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@SabreenaDelhon, @samreusch and I are super excited to kick off the #Vote16Ottawa summit by @Vote16Canada with a session focussed on #Vote16 research. I'll speak about work from
@d_part & @uoesocialpolicy
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So excited to speak at today's @Vote16Canada summit in #Ottawa about international #Vote16 research evidence, featuring #VotesAt16 work from @d_part, @c_huebner & @uoessps. Excited to co-run a workshop with @samreusch & @SabreenaDelhon and giving an input at the evening showcase.
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NEW from the CBC: "NWT's chief electoral officer wants voting age lowered to 16"
The #Vote16 Wave continues to grow! 🎉
cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nwt…
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Reminder of our event this Thursday — Bill C-63 Unpacked: Making the Internet Safer for Kids
Join us on April 25, from 12-1pm ET for our 3rd roundtable on the #OnlineHarms Act. Register here: shorturl.at/ekADG
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On May 29, join Vote16 Canada, @apathyisboring, @TheSamaraCentre, @blackvotecanada and more for Canada's first ever Vote16 Summit!
Featuring exciting speakers🧵
Register here: vote16.ca/summit
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(1/4) Join us on April 27, from 12-1pm EST for our third roundtable : Bill C-63 Unpacked: Making the Internet Safer for Kids. We will discuss how the Bill's provisions can make the internet safer for kids and where it falls short.
Register here: shorturl.at/ekADG
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“For the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, happiness has decreased in all age groups, but especially for the young, so much so that the young are now, in 2021-23, the least happy age group,” the report found. In 2010 the young were happier than those in midlife.”
The political implications of this are becoming increasingly clear:
Young people are becoming less happy than older generations as they suffer “the equivalent of a midlife crisis”, global research has revealed as America’s top doctor warned that “young people are really struggling”.
amp.theguardian.com/society/…
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Join us, we need to find a better, healthier path forward when it comes to how #polarization is affecting our #democracy. Feat all-stars @SonjaSolomun @Rileyyesnomaybe and Eric Merkely.
@UofT @mcgillu @MediaTechDem @ppforumca – at Toronto, Ontario
MARCH 20 | 5pm, join #MasseyDialogues - Far and Widening: The Rise of #Polarization in Canada in person or online.
Join the panel: @victoriakuketz @Rileyyesnomaybe @SonjaSolomun (@MaxBellSchool) and Eric Merkley (@UofT_PolSci) with @ppforumca.
Register: masseycollege.ca/events/mass…
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Your voice matters! On Feb 7, Motion M-86 for a Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform, faces a crucial vote.
Call your MP now and advocate for a stronger democracy! fairvotecanada.good.do/motio…
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Canadians Lack Basics of Civic Education and It’s Impacting Our Democracy
abacusdata.ca/canadians-lack…
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How do you do, fellow kids? In honor of back-to-school, this week’s Backbench is a Very Special Episode focusing on Gen Z political engagement featuring @samreusch as well as the voices of five youth from across the country ✨
Gen Z doesn't vote and that makes them apathetic. They’re so buried in their phones they don’t even know what's going on around them. Right? Not really…
We unpack the complexities of polarization, existential dread, and yes, those damn phones.
buff.ly/3sGEW8V
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The news cycle is short.
Sometimes it’s hard to remember how far we’ve come, especially when the status quo of healthcare remains dire.
11 months ago many folks thought changes in physician mobility were a pipe dream. No political parties or leaders were talking about pan-Canadian Licensure. Now we have an Atlantic physician registry and regulatory changes in multiple provinces.
9 months ago there was a strong rejection of any Provincial or Territorial strings to healthcare funding. Now we have data sharing, credentials recognition and shared priority strings.
7 months ago, we didn’t have the largest investment in healthcare since 2004. Now we have 196B dollars.
And 3 month ago, we didn’t have any bills tabled to move forward a national pharmacare program. We now have two!
Confidence in healthcare will get better as change compounds over time. The building blocks are there.
Zoom out and you’ll realize the odds of better are higher than the news cycle makes you believe.
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Wow, good thing there are no major news events happening in the north right now where getting timely information to the public could be a matter of life or death @instagram @facebook
ALT A screenshot of what the Android Instagram app shows me when I try to see the @cbcnorth account on August 17, 2023, as the NWT's largest city is under an evacuation order due to wildfire: a blank page that says "People in Canada can't see this content. In response to Canadian government legislation, news content can't be viewed in Canada."
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Canada has a polarization problem. What are we going to do about it?
Since early this year, I've been working on a deep dive for the Public Policy Forum on the state of our fractious politics. The results are out today:
ppforum.ca/publications/pola…
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It’s been a pleasure, point of connection and call to action to meet so many in the #democracy sector today. And I was thrilled to speak alongside @samreusch Oyindamola Esho and Phaedra de Saint-Rome on “Youth - Democracy Champions or Cynics?” Spoiler: I think they are champs 💯 – at Toronto, Ontario
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New data from @jciconsult shows profit margins in 🇨🇦 food retail are up about 1/3 from pre-pandemic norms. Specialty food stores have led the way, supermarkets not far behind. His full report: jacobsonconsulting.com/jci_s…. Reinforces Commons committee's concerns about excess profit.
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Registered for #CdnVoteSummit yet? @TheSamaraCentre has put together a fantastic panel: How Online Hate is Harming Civic Engagement. It'll feature new SAMbot findings from @beathenorth + 🔥insights from @wickdchiq @JaskaranSandhu_ & @sambandrey Tickets: eventbrite.ca/e/canadian-vot…
