By Attacking Science, Poilievre Takes a Page from Trump’s Playbook | The Tyee Professors find this chilling and warn of the costs.

If elected, Poilievre’s government will “put an end to the imposition of woke ideology in the federal civil service and federal funds for university research.”

The phrase is almost identical to wording used by the Trump administration.

Catharine Winstanley and @liisagalea.bsky.social write.

The Private Managed Forest Land Act needs to be rewritten. The 23% of Vancouver Island that is "privately owned" and managed by Mosaic is being deforested and destroyed at a greater rate than is permitted on crown land. No wonder they don't want witnesses.

Vancouver Island outdoor enthusiasts want authorities to 'open the gates' to the backcountry. Here's why it's complicated. Hundreds of thousands of hectares of unceded land privatized decades ago are blocked off — causing confusion and frustration for many outdoor lovers. But accessing land with complex ownership is far f...

Outdoor enthusiasts on Vancouver Island are frustrated by the lack of access to backcountry logging roads. But opening the gates is not as simple as it seems. Decades of "unlawful" land grants and privatization have created confusion surrounding ownership.

A governance failure at BC Hydro The 12 directors are drawn exclusively from the business sector. Resource extraction companies, including coal miners, are particularly well-represented. So too are large construction and engineeri…

A governance failure at BC Hydro in-sights.ca/2025/03/12/a...

So many watersheds and riparian areas of the island have been damaged, or decimated, due to the weakness of the Private Managed Forest Land Act and specifically the industrial logging industry working within that act. Congrats to the Xwémalhkwu for securing the funding to start this project.

Vancouver Island community puts beavers to work on climate risks Natural solutions, such as encouraging beaver activity and integrating rain gardens, will be paired with infrastructure improvements that balance ecological and community needs to protect the Xwémalhk...

Vancouver Island community puts beavers to work on climate risks www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/27/n...

Proposed national park in the Teetł’it Gwinjik (Peel River) Watershed, Yukon A proposed new national park is being explored in a portion of the Teetł’it Gwinjik (Peel River) Watershed, Yukon.

A 3000 sqkm national park is being proposed in Teetł’it Gwinjik (Peel River) Watershed, Yukon!

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It
- is led by two First Nation, Yukon, Cdn gov'ts
- helps protect a globally important place

#ProtectThePeel

In the latest story on our website, Wildsight Conservation Specialist Eddie Petryshen reflects on the state and fate of B.C.'s forestry industry.

https://wildsight.ca/2025/02/19/overcut-the-crisis-facing-b-c-s-forests-and-the-possible-futures-before-us/

📸 @baileyrepp

Here on the west coast, it is a good time to check on a fruit tree if you have one, and maybe do a little pruning in the spirit of future food security, and appreciate the generosity of nature. Spring is coming.

Lessons Canada’s Liberals Refuse To Learn From US Politics Why emulate strategies that helped the Democrats lose?

As Canada approaches the most important election in its history, why does the Liberal Party seem determined to copy the same fundamental strategies that helped US Democrats to lose to Trump?

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Here's the link to a parliamentary petition urging the Canadian government to revoke Elon Musk's Canadian citizenship. Will he care? No, but wouldn't it be nice anyways?

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Global cement production has slowed / plateaued over the last decade after rapid growth in the 1990s and early 2000s.

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There needs to be greater consequences for driving like this. 131km/hr over the speed limit. Please let the rest of us (who don't intentionally put other lives at risk) know how we can petition for stronger penalties. Impounding the bike for seven days is a joke.

That article is a little vague about the primary reason the cod numbers aren't what they used to be.

🚨 Win for public health and the environment!

The Federal Court has ruled that Health Canada’s approval of the glyphosate-based herbicide Mad Dog Plus was unreasonable, marking a big victory for environmental and health advocates. @environmentaldefence.ca @davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social

Better the EU than the US.

