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Feb 17, 2026 - Close Loopholes Now

When: Tuesday February 17th, 4pm
Where: 1202 Bloor St W

We are forcing MP Julie Dzerowicz to pick a side: keep arming warm crimes and genocide or vote yes on Bill C-233! Join us on February 17 @ 4PM at her constituency office on 1202 Bloor St W as part of the National Day of Action to Close the Looopholes Now!

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Feb 17, 2026 - Close Loopholes Now

When: Tuesday February 17th, 5pm
Where: 1028 Queen St E

This will be a family-friendly event for the community, including speakers from various groups and live art!

Join us in solidarity against Julie Dabrusin's decision to vote NO on the No More Loopholes Act. No peace for 'the Minister of Environmental Destruction,' we demand Climate Justice now.

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Feb 17, 2026 - Canadian Seamen’s Union (CSU)

When: Tuesday, February 17th, 6pm

What happens when a militant, democratic union takes on powerful shipping interests and wins? What happens when those interests try to take their power back?

Join us on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 6:00 p.m. (special start time) for a gripping look at the rise (and demise) of the Canadian Seamen's Union, and the explosive 1949 strike that shook waterfronts from Halifax to Vancouver.

We're thrilled to welcome Benjamin Anderson (University College Dublin), who will be joining us live from Dublin (11:00 p.m. his time!) to share his research and insights.

We'll also screen excerpts from Betrayed, the powerful documentary by Elaine Brière, which captures the voices and legacy of the seamen who fought back.

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Feb 18, 2026 - U.S. healthcare comes to Canada

When: February 18th, 12pm

Drs. David U. Himmelstein and Steffie Woolhandler are Distinguished Professors of Public Health at the City University of New York's Hunter College AND co-founders of Physicians for a National Health Program, which advocates for single-payer healthcare in the United States.

They join Andrew Longhurst, Senior Health Policy Researcher with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, in a discussion of Alberta's Bill 11 and the dangers it poses to public health care in Canada. They expose Bill 11's creation of a private health insurance market for publicly insured services under the Canada Health Act and its encouragement of US investment interests to establish a for-profit health care system in Canada.

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