I still can’t believe governments allowed such a significant transfer of wealth from the public to FIFA. At a time when our care economy needs investment
(BC cancelled multiple care home projects, but can find hundreds of millions for FIFA)
Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉
7 in 10 polled in Toronto, Vancouver say FIFA World Cup matches ‘not worth public costs’
vancouver.citynews.ca
A new poll finds many people in Toronto and Vancouver don’t think hosting the World Cup matches are worth the public costs. The survey from Angus Reid Institute found 70 per cent of those polled in the GTA and 72 per cent in Metro Vancouver say the public costs of reportedly $1 billion apiece in […]
3/ She also spoke about climate change, and even referred twice to extreme inequality - two more issues of deep concern to a vast majority of us. Two more issues Canadians elected Mark Carney to address, only to find he is taking us in the opposite direction.
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Avi Lewis
Also this: banning kids from social media is not the answer, UN warns
news.un.org/en/story/202...
Oh hey, I forgot to say that on Sunday I safely crossed Haultain on my bike thanks to the new cyclist-operated lights that are finally in existence! @districtofoakbay.bsky.social #YYJ
"All I Wanna Do" by Sheryl Crow 🙉
Sports fans are like this World Cup is gonna expose the United States as a shithole country and buckos, I think we knew that already.
This was a fun one. 1000 pieces
Actually, I should say I safely crossed Foul Bay AT Haultain, but you know what I mean.
Adding to my ever-growing list of reasons I hate Matt Galloway (host of The Current on CBC Radio): This morning he called mixtapes "mixed tapes." Gah!
