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Julie S. Lalonde@julieslalonde.bsky.social · 4w ago

If you saw someone getting groped on the train, would you step in? If you heard a man going on a racist tirade in a Costco, would you intervene? Give me 1 hour of your time and I'll teach you 5 ways you can safely de-escalate harassment in public spaces. zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Kudos for arguing, amid a heat wave and as wildfires menace communities, that abandoning climate action is the pro-stability choice.

Scott Robertson@sarobertson.bsky.social · last mo.

Carney: The climate plan we inherited from the previous government was well-intentioned and well-suited for the times in which it was designed ... In the current environment, the old plan was an open opportunity for those people who wish to pull Canada apart, both at home and from abroad.

A word for journalists : When describing a man convicted of multiple sexual assaults, you need to label it as such. The article describes heinous violence then says "He then continues to have sex with her." That's not sex. That's assault. This isn't semantics. Words matter.

Ontario man pleads guilty to drugging, sexually assaulting 7 women, sharing videos online | CBC News

A Hamilton man has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting seven women in crimes dating back to 2018. The 37-year-old recorded and posted the assaults online after meeting the women in school, his commu...

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If I use a rolling pin to strike you in the face, we don't call it baking. If someone is raping someone, there's literally a word for that and it ain't sex. This isn't nit picking. This is essential to society changing its attitudes towards sexual violence.

Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts

Sunshine Coast students push back as Australia positions itself as a global AI leader www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

Students protest AI amid growing national concerns

As Australia tracks toward becoming a global leader in artificial intelligence infrastructure, a group of high school students is demanding stronger regulation.

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Canadians want housing, affordable groceries, a robust health care system, quality education, lives free from violence and to enjoy the beautiful nature this country has to offer. We do not want fucking data centres gobbling up our water supply, poisoning our air, and making us dumber.

#CPSA_ACSP26 🏅Congrats to | Félicitations à Anna Jurkevics ! WINNER of the 🏆2026 C.B. Macpherson Prize🏆 🏅 Lauréate 🏆 Prix C.B.-Macpherson 2026🏆 🙏CPSA is grateful to the Jury | Mille mercis au jury 🙏 Josée Bergeron - @annadrake.bsky.social - Menaka Philips @utm.utoronto.ca

For the morning crowd, my latest episode where @emmettmacfarlane.com and I take apart Danielle Smith's claims about a "constitutional process" for a separation referendum #cdnpoli

A Constitutional Separation Process?

YouTube video by Dale Smith

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NEW POST: My new book is out! Here's what it's about. emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/a-new-book...

A new book on the study of law and politics...

I was delighted to see my latest book, a collection of papers co-edited with my friend Kate Puddister, has been published by the University of Toronto Press.

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This is HUGE news! "A tort is a legal term for a civil claim that allows a person to ask for damages because someone else caused them harm. The new tort [...] seeks to compensate the qualitatively different wrong of coercive control, and the qualitatively different harm of loss of autonomy"

Supreme Court decides in favour of new rules around intimate partner violence

In a long-anticipated landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled in favor of recognizing a new legal means for a victim of intimate partner violence to seek financial damages.

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Thanks everyone who came out to tonight's webinar to mark International Anti-Street Harassment Week! If you missed it, I hope you'll join me for the next one to honour Sexual Assault Awareness Month! Register today and get automatic email reminders! zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Doug Ford is shutting down safe consumption sites while being very keen to open more prisons. If you do not see how all these things are connected, then congrats. You're the exact voter the Liberals are courting.

Mary Grace@emgeekay.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Correctional Services Canada will be eliminating all prison librarians at federal prisons. This will save between $1.5 million and $2.5 million annually.

The Ontario government is proposing changes that would allow provincial ministers and Premier Doug Ford to evade accountability. It centres on freedom of information (FOI) legislation, and it matters a lot — to us, and to you. @elaineanselmi.bsky.social explains. #onpoli

57 of my fellow students were arrested, academically disciplined, and barred from campus 2 weeks before finals. And then the visas of some of those students were quietly revoked. And then the DEI office was killed. And then we watched our mentors’ grants evaporate over “woke”.

