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Dear Paov --

On February 19, the provincial government released BC Budget 2019. Co-chair Edith MacHattie and organizer Nadine Nakagawa attended the budget lockup on behalf of the BC Health Coalition. We’ve compiled some of the highlights below:

1. Full elimination of MSP fees

Thanks to the tireless work

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McDonald’s chickens are bred to grow so fast their tiny bones and organs can't keep up.

Other major food giants have pledged to treat farmed chickens with dignity -- but not McDonald’s. Tell McDonald’s to stop this needless cruelty and commit to better chicken welfare now!

Sign the petition

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McDonald’s

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1770 ... February 22, 2019
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The Subways Should Be Free

Christopher Baum

Last month, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio finally launched his eagerly anticipated Fair Fares program offering half-price transit fares for low-income New

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1769 ... February 21, 2019
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Trump and the World Economy

Leo Panitch interviewed by Martin Thomas of Solidarity.

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Last weekend, I felt the collective power and resolve of hundreds of young people from every corner of this country who are ready to kickstart a revolutionary new fight.

I spent 4 days at Powershift

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1768 ... February 20, 2019
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Fordism and Ontario Universities: College "For the People" Who Can Pay

School Magazine

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1767 ... February 19, 2019
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Yellow Vests and Red Unions Strike Together

Richard Greeman

On Tuesday, February 5, as the government of Emmanuel Macron pushed harsh repressive laws against demonstrators through the National Assembly, the Yellow

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Take action to the defend the Arctic Refuge from oil and gas drilling ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌

Dear PAOV,

I’ll keep it short and simple: The Trump Administration wants to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas development, and we need your help to stop this.

TAKE ACTION NOW

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It’s time to kick off 2019 with another edition of Quaker Concern , CFSC’s 8 page print and digital newsletter.

In this issue Joy Morris sheds some light on how Canada may be failing children when their parents come into conflict with the law. Do Judges Consider Children’s Rights When Sentencing

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Killer whales. Caribou. Cutthroat trout. These animals are supposed to be “protected” under the Endangered Species Act, but all three species are at risk of being completely wiped off the planet by destructive industrial projects. [1]

Right now, when a species is designated “endangered” under the Endangered Species Act, there’s…

Plus, HIV testing, women’s rights, and more. © Benedicte Kurzen/NOOR for the Open Society Foundations
In Nigeria, people who land in pretrial detention can often find themselves in a kind of legal black hole . Due to a combination of overcrowding, bureaucratic inefficiency, and neglect, even people who have been arrested for…

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1766 ... February 18, 2019
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Fighting Pipelines, Defending Sovereignty

Statement of Solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en people of British Columbia

We are writing to express deep gratitude to the Wet’suwet’en People who have been acting with formidable

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1765 ... February 17, 2019
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Imperialism and Capitalism: As American as Apple Pie?

James Parisot

In the midst of the U.S. Civil War (1861 - 1865), as somewhere between half a million to three quarters of a

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You're invited to stand with Beaver Lake Cree Nation r1 This Tuesday, the Tar Sands Trial finally sees its day in court. Be there to support Indigenous Peoples: send a message, donate, and spread the word! ...

You're invited to stand with Beaver Lake Cree Nation r1 This Tuesday, the Tar Sands Trial finally sees its day in court. Be there to support Indigenous Peoples: send a message, donate, and spread the word! ...

Tell Saputo and McCains to clean up their act

Food processors like Saputo and McCains are responsible for the most food waste in Canada.

It’s time these food giants to clean up their act and sign the food waste pledge.

Sign the petition

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Canada wastes so much food that

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1764 ... February 16, 2019
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What a Teachers’ Movement Can Look Like

Lois Weiner

The victory Los Angeles teachers and their union, United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA), won in their contract fight with Los Angeles

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Stolen Sisters Memorial March 2019

On Saturday, February 16th, 2019 we will gather on the un-ceded and traditional territories of the Lekwungen communities (Victoria, BC) for the annual Stolen Sisters Memorial March to honour the memories of all those Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people who have gone missing and

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1763 ... February 15, 2019
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‘Progressive’ Trudeau Government Attacks Venezuela

John Clarke

Anyone who still entertains any illusions in the ‘progressive’ nature of the Trudeau Government of Canada, would have been shocked to witness the Minister

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Fast track the bee saving pesticide ban

Bees are dying and we need to fast track the solution save the bees in Canada.

