I talked to Fae Johnstone, MSW about the nationwide rallies being held this week responding to the right’s organized attack on LGBTQ+ rights:

“Our opposition are dabbling in disinformation and hate ... We’re standing up for unity, for love, community and a more free and equal future”

I talked to Fae Johnstone, MSW about the nationwide rallies being held this week responding to the right’s organized attack on LGBTQ+ rights:

“Our opposition are dabbling in disinformation and hate ... We’re standing up for unity, for love, community and a more free and equal future”

Rainbow rallies: How Canada is fighting back against a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ hate.

Fae Johnstone, MSW explains explains how queer and trans community groups are getting organized to fight back against the far-right with a Rainbow Week of Action

pressprogress.ca/rainbow-rallie… #cdnpoli #canlab

A young trans person at a #RainbowEquality letter writing event penned a letter to Pierre Poilievre asking him to support trans kids like them and reject transphobia.

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Our 🏳️‍🌈Rainbow Week of Action🏳️‍🌈 begins tomorrow! We have events in Fort McMurray, Red Deer, Ottawa, Kitchener and elsewhere!

Find an event near you (rainbowequality.ca/events). Bring your friends, bring your family, and let’s speak up for a more free and equal Canada!

This is not a novel or original observation, but: anti-vaccine mandate protesters were allowed to block an essential trade corridor at the Coutts border for two weeks. The force and speed with which police moved to break up the U of C encampment is shocking.

My firm Wisdom2Action has been working with Canadian Blood Services for over 2 years to help advance inclusion and repair relationships.

This apology is an historic moment, made possibly by the hard work of queer and trans people, and allies, across 🇨🇦.

I can't tell you how excited I am for this conversation. I'm grateful that these excellent journalists have agreed to participate, to discuss the book but also the Trudeau government ... I hope it will be a conversation that leads to real insight.

It’d be funny if the stakes weren’t so important.

Lots of industry associations under-invest in their policy staff and sometimes it really shows 😂

Oh boy.

This goes beyond bad math.

#cdnpoli #canlab #cdnecon

Sabrina Maddeaux went on CBC’s Power & Politics to explain her allegations of corruption in her Conservative nomination.

Maddeaux made clear her allegations are based largely on speculation / inferences and couldn’t even say who she thinks is behind it:

youtu.be/ryKVHY78G28

My latest: It’s time to clean up Canada’s squalid party nomination races theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Coalition of business lobby groups retract their main talking point attacking capital gains tax changes after realizing they didn’t understand the economist’s report they were quoting:

nationalnewswatch.com/2024/05/09/bus…

Unions have always been a powerful force in our collective fight for equality.

Read more in this Press Progress story featuring Unifor National Representative and LGBTQ Equity Liaison Billy O’Neill.

pressprogress.ca/2slgbtq-groups…

#canlab

Ten years ago, Rex Murphy wrote this column in response to a story I wrote. This line will haunt me tonight:

“When Rex Murphy dies, they’ll have to kill his mouth with a stick.”

nationalpost.com/opinion/rex-mu…

Pierre Poilievre’s going to ban the woke pizzas too?

Derick Fage For the almost 40 years I worked at CJOH/CTV Ottawa our newsroom made a point of not referring to the federal government as Ottawa. I’m sure there are times we slipped up but it was a directive drilled into us all by the legendary Max Keeping.