2026-10-25T10:26:12Z https://nostr.now Marcia MacDonald https://nostr.now/npub1hp77cv9gcfl83ay3phw037zatchjgknfqzqg339d63lc9sc93mnq4retwp https://spore-social.s3.de.io.cloud.ovh.net/accounts/avatars/110/288/384/689/574/536/original/8da6519212428f2c.jpg https://spore-social.s3.de.io.cloud.ovh.net/accounts/avatars/110/288/384/689/574/536/original/8da6519212428f2c.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfv0vl3nsn5dghl0mx40wxuw04jnmrtvtmztd7f8nlptqqzu04mfczyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wvsa9k48 April Thomas, a Secwépemc Matriarch and Land Defender, is looking for help getting the word out that tomorrow is her last appearance until the Supreme Court of Canada sentences her for trespassing on unceded Sewépemcúlecw, for breaching the #TMX injunction as they desecrate and continue to violate sacred lands and waters without Secwépemc consent. <br/><a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Cu7Q99bND/">https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Cu7Q99bND/</a><br/><br/>She is still in need of funds for travel and legal fees.<br/><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/indigenous-matriarchs-appeal-to-supreme-court-of-canada">https://www.gofundme.com/f/indigenous-matriarchs-appeal-to-supreme-court-of-canada</a><br/><br/>#Secwépemc #pipeline #ClimateJustice 2026-10-29T23:33:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfwx5nx7svdwwye920vt5qd2s40e5kdcwsvm6an4js6wjqz5v8hlszyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wv0c9khu What will it take for MPs in the climate caucus to finally oppose the federal government&#39;s actions?<br/><br/>I called my MP (<span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub10uwhtv3mpj0f8jmx769tenj8q23ysgy99xru0sj06sfjm0nrnj3qmpd8pa" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Will Greaves</span> (<span class="italic">npub10uw…d8pa</span>)</a></span>) today to ask for another meeting to ensure we don&#39;t let Big Oil profit at our expense by fast-tracking the distruction that would be caused by a new climate-burning pipeline.<br/><br/>Find the number for your MP&#39;s constituency office here:<br/><a href="https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/constituencies">https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/constituencies</a><br/><br/>And tell your MP to sign the People&#39;s MOU:<br/><a href="https://win.newmode.net/mou">https://win.newmode.net/mou</a><br/><br/>#CdnPoli #climate #pipeline 2026-07-03T19:06:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq8vq3hvd20ev67zv6uls8ml3533avg8s32f586v6tf7ad6hkpt4qzyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wvkk6s27 Statement on AB Government, Oil Companies’ Announcement of Tailings Cleanup Projects<br/><a href="https://environmentaldefence.ca/2026/03/06/joint-statement-on-the-government-of-alberta-and-oil-companies-announcement-of-tar-sands-tailings-cleanup-projects/">https://environmentaldefence.ca/2026/03/06/joint-statement-on-the-government-of-alberta-and-oil-companies-announcement-of-tar-sands-tailings-cleanup-projects/</a><br/><br/>From <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1k32mxvvkp9vw55h65ahnc7k5zqdl49cy56y9d0q69mczhf290hyqnrtlcd" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Environmental Defence</span> (<span class="italic">npub1k32…tlcd</span>)</a></span> <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ncxhwndn8sqe6yczj0jclfd6ll4evwj9ynn0ta5deywm6x9ny8lqae5vr6" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Alberta Wilderness Association</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ncx…5vr6</span>)</a></span> <br/>[@cape_doctors](<a href="https://kilogram.makeup/users/cape_doctors">https://kilogram.makeup/users/cape_doctors</a> ) <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1xe9tfjw43w2wnvjrml60hxhd08687s230wn6rsn8k0m9mmesrm6qzqrn9n" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Indigenous Climate Action</span> (<span class="italic">npub1xe9…rn9n</span>)</a></span> <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vwjdlxqz8r0ljj7qgqk2nw3ed0zy9uy238fnhrrclnhr6dkc0xpqmfzdmp" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Keepers Of The Water</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vwj…zdmp</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>#ABPoli #oil #environment 2026-03-06T18:50:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgvt398kdp0efzk2l8egr4mfgfgpvhkh6cvf34dvrg59g8u6tvnuczyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wvdrkksy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2zjyz7v2km4un2370cwjnrcma6eshtmfuks4paewy6c5qetdagdqalrp6h'>nevent1q…rp6h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I also liked the description of Galen Weston doing the world&#39;s stupid Les Mis LARP.