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Rise of Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric to Blame for Liberals’ Delay on Giving Undocumented Workers’ Status, Advocates Say https://lnkd.in/gFjKNtd5 Trudeau government abandons ‘regularization’ program it spent years developing #cdnpoli

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NEW: Ontario’s opposition parties say LCBO President George Soleas should resign, face investigation over role with big business group lobbying Doug Ford’s government to privatize alcohol sales. “This is a massive conflict of interest.” https://lnkd.in/g4jrFjVZ #onpoli #canlab

ICYMI: Vancouver Hotel Workers Are Pushing Back Against Low Wages and High Costs of Living By Going on Strike Workers at Vancouver's Hyatt Regency Hotel walked off the job to pressure the hotel to head back to the bargaining table. https://lnkd.in/gK_JSk-3

ICYMI: Danielle Smith claims conservatives are being characterized with “dangerous” and “outrageous” rhetoric. Here are 7 times Alberta’s Premier embraced extreme, inflammatory or dangerous rhetoric herself: https://lnkd.in/gvxfFKVj

NEW: LCBO President also sits on the board of a big business group actively lobbying Doug Ford to privatize alcohol sales. Public accountability groups and labour leaders call it a ‘clear conflict of interest’ and a ‘betrayal of the public trust’ #cdnnews https://lnkd.in/gqddkiRQ

NEW: Top Shopify executive’s right-wing media website rails against immigrants while defending a legally designated terrorist group. ‘True North’ quietly deleted its interview with the founder of the Proud Boys after it was contacted by PressProgress. https://lnkd.in/gRypeWBE

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Pierre Poilievre meets with far-right extremist group at Nova Scotia-New Brunswick border. “Everyone’s happy with what you’re doing,” Poilievre tells conspiratorial fringe group camped out on side of highway.

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones insists Pierre Poilievre is “saying the same things as me.” The InfoWars host responded to a Liberal MP’s video by crediting the Conservative leader for validating his conspiracies about the “globalist agenda.”