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List of countries by proven oil reserves - Wikipedia

If we don't stand up for Venezuela now (the largest oil reserve in the world), it's a matter of time before the USA captures Canada next (fifth largest oil reserve in the world).

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This is our window to ensure a Citizens' Assembly is included in that agreement.

Join me in calling your MLA and asking them to ditch a system where 39% of the vote can grant 100% of the power.

Learn more at www.fairvote.ca/what-is-prop...

The mandate is clear, but the political will is currently being decided behind closed doors.

In the next two weeks, the @bcndpcaucus.bsky.social and @bcgreens.bsky.social are renegotiating their Cooperation and Responsible Government Accord (CARGA) for 2026.

What is proportional representation Proportional representation (PR) is the principle that says if a party gets 30% of the vote, they should get 30% of the seats.

It's time to ditch a system where 39% of the vote can grant 100% of the power.

On Nov 26, BC's all-party Special Committee officially recommended a Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform. This followed a public consultation, where a staggering 93% called for proportional representation.

In case you ever wondered, New Years Day on the Gregorian Calendar is cosmically arbitrary, carrying no Astronomical significance at all. Just Saying.

Meanwhile, the dates of Chinese New Year, Lent, Easter, Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Saturnalia, Christmas, & Ramadan, all index to Astronomical events.

Ahmed al Ahmed.
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CORRECTION: Huge events are OPENING UP Metro Vancouver roads this weekend to people from all segments of our society.

UK extracted $64.82 trillion from India.

A significant number of the richest people in UK today can trace their wealth back to #slavery & #colonialism, specifically the compensation paid to rich enslavers when slavery was abolished.

economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/u...

British colonialism continues to shape human rights in India today, affecting #marginalized communities including #women and #LGBTQ+ people. The deep-rooted legacies of colonial laws, social structures, and economic inequalities that persist long after independence.

blogs.lse.ac.uk/humanrights/...

Partition of India: 'They would have slaughtered us' Sanjeev Kohli and Aasmah Mir find out about how their parents survived the partition of India.

Most scholars agree that about 1 million people died during the 1947 British partition of India due to communal violence and chaos during the mass migration of around 15 million people. The violence was especially severe in Punjab and Bengal.

www.bbc.com/news/uk-scot...

Irish Nationalist, British Imperialist: The Uncomfortable Identities of Sir Michael O’Dwyer - Uncomfortable Oxford “No man in the whole history of British rule in India has done such great disservice to the British Empire and has brought such disgrace on the good name of the British nation”. Thus was Sir Michael O...

Dyer, the officer responsible for the massacre under O’Dwyer, was presented a sword of honour and given a large sum of money raised by public subscription when he returned to UK.
www.uncomfortableoxford.com/irish-nation...

Very close to my home, in April 1919, Michael O'Dwyer, the lieutenant-governor of #Punjab perpetrated the Massacre at #JallianwalaBagh. By some estimates 1,500 peaceful demonstrators were killed (including many women and children) at the holy city of Amritsar.

How British colonialism killed 100 million Indians in 40 years The extraordinary mortality rates in India between 1880 to 1920 were no accident.

Between 1880 to 1920, British colonial policies in India claimed more lives (100 million by some estimates) than all famines in the Soviet Union, Maoist China and North Korea combined.
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

In simple terms, the #British imposed heavy cash taxes on the Indian population, then used that tax revenue to pay Indians for goods. These goods were exported overseas, and the profits were invested back into the British economy, a legacy from which the British people continue to benefit today.

What Does India's Independence Day Celebrate? Timeline of the Independence Movement | Britannica In August 1947, British rule ended on the Indian subcontinent.

Today, people in #India will be celebrating the 79th anniversary of independence from the barbaric British #colonialism after a 200-year+ fight for independence.

www.britannica.com/video/Indian...

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Every day, on average, 35 children are killed in Gaza, amounting to a total of at least 18,000 children killed in this conflict.

No-go military zones now covering 70% of Gaza and the displacement of around 90% of the population to overcrowded living spaces with little access to clean water and sanitation, infectious diseases are rife.

The Israeli Govt has also targeted civilian infrastructure required for survival.

89% of the water and sanitation systems, and
92% of housing destroyed or damaged.

Starvation is only one aspect of this grim reality. Nearly half a million people are at risk of starvation, a predicament precipitated by the Israeli Govt's refusal to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip for over 11 weeks, despite destruction of most agricultural, fishery, & food systems.

Gaza has been failed by silence and impunity Gaza is on the brink of famine. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a multistakeholder global initiative aimed at enhancing food security and nutrition analysis, reports that the entire...

Gaza has been failed by silence and impunity.

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Do it.
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You can find contact info for you MP here: www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en/s...

Victoria Day is a time to reflect on displacement, language suppression, and systemic inequalities - Pancouver Victoria ruled an empire that has receded, but the consequences of its policies remain painfully present in many parts of the world.

My friend @navdeepsingh.bsky.social sums up how many racialized Canadians feel about Victoria Day. He does it with eloquence and insight. Read it in @pancouver.bsky.social. pancouver.ca/victoria-day...

+ racialized people can be fascist and racist too.

Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True. A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.

You may be thinking: This is very sad, but why is it the US job to keep kids alive in poor countries?

Most Americans welcome reforms& are proud to save the lives of hungry children/sick orphans worldwide by allocating just 24c of every $100 of national income to aid

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

An estimated 310,000 people could die within a year without U.S. funding for tuberculosis prevention.

An estimated 290,000 people could die within a year without American funding for malaria prevention.

An estimated 550,000 people could die within a year without American funding for food aid.

An estimated 500,000 people could die within a year without American funding for vaccines.

In a village northeast of Renk, South Sudan, people used to get U.S.-supported assistance, but that aid has ended and now some children are severely malnourished.