<br/><br/>#enshittification 2026-03-05T03:29:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2zjyz7v2km4un2370cwjnrcma6eshtmfuks4paewy6c5qetdagdqzyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wvwumahc I&#39;ll remember this quote from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> tonight:<br/><br/>&#34;Shopping your way out of a monopoly is like recycling your way out of a wildfire.&#34;<br/><br/>#CdnPoli #enshittification 2026-03-05T03:27:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy2d4d92trg2gulccu4fyk7lem60mdlr0ex2vuja03d6vp4jedyrszyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wveqlw6f What Mark Carney gets wrong about the end of the rules-based order<br/>-Carney diagnoses a rupture in the global order while leaving intact the economic framework that helped produce it<br/><a href="https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/what-mark-carney-gets-wrong-about-the-end-of-the-rules-based-order">https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/what-mark-carney-gets-wrong-about-the-end-of-the-rules-based-order</a><br/><br/>#CdnPoli 2026-01-21T18:54:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfkd79q8k8j8gsq7e8mnf2jds4uau2fgvwl0wpkjfd457ethy2g3szyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wv93p8qg Bill C-15 would allow corporations to be exempt from most Canadian laws<br/><a href="https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bill-c-15-would-allow-corporations-to-be-exempt-from-most-canadian-laws/">https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bill-c-15-would-allow-corporations-to-be-exempt-from-most-canadian-laws/</a><br/><br/>The article includes some analysis of Canadian corporate networks from researchers with the World Elite Database <br/><a href="https://worldelitedatabase.org/teams/#canada">https://worldelitedatabase.org/teams/#canada</a><br/><br/>#CdnPoli 2026-01-20T17:11:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdwglde8rtksv4acsh3f549tuvdpag0dk84vc74gswkfjqq0hflfqzyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wvcx7f0x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszdrrppgq0k9hcmat6lzk8xfzrkt47guz75apywta7283tjj7lvtcqfx53t'>nevent1q…x53t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub19y90k4peszs5s38lyz8wlj5rawtws36qexknfyrs5zjte0fdn0xsekjd8u" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>sleepy62🍁🛠️ 🖥️ 🔬 🌞</span> (<span class="italic">npub19y9…jd8u</span>)</a></span> <br/>Greaves doesn&#39;t seem to have said anything since the MOU was announced yesterday, though Victoria&#39;s former MP Laurel Collins (NDP) released a statement on Instagram. <br/><br/>I&#39;ve called Greaves 2x already asking him to resign from the Liberals in protest. 2025-11-28T20:07:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd2tvp2llmme8gx4c0w56zzjpv38wgh0030upgz7nvny7rdzvth0czyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wvy5jhsl <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1cds02wwgvsy274f5ar285ehvzpxpvftyx4wpr2pt4pejpkey6pqqcl8luu" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Human 3500</span> (<span class="italic">npub1cds…8luu</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1rwfsnq6ge0nckcdhsw8uc5jmcpglfp432klut7ywyrj6d6zapp4qddrcwx" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Chris Boese</span> (<span class="italic">npub1rwf…rcwx</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>I don&#39;t think there&#39;s any need to try hard to recruit US scientists. Even if science funding were tripled in Canada there would still be large numbers of good applicants from here. <br/><br/>It&#39;s mainly the low-paid temporary contracts (i.e., for early-career scientists that are known as &#34;trainees&#34; for &gt;10 years) that remain unfilled, and those aren&#39;t very attractive to US applicants, especially if they check out our housing crisis. 