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Kevin Skerrett

@KevinSkerrett

Adjunct Professor, Institute of Political Economy, Carleton; pension researcher; coeditor, The Contradictions of Pension Fund Capitalism (2018)

 Ottawa, ON/Algonquin Territory
Joined May 2011
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Which political parties and leaders in Canada will make clear statements about the US-Israeli aggression against Iran that are equivalent to that of Zack Polanski’s Green Party in the UK?
Zack Polanski (@ZackPolanski) profile pictureZack Polanski@ZackPolanskiFeb 28
This is an illegal, unprovoked and brutal attack that shows once again that the USA and Israel are rogue states. The UK must end our cosy relationship with the USA and our ongoing support for Israel.
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David Pugliese@davidpuglieseSep 3
My latest article...Judge orders release of records on Nazi war criminals who settled in Canada. Government claimed release of documents on CIA operation would harm US-Canada relations. ottawacitizen.com/public-ser… via @ottawacitizen
Judge orders release of records on Nazi war criminals who settled in Canada

Judge orders release of records on Nazi war criminals who settled in Canada

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Sean Tucker@SeanTucker16Jun 22
Your story about the Nakba exhibit did not include one Palestinian-CDN voice, @stevenchase. Not one. Why?
Steven Chase (@stevenchase) profile pictureSteven Chase
@stevenchaseJun 22
Human-rights museum trustee resigns, cites ‘one-sided’ Palestinian exhibit /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/politics…
Human-rights museum trustee resigns, cites ‘one-sided’ Palestinian exhibit

Human-rights museum trustee resigns, cites ‘one-sided’ Palestinian exhibit

In a letter, Mark Berlin voiced concern that the Nakba exhibition lacks historical context

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Larry Savage@Prof_SavageMay 26
A new organizing-themed issue of CAUT journal is out, co-edited by Susan Spronk and me, highlighting how academic staff associations are responding to austerity and restructuring through collective bargaining and strike innovations. journal.caut.ca/index.php/ca… #canlab #cdnpse
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Here's Israel's founder & Israel's top historian admitting to raping Palestinians systematically & deliberately murdering women & children👇👇 A🧵debuking the foundational lies Israel was built on, from their own leader's mouths. From "Arabs rejected partition" to "Arabs started a war in 1948" to "Arabs fled voluntarily"
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Almost 200 former senior Canadian diplomats are calling on @MarkJCarney to impose “robust” sanctions on Israel. “It is evident that without robust international sanctions the Israeli government will persist in disregarding international law and human rights” ctvnews.ca/politics/article/…

Former senior Canadian diplomats urge Ottawa to impose 'robust' sanctions on Israel

Almost 200 former senior Canadian diplomats are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to impose “robust” sanctions on Israel over deteriorating conditions in the Palestinian territories and Lebanon.

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Larry Savage@Prof_SavageMay 11
Motion to refer back the resolutions committee report with the goal of prioritizing resolution GEN-061 on Palestine is soundly defeated by #CLC2026. #canlab
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“For unions in Canada to officially suspend relations with the Histadrut would be a substantial, peaceful means of sanctioning Israel and the wider institutional apparatus it uses to maintain an apartheid labour regime and to enable the ongoing settler colonization and genocide.”
Socialist Project (@socialistprojct) profile pictureSocialist Project@socialistprojctMay 11
Will the #CLC Finally Break from its Support for Israel and its #Histadrut Federation? socialistproject.ca/2026/05/…
Will the CLC Finally Break from its Support for Israel and its Histadrut Federation?

Will the CLC Finally Break from its Support for Israel and its Histadrut Federation?

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Why is the leadership of @CanadianLabour blocking a resolution that has been submitted by multiple unions including @cupw & @NUPGE, the @OFLabour and multiple labour councils and locals. At least bring it to the floor of convention for debate by delegates #CLC2026 #Canlab
Rankandfile.ca (@rankandfileca) profile pictureRankandfile.ca@rankandfilecaMay 10
🚨BREAKING NEWS 🚨 Canadian Labour Congress leadership blocks Hot Cargo resolution. Read all about it: rankandfile.ca/clc-hot-cargo…
CLC leaders block Hot Cargo resolution

CLC leaders block Hot Cargo resolution

The moral duty - and democratic mandate - to cut ties with Israeli apartheid By Sean McNeill The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) will meet for its national convention in Winnipeg, this May 11 to 15....

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Will the #CLC Finally Break from its Support for Israel and its #Histadrut Federation? socialistproject.ca/2026/05/…
Will the CLC Finally Break from its Support for Israel and its Histadrut Federation?

Will the CLC Finally Break from its Support for Israel and its Histadrut Federation?

