With all of yesterday’s chatter about Premier Ford’s provincial budget vote buying, a Toronto Community Housing custodian reminded me that Councillor Ford once tried to buy votes from tenants by handing out $20 bills. #onpoli

Governments across North America are realizing we need higher minimum wages for local economic success. Raising wages creates more disposable income to spend at local businesses - and ensures that people can support themselves. #MinimumWage

Good business owners get this! Treat people well + pay them properly and your employees will be your best champions. #ethicalbusiness #minimumwage

A Brief History of Nobody Wants to Work Anymore 🧵

Please vote, you have under 2hrs to do so pls go! #onpoli #TOpoli

Agreed, we're hearing this from BWA members too. Our local businesses were shut down for ages as big box stores profited. Higher forgiveness % on CEBA loans will help local biz recovery in 2023 - and make it easier to create good local jobs across Canada.

Yesterday we spoke at New Brunswick's Law Amendments Committee about the biz benefits of paid sick days. There's majority business owner support for paid sick days in the province. Clearly New Brunswick business owners know building better local jobs starts with #paidsickdays.

Every woman who’s been a “first” anything—especially women w/ lived experience of concurrently navigating gender & racial discrimination—understands the kind of unfair scrutiny Olivia Chow will experience. So, I want to share a few thoughts about how we can be supportive.🧵

Listen to BWA member Anita Agrawal on today's episode of The Current on CBC Radio. "We're not saying forgive the #CEBA loan entirely. Make the repayment terms more flexible to let businesses get ourselves together." Listen to the full interview at 2 minutes: cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez went to speak to striking UAW workers, the message was clear: “Solidarity is the strategy. Us sticking together breaks up their approach. They don't know what to do when people are unified.”

This is a deeply troubling & massively dangerous move - Sarah Jama is a necessary & strongly supported voice - what my party the Ontario NDP must understand is that 1st this move doesn't change that support - and 2nd they just handed the right a gift. A sad sad day.

I’d written in April 2022 prior to the Sarah Jama saga how even parties like the NDP are at best clueless when it comes to creating safe spaces for Black people to thrive. “I was continually told to sit down and shut up,” one now-former MPP told me then. thestar.com/opinion/star-c…

Jews have taken over New York's Grand Central Station to demand #CeasefireNOW and rights for #Palestinians. Thanks Jewish Voice for Peace Action Jewish Voice for Peace Jewish Voice for Peace NYC!!

Introducing the winners of the 2023 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100™ awards in the Compass Rose Entrepreneurs category. We can’t wait to honour & recognize these legendary individuals. Learn more about this year’s winners & events: buff.ly/40em4ea Compass Rose

We’re proud to honour @Anita_ani as a winner of the 2023 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100™ Award! Please join us in celebrating her accomplishments along with our other legendary winners. Learn about this year’s winners on our website: buff.ly/40em4ea #WXNTop100

Seems like a good time to repost this:

Across our nation, we are witnessing a full assault on hard-fought, hard-won freedoms. Our fight is for the future and for freedom. We are not going back.

I got to be a Dragon at Anita Agrawal's Business Class yesterday! 4 passionate pitch groups presented their big ideas to us through nervous smiles and presentations. We're lucky to have these dreamers, fixers, & hardworking folks in Canada. Our future is bright.

This is who Kamala Harris selected has her running mate. I feel seen.

Let me give it to you straight: Kamala Harris & Democrats are complicit in much of the terrible Israel has done in recent history, including its brutal and murderous war in Gaza. Nothing they do from now to November will change that. But here is why you should vote for her: