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[allthecanadianpolitics]

The Canadian and Jamaican governments are investigating allegations that an Ontario farm sent a group of Jamaican migrant workers home after they held a one-day strike to protest what they described as substandard living conditions.

Pearnel Charles Jr., Jamaica's minister of labour, says he met four of the five workers in question after a local newspaper reported they'd been expelled from Canada as "payback" for their work stoppage, and for blowing the whistle about their treatment to the media. 

"They expressed to me that they were disappointed with being returned early, which I think is normal and understandable. And they had some questions as to exactly what the reasons were," Charles Jr. told As It Happens guest host Katie Simpson.

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Tagging: @politicsofcanada

[lboogie1906]

Garnet Mimms (born Garrett Mimms, November 26, 1933) is a singer, influential in soul music and rhythm and blues. He first achieved success as the lead singer of Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters and is known for the 1963 hit "Cry Baby", later recorded by Janis Joplin. According to Steve Huey at AllMusic, his "pleading, gospel-derived intensity made him one of the earliest true soul singers, his legacy remains criminally underappreciated." He first recorded as a member of the Norfolk Four, for Savoy Records in 1953. He returned to Philadelphia after serving in the military and, after a spell in a doo-wop group, the Deltones, formed another group, the Gainors, in 1958, with Sam Bell, Willie Combo, John Jefferson, and Howard Tate. The Gainors recorded several singles over the next few years for the Red Top, Mercury, and Talley Ho labels, but failed to have any chart success. He and Bell left the group in 1961 and joined with Charles Boyer and Zola Pearnell to form Garnet Mimms and the Enchanters. He left the Enchanters for a solo career; with Sam Bell as lead vocalist, the group went on to have a minor hit with "I Wanna Thank You". He continued to record for United Artists and had several minor R&B hits over the next two years, including "One Girl" and a cover of the Jarmels' "A Little Bit of Soap." Some of his recordings at that time, including "It Was Easier to Hurt Her", "As Long As I Have You", and "Looking For You", later became popular on the British Northern soul scene. Berns and Ragovoy produced Mimms' final Top 40 hit in 1966, "I'll Take Good Care Of You", which climbed to #15 in the R&B chart and number 30 in the Hot 100. He released three albums on United Artists, As Long As I Have You (1964), I'll Take Good Care Of You, and Warm and Soulful (both 1966). #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence https://www.instagram.com/p/ClbMMdNrywb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[isnt-that-just-fuckin-swell]

he float

[thereallamham]

'hi yes hello my ships are controversial'

Im gonna loose like all my followers from posting this. Which is fine lmao

I love that most of my ships are hated by the majority of the fandom

Sarcasm btw

[thatwitchrevan]

I cannot express how happy I am that people are out here loving and supporting Spinel/Pink Pearl. This ship is so sweet and I'm so excited that there are so many people who love it. Y'all are awesome 💖💖

[kalofi]

Spinel finally getting a gosh darn hug?

i'll do you one better! a hug AND a kiss B-)

(lmao i haven't even watched the movie yet nor have i watched past like season 2 of the show but i seen ppl shipping these two together and its hecka cute)

[noodlenibblescribble]

*rereads their CGS au cuz someone commented on the last chap*

*realizes how much they projected onto Spinel's gay moves*

ó,w,ò i am but a dumbass gay noodle i am so sorry oof

[batsidian]

I want pink pearl and spinel to be friends ;v;

...or even more than friends huehehue

spearl? spinearl? pearlnel? pearnel????

I wanna make their fusion now afsgrhggggggghhhjjhj

[catseyemoonstone]

Happily ever after-- there we were

[spacepineapple93]

I wrote another fic this one for my Steven Universe rare-pair ship

[spyanotherday]

News-Letter Au[Spinearl/Pearnel AU]

NOT pink pearl! Actually the iconic Pearl,,, looking for a specific ship name for Iconic Pearl and Spinel,,, any suggestions? Maybe Spearl? Or like,,,, Peanel?

Pearl works for the school News Letter, being the author. Shes looking for a photographer, she goes through many, many, people but no one fits. Until a pink-haired feral clown shows up. They get to talking, and then, Spinel joins the crew. (Along with Lapis and Peridot, which do the editing).

