Happy Earth Day!

Carney’s fuel tax pause rewards polluters Carney’s fuel tax pause rewards polluters and will generate more windfall profits for oil companies amidst a rising affordability crisis.

Carney’s fuel tax pause rewards polluters.

Instead of capturing windfall profits for the public good, Ottawa is bankrolling fossil fuel companies and starving services needed during the #climatecrisis.

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In Bed with the Elephant Politics Podcast · What does it mean to share a bed with power, whether it’s a corporation or an empire, when every move it makes shakes your world? If that question keeps you up at night, In Bed wit...

We launched our @ricochetmedia.bsky.social podcast “In Bed with the Elephant” in April 2025. One Year Ago! Thanks to all of you who’ve been supporting us by listening to our work-33 episodes so far. If you’re so inclined write us a review & leave a rating.Thanks! podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/i...

All we had was hope.

That was the best year!

Thomson Reuters Fired Worker For Speaking Out About ICE, Former Employee Says “When I saw evidence that our products were being used to harm people and undermine the law, I did what anyone should do—I raised the alarm. Thomson Reuters’ response was to fire me.”

New: Thomson Reuters, which runs the CLEAR database ICE uses, fired a longstanding employee for speaking out against ICE, a new lawsuit says. Billie Little led an internal effort raising concerns; was fired. We've shown CLEAR is linked to ICE's Palantir tool

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NDP Leader Avi Lewis calls on the Liberal government to ban algorithmic pricing

Detector dog at Pearson airport sniffs out more than 40kg of undeclared meat

Detection Dog Snifts Out Close to 50 Lbs. of Raw Meat Inside Traveler's Luggage Canada's Border Services Agency says the passenger was trying to bring pounds of "raw duck, pigeon, chicken, and rabbit" into the country

The Canada Border Services Agency’s detector dogs are really stepping up and bringing their A game to work lately

Carney’s ‘big tent’ makes room for bigotry

By welcoming Marilyn Gladu into its ranks, Mark Carney tests how much Liberal voters will accept to hold and expand power.

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I admire and respect the bravery of these people

I'm the daughter of an Army paratrooper who refused orders during our illegal invasion of Vietnam back in the day. He went to LBJ military jail.

Dad taught his girls this: "Just following orders" is NEVER any excuse for anyone who's complicit in war crimes. You MUST refuse heinous orders.

This headline is making me feel less insane today and bless them for that.

Anne-Marie Mediwake: You have repeatedly said we need to tax the rich in order to pay for this

Avi Lewis: Oh yeah.

A comprehensive and well written look at the Bracken/Narwhal vs RCMP case for journalistic freedom.

If the RCC excommunicated Vance it would the first ethical action in centuries.

Carney’s plan to militarize the melting Arctic threatens peace at the top of the world Mark Carney's plan to militarize the melting Arctic threatens peace and escalates conflict in this crucial region of the world.

Carney’s plan to militarize the melting #Arctic threatens peace at the top of the world.

A $40-billion plan to arm and extract from the North ignores Indigenous calls for stewardship and risks accelerating #climate collapse.

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On the latest episode of In Bed with the Elephant, host @caradrianh.bsky.social gets reaction to Avi Lewis’ NDP leadership race win with @nolore.bsky.social, judreb.bsky.social & Matt Foder.

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Access to information: N.L. failed to make public over 1,000 responses in a single year Province says it’s dealing with an increase in ATIPP requests, but NDP leader is concerned that the mounting problems may be intentional

Access to information: N.L. failed to make public over 1,000 responses in a single year.

Province says it’s dealing with an increase in requests, but NDP says problems may be intentional.

The latest from our new #AtlanticCanada reporter @justinbrake.bsky.social:

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‘How many more have to die?’: Northern Ontario fires expose delays in human rights complaints for First Nations Learn how the Northern Ontario fires reveal significant delays in human rights complaints impacting First Nations firefighting resources.

‘How many more have to die?’: Northern Ontario fires expose delays in human rights complaints for First Nations.

After a child’s death and another home lost, First Nations leaders say delays are putting lives at risk.

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A reminder that this weekend is a government holiday, with school closures, to mark a Christian holiday. But apparently it's only ideologically based when it's everyone else.

Newfoundland student union walks back plan to close radio station amid backlash Newfoundland student union reverses decision to close campus radio station amid backlash. Learn more about this unfolding story.

Check out the first story from journalist @justinbrake.bsky.social's new LJI Atlantic Canada beat, in partnership with @independentnl.bsky.social.

Newfoundland student union walks back a plan to close radio station amid backlash:

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How the Hormuz crisis is driving a shift away from fossil fuels:
☑️Developer in Vietnam wants to replace an LNG terminal with renewables and batteries
☑️Sinopec cancels LNG terminal expansion in Tianjin, China
☑️New Zealand LNG terminal uncertain after PM doubts business case

Orange ‘Every Child Matters’ shirts banned from Queen’s Park legislature A formal complaint has been submitted requesting clarity surrounding the blanket ban on ‘political statements' in the Ontario legislature

Orange ‘Every Child Matters’ shirts banned from Queen’s Park legislature

A formal complaint has been submitted requesting clarity surrounding the blanket ban on ‘political statements' in the Ontario legislature.

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At the Supreme Court, challenges to Bill 21 expose Quebec’s secularism hypocrisy Delve into the divisive Supreme Court challenges to Bill 21, shedding light on Quebec’s hypocritical approach to secularism.

At the Supreme Court this week, challenges to Bill 21 expose Quebec’s secularism hypocrisy.

The law claims neutrality while targeting Muslim women — and entrenching a double standard that protects Catholic symbols and erodes minority rights across Canada.

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Graphic with the article headline, 'Doug Ford floods the school zone' including a photo of a sign from the student protests against the Ford government's cuts to OSAP. The sign says, 'Fuck Chud Ford'.

The latest from @jonthompson.bsky.social, 'Doug Ford floods the school zone',

Check out the latest on Doug Ford's attack on education in Ontario, from cutting OSAP to threatening to eliminate elected public school boards: open.substack.com/pub/ricochet...

ICYMI: On this week's episode of IBWTE, @caradrianh.bsky.social sits down w/ journalist Justin Brake to examine the case from The Narwhal and photojournalist Amber Bracken against the RCMP, which could decide the future of #pressfreedom in Canada.

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Ontario Ombudsman’s final act: A new Indigenous plan to confront systemic failures Discover the details of the Ontario Ombudsman’s plan to address systemic issues and improve lives in First Nation communities.

Ontario Ombudsman’s final act: A new Indigenous plan to confront systemic failures.

A new plan to give First Nations a stronger voice, as crises in the north persist from long-term boil-water advisories to overcrowded jails.

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🤦Coca-Cola Bottling's actions suggest it doesn't give a damn about human rights protections for injured workers in Canada. Good work, CBC Go Public. cbc.ca/news/gopubli...

I don't understand how anyone with even a remote understanding of journalism can read "reporter free newsroom" and think it's a positive thing.