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Honestly, fuck off.

despicable. fuck this.

Transgender women athletes banned from female events at Olympics by IOC

Transgender women athletes are now excluded from the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday

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From Instagram - today the Dyke Project shut down NHS England HQ to protest the politically motivated ban on trans youth healthcare.

Here’s my (frighteningly vulnerable!!) follow up on my reporting that exposed a white nationalist active club. On the professional and personal costs of this work:

Jen St. Denis@jenstden.bsky.social · 5mo ago

A Canadian journalist documents a group of white nationalists who’ve been meeting at a gym in Montréal, unbeknownst to the owner of the business. What happens after the story comes out? thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

Students have more power than politicians want to admit. Your rent is here. Your tuition is here. Your vote should be here too. Early voting in Chicago has already started. Don’t sit this one out.

Ugh. Our university sent out an email announcing "Within a few years, students will arrive never having not used GenAI in their academic work" and they're just....accepting this BS premise, I guess. And pouring money into it too, apparently (because we have so much).

Fuuuuuck this. In the midst of a budget crisis and hiring freeze, my university has money to pour into the AI slop bubble.

1. Numerous transgender people in Kansas are reporting that the state has sent them a letter demanding the immediate surrender of drivers licenses. Those driving could be arrested, charged, and see privileges revoked. Subscribe to support our journalism. www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...

Ontario wastewater released today…be careful out there, folks! wwater.ca/Ontario

NEW POST: Danielle Smith is no separatist; she's much, much worse emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/danielle-s...

Danielle Smith is no separatist; she's much, much worse

In a televised address last night Danielle Smith launched a xenophobic assault on immigration and proposed a set of referendum questions for next Fall advocating a constitutional agenda that would red...

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VERY evident COVID continues to rise/spread throughout our communities as the pandemic continues. Everyone must ignore any recommendation to drop N95 mandates. Public health is lying to you. #CleanIndoorAir #N95inPublicindoorSpaces wwater.ca#Ontario

"The law...must not be subject to regionally-based, populist-infused jealousies and recriminations of a separatist-enabling ideologue like Danielle Smith. ...her threat...is proof she’s not qualified to weigh in on Carney’s breakfast order, let alone the federal selection process for courts..."

Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦@emmettmacfarlane.com · 6mo ago

New post: Mark Carney must flatly reject Danielle Smith's latest round of anti-constitutional posturing emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/mark-carne...

A woman will head to court in March after the City of Burlington fined her for letting her garden grow wild — and other Ontario municipalities have taken similar measures. @elaineanselmi.bsky.social asks: What exactly are we protecting here? thenarwhal.ca/opinion-burl...

Ontario cities police gardens and ignore biodiversity | The Narwhal

The City of Burlington is taking a woman to court for unpaid fines after letting her garden grow wild. Similar cases have cropped up elsewhere, to the detriment of the environment

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My article on reactions to #UWaterloo 's new RTO policy for staff and the RTO push for faculty is out in the Jan issue of Imprint: uwimprint.ca/back-to-camp...

Back to campus: students, staff, and faculty react to new in-person work guidelines

Following in the footsteps of other employers, UW has announced its own return-to-office expectations for employees and faculty members in the new year. But what do they think about this change?  On ...

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“Speaking across generations is vital. Those of us engaged in revolutionary political work have to unite all different kinds of people, including people of different ages.” Feminist scholar-activist Barbara Smith shares crucial advice on political organising and building solidarity across borders.

Answering the Call to Fight Injustice: An Interview with Barbara Smith

Barbara Smith is one of the leading intellectuals and activists who developed the traditions of Black feminism. A part of a group of Black lesbian

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On the first day of back-to-class the best accessory you can have is a well-fitting, high-quality mask. If we value inclusion and accessible learning, this should be a priority.

Anna Drake (she/her)@annadrake.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The latest wastewater numbers for Ontario show Influenza A levels have spiked dramatically, with Covid levels also high. Not a great sign with the return to school next week. Wearing a good quality mask offers good protection from airborne viruses both for yourself and others. wwater.ca/Ontario