2025-07-31T21:12:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswmj9gzk8qqgj4m3qfm4ajja2qvhsk5mlhc0e9s4608jl06zfyd9czyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wvvach0g <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1rwfsnq6ge0nckcdhsw8uc5jmcpglfp432klut7ywyrj6d6zapp4qddrcwx" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Chris Boese</span> (<span class="italic">npub1rwf…rcwx</span>)</a></span> <br/>This is a super interesting read. <br/><br/>I had no idea that the Soviets had banned the study of genetics, but it makes sense now, thinking of where the big discoveries came from. <br/><br/>I hope Canada can at least maintain current levels of support for science, but career opportunities for Canadian scientists aren&#39;t that great and will only get worse with more competition from migrants from the US. <br/><br/>#CdnPoli #science #SupportOurScience 2025-07-31T20:10:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp327wefhhg650v3f93ggmzq85w0mq8jgz690usnwztn460k6v5wgzyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wvp8wz4z Unleashing Anishinaabe Matriarchal Relationships, Roles, Responsibilities, and Reciprocity for Climate Justice<br/>26-Jun-2025<br/><br/>Statement from Indigenous and environmental groups demanding a full repeal of all the 2025 federal and provincial legislation and pending legislation that infringes on Indigenous Peoples&#39; Right to Self-Determination <br/><br/><a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1G9V6AeuJp/">https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1G9V6AeuJp/</a><br/><br/>#IdleNoMore #C5 #CdnPoli #DecolonialSolidarity #ClimateJustice #JusticeClimatique 2025-06-26T23:00:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswlfrdxvdg5vhxxwkkghjn86lcxwd8gus606aarl58wjeye8ecllczyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wvtju95n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrrdfuvzxnnj3rdmqv4az07eehl33r84mwv9dzuc69quwgat454dgcay8e7'>nevent1q…y8e7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh no! I didn&#39;t have high hopes for this government, but it&#39;s still devastating to see how things are developing. 2025-06-26T20:57:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw0r5er2a036ymdawtfml33wlxcjrl5ssm3s5frhwqgz5lpdl2gkqzyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wvy0aswl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswzcrnn3weszhy3380eye77hjs7zxa75jnsvfmwvhk9yvhl7r26ys89tte9'>nevent1q…tte9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>, thank you for speaking up to oppose Bill C-5!<br/><br/>I called 3 other senators yesterday about Bill C-5, using a script from For Our Kids.<br/><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z5hKvc65WLhCXp1ocK6_EhaoVQ5H7gVt_Zh3IAQrK8s">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z5hKvc65WLhCXp1ocK6_EhaoVQ5H7gVt_Zh3IAQrK8s</a><br/><br/>TODAY is our last chance to call (or email) senators to share concerns about Bill C-5, before their vote by the end of the day tomorrow.<br/><br/>Leadnow also has a tool and example text we can use to help with emails.<br/><a href="https://leadnow.ca/campaigns/senate-billc5-ett/">https://leadnow.ca/campaigns/senate-billc5-ett/</a><br/><br/>#SenateofCanada #cdnpoli #C5 #DecolonialSolidarity 2025-06-26T20:49:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq9c45kuhpx2wkmu5z78w6cldp3ym6qwnyp6kv6885jqaac63zpjczyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wveztkdf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstc5ruuxra05msn8kw4ld7r2ghgkprtqj7jnja08p28kpvgdezhlgv4el04'>nevent1q…el04</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wish American robins looked like that. 2025-06-07T22:36:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2fgyunk8glxg9gf9qaatawne56775y3vt0afajguqhxzev450puczyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wvlw5g85 I&#39;m joining thousands across the country today, the day before the federal leaders debate, to make Palestine unavoidable. Join us!