[isnt-that-just-fuckin-swell]

HE CAN DRIIIIIIVVVEEEEEEE

[vilmublue]

So cute. ❤️

Your friendly reminder of the day, be civilized you heathens

[gracekraft]

Made a new ship last night for your consideration. They've both been left behind by Pink and can grow and heal together.

[starhairspinel]

Here's a crossover that nobody asked for but everyone totally needs, Moominvalley (2019)×Steven Universe! But not just Steven Universe, it's StarHair, so... *Gestures aggressively*

Honestly Moominvalley is everything I didn't know I needed and it makes my heart scream in joy for whatever reason and I need to get this idea out there. I planned on doing way more doodles and even like a full comic page recreation of that scene from the second episode where Moomintroll is super excited to see Snufkin after winter but Snufkin is all cool and leans on the bridge and then Moomintroll tries to correct himself and plays it cool but with these crossover versions. I might also do some other characters as the other characters in Moominvalley like young Greg or Steven as Sniff and the watermelon Stevens as the Hattifatteners.

Moominvalley is such a good show guys, it has the big gay in it and Snufkin has this beautiful accent I still can't get over like- just watch it if you haven't, watch it even if you've already watched it. The show has consumed my life and I wanna do more with this crossover AU thing.

[thatwitchrevan]

Spinearl week day one: First Meeting

In which Spinel is still touch starved and Pink Pearl is still traumatized but they’re both very sweet.

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Spinel let out a long sigh as she deflated onto the old, worn sofa in the middle of Blue and Yellow Pearl’s house. Her arms fell loosely around her and drooped over the couch onto the floor and her head fell back against the top of the backrest. She had to admit, Earth furniture was kind of nice. “Where’d you say you got this again?”

Blue sat down primly on the short table facing the couch, crossing her legs and resting her folded hands on top of her knees. The table itself was covered with various sketchbooks and art supplies, as well as a couple of microphone headsets. “Steven brought the furniture to us. He got it from somewhere called a ‘thrift store.’”

Yellow hummed an agreement, coming to stand beside the corner of the table next to Blue. “Yes, he was very excited about us moving to our own home. And eager to help us ‘settle in,’ as he put it. He offered to get us new furniture but I said it would be just as well to expend fewer resources for the same thing, so here we are.” Yellow then frowned as she moved on to another thought. “Anyway, Spinel, while it’s nice to see you, of course, there’s something I ought to tell you before you get too comfortable.”

Spinel sunk further into the sofa, her eyes sliding shut as she let her mind drift. “Yeah, yeah, sure,” she pretended to agree, but rather than listen she focused on relaxing as much as possible. Life with the Diamonds was great in a lot of ways, but in a lot of other ways it was hard. Being back at the palace, being in Pink’s room again, even knowing that the Diamonds thought of her as something of a replacement for their lost loved one... It was good to get away from all that, pretend for a moment that none of it existed. She was lucky Yellow and Blue had this place, even if it was much smaller than anything in the palace.

Spinel was beginning to fall asleep when she heard footsteps heading into the room. Puzzled, she peeled open one eye to see what was going on. Then she jolted upright, opening both eyes and rubbing them as if to make sure she was seeing correctly. The intruder was another Pearl, pink with one broken eye. Spinel had seen her on several occasions before, but not like this. “Who?-”

Yellow nudged Spinel with her foot. “That’s what I was trying to tell you, but you fell asleep! We have another guest today.”

Spinel blinked at the Pearl, who blinked (winked?) back at her. Spinel was suddenly self-conscious about the way she was sitting, the way she looked, about everything. She quickly stood up, flustered and confused, and continued to stare at the Pearl for a moment before speaking. “Uh...hi?”

The Pearl frowned slightly, grabbing her arm just above the elbow. “Hello,” she answered. Her voice was impossibly soft, completely different than it had ever been when Spinel had heard her speak before.

Spinel moved around the table and came a little closer. “Are you...were you White Diamond’s Pearl?”

