In Kitchener, my phone has gone off now 3 times with red storm, hail and tornado warnings in the last 20 minutes. Hunkering down in the basement here, anyone know what is going on "up top"? One warning said "baseball or larger" sized hail. I truly hope this is an extreme exaggeration!
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LL 🛶🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇬🇱 Canadian mama bear born @322.8 ppm CO2. Cancer survivor. Living with gratitude & respect on the land of the Chonnonton, Anishinaabeg & Haudenosaunee Peoples. She/Her
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen... Canada won't disclose cost of fighting First Nations in court on water, housing #canada #canpoli #canleg #cdnpoli #cdnleg #politics #canadian #FirstNations #indigenous
Canada won't disclose cost of fighting First Nations in court on water, housing | CBC News
The federal government refuses to disclose how much money Canada has spent fighting First Nations in court over their right to safe drinking water and housing on reserve, which analysts call undue sec...
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It's going to hurt for a while, but in the end it will make us stronger and more resilient. Canadians' quiet unity and identity runs much deeper than showy flag waving, and our strength is in our unity.
For the next while there is going to be some pain in our economy in #Canada, we have to remind ourselves who we are fighting for, our country, this land we all live on, our culture our identity, we are all united on thing, this is our country, our legacy, no one has a right to undermine that. 🍁🇨🇦🍁
"The effect is so strong that some economists have suggested the real target of tariffs is not 'foreign cheaters' at all but rather the principle of progressive taxation in America." www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
ANALYSIS | How Trump's tariffs work to redistribute wealth up the food chain | CBC News
Though nominally aimed at making foreign "cheaters" pay, the U.S. president's tariffs have in fact been a powerful domestic mechanism for taking money from poor and middle-class Americans and giving i...
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We need much clearer labeling! This seems (almost?) deliberate.
Canadians: when shopping for made-in-Canada products/produce, keep a lookout for trickery and deceptive labeling, like this. This bag of red onions gave an address as coming from Ontario. BUT, on the reverse, it says “product of USA”. #Never51 #TrumpTariffs #TrumpEconomicWarfare #TradeWar
We need to bring back the hatchback. The people don't want sedans. They don't want stationwagons. They don't want SUVs and crossovers. They want indestructible sporty little hatchbacks with carrying capacity that feels like a bag of holding.
rabble is asking each of the candidates for the Green Party of Canada leadership seven questions on party strategy, climate change, wealth inequality and more. Here are the answers from Mike Morrice. 🔗 rabble.ca/politics/can...
All students deserve safe schools where they can thrive — and transgender youth are no exception.
Planting species native to your area helps to maintain biodiversity and protect local ecosystems. www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Would federal regulation help keep invasive plants out of garden centres? | CBC News
Several Canadian cities are pursuing bylaws to restrict the sale of invasive plants by garden centres and nurseries. Advocates with the Canadian Coalition for Invasive Plant Regulation say a federal h...
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shorturl.at/TKVW1 Species at Risk Act will become “meaningless” and “merely paper protection” if Carney exempts major project from what’s known as the “jeopardy test," which prohibits authorizing projects or actions that would harm listed species & their critical habitats needed for survival.
Scientists Warn Carney’s Changes Will Bring ‘Wilful Extinction’ | The Tyee
Proposed amendments to make building ports and pipelines easier could destroy entire species.
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Don’t forget this. “Foreign actors are attempting to undermine Canadian interests by interfering in Alberta's separatist debate…” “Actors from Russia and the US are attempting to promote separatist ideas in what researchers behind the report described as a threat to Canada's democratic integrity.”
US and Russia fuelling separatist debate in Canada, new report says
Researchers warn that foreign actors are meddling in the Alberta separatist movement in ways that threaten Canada’s "democratic integrity".