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The two Canadians kidnapped by Israel in international waters are Marie Tota, a nurse from Ontario, and Umir Tiar, a student from Quebec City. Canada must intervene to ensure their release, and safe passage for the Sumud humanitarian flotilla to Gaza. ctvnews.ca/world/israel-hama…
Two Canadians detained by Israel off Greek coast: flotilla organizer

Two Canadians detained by Israel off Greek coast: flotilla organizer

Two Canadians are among the activists detained by Israel after the boats they were sailing on were intercepted overnight during a mission to break the nearly 20-year naval blockade of Gaza, Canadian...

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Heidi Matthews
@Heidi__MatthewsApr 7
Not a word yet from @MarkJCarney and @AnitaAnandMP on Trump’s genocidal threat against Iran. This rhetoric presents the ultimate test for Canadian foreign policy, asking just how much illegality Canada is willing to tolerate. Failure to act would itself be an unlawful omission.
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Voice of Rabbis
@voiceofrabbisApr 7
🇮🇷 Make this Viral. Media won't show you this. Rabbi Younes Hammami Lalezar, leader of Iran's Jewish community, stands before the ruins of a synagogue in central Tehran destroyed by Israeli bombing. Jews practice Judaism, run schools and synagogues, and even have a seat in parliament.
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Labour Zionism & the Struggle for Palestine in the Labour Movement - Past & Present. March 22, 2026 at 1pm ET with labour activists and academics, Dan Freeman-Maloy, Larry Haiven & Elizabeth Ha. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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All out for Medicare on Monday at noon! 12pm, 240 Kennevale Dr, the constituency office of Nepean MP and current Prime Minister Mark Carney, we will demand he break his appalling silence on Alberta’s two-tier healthcare Bill 11! Please share, and join us! #onpoli
OntarioHealthCoal'n (@OntarioHealthC) profile pictureOntarioHealthCoal'n@OntarioHealthCMar 11
"This is unequivocally the biggest threat to our single-payer, universal Medicare system we've ever seen. Not just for Albertans, but for all Canadians." - @FriendsMedicare. Rally locations below⬇️ #onpoli #abpoli #cdnpoli #dougford #daniellesmith #markcarney #healthcare
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BT Long Reads
@BTlongreadsMar 13
🚩Belgium on strike against war and austerity Over 100,000 people took to the streets of Brussels against the anti-people measures implemented by the "Arizona" coalition. Social movements, trade unions and progressive organizations are opposing the plans that would finance militarization (to achieve the quotas demanded by Trump, of 5% for NATO) at the expense of the people, workers’ pensions and salaries.
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Is there a single parliamentarian in Canada who also calls on the government of Canada to join the ICJ Genocide case against Israel?
Craig Murray (@CraigMurrayOrg) profile pictureCraig Murray
@CraigMurrayOrgMar 12
The Netherlands and Iceland have just joined the Genocide case at the ICJ in the Hague with interventions against Israel. This is an important development.
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Sam Hersh@SamHersh01Mar 8
In a normal world, Israel would have been held accountable for targetting hospitals and schools in Gaza but instead they are so incredibly emboldened by having faced absolutely no consequences that they are doing it all over again in another country - with support. It's sick.
Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) profile pictureDrop Site
@DropSiteNewsMar 7
🔴 BREAKING: Iranian medical authorities say 20 hospitals and emergency medical service stations have been hit since the start of the attacks, with parts of Gandhi Hospital in Tehran, including its emergency department, angiography unit, and infertility ward, completely destroyed. Officials added that more than 10 healthcare workers have been killed in the strikes.
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Popular forces from around the world convene for a historic People's Congress for The Hague Group. Join Greta Thunberg, Francesca Albanese, Omar Barghouti, Jeremy Corbyn, Sally Rooney, and special guests from around the world. act.progressive.internationa…
People's Congress for The Hague Group

People's Congress for The Hague Group

Popular forces from around the world convene for a historic People

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Replying to @KevinSkerrett @AlexTyrrellPVQ @jeremycorbyn @DonDavies @SenSanders @avilewis @HMcPhersonNDP @RashidaTlaib @LeahGazan @ElizabethMay @yfblanchet
Spanish representative in the Madrid Assembly Manuela Bergerot counters the suggestion that the war in Iran is being waged on behalf of Iranian women
BreakThrough News (@BTnewsroom) profile pictureBreakThrough News
@BTnewsroomMar 6
Spanish spokesperson for the Más Madrid party Manuela Bergerot blasts the right wing of the Madrid Assembly for suggesting that the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is on behalf of Iranian women.
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With thanks to @turtlebird360, this tweet from BC Green Party leader Emily Lowan is much stronger and more principled than @ElizabethMay’s
Kyle Mateo (@turtlebird360) profile pictureKyle Mateo@turtlebird360Mar 7
Replying to @KevinSkerrett @AlexTyrrellPVQ
Emily Lowan is the leader of the BC Green Party:
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