“Talent is insignificant. I know a lot of talented ruins. Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck, but most of all endurance.” - James Baldwin

Canadian Civil Liberties Association: "The notwithstanding clause was never meant to be used in contract negotiations, or as a casual tool to disrupt basic human rights safeguarded in our Charter. This misuse, and the flagrant disregard for individual rights is wrong"

Arrived at Queen’s Park this morning with the #ondpcaucus at 5 am to defend workers rights. The lowest paid educational workers who work with students w/ disabilities & keep our schools running, clean & in good repair only make $39k & many use food banks & have 2+ jobs

DEVELOPING: Doug Ford asks PM Trudeau to use the Emergencies Act against striking teachers

The WGC condemns Doug Ford's use of the Notwithstanding Clause to deprive CUPE Ontario's members of their constitutional rights. We stand with them, and all other labour organizations, in their fight for fairness.

Members! Take 1 minute to add your name to the CDEC-CDCE letter-writing campaign, and tell Canadian Senators how essential Bill C-11 is to the future of 🇨🇦 culture + creators like you: cdec-cdce.org/en/c/stand-up-… And for a #C11 refresher, check out our FAQ: wgc.ca/node/355212

Opinion: There is nothing innocent about the false presumption of Indigenous identity - The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

“Trust me”. “I secretly cut a deal with the Premier to cut you, your neighbours and your councillor out of all meaningful decision making, and secretly took nearly a million dollars from Rogers over the past eight years. But don’t worry, you can trust me”

The WGC’s Acting Co-Exec Director Neal McDougall on the "landmine" in Bill #C11 that could blow up the entire purpose of the bill. (At TIFF's Top Ten Industry Forum yesterday.) #CDNtv #CDNfilm

The WGC is incredibly disappointed with the Senate committee’s decision to entrench an unfair double-standard in Bill #C11. Pablo Rodriguez : Let’s keep working together to fix what’s broken with section 3(1)(f.1). #CDNTV #CDNfilm Read our release here: wgc.ca/sites/default/…

As a Canadian screenwriter, I’m outraged with the Senate committee’s decision to entrench an unfair double-standard in Bill #C11. Pablo Rodriguez : Let’s keep working together to fix what’s broken with section 3(1)(f.1). #CDNTV #CDNfilm Read more: shorturl.at/hIX09

Listen, visibility is a trap, etc etc, but if it helps you to see a trans person who is thriving, who is successful and respected, who is so ferociously loved, then here I am. You deserve everything, and I want you to have it.

They can afford to pay us. What they can't afford to do is let the world see that strikes work

#ReservationDogs director Danis Goulet didn't know it would be the end going into the season: "Trust us, continue to hire us, continue to give us these opportunities. Because Reservation Dogs has really proven what can be done" thr.cm/jkr45AZ

If you've already seen this week's incredible #ReservationDogs, I've got a lot of thoughts about the Deer Lady's origin story. And if you haven't seen it yet, get on that, immediately. rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-m…

Why ‘Reservation Dogs’ Director Danis Goulet Portrayed Reservation Schools Like a “Horror Movie” hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features… via The Hollywood Reporter

“Following nearly 6 months of unrelenting Israeli assault on occupied #Gaza, it is my solemn duty to report on the worst of what humanity is capable of & to present my findings: 'the Anatomy of a Genocide'.” — Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt at United Nations Human Rights Council. #HRC55