AlolanVulpix

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Longest Ballot Committee on Bluesky

Former Rhino party leader and long ballot enthusiast Sébastien CoRhino has come out of retirement just to join the Carleton ballot! Allons-y 🦏🎉

Candidates in your electoral district. Sebastien CoRhino, confirmed status, Parti Rhinoceros Party. Andrea Hollinger, confirmed status, Independent. Pierre Poilivre, confirmed status, Conservative Party of Canada. Mark Watson, confirmed status, Green Party of Canada.

 

Jagmeet Singh🟧 on Bluesky

This is why New Democrats fight—for people like Michael and Riley.

I’ve been told to give up. That’s not who I am, and it’s not who we are.

If our movement can make a difference for families like Michael’s, it’s worth it.

Thank you, Michael and Riley, for reminding us why progressive voices matter.

 

Green Party of Canada | Parti Vert du Canada🟢 on Bluesky

Canada’s future shouldn’t be left to chance. Greens are pushing for real solutions that protect our sovereignty, economy, and democracy. #VoteForIt

Tweet from Jonathan Pedneault on a green gradient background. Text reads "Greens are fighting for affordability. We're fighting for a Canada that has control over its own resources. Most importantly we're fighting for a livable future. While Canadians wait in uncertainty for news about the threatened tariffs, Greens are advocating for YOU."

 

NDP🟧 on Bluesky

It's never going to happen.

Donald Trump is scheming with American health care CEOs to replace our public health care with U.S.-style for-profit care. They don't know what's coming to them.

A lawn sign with a crossed out "FOR SALE CANADIAN HEALTHCARE". NDP

 

European Commission on Bluesky

Today is International Fact-Checking Day ✔️

Independent fact-checking is more important than ever.

Before you share:

✅ Is it from a reliable source?

🔍 Can it be verified elsewhere?

📢 Is it informing or manipulating?

 

Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 on Bluesky

First-past-the-post gave us Trump.

Proportional representation gave us the world’s top 10 democracies.

It’s time to get on the right side of history. Demand PR.

#cdnpoli #Election2025

Graphic titled "Democracy Index 2024" showing the top 10 countries on the V-Dem Liberal Democracy Index, all of which use proportional representation, marked as "PR." The rankings are: 1 Denmark, 2 Sweden, 3 Estonia, 4 Switzerland, 5 Norway, 6 Ireland, 7 New Zealand, 8 Finland, 9 Costa Rica, and 10 Belgium. A yellow banner explains that PR stands for proportional representation. Text at the bottom states that the index ranks 202 countries using 71 indicators including individual liberties, checks and balances between institutions, participation, and equality. Canada ranks 25th. Source: https://v-dem.net/documents/44/v-dem_dr2024_highres.pdf.

 

Wikipedia on Bluesky

How do we know if what we read is true?

Fact-checking has been around since the 19th century, fighting misinformation long before the internet. Read more ➡️ w.wiki/DCzG

An office setting from the mid-20th century with multiple women working at desks, typing, writing, and reviewing documents. A man in a suit stands in the background holding papers. Text says: Fact: Today is International Fact-Checking Day. The holiday is held on 2 April because "1 April is a day for fools. 2 April is a day for facts".

 

Jagmeet Singh🟧 on Bluesky

What a beautiful moment.

A hotel worker in Hamilton heard we were going to be in town, so he showed up to work in his orange tie.

Big bosses, billionaires and CEOs have Liberals and Conservatives — but I promise you, New Democrats will always have your back.

 

Samara Centre for Democracy on Bluesky

What’s true, what’s noise, and what matters?

Verified cuts through the chaos —tracking misinformation, bots, and foreign interference so you can stay informed this federal election.

👉 Go to samaracentre.ca/verified to sign up for updates.

Wooden blocks with conversation bubbles and a yellow block with a megaphone. Verified. What's true, what's noise, what matters?

 

MediaSmarts on Bluesky

In time for #FactCheckingDay and ahead of the election, we’re sharing a preview of our upcoming research showing that educational videos do encourage fact-checking. Read the key findings and stay tuned for the full report: mediasmarts.ca/research-and...

Pink background with the outline of a hippo in a circle. "Education is essential in the fight against misinformation in Canada. Our research shows that short, clear and practical educational videos help people recognize and respond to misinformation." - Dr.Kara Brisson-Boivin, Director of Research at MediaSmarts

 

Now Toronto on Bluesky

NDP Leader #JagmeetSingh says his party has a plan to safeguard Canada from Donald Trump’s trade war as the U.S. president prepares to roll out new tariffs. #Election2025

nowtoronto.com/news/singhs-...

 

Friends of Canadian Media on Bluesky

1/2 We are happy to see that the Green party has pledged to support @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social! 🎉 Public broadcasting is essential to a strong democracy.

Read more about their commitment here:

www.greenparty.ca/en/news/prot...

2/2 We’re keeping a close eye on all party commitments & we urge all political parties to commit to continued funding for the @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social. As policy commitments are unveiled, we’ll update our site with the latest plans & pledges.👇

fundthecbc.ca#support

#SaveTheCBC #FundTheCBC

[–] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago

I don't know what to say, that's just the way they wanted to run their business.

[–] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 22 points 5 days ago

Reminder big corporations just buy up all our information networks. Here is a list of acquisition resistant, Canadian Owned and operated media.

[–] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago (2 children)

If you're concerned that Placespeak isn't Canadian: here is Placespeak's B Corp profile. Their headquarters is in BC.

[–] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago

I think so long as there are content moderation policies that focus on misinformation, then they're ok. But that's challenging sometimes, and not always practical.

[–] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 days ago

Or force them to drop the “news” word from their branding and descriptions

Yes! News should be a legally regulated term, just like engineer, lawyer, or physician.

[–] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 days ago

Thanks! I truly believe proportional representation is critical for Canadian democracy. I voluntarily do this advocacy!

[–] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 days ago (3 children)

if we did get rid of fptp we’d never have to worry

Then after the election, you better be fighting your hardest to get proportional representation 😁.

Get started with this link: Simple things you can do right now, to grow the proportional representation movement—so we never have to vote for the lesser of the evils, have a two party system, "split the vote", or strategic vote.

[–] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 14 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)
  1. There is a seed of truth here, that big corporations just buy up all our information networks. Here is a list of acquisition resistant, Canadian Owned and operated media.
  2. Isn't April Fools only supposed to happen before noon?
[–] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

We should ban organizations that pretend to be news: Fox News, Rebel Media...

[–] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 days ago

Alolan Vulpix used Nasty Plot!

[–] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago

I don't know the particular solution to the housing crisis (nor did I insinuate I have one).

But the solution to the millions of perfectly valid ballots being tossed out every single Canadian election, is proportional representation.

I've been repeating this: Simple things you can do to grow the proportional representation movement.

Perhaps after we get PR, we can get actually effective governments, that respond even more deeply to the people's needs.

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