Rabble Rants

Direct actions work. The past two weeks have seen multiple Palestinian solidarity actions shut down Liberal fundraisers and galas with fascists. They have drawn attention to illegal land sales, Canadian companies arming Israel, and the racist violence of Zionists here in Canada.

Our hosts go over some of these actions, the tactics they used, the responses and the results.

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Resources:

• CBC: Trudeau Meloni Event Disrupted
• Referenced Episode: Courage Needed Advocating for Palestine
• CBC: Thornhill Real Estate Events
• UPDATE: via CBC Aid Funding Restored
• Independent Jewish Voices Statement on MLA Selina Robinson
• World Beyond War: Kraken Action Statement
• Referenced Episode: We Keep Us Safe - Blueprints of Disruption
• CIA Handbook on Simple Sabotage

With the federal Conservatives in full campaigning mode, we thought we'd take a moment to highlight some of the more dangerous aspects of Pierre Poilievre.

Even before he was leader of the CPC, his ambitions were clear, and so were his politics. Anti-democratic, anti-Indigenous, hostile. Now his tactics, coupled with his growing platform, make his approach outright dangerous.

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Resources:

• Pierre Poilievre defends the Fair Elections Act

The Death of Aaron Bushnell

His last words were "Free Palestine". 25 year old Aaron Bushnell livestreamed what he called an extreme form of protest. In front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, the US Airman and self described anarchist doused himself in an accelerant and lit himself on fire.

In these dark times, many folks may be feeling desperate and looking for ways to make a bigger impact. Our hosts unpack those feelings, share some writings on the issue and implore the audience to find other ways to fight that keep us alive.

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Canada's NDP Reaches Pharmacare Deal with Trudeau's Liberals

After weeks of leaked deadline ultimatums, Jagmeet Singh announced he'd reached a deal with the Liberals on what he is calling universal pharmacare.

Should people in Canada celebrate this as a first step? Our hosts suggest we hold our applause for the moment.

We go over details of what is included in the deal, what isn't - and exactly what the status of the legislation is. As with all political announcements, we consider the timing and the fact the NDP are describing "intense negotiations" to get to even this point, despite Pharmacare being a part of CASA since March 2022.

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Resources:

• CBC: Pharmacare Deal