<br/><br/><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/forms/april15">https://actionnetwork.org/forms/april15</a> <br/><a href="https://votepalestine.ca/">https://votepalestine.ca/</a><br/><br/>#VotePalestine #StoptheGenocide #ArmsEmbargoNow #CdnPoli #elxn45 2025-04-15T16:37:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxct2gw9lv6xmcz9vxsh40hfn46gweaax38y35h63frtc9pd25uggzyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wvfy0dp6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8cv4npv20cts5mha3w7d3gl9qytx8tyzqz9zmugfjrtpwd2ptgrgu5l5d4'>nevent1q…l5d4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vfhlzpf2ytxhg26np744gf08mxnnj2rf3rc3l2glr96h60uqjj5sefafql" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>@ NovaNaturalist HAS ALSO MOVED</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vfh…afql</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1spcsp3r5vmvaw5nx3rxfmtdymd5e7sdxvxdwpywspenzxzkpaqkqjh3gwu" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Alison Creekside</span> (<span class="italic">npub1spc…3gwu</span>)</a></span> <br/>I think media is not linking because it&#39;s formatted like a campaign website. If there had been a PDF version of the letter maybe they&#39;d have linked, but it&#39;s still like 3rd party election advertising. 2025-04-11T13:26:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf5dgxgnr20zahs8jjzvns04mrkl8s5elptyv2vcdrpm7t34tqteqzyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wvj3sgsa It fills me with hope and joy to share this essay written by 12 youth who I&#39;ve had the immense honour of working with over my two years at Research for the Front Lines. <br/><br/>Raihan J, Smiles ND, Vincent JG, Banerjee R, Marquis S, Quinn S, et al. Research-as-Solidarity, with Youth Leading the Way. Youth 2025;5:21. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/youth5010021">https://doi.org/10.3390/youth5010021</a><br/><br/>#research #climate #ClimateCrisis #environment #CdnPoli 2025-03-06T19:15:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz0jrcmfka9fn9lgr0a4czlytngunec52dw8eerzynnclr363kxggzyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wvelalwe Do i understand correctly that Canada is launching a program to sequence 100K human genomes, 13 years after the UK launched their 100,000 Genomes Project? The Canadian version is proudly &#34;AI-powered&#34;. It&#39;s also expected to <br/>- &#34;enhance health care options for all Canadians&#34;; <br/>- drive &#34;clean economic growth&#34;; and<br/>- &#34;combat major public health threats, including pandemics&#34;<br/><br/>Canada launches $200M #genomics data initiative to drive #PrecisionHealth and economic growth<br/><a href="https://genomecanada.ca/canada-launches-200m-genomics-data-initiative-to-drive-precision-health-and-economic-growth/">https://genomecanada.ca/canada-launches-200m-genomics-data-initiative-to-drive-precision-health-and-economic-growth/</a> 2025-03-05T22:03:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqc2jrrxa0mfh08w6pd8puum8u8llgzmu4dtqj5x6un4f9unmf0egzyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wv7qx9ju de Mères au front :<br/><br/>Le 8 mars, rendez-vous à 11h devant un lieu symbolique des Etats-Unis.<br/><br/>À Montréal, le rendez-vous sera devant le Consulat Général des Etats-Unis : 1134, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest<br/><br/>Raison d&#39;être :<br/><br/>Le 8 mars a été sauvagement effacé de l’agenda officiel de Google, jetant avec lui les mots « journée internationale des droits des femmes ». <br/><br/><a href="https://www.meresaufront.org/actions/montreal-ensemble-pour-nos-filles">https://www.meresaufront.org/actions/montreal-ensemble-pour-nos-filles</a><br/><br/>#PourToutesLesFemmesEtLesFilles #ForAllWomenAndGirls 2025-03-03T20:15:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvpcydphv0tm6qj6deu9r2wjyvhltq73h6s83twgvecahgah7c9kqzyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wv3y57v7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstjkgk0z8mjg9d9yf5upnaaav032e27p2q63eunv38zydpez0lswg06e7ma'>nevent1q…e7ma</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;As the omnicrisis polyshambles unfolds around us, we have the means, motive and opportunity to craft Canadian policies that bolster our sovereignty, protect our rights, and help us to set every technology user, in every country (including the USA) free.