In the past, this Pearl’s expression had been permanently blank, with an empty smile. In the moments since she’d stepped into this room, it had been calm but subdued. Now, though, her face flashed with anger and her hand tightened on her arm. “No! Not White’s! I was Pink’s!”

Spinel stepped back a bit. She couldn’t have expected an outburst like that from such a meek-looking Gem. But after the initial shock wore off, she felt herself warm to the Pearl. “Sorry, Pinkie. I didn’t know.”

Pink Pearl deflated a bit. “No, I’m sorry. You must’ve seen me with White hundreds of times. I know it must be confusing. But I don’t want to explain it right now...maybe another time. Or Yellow and Blue could tell you. I don’t mind.”

Spinel held up her hands and cocked her head to the side, giving Pearl a goofy, warm smile. “Hey, it’s okay, I get it. You don’t have to explain anything. Let’s start over.” She extended her hand, stretching her arm to cover the several feet of distance between them. “Nice to meetcha, toots. I’m Spinel.”

Pink Pearl giggled, and Spinel felt her cheeks heat a bit. They warmed even more when Pearl let go of her arm to shake Spinel’s hand. “Nice to meet you, too. I’m Pearl.”

Spinel grinned and retracted her hand when Pink Pearl released it. She focused her attention on both of Pearl’s eyes so as not to embarrass her any further.

“I’m sorry about Pink,” Pearl added, startling Spinel. “I heard about what happened to- what she did to you. Yellow and Blue told me.”

Spinel struggled for a second not to say anything angry or rude. Her emotions still flared when anyone mentioned her and Pink, but she couldn’t take it out on people she was trying to be friends with. Instead she shrugged, another half-hearted goofy grin on her face. “Ah, don’t worry about it. It’s nothing.”

Pearl shook her head. “It’s not nothing. I understand if you don’t want to talk about it, but you deserved better than that.”

Spinel flushed again, remembering something similar that Steven had said. You deserve a better friend. Did she, when she’d attacked the first person who’d shown her any kind of friendship? Maybe it didn’t matter so much, if she did better this time around. She chuckled lightly. “I guess we’ve both got things we’d rather not talk about. Maybe we should start a club.”

Pink Pearl beamed. She came closer, finally bridging the distance between her and Spinel. She stood in front of her for a moment, studying Spinel’s face like she could learn something from it. “Would it be too weird if I gave you a hug?”

Spinel felt like her Gem had stopped working, preventing her from being able to think straight. She was surprised she didn’t turn limp and flop to the ground like a pile of noodles. “Uhh.” She rubbed the back of her neck. “Life is weird. Hugs are just nice.”

Pearl seemed to like that answer. She wrapped Spinel into a warm, loose hug. Again Spinel could hardly think, but she managed to wrap her arms around Pearl in return, letting herself relax. It was actually really, really nice being hugged by someone around her size.

Almost too soon, Pearl drew back, but her hand lingered on Spinel’s arm for an extra second and she smiled reassuringly. “I’d better go, but I hope I’ll see you again soon. We really should talk when we’re both ready.”

Spinel just nodded, unable to say anything back. Pearl squeezed her arm and then she was walking away, saying goodbye to Yellow and Blue and leaving their home. Spinel stayed rooted where she was, all kinds of thoughts and emotions whirling in her head, until Blue Pearl gave a delicate false cough and regained her attention.

“Huh? What?” Spinel blushed, looking between Yellow and Blue, who were now both sitting on the end of the table next to each other and both seemed oddly smug. 

Yellow smirked at her. “Well, that certainly went well. I’m relieved you two didn’t have a fight.”

Spinel made a face. “Why would I wanna fight her? She seems great.”

Blue giggled behind her hand and the curtain of her hair. “You really like her, don’t you?”

“What? Don’t be ridiculous! She just seems cool, is all.” She crossed her arms, trying to appear indignant, but as her gaze drifted to where Pink Pearl had been a moment ago, her expression softened and she ended up resting her chin in her hand, thinking warmly of how nice the encounter had made her feel. Maybe she’d just met her new best friend. Maybe Blue was right and there was something else going on there. And maybe they were all being ridiculous and sappy and traumatized, but if it meant Spinel had another new start, she figured she was okay with that.