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The same guy who was caught fixing the price of bread for years now claims that the big grocers have no control over prices.
Give me a break.
Canadians aren’t stupid. We see Galen getting richer and richer as grocery costs skyrocket. We know we’re being ripped off.
It’s time to break up the Big Grocery Cartel and drive down costs with a national network of public grocery stores that Canadians can actually afford to shop at.
ALT Graphic of a headline from the Toronto Star: Loblaw chair Galen Weston says grocers 'cannot control prices', jokes he was 'traumatized' by public outrage.
Les métallos de Hamilton sont au cœur de notre économie, et nous ne resterons pas les bras croisés pendant qu'un PDG proche de Trump tente de les anéantir.
Hier, je me suis rallié aux travailleurs·euses de Stelco pour protester contre les licenciements imposé par Cleveland-Cliffs et leur sabotage flagrant de notre industrie de l’acier. Le propriétaire de Stelco a lui-même admis qu'il avait acheté l'entreprise pour éliminer la concurrence pour ses propres aciéries aux États-Unis.
Une fois que notre industrie de l'acier aura disparu, ce sera pour de bon.
Il est temps que le gouvernement agisse avant qu'il ne soit trop tard. Nationalisons Stelco. Sauvons ces bons emplois syndiqués. Transférons l'industrie de l’acier dans le secteur public.
C'est ainsi que nous reprendrons le contrôle de notre économie et que nous bâtirons un Canada plus fort pour tout le monde.
ALT Avi Lewis aux côtés de membres du syndicat lors du rassemblement de Stelco.
ALT Avi Lewis prenant la parole lors du rassemblement de Stelco.
ALT Un groupe de personnes lors du rassemblement de Stelco. Une femme tient une pancarte sur laquelle on peut lire : « SAUVEZ LEURS EMPLOIS / TENEZ VOS PROMESSES, CLEVELAND-CLIFFS ».
ALT L'enseigne bleue de Stelco. Elle est entourée d'une foule de personnes brandissant des drapeaux syndicaux.
Hamilton's steelworkers are at the heart of our economy, and we won’t stand by while a Trump-aligned CEO tries to wipe them out.
Yesterday, I rallied with Stelco workers to protest Cleveland-Cliffs' layoffs and their overt sabotage of our steel industry. Stelco’s owner has admitted that he bought the company to take out the competition for his US steel mills.
Once our steel industry is gone, it’s gone forever.
It's time for the government to act before it's too late. Nationalize Stelco. Save these good union jobs. Put the steel industry into public hands.
That's how we take back control of our economy and build a stronger Canada for everybody.
ALT Avi Lewis standing alongside union members at the Stelco rally.
ALT Avi Lewis speaking at the Stelco rally.
ALT Group of people at the Stelco rally. A woman is holding a sign that says: SAVE THEIR JOBS / HONOR YOUR PROMISES CLEVELAND-CLIFFS.
ALT The blue Stelco sign. A crowd of people holding union flags surrounds it.
Le gouvernement libéral prétend vouloir bâtir un Canada fort.
On ne peut pas y parvenir en s'en prenant aux travailleuses et travailleurs qui le construisent jour après jour.
Le projet de loi C-39 est le plan Carney pour « construire, construire, construire » : mais à qui s’adresse-t-il vraiment ?
À la classe ouvrière de ce pays?
Ou à la classe des investisseurs qui cherchent à tirer des méga-profits de nos aéroports, de nos biens publics et de nos ressources naturelles?
Je pense que le gouvernement Carney nous a montré quels intérêts prévalent dans le Canada d’aujourd’hui.
DERNIÈRE HEURE : Les libéraux viennent de rejeter le projet de loi de la députée @LeahGazan visant à mettre fin au bris de grève par le gouvernement et à protéger le droit constitutionnel de grève.