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Send a message to the Prime Minister to stop Canadian involvement in this aggression toward Greenland here: www.sierraclub.ca/action-item/... The Canadian Government must not allow our PORTS to play a role in helping the U.S. force oil exploration and drilling onto #Greenland. #CDNpoli #Trump #oil
If You Aren't Boycotting US Produce Because Of The US Administration, At Least Do It For Your Own Health guardtheleaf.substack.com/p/if-you-are... America Keeps Giving Canadians Reasons To Stay Away youtu.be/MHuUH0Qvx_k?...
If You Aren't Boycott US Produce Because Of The US Administration, At Least Do It For Your Own Health
Screw worm beef, cyclospora lettuce & jalapenos, what other warning signs do you need?
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🌲 First Nations chiefs are calling on Carney and Smith to halt the proposed West Coast oil pipeline, citing climate impacts and inadequate consultation. CBC News examines the dispute as B.C. battles devastating wildfires. Can consultation be meaningful if the project is already advancing?
Is Ontario getting windier, or are my canoe paddling abilities getting weaker? I've been wind-bound twice this year, for a total of three times ever over decades.
Happy Saturday ♥️ ALL social media platforms need to be flooded with this video and content ~ it would make the world so much happier ♥️ #SheShed #ViVaHerAlliance #Love
Very disturbing indeed.
Important piece from @cloelogan.bsky.social and @rorywh.bsky.social. If data centres are an issue that concerns you, @nationalobserver.com has you covered with its outstanding work. If you can manage it, please consider subscribing.
Mark Carney has: -scrapped consumer carbon tax -scrapped oil/gas emissions cap -cut $1.3B from environment Canada -weakened industrial carbon pricing -axed 2 billion trees program -approved 1M barrels/day pipeline -weakened greenwashing laws While this is happening:
“The climate emergency kills,” he said on Monday. “And that’s why it’s not enough to address the consequences, which we do; what we have to do is reduce its causes, anticipate its effects, and, consequently, better prepare our country to protect people’s lives.”
‘Climate change kills’: Pedro Sánchez speaks plain truth to Spain’s deniers
PM has long history of speaking out on realities of global heating but political opponents remain unnmoved
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13 year old Naiara Tammings Stood before the Grand Rapids City Commission and voiced what so many adults wouldn’t! We need more 13 year-old Naiara Tammings! She said what everyone is saying. Too bad the “grown ups” won’t listen. #RisingBlue #DefendersOfDemocracy #SheShed #SheShedAlly
Bill C-30 will result in the reauthorization and continued use of pesticides with confirmed health risks. Canadians deserve a transparent, independent, and science-based process for decisions affecting public health and the environment. Sign the petition: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-7541 - Petitions
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In 2021, Premier Doug Ford was personally presented with 20 recommendations to improve emergency management in northern Ontario. The auditor general later offered another 30. Little progress was made before the deadliest wildfire season on record. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-igno...
First Nations gave Doug Ford a wildfire plan. Ontario ignored it | The Narwhal
Indigenous leaders and the auditor general gave Ontario several emergency management recommendations over the years. Little progress was made
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It's not OK when people are surrounded by flames, road closures and flight cancellations due to fire and smoke and are left waiting for bureaucracy for evacuation. Is it a coincidence that most of the ppl affected are Indigenous? thenarwhal.ca/ontario-igno...
First Nations gave Doug Ford a wildfire plan. Ontario ignored it | The Narwhal
Indigenous leaders and the auditor general gave Ontario several emergency management recommendations over the years. Little progress was made
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France plans to ditch all fossil fuels by 2050. “France announced a ‘first of its kind’ plan to phase out coal by 2030, oil by 2045 & gas by 2050…The roadmap was published as dozens of nations gather for the first-ever international talks on how to transition away from planet-heating fossil fuels.”
France unveils plan to ditch all fossil fuels by 2050
France on Tuesday announced a “first of its kind” plan to phase out coal by 2030, oil by 2045 and gas by 2050 during a global conference aimed at breaking reliance on fossil fuels.
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