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Erika Shaker
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'Despite the Manitoba government’s claims that it remains powerless in the face of an U.S. health care corporation, there are a number of options available to the provincial government.' @alonghurst.bsky.social
September 16, 2026 at 3:19 PM
'Is Canada stronger when we spend billions of dollars in military spending to transfer money to the U.S. arms industry?

Simply arguing for a strong Canada, without any other criteria, clearly isn’t cutting it.' @policyalternatives.ca
September 16, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Is Canada truly strong if the federal government lacks the capacity to regulate industry? Is Canada stronger when we dismantle Canadian health care and replace it with a U.S.-style user-pay system? Does it make Canada strong when we replace public service workers with AI chatbots?'
September 16, 2026 at 2:48 PM
'Does it make Canada strong when we replace public service workers with AI chatbots? Is Canada stronger when we spend billions of dollars in military spending to transfer money to the U.S. arms industry?

Simply arguing for a strong Canada, without any other criteria, clearly isn’t cutting it.'
September 16, 2026 at 2:46 PM
“The challenge rule was simple,” one student wrote: “my resting heart rate was 80bpm, and I had to stay within 10 percent of that the whole time. Anything above 88 was a fail.”
September 9, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Yup. Create a crisis to justify underfunding the system. We are here today because of all the steps that were deliberately taken to get us to this point.
September 5, 2026 at 3:09 PM
‘The last time a similar report was shared in 2019, it went public with a press conference. This week’s edition was released the Thursday before a long weekend.’
September 5, 2026 at 1:31 AM