Margaret Shkimba

The further away we move from the last mass slaughter, the quicker we march mindlessly into the next one. Stop the madness. The only winners in war are arms manufacturers & the banks that fund them. The rest of us sell out our souls, or give our lives. thespec.pressreader.com/the-hamilton...

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The election is a week away. Some people are getting desperate. margaretshkimba.substack.com/p/the-knives...

It’s too bad the chaos took over the conversation. It’s never been more clear that we need more stringent qualifications for mayoral candidates. Or a different way of holding these debates. margaretshkimba.substack.com/p/what-a-clo...

Why we leave investigations of sexual assault to educational institutions is way beyond my understanding. This becomes more clear with every instance. It’s a crime. Call the police. margaretshkimba.substack.com/p/the-cornel...

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A personal note updating on my health. Happy to be a success story almost one year out from near death. margaretshkimba.substack.com/p/back-in-th...

The by-election in HE-SC is an opportunity to assert ourselves against the duplicitous Conservative Party under Doug Ford. The OLT urban boundary decision was a slap in the face of democracy and the decision of local government. We need to slap back. www.thespec.com/opinion/colu...

“Attachment to Ford, his Progressive Conservative Party and his wealthy donors should be the political kiss of death for any candidate, whether in the provincial byelections or the municipal general elections.” www.thespec.com/opinion/colu...

My column for today. The rich do not have the best interests of society at heart. They would deny poors democratic representation if it were up to them. They have become emboldened enough to express such thoughts as a “good idea.” www.thespec.com/opinion/colu...

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Are they giving Stoney Creek voters false hope? open.substack.com/pub/margaret...

This is another Ford government story, but has flown under the radar. When the government lost in court over Bill 124 capping salaries to 1% increases and the legislation was repealed, the government refused to compensate agencies for funds needed to backpay workers. #FightFord

Support striking OPSEU workers in their demand for back pay after the illegal passage and then repeal of Bill 124. Labour solidarity✊ www.thespec.com/opinion/colu...

Absolutely...and we ignore his incompetence at pur own peril. He is destructive, uncaring and simply not good at the job we pay him to do.

Yes! I've started saying this in every discussion about the state of the world: They love it when we fight among ourselves instead of aiming our criticism where it belongs. We have to stop that now.

Fighting amongst ourselves is not going to solve the crises of homelessness, drug addiction or mental health. Direct your anger where it belongs: the Ford government. These are their problems to fix. www.thespec.com/opinion/colu...

Have you ever had your plans totally derailed? A bad car crash in my 20s completely screwed up my career path and I had to start over and try new things - even when I didn’t feel qualified. Saying yes anyway has been a key to my success. Check out this brief chat about it youtu.be/28QZ-Aj7Yco?... 🇨🇦

We should be just as proud of our social services and how we treat the homeless as we are about our brand new entertainment facilities. www.thespec.com/opinion/colu...

Doug Ford is sinking Ontarians. There has to be a political cost for his policies that actually hurt people & the communities they live in. It’s not too late to right the ship. #DumpDoug How much more damage will Doug Ford do? www.thespec.com/opinion/colu...

“Ford has so many scandals: fresh new hell of 500M potential secret payout to pal for air *rights, he won’t give us records on Gravy Plane, and passed law putting his friends in charge of elected mayors! We should be in full revolution mode!” 🚨youtu.be/e0m7WQjS1Gk?si… #Onpoli

January 20, 2029: Democratic president inaugurated. January 21: Full Trumpectomy begins. Melt the golden statues. Rip his name off the Kennedy Center. Restore the Rose Garden and East Wing. Tear down the gilded ballroom. America finally touches grass again. 🌿🇺🇸

A brutal indictment of Carney - gutting the social policy initiatives of his predecessor. I wasn't even aware of some of this. Vanishing differences between Carney and Poilievre. Liberal partisans, you support THIS? www.thestar.com/politics/pol...

Pop his balloon ego.

An apology is so inadequate - when this man loses his temper you see the true #DougFord not when he puts on his aw shucks folks personae that SO many fall for. #FordMustResign #FightFord

@fordnation has since apologized in private to MPP Smyth. Not good enough. He made the comments in the house, he needs to retract them and apologize in the house. www.thespec.com/opinion/colu...

Like Trump and his Epstein Class, Ford and his Gravy Plane Class want to take all the things: Greenbelt, Ontario Place, Airport, TO Waterfront, Regional Councils, School Boards, Conservation Authorities 🔗 youtu.be/6nyfaPTZstk?... 🇨🇦🤬👊 Watch @margaretshkimba.bsky.social @michauvanspeyk.bsky.social

Maybe it’s not MPPs people need to protest. Maybe it’s Ford supporters, from deep-pocketed donors to crony labour leaders to corporate welfarists. We need a General Strike. open.substack.com/pub/margaret...

After driving Palestinians out of their homes and stealing long held property the Netanyahu government is now allowing forced removal of Christians from their own land. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

“It’s increasing looking like Israel, along with its sponsor state, the US, is the threat to world peace, not Iran.” Time to cut ties with Israel? open.substack.com/pub/margaret...

Early days yet… Lots of aspirational promises but what will win the day are concrete plans to address the city’s challenges and the province’s failures. www.thespec.com/opinion/colu...

Dr Loo gave excellent content, starting at 4:40 minutes in. The significance of the 1970s pipeline story! For historians who want to be irritated, the setup in the first 4 minutes will definitely provide: it's about how some people think history is "boring" and "irrelevant" but -gasp! - it's not!

Indigenous protestors were trying to bring attention to decades of mercury poisoning in their community. Mark Carney's response? "I can outlast her"

“Turing BBA into Pearson-on-the-Waterfront isn’t the answer to our desire to grow. It is the answer to a construction industry voracious in its demand to build, build, build, and to hell with the repercussions.” open.substack.com/pub/margaret...

Paid time off for employees is priceless. @fordnation continues to screw over Ontarians just so he can shop on a stat holiday. Worst. Premier. Ever. Stat holidays on Doug Ford’s chopping block www.thespec.com/opinion/colu...

“…in meeting the world where it is, we run the risk of jettisoning any aspiration to where we want it to be. Is Canada giving up?” Seems so. Feeling nostalgic for the principled position of Jean Chrétien. open.substack.com/pub/margaret...

So proud of the USA Olympic Women’s Hockey Team for showing moral backbone and integrity unlike the Men’s Hockey Team who quickly gave into fascism.

If someone’s in the habit of pedophilia, what makes anyone think they’d tell the truth about anything? Even under oath. Which means nothing to people with no conscience or moral compass.

Well… duh!

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A maternity ward doctor donated his own blood during surgery to keep a pregnant patient alive. One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy. Another collapsed and had seizures during labor. (Published Dec. 2025)

Digital manipulation is easy for anyone with half a brain, as evidenced by the recent attempt to silence UU Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese. Shame on the Canadian connection. open.substack.com/pub/margaret...

I have never bawled my head off from watching dance before, but this had me sobbing uncontrollably. This tribute to Renee Good & Alex Pretti dipicting #ICELawlessness is something EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN NEEDS TO SEE! Bravo to the dancers of Hungryman Productions & choreographer Mathew Steffens!

How has no one resigned or been fired for the budgetary bombshell that hit the Barton-Tiffany shelter project? www.thespec.com/opinion/colu...