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/26/ursula-franklin/#">https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/26/ursula-franklin/#</a><br/><br/>#tariffs #IP #CdnPoli 2025-02-27T02:43:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstjkgk0z8mjg9d9yf5upnaaav032e27p2q63eunv38zydpez0lswgzyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wvzjt4qn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2lhcxdss88wk7ughulxeesz628r83fw8svf9yxl3dzcg7hypeqacv84dzl'>nevent1q…4dzl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;We don&#39;t have to stop at exporting reasonably priced pharmaceuticals to Americans! We could export the extremely lucrative tools of technological liberation to our American friends, too.<br/><br/>&#34;That&#39;s how you win a trade-war.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/26/ursula-franklin/#">https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/26/ursula-franklin/#</a><br/><br/>#tariffs #IP #CdnPoli 2025-02-27T02:37:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2lhcxdss88wk7ughulxeesz628r83fw8svf9yxl3dzcg7hypeqaczyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wvc9g36g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2jwkxkyrhx7yrfepvu3sy2aj8h5d90hxl2z6ffyd2zkqughxgmdq3t3mu4'>nevent1q…3mu4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Canada could become a tech export powerhouse, while making everything cheaper for Canadian tech users, while making everything more profitable for anyone who sells media or software in an online store. And – this is the best part – it’s a frontal assault on the largest, most profitable US companies, the companies that are single-handedly keeping the S&amp;P 500 in the black, striking directly at their most profitable lines of business [...]&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/26/ursula-franklin/#">https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/26/ursula-franklin/#</a><br/><br/>#tariffs #IP 2025-02-27T02:36:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2jwkxkyrhx7yrfepvu3sy2aj8h5d90hxl2z6ffyd2zkqughxgmdqzyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wvgqf3w7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswyk96nptlcf2jlpq0prx4qy5sctzlnhc2rafwvxql8vhw29zdc6cg5vxkh'>nevent1q…vxkh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;But we can sign up new customers, by selling jailbreaking software and access to Canadian app stores, for every mobile device and games console to everyone in the world, and by pitching every games publisher and app maker on selling in the Canadian app store to customers anywhere without paying a 30% vig to American big tech companies.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/26/ursula-franklin/#">https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/26/ursula-franklin/#</a><br/><br/>#tariffs #IP #CdnPoli 2025-02-27T02:33:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswyk96nptlcf2jlpq0prx4qy5sctzlnhc2rafwvxql8vhw29zdc6czyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wvsmnmjn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfxrtez7ym05ntuntenlqnt3lqp69n033wjsm5xt32x2j0a934qmgrs5hlj'>nevent1q…5hlj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Let Canadians stand up a Canadian app store for Apple devices, one that charges 3% to process transactions, not 30%. Then, every Canadian news outlet that sells subscriptions through an app, and every Canadian software author, musician and writer who sells through a mobile platform gets a 25% increase in revenues overnight, without signing up a single new customer.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/26/ursula-franklin/#">https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/26/ursula-franklin/#</a><br/><br/>#tariffs #IP #CdnPoli 2025-02-27T02:33:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfxrtez7ym05ntuntenlqnt3lqp69n033wjsm5xt32x2j0a934qmgzyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wvujlnt3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg6uj4est7aqw8lggwt3d2r7ss92unpgwnkx7swjadfnerejcxmrsw3en56'>nevent1q…en56</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Abolish the Canadian laws that protect US Big Tech companies from Canadian competition. Make it legal to reverse-engineer, jailbreak and modify American technology products and services. Don&#39;t ask Facebook to pay a link tax to Canadian newspapers, make it legal to jailbreak all of Meta&#39;s apps and block all the ads in them, so Mark Zuckerberg doesn&#39;t make a dime off of us.