Le NPD se range du côté des travailleuses et travailleurs ; les libéraux ont quant à eux choisi de se ranger du côté des milliardaires et des intérêts des grandes entreprises qui alimentent les crises auxquelles les travailleuses et travailleurs sont confronté·es chaque jour.
Mais le combat n’est pas terminé. Les libéraux et les conservateurs s’allient pour étendre ce pouvoir antidémocratique et rendre la vie plus difficile aux travailleuses et travailleurs avec le projet de loi C-39. Le NPD et les travailleuses et travailleurs d’un océan à l’autre riposteront à chaque étape.
ALT Image montrant une photo d’employés d’Air Canada en grève, accompagnée du texte suivant : Les libéraux rejettent le projet de loi du NPD visant à protéger le droit de grève.
The Liberal government claims it wants to build Canada strong.
You can't do that by attacking the workers who build it each and every day.
Bill C-39 is the Carney plan to build baby build: but who is it really written for?
The working class of this country?
Or the investor class eyeing mega profits from our airports, public assets and natural resources?
I think the Carney government has shown us whose interests rule in today's Canada.
NEW: Today, the Liberals voted down MP @LeahGazan's bill to end government strikebreaking and protect the constitutional right to strike.
The NDP stands with workers; they chose to stand with the billionaires and corporate interests that are fuelling the crises that working people face every day.
But the fight isn’t over. The Liberals and Conservatives are teaming up to expand this undemocratic power and make life harder for workers with Bill C-39. The NDP and workers coast to coast to coast will be fighting back every step of the way.
ALT Graphic with a photo of WestJet workers on strike with the text: BREAKING. Liberals vote down NDP bill to protect the right to strike.
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RSVP for a town hall near you:
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Avi Lewis retweeted
On ne renforce pas le Canada en s’en prenant aux travailleur·euses qui le font fonctionner. Mais les Libéraux n’ont cessé de cibler les travailleur·euses en grève. Aujourd’hui, ils inscrivent ces attaques dans la loi.
Aujourd'hui, le Parlement vote sur le projet de loi de la députée @LeahGazan visant à abroger l'article 107 et à mettre fin à l'ingérence du gouvernement dans les grèves. Le NPD va toujours défendre les travailleur·euses. Les autres partis auront l'ocassion de montrer de quel côté ils se situent.
Énvoyez un couriel à votre député·e dès maintenant pour lui demander de voter OUI au projet de loi C-247.
leahgazan.ca/repeal_section_…
ALT 8 fois en 2 ans. Les Libéraux ont eu recours à l’article 107 pour intervenir dans le processus de négociation, processus pour lequel les travailleuses et les travailleurs se sont battus.
ALT Le NPD passe à l’offensive. La députée Leah Gazan mène la lutte pour faire abroger l’article 107 et protéger votre droit de grève. Énvoyez un couriel à votre député·e pour lui demander de voter oui au projet de loi C-247.
Avi Lewis retweeted
You don't make Canada strong by attacking the workers who keep it running. But the Liberals have gone after workers on strike again and again. Now, they're entrenching these attacks into law.
Today, Parliament is voting on MP @LeahGazan’s bill to scrap Section 107 and end government interference in strikes. The NDP will always stand with workers. The other parties will have their chance to show whose side they're on.
Email your MP now and tell them to vote YES to Bill C-247.
leahgazan.ca/repeal_section_…
ALT Violated workers' rights 8 times in 2 years. The Liberals used Section 107 to intervene in the bargaining process that workers fought for.
ALT New Democrats are fighting back. MP Leah Gazan is leading the charge to repeal section 107 and protect your right to strike. Email your member of parliament and tell them to vote 'yes' to Bill C-247.
The American CEO who bought Stelco is openly admitting that he purchased the company to sabotage it.
This is why the Liberals should have never approved Stelco's sale in the first place. When you give away ownership of a critical industry like steel, your economy is forever under another's thumb.
There is only one solution that will save these jobs and put Canada back in the driver's seat: we need to nationalize Stelco.
