MASSIVE 600 ton Liebherr mining excavator converted from diesel to electric Lloyds Metals and Energy have successfully converted a massive, 650-ton class Liebherr R 996 excavators from diesel power to electric.

The future is electric

When the country that circle jerks the "free market" phrase, but force feeds you trucks and SUVs.

I've lived for years in a province where an overwhelming majority:

- speak the same language
- share a history and culture
- have similar values
- Practice one of the Christian religions (or none)

Monoculturalism... can be a little dull and uninspiring!

Hungary election: Viktor Orbán ousted after 16 years in power as opposition heads for landslide - follow live The long-serving prime minister concedes defeat to Péter Magyar, who has promised closer EU ties and an anti-corruption drive.

Maybe we *can* start having a few nice things? www.bbc.com/news/live/c2...

"To put it bluntly, an X post today receives less than 3% of the views a single tweet delivered seven years ago."
If you think it is necessary to be on Twitter to communicate your fact-based worldview, the reality is that worldview is being smothered.

Fuel tax halved and free public transport offered as war pushes up prices in Australia Victoria and Tasmania are incentivising commuters not to drive in a bid to ease cost pressures.

Glad to see Australia acting to tackle the high price of gas by making transit free of charge. Time to think differently about how we get around! www.bbc.com/news/article...

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🧵Shocked by the performative "vibes" environmentalism on display from Chúk Odenigbo, apparently a columnist and guest of CBC's (normally-sound) What on Earth podcast. Sometimes questioned by host Laura Lynch but never really challenged. Let's dig in!
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Well this is interesting...

B.C. rightly charts its own path on EVs, ensuring British Columbians can access the cost-saving cars they want - Clean Energy Canada VICTORIA — Joanna Kyriazis, director of policy and strategy at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to B.C.’s updated Zero-Emission Vehicles Act: “B.C.’s historic leadership o...

🍁🔌 B.C.’s updated EV sales regulation—while less ambitious than before—still delivers where it matters, helping keep British Columbians among the first in line for the best EV models available in Canada, says Clean Energy Canada's @joannakyriazis.bsky.social.

Full response👇 #bcpoli

To chop spending, Ottawa will cut science, tourism, foreign aid programs - National | Globalnews.ca While 40 departments will collectively spend $23 billion more next year, another 85 departments will spend $31 billion less in 2026-27.

As we get excited about a mission around the moon that includes a Canadian astronaut, a quick reminder that Carney is cutting funding for the Canadian Space Agency by 33%.

globalnews.ca/news/1173746...

"We can't make the roads any less deadly, so it's on you to creep through the urban fabric like a soldier on the battlefield, perpetually fearful & alert."

Avi Lewis: "We have shoved Canada Post so far into the market mindset that every few months we have a national conversation about why isn't Canada Post making money. Does the ambulance service make money? Do the police services make money? We're talking about a fundamental public service."

Avi Lewis and Gerry Rogers embrace in a doorway, smiling for photo, at a Lewis for Leader campaign tour stop in St. John's, NL.

Avi Lewis and Jessica McCormick embrace in front of a colorful quilt, smiling for photo, at a Lewis for Leader campaign tour stop in St. John's, NL.

Avi Lewis and members of the Just Transition Coalition smile, hold up fists in solidarity, at a Lewis for Leader campaign tour stop in St. John's, NL.

Avi Lewis and Peter Cowan sit for an interview for CBC News Here and Now.

Avi Lewis speaking at a podium with a 'Lewis for leader' sign, audience silhouettes. Part of a St. John's campaign tour stop.

Audience standing and applauding in an event hall in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Part of a Lewis for leader campaign tour stop.

Avi Lewis and Sheilagh O'Leary, embracing closely, smiling for camera, at a Lewis for Leader campaign tour stop in St. John's, NL.

Avi Lewis and Gene Long embrace in front of a stage, smiling for photo, at a Lewis for Leader campaign tour stop in St. John's, NL.