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/26/ursula-franklin/#">https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/26/ursula-franklin/#</a><br/><br/>#tariffs #IP #CdnPoli 2025-02-27T02:31:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg6uj4est7aqw8lggwt3d2r7ss92unpgwnkx7swjadfnerejcxmrszyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wvphggze I&#39;m still waiting to see a movement to make it legal to jailbreak US tech in response to US tariffs, as <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> has been recommending. <br/>Are there signs our gov is listening?<br/><br/>Ursula Franklin Lecture: <br/>With Great Power Came No Responsibility, 2025-Feb-24<br/><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/26/ursula-franklin/#">https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/26/ursula-franklin/#</a><br/><a href="https://vimeo.com/1059798497">https://vimeo.com/1059798497</a><br/><br/>#tariffs #IP #CdnPoli 2025-02-27T02:30:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv2yu0ze4wsd7wedkeswk08apcsfq9mrgzus63yqde36t75gmz2qqzyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wv7qapgm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd99jf4mveaaap7dr6re0ftj6a5d6srtpezsxny6a3wufw59rq8msvu4ale'>nevent1q…4ale</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#Montréal #PlateauMontRoyal <br/>Laurier--Sainte-Marie 4 Palestine<br/><br/>Join us to make Palestine an election issue!<br/><br/><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/forms/rejoignez-nous-pour-faire-de-la-palestine-un-enjeu-electoral-join-us-to-make-palestine-an-election-issue">https://actionnetwork.org/forms/rejoignez-nous-pour-faire-de-la-palestine-un-enjeu-electoral-join-us-to-make-palestine-an-election-issue</a><br/><br/>#Palestine #LSM 2025-02-21T16:48:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd99jf4mveaaap7dr6re0ftj6a5d6srtpezsxny6a3wufw59rq8mszyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wvlar9y6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsznks4tyhrtpkt4374cd7y9xt0vftx95h5aczza32ta5hyx2g2kls4eqdd5'>nevent1q…qdd5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#Montréal #PlateauMontRoyal <br/>Laurier--Sainte-Marie pour la Palestine<br/><br/>Nous sommes un groupe de quartier qui se dédie à soutenir la lutte pour une Palestine libre. Par le biais d&#39;actions locales, d&#39;éducation et d&#39;événements communautaires, nous travaillons à assurer la fin de la complicité canadienne dans le génocide et l&#39;apartheid israélien en Palestine. Rejoignez-nous dans nos efforts pour faire la différence — ici même, dans notre quartier.<br/><br/>#Palestine #LSM 2025-02-21T16:47:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsznks4tyhrtpkt4374cd7y9xt0vftx95h5aczza32ta5hyx2g2klszyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wvw7gg8j #Montréal #PlateauMontRoyal <br/>Laurier--Sainte-Marie pour la Palestine<br/><br/>Rejoignez-nous pour faire de la Palestine un enjeu électoral !<br/><br/><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/forms/rejoignez-nous-pour-faire-de-la-palestine-un-enjeu-electoral-join-us-to-make-palestine-an-election-issue">https://actionnetwork.org/forms/rejoignez-nous-pour-faire-de-la-palestine-un-enjeu-electoral-join-us-to-make-palestine-an-election-issue</a><br/><br/>#Palestine #LSM 2025-02-21T16:46:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspfd88z65wgdycjac8e4ympgee5svxrdxugp5lpdrhg2v4zhte00czyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wvztp4w7 Quebec Schools Turn to AI to “Analyze Risks” to Students<br/><br/>The Quebec government says it does not require parents’ consent to give students’ personal information to an AI.<br/><br/>By Isaac Peltz <br/><br/><a href="https://therover.ca/quebec-schools-turn-to-ai-to-analyze-risks-to-students/">https://therover.ca/quebec-schools-turn-to-ai-to-analyze-risks-to-students/</a> 2025-02-08T15:34:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxtgrprykwgk0eqrlcu9fxnet7l357hga2u559rwegzjsspa4u63czyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wv9ww5l5 For anyone else looking for more specifics:<br/><br/>List of products from the United States subject to 25 per cent tariffs effective February 4, 2025<br/><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2025/02/list-of-products-from-the-united-states-subject-to-25-per-cent-tariffs-effective-february-4-2025.html">https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2025/02/list-of-products-from-the-united-states-subject-to-25-per-cent-tariffs-effective-february-4-2025.html</a><br/><br/>#tariffs #CdnPoli 2025-02-02T19:01:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsygjh5s68xkknesejvg5z57vdk3wfkqflrtsfuncxxsleq2yttj6szyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wv9em37h Advice wanted: I&#39;m looking for tips on a good instance for a grassroots org to join to help us grow our community outside of Meta. (We&#39;ve stopped using X but still have a profile there.)