A huge congratulations to @oliviachow and the incredible slate of progressive councillors elected in Toronto tonight.
This win goes beyond any one person or campaign — it’s the result of years of movements organizing together, from tenant unions to climate activists, migrant rights advocates and those on the front lines of harm reduction. You mobilized and knocked on every last door to make this happen.
Tonight, you’ve secured a better future for Toronto together.
Today broke grey and raw for New Democrats here in BC: last night was a body blow.
This morning I’m sending solidarity and care to all the progressive organizers - within and beyond electoral politics - who have worked tirelessly over so many years in this province.
It is thanks to your unending effort that we have won and defended all our social gains: queer and disability rights, Indigenous rights, childcare and public health, working conditions and unionization, universal public services and more.
None of these victories came without struggle. And that struggle must continue now, to protect them in every way we can.
But not today. Today is a day to feel all the feelings, find comfort and get some rest.
Tomorrow we rise to fight again.
I voted for my NDP candidate today. BC, make sure you vote before 8pm!
BC, today is the day. In this pivotal election, every single vote counts. Vote for your BCNDP candidate from 8am to 8pm today. Find out where you can vote at wheretovote.elections.bc.ca
At least $50 billion for another pipeline.
$82 billion in new military spending in 5 years.
$300 billion in corporate welfare and mega incentives at an investment summit.
But the cupboard is bare for Parks Canada. Despite the heroic efforts of the @psac_afpc workers who'll remain, camping will be chaos next summer.
If you’re not a big corporation or foreign investor, you might just be invisible to this government.
2,671 PSAC members at Parks Canada received notice this week that their positions may be cut. These cuts put our environment, natural and cultural heritage, parks, and national historic sites at risk.
psacunion.ca/psac-raises-ala…
On the road again! Join us for a town hall and let's talk building worker power, together.
Do you live in Hamilton, Windsor or Peel Region? Avi is heading your way!
At a time when workers are under attack and facing skyrocketing costs, Avi and the NDP are joining forces with labour and grassroots organizers to fight back. Together, we're organizing to create a future that delivers for the many, not the money.
Come on out to a town hall near you!
📍Hamilton Townhall: actionnetwork.org/events/joi…
📍Windsor Townhall: actionnetwork.org/events/joi…
📍Peel Region Townhall: actionnetwork.org/events/joi…
La droite sait comment canaliser la colère légitime des classes populaires. Le problème, c’est la direction dans laquelle elle oriente cette colère.
Ce ne sont pas les immigré·es ni les enfants transgenres qui vous rendent la vie impossible. Ce sont les banquiers et les milliardaires qui détiennent toute la richesse et tout le pouvoir. Il est temps d’attribuer la responsabilité à ceux et celles qui en sont réellement responsables.
The right knows how to channel the legitimate rage of working class people. The problem is where they direct that rage.
It’s not immigrants and trans kids making your life impossible. It’s the bankers and the billionaires with all the wealth and power. It’s time to put the blame where it actually belongs.
Vancouver! I can't wait to celebrate 20 years of Don in Vancouver Kingsway with you all. Get your tickets today! dondavies.org/dance-party
Canadians can’t afford rent. Food bank use is at a record high. Wages are stagnant while the rich are getting richer than ever before.
Of all the people who could use this kind of federal support right now, venture capitalists are at the bottom of that list.
Ottawa kicks off process to give $1.75-billion boost to venture capital sector
theglobeandmail.com/business…
BC, advance voting ends everywhere at 8pm PT today. Don't delay!
This is a pivotal election for our province. As a British Columbian, I’m deeply concerned about what a BC Conservative government would do to our province, particularly the most vulnerable folks in our communities.
I’ll be doing my part to defeat the Conservatives and elect a progressive government by voting for my NDP candidate Lara Honrado on Saturday.
You can find when and where to vote here: wheretovote.elections.bc.ca/