Athena Bedassigae-Pheasant

This pundit and columnist class meltdown from folks who have never supported the NDP honestly suggests to me that the NDP is doing something significant that’s worth paying attention to. Those who defend power tend to screech the loudest when power is genuinely threatened.

Huge credit to @tanille__ Johnston for an impressive result on the NDP Leadership ballot. Now let's get her elected next election in North Island - Powell River. @cdnpoli

@UNHumanRights @AlexNeve24 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

As their (provincially-owned) “lifeline” airports fail, people in Northern Ontario must be wondering why Doug Ford is spending their tax dollars to acquire municipally owned property in order to expand a federally owned airport in Toronto snnewswatch.com/local-journali… #onpoli

Read the full statement here: chiefs-of-ontario.org/chiefs-of-onta… #onpoli

“Systemic discrimination and neglect,” Mamakwa responds to another tragic loss of a child to a house fire in a northern First Nation From @solmamakwa #onpoli ontariondp.ca/news/systemic-…

If you're wearing an "Every Child Matters" shirt, you might be considered a protester at the Ontario Legislature. Not only does Queen's Park have installations commemorating residential schools, MPPs wear these shirts on the floor every Sept. 30 themselves ricochet.media/indigenous/ora…

This is why journalism matters. Well done @BrettForester! This is real journalism, filing ATIP requests, challenging systems with questions. Never giving up. And this is why freedom of information requests matter. No level of government should have the power to shut them down.

To frame unfathomable investments & the proposed Ring of Fire's powerful interests as David to the Goliath of shadowy resistors who hate our country & will oppose it by any means is an outrageous claim. Like all claims, evidence must rise to meet it. @dkennedyglans gives us none.

Emergency council meeting called after remarks rock Sarnia and local First Nations thesarniajournal.ca/news/emergency… via @SarniaJournal

What do we expect when the Ontario legislature resumes today? ▶️ A budget that won't restore funds needed for schools and hospitals, but may include a massive cut to OSAP ▶️ An Integrity Commissioner report on the $2.5 billion Skills Development Slush Fund ▶️ The gutting of the Freedom of Information Act so the Premier can avoid a court order to disclose his phone records ▶️ The possible end of democratic control of our schools by eliminating school board trustees #ONpoli

my homie made a website that highlights all of doug fords lies/underspending/overspending and wow bro. I knew it was bad but this guy is criminal dougfordclownshow.ca

Ontario’s proposed nuclear waste repository must obtain consent from all affected First Nations theconversation.com/ontarios-propo…

From the Globe and Mail's Robyn Urback: "The deluge of inconsequential announcements seems intended to distract from the Premier’s move to change freedom of information laws to exempt himself, his cabinet ministers and their offices from public requests." theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl… #onpoli

Following questions from CBC News, MP Lori Idlout says she has reimbursed the House of Commons more than $1700 for purchases made at a business she owns. My story: cbc.ca/news/politics/…

Whatever he's hiding, it's got to be much, much worse than anything we already know about. Otherwise no rationale to do something this perverse. A man who's this hellbent on protecting himself fears accountability. What did you do, Doug

Crawford’s explanation is a red herring. Ministers already have broad exemptions to keep secret all records of their deliberations, along with advice they get from staff. They can already have frank discussions in secret without blowback. They’re counting on you not knowing that.

The person whose whole job is to be a check on government power is sounding the alarm.

Somehow entirely distinct from the governments other war against transparency and accountability.