Thank you, St. John’s! 150 people packed the room with incredible energy and characteristic hospitality. 

Grateful for the support & conversations with NL New Democrats, labour, & climate leaders. 

I'm energized for Winnipeg, where members decide the future of the NDP. Vote by March 28!

I don't understand the reasoning here. Ford claims to want the province to be a powerhouse of EV construction so he should want more EVs to be sold? And to avoid "fragmentation" he could make his own EV mandate!

Ideas & Policies - Avi Lewis for NDP Leader Solutions as big as the crises facing working Canadians. Avi's vision for a government that serves the many, not the money: public ownership, worker power, clim

Some policies that would be of particular salience to Newfoundlanders include a windfall tax on oil companies, a green jobs transfer fund prioritising fossil fuel reliant provinces and a ban on offshore drilling. (FWIW I like all of these).

lewisforleader.ca/ideas

St. John's: All in for Avi! - Lewis for Leader - National

I'll be there! Whatever your views, if you are interested in politics, this is the man who (I believe) will be the next leader of the Federal NDP so what better opportunity to learn how he thinks and raise local issues? act.lewisforleader.ca/stjohns?r=Rl...

Protected bike lanes at street level are the nicest but having a sort of utilitarian “ Cycle Expressway” well lit, protected from the wind and insulated from other traffic looks pretty awesome. Well done Melbourne! bigbuild.vic.gov.au/use-west-gat...

A terrific new free civic tool has arrived! Date coverage is limited and it uses voice recognition so results can be a little wierd - but whether you are comparing towns in one province or across Canada, this looks like a great start! Citizens, start mining!

civicsearchlight.nationalobserver.com

Isn't the point that carbon pricing should be high enough to strongly incentivise emissions reductions? Odd to hear a climate institute minimising its impact!

When I first came to St John's ten years ago, one of the first things I wanted to see improve was the provision of bus shelters for transit users in the city. Sadly, the long history of broken or dropped promises has not changed. But at least now I have it documented www.facebook.com/share/p/18Jv...

Funny to read this since in Newfoundland Pepsi rules (they make it here)...

Nice to read in the City of St John's 2025 Economic Review *for the city and surrounding communities* that housing starts were up 19% in 2025, edging above 1000 units. But only 78 of those units were built in the city itself - two *fewer* than a year earlier.

www.stjohns.ca/en/news/city...

The few who planned depended upon the many who rode.

But the few kept forgetting that.

Would be happy to give away some of ours!

White House: Image (probably AI) of a Bald Eagle and Canadian goose

Remember this next time this country asks us to send troops to Afghanistan or Iraq

*North American* idea... (this is where Newfoundland's provincial government is)

Rail Before Roads: Switzerland drops 30 motorway projects as rail investment expands The Swiss government has unveiled its long-term vision for expanding the country’s transport network through to 2045, with an emphasis on strengthening rail services while scaling back major road…

This is the strategy Canada should also follow, directing our capacity for investment to public transport and rail infrastructure: open.substack.com/pub/trainexp...

"End Corporate Handouts and Break Up Monopolies" slide. Text: "End all fossil fuel subsidies. Keep costly consultants out of the public service. No more blank cheques for corporations that take our money and move production out of Canada."

It’s time to end unchecked corporate welfare.

The current Liberal government is handing billions of dollars to profitable corporate giants in subsidies and tax breaks, with very few strings attached.

Our plan ensures every public dollar serves the public interest – rather than corporate profits.

"Crack Down on the Corporate Hoarding Class" slide. Text: "Implement a tax on excess corporate profits. Crack down on tax havens that are starving our essential public services of much-needed funds. Adequately fund the CRA to go after tax cheats. Reinstate the Digital Services Tax."

Over the last 30 years, corporate profits have doubled while corporate taxes have been slashed – all with the promise that benefits would eventually flow to working people.

Today, people are still waiting as wealth piles up at the top and the cost of living only soars. We need real solutions.