Dylan Lineger

Later today, 7pm est, we will be talking about #poverty and the process to file a United Nations complaint against #Canada in lead up to the International Day to Eliminate Poverty on October 17th. Below in the 🧵you will find links to reports and evidence for the complaints.

@nejsnave Please don't abandon a strong endorsement of the Green platform. Weak wording doesn't rally people. Get out the vote in every way possible.

@nejsnave Endorsement of the Green platform gives power after the election too. Waffling endorsements are more confusing than saying The Green platform is good. However in fptp each riding is a strategic vote.

@nejsnave Most polling is aggregate provincial rather than riding to riding which is odd for a FPTP system.

@nejsnave We shouldn't underestimate how many rural voters pissed off about the American tilt of PCs. They will vote Green even if they wouldn't vote Liberal or NDP. A Green endorsement can move seats from safe to not.

@nejsnave The polling always lags intention so with this short a campaign, get out the vote is most critical to defeating PC.

@nejsnave Basic income models I work on suggests $47,600 as a baseline for a national average funded by royalties on natural resources with a disability insurance to adress additional / exceptional costs.

@nejsnave I was OPSEU for 15 years

@nejsnave I have hosting packages for Case Against Poverty already if the site needs a back end for free.

There is no freedom of religion until there is freedom from religion. Apostasy is not a crime. Blasphemy is not a crime. Fairytales are not the basis for policy. Organizations engaging in institutional violence shouldn't get tax breaks. #atheist #atheism

The youtube episode is here: 'Inside the country that kills disabled people'. I sat down with famous youtuber (#TylerOliveira) @tyleraloevera to discuss #MAiD, #homelessness, #poverty, #coercion and more. youtu.be/XmQzuxyl4DA?si… Please retweet!

Hi! Interested in being on the Board (or any role) of a non-profit dedicated to ending legislated #poverty in #Canada? Join Case Against Poverty (DM me). We are raising $5m to fund 14 connected legal challenges. Pledges to donations@caseagainstpoverty.ca, we will collect in 2025.

featuring the one the only @odspoor "It’s social murder’ — is Canada’s assisted dying a model or a warning?" - The Times of London apple.news/AjMCLUkz_R96Yk…

My interview a few weeks ago with The Times Of London, they sent a photographer a few days later. 'Tremblay has struggled over the past two decades with #homelessness and insecure accommodation, which he said exacerbated his #mentalhealth problems. His monthly allowance barely covers the rent on his home in #Guelph, Ontario — the province with the highest rate of #euthanasia. “When we lose our housing and have a disability, it just compounds so quickly,” he said. “It has been so bad that I even wished I had cancer, anything, just so I would be covered.” With seven diagnosed mental health disorders, most of which he has suffered through his entire adult life, he is sure he would qualify under an expanded Maid. He said he knew dozens of others in his situation who would be likely to apply for assisted death should it be made available, describing a “rush for the doors”. Krista Carr, executive vice-president of Inclusion Canada, a disability rights group, said her organisation received about ten calls a month from people like Tremblay. “Situations have gotten so desperate that they are wondering if there’s any other choice,” she said. “It’s a lot cheaper for the system to end people’s lives than it is to support them to live well.” Tremblay has mixed feelings. He still struggles with the problems that prompted him to consider assisted death but in many ways is grateful to still be alive and has begun campaigning for greater disability benefits. “It’s not a black and white issue for me,” he said. “I support MAiD, while at the same believing Canada should, and could, be doing more. “I felt coerced — by poverty, by my situation — when really I needed proper support. It made me wonder just how many assisted death patients felt like I did.”' archive.is/2024.10.16-093… #maid #assisteddying

@ODSPoor @DylanLineger If you do not wish to file a formal complaint but want to share your experience with disability & State treatment you can send an email to: The Special Rapporteur for Disability – Mandate established in 2014, renewed in 2023. Ms. Heba Hagrass (Egypt) hrc-sr-disability@un.org

@ODSPoor @DylanLineger If you do not want to file a formal complaint you can share your experience with poverty in Canada and email: The Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. - Mandated 1998, renewed in 2023. Mr. Olivier de Schutter (Belgium) hrc-sr-extremepoverty@un.org

@ODSPoor @DylanLineger If you prefer to mail a complaint: Complaint Procedure Unit Human Rights Council Branch OHCHR – Palais Wilson UN Office at Geneva CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland Postage for standard letter mail is appropriately $3.30 from Canada.

@ODSPoor @DylanLineger While October 17th is a symbolic day, there is no deadline. The UN Human Rights Complaint is an open process and can be done any time. If you would like help with your complaint, feel free to DM the campaign.

@ODSPoor @DylanLineger As discussed, a complaint can be done with as little as 3 paragraphs. 1. Introduction and what the complaint is. 2. The what happened and any evidence/witnesses. 3. Remedy, what you need from Canada. Note: This UN process is ringing the alarm bell. They can't fix it directly.

It's October 17th and International Day for the Eradication of Poverty again. The 2024 Theme: Ending Social and Institutional Maltreatment Acting together for just, peaceful and inclusive societies. un.org/en/observances… Space is about the UN complaint process & @caseXpoverty