Call on the federal government to pass to ban neonics by the end of 2019.

Sign the petition

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Bees are dying -- and all the evidence is

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1762 ... February 14, 2019
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Mexico’s Energy Transformation?

James Neimeister

When fuel prices shot up dramatically two years ago, ordinary Mexicans took to the streets. The gasolinazo, as the abrupt surge in prices was called, was

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The CRTC and CBC are pushing an Internet Tax and we’ll foot the bill.

Paov,

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission and the CBC are pushing for an Internet Tax as part of the...

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1761 ... February 13, 2019
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What Colour is Your Vest?
The Gilets Jaunes Revolt Shaking France

Stefan Kipfer and Karen Wirsig

In 1934, the political situation in France was tense and uncertain. The year began with

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Justice for Soleiman Faqiri:

West Coast Speaking Tour

Hear this man’s brother call for justice

VICTORIA: Saturday February 23 from 2-3:30 pm Central Library Community Room, 7 35 Broughton St Lekwun …

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Drop charges against trade union leaders - stop repression now r1 Please support this urgent action campaign. ...

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McDonald’s has a foul secret: chickens reared for the fast food giant go through unthinkable suffering in their short lives. Thousands of concerned members like you have donated to expose the McDonald’s chicken scandal with powerful newspaper adverts. Will you join them?

Please, chip in to expose the dirty

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1760 ... February 12, 2019
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Conversion: Alternatives for the GM Shutdown

Peter Stoett and Scott Acquanno

GM’s announcement that it will halt production at its award-winning assembly plant in Oshawa, Ontario was hardly a surprise, though

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Week Left to Apply - BCCIC Youth Training Program that goes to United Nations

Dear BCCIC Members,

A reminder that there is 1 week left for any excellent young people you know to apply for BCCIC's "Sustainable Development Goals Bootcamp" which culminates in a trip to New

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1759 ... February 11, 2019
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A Short Guide for Canadian Anti-Imperialists on the Current Crisis in Venezuela

Laura Avalos and Susan Spronk

With the Lima Group meeting in Ottawa, on February 4 the news of the

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Left Streamed — Recorded in Toronto, 4 February 2019

Socialist Register 2019: The World Turned Upside Down

Introduced and moderated by Leo Panitch and Greg Albo. Featuring:

• Sam Gindin: Trumping the Empire.
• Nicole Aschoff: American’s tipping point? Between Trumpism and a new left.
• Colin Leys: Corbyn and Brexit Britain: Is there

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1758 ... February 9, 2019
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With López Obrador In, Workers Have the Confidence to Walk Out

David Bacon

The election of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) as president of Mexico has raised the hopes and expectations

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How McDonald's Chicken McNuggets Are Made

Baby chickens used by McDonald’s suffer unimaginable cruelty during their short lives.

We're getting ready to expose this real-life horror movie to McDonald's customers. We need your help to fund devastating newspaper ads -- will you please chip in CA$93?

DONATE CA$93 NOW

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1757 ... February 7, 2019
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The American Left Resurgent: Prospects and Tensions

Rafael Khachaturian and Sean Guillory

The American political system is experiencing a crisis of hegemony. The moderate, bipartisan center that had been the mythical

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Amnesia, vertigo, stuttering, seizures, recurring comas

A, Monsanto is in court, today.

Its toxic chemicals put father of two, Paul Francois, in repeated comas -- and now Paul’s asking you for help.

Your donation today will help pay legal fees for people, like Paul, who’ve been poisoned by Monsanto. So, A,

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Support the legal battle against TransCanada

Coastal GasLink is suing Unist'ot'en Camp in an attempt to bankrupt the land protectors while it destroys their land to makes millions off a massive fracked gas pipeline.

Timing is critical as Coastal GasLink is already destroying Wet'suwet'en property with its construction activiity.

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1756 ... February 5, 2019
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Hospital Overload: Ford Government Begins Its Assault on Ontario Hospitals

Ontario Health Coalition

The advisor on healthcare to the Ontario Conservative Government of Doug Ford, Rueben Devlin, released his report on

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body. A Supreme Court ruling this week says bankrupt oil companies have to pay for environmental cleanup before paying off debt.

