive their owed $40 000 compensation. This includes children who were placed in the provincial care system and everyone who did not receive the services they were owed through Jordan’s Principle.

-Fund all services on reserves so that the needs of every person living on reserves can be met.

-Implement the Spirit Bear Plan.

-Fund education on reserves better so that it is of the same quality as education off reserves.

Thank you for reading our letter and please take our concerns to heart.

You can email your own letter to the following ministers:

Prime Minister Trudeau: [email protected]

Deputy Prime Minister Freeland: [email protected]

Minister of Indigenous Services Hajdu: [email protected]

Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relationships Miller: [email protected]

And your own Member of Parliment, who you can find here: https://www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en

#canadian politics #canada politics #canada #canadian #cdnpoli #indigenous rights #indigenous lives matter #bipoc lives matter #BIPOC rights #discrimination #social justice #social issues #equal rights #equality #inequality #inequity #justice #injustice #family separation #family #childhood #children #child rights #education #education system #school #social services #social change #support #human rights

[intersectionalpraxis]

This IS BEYOND unacceptable -FU to Doug Ford and ANY politician/public figure in the Ontario Legislature who agrees with this. A keffiyeh is a traditional scarf worn by many Arab people, and people in West Asian communities. It does represent/symbolize Palestinian resistance and solidarity (among many aspects, of course), but that's not a crime -and trying to censure someone's right to wear traditional garments because you'd rather pander to zionists (as this article notes, many wear religious wear every day in office), is the real issue here -this is discrimination. This is legislated discrimination and is hateful.

#feminist #social justice #free palestine #palestine #free gaza #current events #keffiyeh #kuffiyeh #kufiya #ontario #doug ford #ford is a piece of shit #canada #canada politics #canada government #ontario politics #ontario canada #toronto #palestinian resistance #palestinian liberation

[austinramsaygames]

What I think of every time someone asks why the government (any level of government) doesn't make transit/healthcare/courts/<insert public service here> better.

#canada politics #canada

[sachyriel]

"Are you a communist?" Poster in front of Ottawa City Hall, an abstract maple leaf of metal, behind the Ottawa Courthouse (Palais de justice).

#ottawa #canada #canada politics #canadian politics #communism #communist #anarchism #anarchocommunism #anarchist #marxism #marxist #my photos #photography #photooftheday

[talisidekick]

What if instead of leaving Florida ... we made it the gayest/transgenderiest/queerest place on Earth. -_-

Hear me out: the Aces want to take Denmark ... so why not have the transes take Florida? What if, and yes this is crazy, we turned Florida into 365 days of Pride? Instead of one month, it's all 12. Drag shows banned? What if the people decided they weren't? Like, Pride came from Stonewall, it wasn't safe. Gays were persecuted. But you don't win by conceding ground.

You fight anti-2slgbtqia+ sentiment by being overwhelmingly pro 2slgbtqia+. When someone enacts a hateful law, you show up to take it down.

Food for thought from a Canadian strongly considering moving to Alberta when she gets the chance to be a queer nuisance in the bigots in governments backside.

#trans #transgender #talisidekick #talisidekick things #2slgbtqia+ #lgbtqia+ #lgbtq+ #lgbt+ #politics #us politics #canada politics

[hussyknee]

If you think the rest of the thread will make this less fucked up, it does not.

Increasingly convinced liberals are on psychotropic drugs 24/7. Although seeing this between bulletins from Palestine and Sudan on my TL was a trip in itself.

#it has been 0 days since the diaspora has put the 'Asian' in Caucasian #white feminism #white liberals #fuck neoliberals #shit liberals say #gender essentialism #class war #canada politics #necropolitics #femicide #anti radfem #crack #wtf news #knee of huss

[not-sure-what-im-feeling]

Can I ask what’s happening in Alberta? In regards to queer laws

Yes you may! So our premier, Danielle Smith, is of the United Conservative Party. She has been trying to put forth a bill dubbed the “Parental Rights Bill”. What it would do would be making children 14 and under unable to use a different name and pronouns at school without parental permission. If they did use a different name and/or pronouns parents will be contacted. 15-18 can use them without permission, but their parents will still be told.

Additionally, gender affirming care for 14 and under will not at all be allowed. 15-18 will still be allowed, but made even more difficult.

On top of that, Alberta is already an extremely blue (conservative) province. It’s pretty homophobic and transphobic already, and giving people like Smith such a platform and power just hurts the queer people living here. Especially when they target the youth under the guise of “protection”.

I’m not completely up to date on the bill as I haven’t received any new info on it, but if anyone does know more about it I would love to listen.

#Alberta #alberta politics #fuck danielle smith #Danielle smith #canada politics #personal #asks #ask #anon asks #anon ask #tw transphobia #tw homophobia

[thiswaycomessomethingwicked]

Please enjoy this niche Toronto humour. Also vote! Even if you have no fucking clue what I’m on about.

#John Tory #Toronto politics #canada politics #Ontario politics #Toronto #politics #cdn politics #Toronto mayor

[landmoose]

Re: mandatory voting. Y'all need more safeguards in place before that turns into the 50% non-voting populace going "ha ha I know that guy from football" and suddenly you've got horrible policies with a figurehead of household recognition.

#politics #us politics #canada politics #hint this already happens