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Christopher Balkaran

@cabalkaran

Pursuing that 'a-ha' moment through discourse. Curious to a fault. Creator of the Open Minds with Christopher Balkaran Podcast.

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Just remember: Donald Trump is in favour of recreational marijuana. Biden sent $20B to Israel. Kamala supports fracking. And the biggest domestic oil production in the history of the US was signed by Democrats. Indigenous groups protested this too.

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Since 2020, Canada’s personal income tax revenue has surged by over 50% From $135.7B in 2020 to $207.9B in 2023, that’s 53% increase in just 3 years. src: ceicdata.com/en/canada/gove…

Since 2020, Canada’s personal income tax revenue has surged by over 50% From $135.7B in 2020 to $207.9B in 2023, that’s 53% increase in just 3 years. 
src: ceicdata.com/en/canada/gove…
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Remember when global temperatures levelled off from 1998-2012, despite global cO2 emissions rising 30 percent over the same period? Trust the science, folks. #ClimateActionNow src: climate.gov/media/9934

Remember when global temperatures levelled off from 1998-2012, despite global cO2 emissions rising 30 percent over the same period? 
Trust the science, folks. #ClimateActionNow 
src: climate.gov/media/9934
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Fun fact: Arab states have spent decades sidestepping Palestinian recognition. Turns out, politics isn’t just black and white. #Geopolitics101 #Palestine politico.com/news/magazine/…

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Deaths from tobacco use hover between 45,000-50,000 in Canada, which has remained unchanged since the 1980s. We’ve also spent billions on anti smoking campaigns. Are we missing something?

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The number of new publications each year during 1990–2019 with the occurrence of the terms “sustainability governance” and “environmental governance”. Socrates would say, ‘The only true wisdom is knowing we fund what sounds good.’ Src: researchgate.net/publication/35…

The number of new publications each year during 1990–2019 with the occurrence of the terms “sustainability governance” and “environmental governance”.

Socrates would say, ‘The only true wisdom is knowing we fund what sounds good.’ 
Src: researchgate.net/publication/35…
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🇨🇦 is spending 13.3% of our national defence budget on 🇺🇦. src: canada.ca/content/dam/dn… src: canada.ca/en/department-…

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It’s strange to me there’s a group of Canadians that want the govt to assist them in d3ath. If this is the choice you make, you have the autonomy to do so. The state’s role - especially to offer this service - blurs the line between autonomy and coercion. No?

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2019 data on MAiD in Ontario reveals something surprising: It’s not the poor or isolated choosing it. Average age: 74 More likely to be wealthy More likely to be married Less likely to live in institutions The idea that poverty drives MAiD is not backed by evidence.