Minister Davidson: Stop the PRGT Pipeline! Tell B.C.’s new cabinet ministers: let the 10-year-old PRGT pipeline project expire.

now is the time to #StopPRGT: www.dogwoodbc.ca/petitions/pr...

Janetta McKenzie points out the emissions intensity of LNG projects depends on how the liquefaction process is powered — by gas or electricity.
I can't imagine LNG Kitimat will pay the same rate for electricity as a BC taxpayers, while benefiting immensely from the power provided by site C.

LNG projects eligible for 2-year break on paying for pollution | The Narwhal LNG Canada and other liquefied natural gas export projects can avoid paying a cent for their emissions for two years

LNG Canada and other LNG export projects can avoid paying a cent for their emissions for 2 years under B.C.'s new industrial carbon pricing system #bcpoli VIA @sobittersosweet.bsky.social
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‘We Are Now Being Extorted’ | The Tyee It’s time for Canada to push back hard against Trump. Here’s how.

Trump is following an old Chinese proverb: “Kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.”

@crof.bsky.social on how Canada can push back hard against Trump. 🐓

International inquiry of Elk Valley coal mine pollution seeks public input | The Narwhal After decades of pollution from B.C. coal mines, a new study is proposing to spotlight solutions to selenium contamination and more

The U.S. and Canada agreed to launch an inquiry into B.C. coal mine pollution.

Now, the body tasked with that study is seeking public input, via @ainsliecruickshank.bsky.social

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Restore Alberta's Coal Mining Ban Now Against the overwhelming will of the people, the Alberta government has quietly lifted the coal moratorium, once again exposing these critical headwaters to exploration and destruction.

The extremist MAGA worshiping Alberta government surreptitiously lifted the coal ban taking our beautiful & iconic Rocky Mountains back to the 19th century with 😞 coal mining —even though most Albertans strongly oppose it.

Take a moment to sign this petition if you can please

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The Trumping of Canada’s Politics | The Tyee Voters have a new common enemy. And Poilievre’s lead has ‘evaporated,’ says one pollster.

Michael Harris: Trump’s gaudy display of “shock and awful” in the opening days of his administration makes one thing crystal clear:

The U.S. president is now the main preoccupation of Canadian politics and that means that everything is in play.

Joint Statement: The charges against Imperial Oil are necessary but do not substitute for reform of the provincial energy regulator - Alberta Wilderness Association Joint Statement by Indigenous and environmental groups on the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) laying nine...

📣ICYMI: The Alberta Energy Regulator finally laid 9 charges against Imperial Oil for releasing toxic tailings waste at its Kearl mine in Feb 2023.

While this is a victory, reform of the energy regulator is still required to ensure industry is held accountable.

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#abpoli

All he knows how to do is play the BLAME game!!

Amazon is quitting Quebec to ‘shock and awe’ workers worldwide ⋆ The Breach The corporate giant feared a ‘breakthrough’ after Quebec workers unionized and were set to secure the first collective agreement in the world

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Just how big are oilsands CEO salaries? | The Narwhal CEO salaries for Pathways Alliance oilsands companies are huge — with total annual compensation starting at $5M. They out-earn a median Canadian in three days

The top executives in Canada’s oilsands were just paid your entire salary in the first three days of January
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The Great Bear Rainforest is protected, but still being polluted | The Narwhal The Great Bear Rainforest is one of the largest protected areas in B.C. — but within it, a former cannery is contaminating land and ocean

Contaminants like mercury are up to 200 times regulation levels at a former cannery — in the heart of one of the largest protected areas in B.C., and an ancient Heiltsuk village, Namu. thenarwhal.ca/great-bear-r...

Canada needs to follow, the rebound of salmon in locations where fish farms are removed has been incredible.

👉Tracking 2024 preliminary salmon return data, the Broughton Nations and Alex Morton show evidence that salmon farm closure may have benefitted wild salmon. Read the preliminary report here: bit.ly/3WpNo8m