RBC, Scotiabank backslide on climate targets Two Canadian banking giants recently announced they are retreating from their climate targets, in part due to government policy.

RBC, Scotiabank backslide on climate targets www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/21/n... Bankers just being bankers… ask our PM Carney about that…

April 20, 2026 Late Saturday evening, Josh Dawsey and Annie Linskey of the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump was so unstable and angry after learning on April 3 that Iranians had shot down an American jet that...

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Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) posted: “We are spending billions to keep our entire navy in the Strait to fecklessly fail to open a waterway that wasn’t closed until Trump’s pointless war of choice closed it. He’s just burning your tax money.”

Welcome to a new ‘adventure’ class provincial park, now with ATVs The designation allows motorized vehicles in parks like Charleston Lake — lands that have generally been protected from motorized access.

ottawacitizen.com/news/welcome... The designation allows for off-road vehicles in parks like Charleston Lake — lands that have generally been protected from motorized access. This has Ford written all over it. A gift to his base and an FU to nature!

Canada's emissions reductions slowed in 2024, federal data shows The latest annual account of greenhouse gas emissions shows Canada's emissions reductions slowed in 2024 to almost nothing.

Canada's emissions reductions slowed in 2024, federal data shows www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/17/n... The latest annual account of greenhouse gas emissions shows Canada's emissions reductions slowed in 2024 to almost nothing

‘Non-survivable’: heatwaves are already breaching human limits, with worse to come, study finds An analysis of six extreme heatwaves found when temperature and humidity were accounted for, all were potentially deadly for older people.

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An analysis of six extreme heatwaves found when temperature and humidity were accounted for, all were potentially deadly for older people.

A new front in the push to phase out fossil fuels Ministers and diplomats from 55 countries are about to convene on the Caribbean coast of Colombia for what’s billed as the 'First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels.' Their meeting in ...

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Ministers and diplomats from 55 countries are about to convene in Colombia for the 'First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels.' Their meeting in Santa Marta could hardly have sharper timing.

Here’s how each province is doing in the global race to zero-emission cars Last year was a coast-to-coast climate car wreck.

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Our planetary boundaries are being breached by cars and cows It may be a simplistic view, but it seems that almost every critical process is affected by them.

open.substack.com/pub/lloydalt... we all need to do our homework when it comes to understanding planetary boundaries

Cuts at Global Affairs Canada marks an 'end of Pearson's dream,' report says Budget cuts at GAC could "shift Canada's foreign policy focus away from peacekeeping and development to self-interested trade and defence."

ottawacitizen.com/public-servi... how shortsighted can you get? giving in to popular hysteria is so easy but leaders with vision know better… this is not the way the world needs to go… in fact it’s exactly the opposite

Relying on consensus when so, many bad actors refuse to consider the transition away from fossil fuels is planetary suicide …it’s madness!
Hope is in Santa Marta CO

Stupid, stupid, stupid

This regime is so stupid

How can anyone put up with the insanity, the lies, the constant drama, the disrespect, and the downright corruption

Strike, strike, strike!

Make the economy hurt from boycotting every tech company, every media company, etc

#MayDayStrike

What you need to know about flooding in northeastern Ontario on Sunday | CBC News The Municipality of West Nipissing has declared a state of emergency, and communities elsewhere across northeastern Ontario are coping with rising water levels as a large part of the region remains un...

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It’s very bad in so many areas!

'Not in the interests of the people at all': cross-country protests target LNG development The first of five major demonstrations across the country was staged in Ottawa on Tuesday, where environmental and Indigenous-rights activists called for public funding to be redirected from LNG to cl...

'Not in the interests of the people at all': cross-country protests target LNG development www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/17/n...
Speaking for all of us!

Sperm whales’ communication closely parallels human language, study finds Analysis shows whales’ coda vocalizations are ‘highly complex’ and remarkably similar to our own

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An Open Letter to Members of the Legislative Assembly | British Columbia Assembly of First Nations Image

Recommended reading: BC Assembly of First Nations open letter to members of the B.C. Legislature www.bcafn.ca/news/open-le... #bcpoli #cdnpoli #dripa

Ford, province to sell $28.9M private jet 'as quickly as possible' after public backlash | CBC News Ontario is looking to sell the $28.9 million private jet that was recently purchased for Premier Doug Ford's use "as quickly as possible," following backlash days after the purchase was confirmed publ...

