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Cuba: Canada's first foreign policy challenge after PM's Davos speech Given the long-standing relationship Canadians have had with Cuba and our own belief in fairness, when will Canada act on Prime Minister Carney’s words about dealing with economic intimidation no matt...

“…Canada, in its first real test after the Davos speech, has to decide whether it will stand by and watch the situation in Cuba worsen even more.”
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Solidarity with Cuba | Canadian Labour Congress The Canadian Labour Congress strongly condemns the U.S. government’s aggression toward Cuba. We stand in solidarity with the Cuban people and workers as U.S. policy puts their very survival at risk. T...

“The Canadian Labour Congress strongly condemns the U.S. government’s aggression toward Cuba. We stand in solidarity with the Cuban people and workers as U.S. policy puts their very survival at risk.”
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Until the 2010s, new tech seemed to be about enabling humans: ideas to celebrate. Now, with AI, synthetic biology etc, many techno-optimists are describing a dehumanised future that makes most of us pawns in someone else’s game. I think the first option is still there, but we have to make it so.

As Cuba faces a collapse of its food, electrical and medical systems, is Canada’s inaction the best human and Canadian way to help the Cuban people? #CdnFp #CdnPoli #CanLab #Cuba #Canada

Canada says it stands against superpower intimidation. The U.S. blockade on Cuba has caused decades of hardship and cutting off fuel risks a dire humanitarian crisis. Will the Prime Minister keep his word and support an independent, humane foreign policy?

Canada must support Cuba "You cannot ‘live within the lie’ of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination.”

Canada must help Cuba. Here is my latest about Canada's long and deep relationship with the island nation, and how Carney's Davos speech turned out to be all talk and no action.

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Carney must resist Trump's 'Donroe Doctrine' to secure Canada's international trade future. Here's why How Prime Minister Mark Carney responds to U.S. President Donald Trump's recent threats, writes Jim Stanford, will shape our role in the hemisphere, and our potential as a full participant

In Davos, PM Carney urged middle powers to defend international rule of law & free commerce. He should start by resisting Trump’s groundless threats against Cuba, which jeopardize our trade relations as well as our values. My take for Toronto Star: www.thestar.com/business/opi... #canlab

Union questions why Global Affairs issuing layoff warnings before policy review OTTAWA — Thousands of employees at Global Affairs Canada have been issued notices warning they may lose their jobs, months before a foreign policy review is completed to give the department updated pr...

“I just don’t understand why we’re cutting without defining what it is that we want to do and what we need,” said Pam Isfeld, a career diplomat and president of the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers.
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Press Release — Canada is losing the experts who keep its health systems safe Deep workforce cuts at Health Canada will weaken the systems Canadians rely on to ensure the safety of their food, medications, and medical devices, warns PIPSC, following confirmation that hundreds o...

“These are the experts who make sure the medication in your cabinet is safe to take, the food in your fridge won’t make your family sick, and dangerous products are pulled off store shelves before they cause harm”.
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Press Release — Workforce cuts create Hunger Games-style anxiety, as costly consultants remain This week saw major waves of workforce cuts at Shared Services Canada and Statistics Canada, dealing a serious blow to Canada’s digital and information infrastructure.

‘ “Consultants cost at least 26 percent more than public servants,” said O’Reilly. “If you are trying to save money, you do not lay off trained, experienced workers and pay someone else more to do the same job. That’s not savings.” ‘
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Justin Ling: Canada needs to make its voice heard around the world. Here’s one clear way to do that. To create stronger connections internationally, Canada can’t rely on the United States. We need to use our own soft diplomacy tools

“Canada needs to make its voice heard around the world.” @justinling.ca
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Postal worker union to replace nationwide walkout with rotating strikes: CUPW president The union representing striking postal workers says it will move from a nationwide strike to rotating strikes starting Saturday.

“We did not take the decision to move to a nation-wide strike lightly. Postal workers would much rather have new collective agreements and be delivering mail instead of taking strike action.” @cupwsttp.bsky.social #CanLab #CdnPoli
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“…know that a terrible thing is happening to you now. You are being asked to kill off a part of you that would otherwise scream in opposition to injustice…”
Omar El Akkad, ONE DAY…

Handmaid's Tale Banned in Edmonton (Alberta, Canada) Schools And everyone and their pet canary wants me to "comment."

On book banning and PEN: “Hello, I’m Margaret Atwood…it’s a great honour for me to be addressing you at this PEN Congress today…”
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We need “a Canada that is more self-reliant, sovereign, and sustainable…” not a Canada where government is “overly influenced by loud demands from corporations & their political backers”
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Labour needs an overhaul for the new era of Canadian politics Canada’s 2025 election exposed deep divisions in the working class, with many union members shifting toward Conservative populism. Fred Wilson argues labour’s modest political impact signals an urgent...

A great examination of a new trend “no point in glossing over the growing conservatism in a large section of the working class, including among union memberships.” Canada
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Air Canada gives flight attendants 72-hour lockout notice Flight attendants signalled their intention to strike, Air Canada responded with lockout to begin Saturday

“The union representing Air Canada flight attendants issued a 72-hour strike notice on Wednesday morning (Aug. 13), and the airline responded by signalling its intention to lock workers out starting on Saturday.”
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CUPW is Waiting for Canada Post A week ago, CUPW members spoke loudly and rejected what Canada Post called its “best and final” offers. The goal of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers remains negotiating ratifiable collective agree...

“Canada Post and the Minister have said the Canadian public deserves stability and the current uncertainty is bad for business. Yet, they have not responded to our invitation to return to the bargaining table.”
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CUPW is Waiting for Canada Post A week ago, CUPW members spoke loudly and rejected what Canada Post called its “best and final” offers. The goal of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers remains negotiating ratifiable collective agree...

“While CUPW is ready to meet… Unfortunately, it does not appear that Canada Post shares our urgency about getting back to the negotiating table and reaching ratifiable collective agreements.”
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