@mark-carney.bsky.social @davidebybc.bsky.social @rparmarbc.bsky.social @cityofabbotsford.bsky.social
Ban Pesticides Causing Childhood Cancers!
advocacy.organicconsumers.org/page/93121/a...
Did a check of who are Indigenous (2) and who are advocates for the environment (2) on this list. As Climate Change and Sovereignty are issues at the forefront of challenges for PM @mark-carney.bsky.social should have had more to acknowledge Indigenous 1812 role in 🇨🇦 www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news...
UK rocking the affordability/climate nexus: Low-income households will get taxpayer-subsidised, plug-in solar panels to cut their energy bills
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Very powerful piece here by @billmckibben.bsky.social:
Big Oil Breaks Everything
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
Emails released on Monday by California’s attorney general show Amazon allegedly colluding with other companies to raise the prices of pet treats, khaki pants, eyedrops and other products sold online
Release the #EpsteinFiles NOW....
#Iran
#Epstein
Prevention of Violence Against Women Week is a reminder that too many #women and #girls in BC experience #genderbasedviolence, often in silence. Changing this requires all of us to challenge harmful attitudes, speak out, and build systems rooted in safety and respect.
#endviolence
@davidebybc.bsky.social siding with Reconciliation is a wise decision! BC. government pulls back on ...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Please take the time to watch this interview with @brandimorin.bsky.social on the horrific cancer levels among the Mikisew Cree Nation who live in the shadow of the massive tar sands operations in Northern Alberta.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2Uf...
Who’d have thought a fossil-fuel shill like Trump would be the one to spark a green revolution?
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social on the unintended (and often paradoxically hopeful) consequences of Trump's war:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A clip from @billmckibben.bsky.social webinar 👇.
“We now live on a planet where the cheapest way to make energy is to point a sheet of glass at the sun.”
Renewables are here — now we need the transition.
#SeniorsForClimate #LaterIsTooLate #Breakthroughtheclimatesilence
A "Forward Guidance" video message from our Prime Minister, Mark Carney.
"The US has changed and we must respond." #CanadaStrong
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk2T...
VERY BIG NEWS out of France a week ago:
"French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on Friday, April 10, a ban on installing gas heating systems "by year's end" in new buildings, including multi-unit housing, to curb France's dependence on fossil fuels."
www.lemonde.fr/en/environme...
Here's some good news as you head into your weekend:
In a first last month, renewables supplied more power to the U.S. than natural gas, a milestone in the shift to clean energy.
e360.yale.edu/digest/us-re...
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The CONServative Harper / Pollievre / Scheer government removed / threatened Canadian charities who criticized his policies ie the Mennonite Church bulletin promoting Peace.
Cold Lake FN Chief Jacko on 5300 barrels of toxic waste spilled on his nation's land: “The environment’s losing. Everybody’s thinking about money. One day, oil is going to leave. Is the land going to be as pristine as it once was? What is the legacy we’re leaving behind?”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
@parismarx.com: As European lawmakers grew increasingly concerned about a U.S. digital “kill switch” and the security of the cloud services supplied by major U.S. companies, one thing was clear: they were not nearly as sovereign as they previously believed. #uspoli
Use the co-op model for housing and groceries like Otter Co-op BC www.otterco-op.crs/sites/otter/ and numerous Abbotsford housing co-ops
Use the co-op model for housing and groceries like Otter Co-op BC www.otterco-op.crs/sites/otter/ and numerous Abbotsford housing co-ops.
@mark-carney.bsky.social Old #growth models are under pressure. The latest World Economic Forum report shows how a new mix of AI disruption, geopolitical fragmentation, debt and demographic change is rewriting the rules of economic growth.
Read the full report here: www.weforum.org/publications...
Today I proposed banning "surveillance pricing" — a creepy practice where corporations weaponize your personal data to rip you off. Deeply disappointed the motion was rejected. Canadians are already being crushed by sky-high costs. They deserve relief, not corporate exploitation.
Niki are you aware that WorkSafe views child sex abuse as a "pre-existing condition " when there is a wage loss claim due to sexual harassment/assault at the workplace? The Supreme Court of Canada in Robichaud V Department of National Defence ruled employers must ensure safe workplaces for women.
@mark-carney.bsky.social 🚫 MOU‼️ "The big four [oil sands companies] paid out over $58 billion of profits to foreign owners through dividends and stock buybacks from 2021-2024. These profits not only failed to benefit workers, they left the country altogether.”
www.taxfairness.ca/en/resources...
@mark-carney.bsky.social Priority for CONServatives and Liberals is protection of PRIVATE PROPERTY from Courts ruling in favour of Indigenous Rights and Title.😡 Meanwhile ... . Spills happen every year," Jacko said, adding that they impact the nation's treaty rights."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