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... the sudden decision to sell could mean the jet could be sold at a loss "and sit on the books as a liability for taxpayers for months." How much is this going to cost Ontarians? We may never know."

Photo of several puzzle piece with various hand-drawn designs on them. I Love Libraries logo. Text over photo reads: "Find Your Joy and Return to It Often: Why Libraries Matter More than Ever. Sam Helmick, 2025-2026 ALA President" ALA150 American Library Association

"So this week, I encourage you to engage with your library in person or online. Wander the stacks. Attend a program. Ask for a recommendation. Let yourself be surprised." - ALA President Sam Helmick

Read Sam's full piece: https://bit.ly/4cQ4Qvf

📸 Tomahawk (WI) Public Library

#NationalLibraryWeek

Water levels could peak in Gatineau on Monday, evacuations underway elsewhere | CBC News Water levels will likely peak Monday in Gatineau, Que., as officials continue to keep close watch on flooding, the city said in an update Sunday.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... "The flood is not under control, but it's manageable," Cyr said. "We're close to historic levels ... but the [rate of increase] is slowing. We're expecting that we'll be able to avoid damages like we had in 2019."

Forget the Rhetoric, Watch What They Do: Canada’s Liberals Move Right For all of my adult life I’ve been a Liberal believing in the defence of rights, the constraining of power, an equitable society and an independent foreign policy.

open.substack.com/pub/lloydaxw... Lloyd knows a move to the right when he sees one!

April 18, 2026 And, just like that, President Donald J.

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We don’t expect oil prices—and therefore pump prices—to go back to prewar levels.”

Ford skirts public consultation on freedom of information bill On Thursday, government House leader Steve Clark revealed that Bill 97, the Plan to Protect Ontario Act, would bypass the traditional public consultation process and go straight to third reading and f...

Ford skirts public consultation on freedom of information bill www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/17/n... because he has so much to hide

Vietnam (heading to the Santa Marta conference) is making a U-turn on LNG. The country’s largest conglomerate, Vingroup, has asked the government to cancel its US $6.8 billion LNG-to-power project and is proposing instead to build an even bigger project — wind and solar tied to battery storage.

Please join us! It will be fun!

Sorry … yes I meant Sunday Today! Yay!

Turning debt into forests: the finance tool making a comeback While Africa and Latin America have dominated these deals, Asia has lagged behind with just 13% of total global ‘debt-for-nature’ swaps.

theconversation.com/turning-debt... A great idea!

There or square!

Major oil producers among 46 nations joining fossil fuel phase-out summit Canada, Australia, Brazil and Norway are set to attend the Santa Marta summit, but the world’s biggest fossil fuel producers are missing from the list

www.climatechangenews.com/2026/03/31/m... we all need to pay close attention to what will come out of this history, making conference

The First-of-Its-Kind International Climate Conference Many Canadians Haven’t Heard of Over 120 Canadian NGOs call for meaningful participation in the first international fossil fuel transition conference in Colombia

canada.citizensclimatelobby.org/the-first-of... “Canada has the capacity to play a meaningful role, but this will require aligning its actions with the direction of the global transition.” Elisabeth Fournier, International Engagement Coordinator at Climate Reality Canada who will be attending.

Colombia convenes climate ‘coalition of the willing’ to break global fossil fuel deadlock Santa Marta conference born out of frustration at Cop summits, where renewable progress has been stalled by major polluters

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For the first time, the countries that want to forge ahead with the energy transition cannot be held back by the naysayers. With a coalition of the willing they hope to break the deadlock of the UN climate talks that are frequently hijacked by the unwilling.

Rainwater harvesting and eco-gardens: how one Colombian neighbourhood helped a whole city plan for climate change From rainwater harvesting to tree nurseries, communities in Medellín are taking steps to increase their landslide and flooding resilience

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What a good example of what can be done! Mi Medellin querida!