#Legislation

Mumilaaq Qaqqaq

MumilaaqQaqqaq

I have (white) friends on the east coast. I have had a few “friend”s ask for my “opinion” on the situation. Many have barely messaged me in the past few

alan drummond

alandrummond2

Majority of gun-related deaths in Ontario are suicides, new report showsThey found that 67.6 per cent of deaths linked to guns in the province — a total of 1,842 —

Geraldo Vidigal

VidigalGeraldo

We now have @USTradeRep support for a TRIPS waiver (if not for the TRIPS waiver). I hope @Trade_EU and @Itamaraty_EN will follow. So here's a thread on (A) what TRIPS

Robert Saunders

redhistorian

Why is it so important that Parliament resumes, and what should it be doing? Some thoughts, following last night's @BBCNewsnight interview. [THREAD]https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p089m8mx 1. Britain is a parliamentary democracy. At UK-level,

Dan McLaughlin

baseballcrank

Biden now bragging about jobs created before any of his policies had time to do anything. Reminder: the Obama-Biden Administration spent 8 years blaming Bush for what happened on its

Ralph Northam

GovernorVA

I’ve signed nearly two dozen pro-worker laws, including measures to combat worker misclassification and wage theft, ban workplace discrimination, and prohibit non-compete contracts for low-wage workers.https://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/all-r

EBA Truth

ebatruth

Here's what every journo who was at or watched the presser knows. The legislation enables the government to optionally extend the state of emergency four weeks at a time for

RAYGUN

RAYGUNshirts

this may be the final straw. FIRST was the terrible legislation, and NOW THIS?!?#raygun online now: https://www.raygunsite.com/collections/t-shirts-1/products/joni-ernst-steals-t-shirt-design-styles although Ringo's not off the hook sin

Colm O'Gorman

Colmogorman

I was heavily involved in advocating for this legislation and it’s prompt passage into law. It was critical to an effective investigation into clerical abuse in the Archdiocese of Dublin.

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg

TheRaDR

The stages of repentance are:1) Fully own the harm caused (publicly in this case) 2) Start to change—therapy, education etc3) Amends, in whatever way might be possible 4) apology if

Dr Maeve O'Rourke

maeveorourke

Colm Keena's piece in the Irish Times will hopefully be read alongside my previous Op Eds that explain key issues arising with #UnsealTheArchives (here https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/maeve-orourke-analysis-mother-and-baby-homes-524004

Sheldon Whitehouse

SenWhitehouse

On Earth Day, it’s good to remember that in ‘07, ‘08 and ‘09, we had lots of good bipartisan climate legislation in the Senate and a Republican presidential nominee with

Mark Wells

realmarkwells

You can’t really understand the UCP attack on unions unless you look at how all their legislation fits together.1) Bill 1, already challenged by the AUPE, allows massive penalties for

Tomas Pueyo

tomaspueyo

"Democracy is the worst form of Government except for all the others that have been tried."—Winston ChurchillWhat if that just meant we haven't tried enough? We just lack imagination?What if

Douglas Rice

HUDBudgetGeek

The White House has just released a summary of the President’s American Family Plan (AFP). It includes important and in some cases transformative investments to support families and build a

Chad Pergram

ChadPergram

1) Am told that much of the next coronavirus bill will likely focus on still trying to get provisions to health care workers and cover health care costs. After approving