When Alberta-based Redwater Energy Corporation went bankrupt in 2015, the company’s bankruptcy trustee tried to repay its $5-million debt back to its bank, leaving abandoned wells to the Orphan…

Thank you for standing with Brazil's indigenous peoples on this historic day. Thank you for standing with Brazil's indigenous peoples on this historic day.

Hi everyone,

It’s not often we see global protests. But today is a historic day. The biggest ever international protest for indigenous rights has been taking

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Amnesia, vertigo, stuttering, seizures, recurring comas

Monsanto’s toxic pesticides put a father of two in repeated comas.

In just 2 days he’s facing down the chemical giant in court. And he’s asking for your help.

Please, can you chip in today to put Monsanto in the docks?

If you’ve saved

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1755 ... February 4, 2019
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The Crisis in Sri Lanka

Kanishka Goonewardena

"In the name of God, go!" Rarely have these words of Oliver Cromwell been recycled with such farce and frequency as during Sri Lanka’s

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Feb Events r1 Members Meeting on Feb 12th @ Green Cuisine 530pm ...

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WOW! More than 400,000 people have already watched our new palm oil parody!

Today's THE biggest day of the year for Doritos and PepsiCo and we really need you to watch and share our video exposing their ties to dirty palm oil, rainforest destruction and worker abuse.

Every single

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1754 ... February 3, 2019
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Zimbabwe: Capitalist Crisis + Ultra-Neoliberal Policy = "Mugabesque" Authoritarianism

Patrick Bond

Once again, a formidable burst of state brutality against Zimbabwe’s citizenry has left at least a dozen corpses, scores of serious injuries,

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A, when schoolboy Jamal was filmed being beaten up -- professional racist Tommy Robinson took the opportunity to kick Jamal while he was down.

And Facebook backed Robinson all the way.

But this brave schoolboy is fighting back -- putting racist Robinson and Facebook in the dock. And he’s asking for your

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1753 ... February 1, 2019
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Talking About Power

Ingar Solty interviewed by Jerko Bakotin

For all its economic might, Germany’s main centrist parties are in crisis. If barely a decade ago the Christian Democrats (CDU) and

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JUSTICE FOR SOLEIMAN FAQIRI

West Coast Speaking Tour

On FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/2164542557194966/

VICTORIA: Saturday February 23 from 2-3:30 pm

Central Library Community Room, 735 Broughton St

Lekwungen Territory

VANCOUVER: Sunday February 24 from 6:30-8 pm

Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House,

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"Stop the outsourcing of danger" r1 Kim Yong-gyun died because he was forced to work alone. ...

1.8 billion litres r1 Albertans have long lived with oil and gas, but water use is raising the ire of a group of citizens in Clearwater County ...

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Facebook is helping a loudmouth racist make life a living hell for a 16-year-old refugee.

But now this brave schoolboy is fighting back by taking Facebook and the UK's loudest professional racist to court.

A -- can you donate to his legal fees?

If you’ve saved your payment information with SumOfUs,

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The science is clear: Canada needs to stop digging up new oil, coal and gas and move rapidly towards a 100 per cent renewable energy economy within the next two decades.

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It’s crunch time for Doritos , and we need you to turn up the heat . Doritos’ parent company Pepsi is still in business with palm oil companies that exploit workers and destroy the rainforests where orangutans live.

You can expose the hot truth about Doritos before one of the biggest

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1752 ... January 30, 2019
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The Political Economy of Half-Earth

Troy Vettese

That the "extermination, enslavement, and entombment of the aboriginal population in mines […and] the transformation of Africa into a warren for the commercial hunting

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A chink in the armour of Big Oil. r1 The Beaver Lake Cree's day in court is fast approaching. Join RAVEN in showing our support! ...

A chink in the armour of Big Oil. r1 The Beaver Lake Cree's day in court is fast approaching. Join RAVEN in showing our support! ...

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What's new in 2019
Hi everyone,

2019 is off to a busy start for all of us here at Survival. I’m sure many of you are closely following the situation in Brazil, where tribes are facing the biggest threat to their survival in decades.

In the few short weeks President

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