<br/><br/>The ideal instance would have the following:<br/>- a good proportion of folks who live in Canada<br/>- a good proportion of frontline folks involved in climate and environmental justice<br/>...<br/><br/>#FediTips 2025-01-23T00:21:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvp9eydkwv92mhpvmn5eleqcec37gz4f5d0hxj645r894wya7pppqzyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wvsex0n8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswxs5j88ckfx73k8flvafdcfhfp2hxle76ygzy8wtw52nqeysgdwsy24ksp'>nevent1q…4ksp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Would definitely be a bold move, but maybe we could convince someone to announce their candidacy for Liberal leader and get media attention highlighting this policy. They&#39;d have a week to push it before the first (refundable) $50K is due, but then a non-refundable $50K is due Jan.30.<br/><br/>Any strategic ideas about who might be readily influenced or who might fund this?<br/><br/>Other ideas for a rapid campaign? 2025-01-16T15:54:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8jwd5l57d5clcxk70z95ras9rursj3mjham3au25nrm0rer8vwcszyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wvluvpjm I find these suggestions from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> to be super intriguing and would like to see others run with them, including possibly expanding to IP in the biotech/pharma industry. So many science and tech workers could potentially benefit, along with all the other folks facing tech enshittification, who can&#39;t get people&#39;s vaccines, etc.<br/><br/>Is there already a movement behind this? Anyone want to organize one with me?<br/><br/>Canada shouldn&#39;t retaliate with US tariffs <br/><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/15/beauty-eh/#its-the-only-war-the-yankees-lost-except-for-vietnam-and-also-the-alamo-and-the-bay-of-ham">https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/15/beauty-eh/#its-the-only-war-the-yankees-lost-except-for-vietnam-and-also-the-alamo-and-the-bay-of-ham</a><br/><br/>#tariffs #IP 2025-01-16T14:47:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrk2950uku6e6rvpcmpqqu6du3w9q9wptva3v3jhylz6g7navs3aszyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wv7znxl7 Anyone still trying to understand the story being #BCElxn2024 results might appreciate Mary Stuart&#39;s research on far-right organizing published in <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ccc23rr9r27905skmkfwmxk7ma5yedfk32q0m89anpperhc7f39qja32l5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>The Tyee</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ccc…32l5</span>)</a></span> last month.<br/><br/>Hot Ticket: BC’s Populist Right Town Hall Meetings<br/><br/>How BC Rising taps conspiracy theories and government mistrust to energize Rustad’s base.<br/><br/><a href="https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/09/26/BC-Populist-Right-Town-Hall-Meetings/">https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/09/26/BC-Populist-Right-Town-Hall-Meetings/</a> 2024-10-20T14:45:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswh249fea435ky9nv9lq4a8cky3jfdypnnzj9gvgqc9qa79g49dkczyzu8mmps4rp8u785jyxae78ct40z7fz6dyqgpzxy4h28lqkrqk8wvapun4d Hello! I’m Marcia (she/elle), originally from BC and currently living in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal. I’m a geneticist interested in #science policy (#OpenScience), equitable tech workplaces (#AntiRacistSTEM), and community organizing for #ClimateJustice in solidarity with #Indigenous peoples. Je fais aussi des « pouets » en #français. <br/><br/>I recently moved from <a href="https://mastodon.lol/@marcia">https://mastodon.lol/@marcia</a>.<br/><br/>#Introduction 2023-04-30T17:45:04Z