Keith Stewart

The wrong ice is melting!

Fascinating story by Marco Oved for theToronto Star on real live job transitions happening as fossil fuel jobs continue to disappear. This one-time oil driller now drills for geothermal, and life is better. Cites our research on employment trends. www.thestar.com/news/gta/fro...

Great story, with possibly the greatest author's disclosure of all time:

"Disclosure: Prior to his election, the author was Councilor Green’s DM in a Dungeons & Dragons campaign."

ICE OUT 🙅‍♂️

Today we paid a visit to the Brampton headquarters of Roshel – the Canadian company building armoured vehicles for ICE. We're calling on all MPs to support Bill C-233 #CloseTheLoopholes Bill.

Let's all support our neighbours next door.

ADD YOUR VOICE >> act.gp/3Zgw2fj

No more armoured vehicles for ICE! Sign the petition to demand Canada stop exporting military equipment fuelling human rights abuses.

How can MPs block exports of arms to ICE, you ask? Well, they are debating a Private Members Bill (from NDP MP Jenny Kwan) that would allow them to do just that
act.greenpeace.ca/en-ca/no-mor...

Greenpeace calls on MPs to halt export of armoured vehicles to U.S. immigration agency ICE  - Greenpeace Canada Toronto – Greenpeace activists unveiled a banner saying “No Canadian Arms for ICE” at the Brampton headquarters of the Canadian company that is building armoured vehicles for the U.S. Immigratio...

"Canada cannot claim to defend human rights while exporting armoured vehicles that will be used to terrorize communities”: @greenpeaceca.bsky.social calls on MPs to halt export of armoured vehicles to U.S. immigration agency ICE
www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/pr...

Anonymous 'grassroots' community group in Ontario traced back to political operative Building Caledon Together is framed to boost public support for development projects — but it appears to be part of a much larger operation, a Canada's National Observer investigation reveals.

My latest investigation is out. In the town of Caledon, Ont., political operatives thought they could create an anonymous, untraceable "citizen-led grassroots" campaign. But they forgot to scrub the image metadata.

www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/02/i...

‘Canada is not Minnesota,’ minister says in reaction to U.S. immigration raids Ottawa removed more than 22,000 people last year "in a compassionate and humane manner," said the public safety minister.

"Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he won’t pass judgment on the U.S. crackdown by federal forces in Minnesota that resulted in the deaths of two residents."

The 🇨🇦 government is looking to amend & pass sweeping surveillance legislation. Minister, you might want to have an opinion.

Appeal court rules in favour of Ottawa's toxic plastic listing | CBC News In a victory for the Liberal government, the Federal Court of Appeal has upheld its decision to list plastics as toxic, enabling Ottawa to ban single-use plastic items.

Exxon and Dow lose, the rest of us win: Appeal court rules in favour of Ottawa's toxic plastic listing
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Good news. Roshel and Hootsuite: take note.

Kitimat was the intended endpoint for the Northern Gateway pipeline (shorter pipeline, but that's because tankers have to navigate a long and dangerous channel to reach open water). I presume this still leaves Prince Rupert on table (the one Smith seemed to want earlier).

We stand with Minnesota ✊ Selling armoured vehicles to ICE isn't Canada Strong. It's Canada COMPLICIT.

@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social

No more Canadian arms for ICE!!! act.gp/4rfbKi6

Now that we have cheaper and cleaner alternatives, expanding fracked gas exports might be good for oil companies and increasingly authoritarian petrostates, but it is:

bad for affordability,
bad for security,
and bad for the climate.

act.gp/3M4rpBT @climatekeith.bsky.social

Armoured Vehicles for ICE, Arms for Israel: the Loophole Challenging Canada’s “Peacekeeping” Identity Last week, Canadians were shocked to learn that armoured vehicles built by a company headquartered in Ontario are being rushed to the U.S. for ICE tactical operations —

Ford was pleased, Canadians were shocked 😱 Why would Armoured Vehicles made in Canada be approved for use by ICE – a US Agency accused of human rights violations?

But for those like @palyouthmvmt.bsky.social @cjpme.org @ijvcanada.bsky.social & others, it comes as no surprise 👇
act.gp/3MyxLtf

We're just over here, kicking at the darkness til it bleeds daylight...

My eldest occasionally wears a Beatles t-shirt so when an old person compliments it they can say "Weezer is a great band"

No more armoured vehicles for ICE! Sign the petition to demand Canada stop exporting military equipment fuelling human rights abuses.

We stand with Minnesota ✊❤️ Selling armoured vehicles to ICE isn't Canada Strong. @mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social STOP the sale of Canadian arms to ICE and #CloseTheLoopholes! act.gp/4jY60a0 @greenpeaceca.bsky.social

Mark Carney’s Goal Is To ‘Increase Our Oil Production,’ Says Former Chief of Staff It’s an energy agenda seemingly at odds with the prime minister’s previous stated commitments to addressing climate change.

DeSmog obtained audio of Mark Carney's former chief of staff describing key goals for the PM and it's a lot less radical-sounding than Carney's recent speech at Davos

Grow oil production, sell LNG, revive NAFTA 🙄

Read more from @marylouisestuart.bsky.social

www.desmog.com/2026/01/27/m...

While the pasty incels who work the federal agencies continue to churn out feeble, bloodless AI pastiches of Axis propaganda, here’s how a living breathing artist powerfully invokes design history. This is by illustrator Emily K in South Philly, a free poster-sized download on her website: →

Totally normal thing for a daily newspaper to publish.
Tear gas tips:
1. Never wear contact lenses to protest.
2. Track which way wind is blowing (literal + metaphorical).
3. Bring water + bandana, breathe thru damp cloth.
4. Rinse eyes with just water.
5. Wash skin with soap + water ASAP.

Dear headline writers: it is possible to be clear on what is happening.
Second killing in Minneapolis brings tensions to a boil: As White House pushes baseless claims, protesters say shooting has hardened their resolve
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/us-pol...

It did. Thanks.

For the second time this month, DHS agents killed a U.S. citizen participating in a nonviolent protest. Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse with the VA and federal overreach means another innocent life is gone. DHS, a department charged with protecting Americans, is terrorizing our communities.

I guess I won't be barbecuing tonight

A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!

NDP leadership candidate Avi Lewis calls for a pause on data centre construction | CBC News NDP leadership candidate Avi Lewis is calling for a moratorium on data centres along with other measures in a bid to rein in emerging generative artificial intelligence (AI) companies that he says are...

NDP leadership candidate Avi Lewis goes after AI data centres.
Lewis calls for a pause on data centre construction
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Is the International Energy Agency bending to Big Oil? A subtle repositioning of the IEA’s energy demand scenarios could have enormous consequences for the energy transition

Not even the energy modelling nerds are safe as Trump pulls out all the stops in defence of Big Oil:
“Adding this scenario is part of that guerrilla warfare going on to try and support an oil and gas industry that is fighting for its life”
corporateknights.com/energy/is-th...

New estimates put Africa’s solar at 63GW, shattering previous counts of 23GW. Driven by flood of off-the-radar imports, Africa went from zero to 63 GW in under a decade

Africa is now the fastest-growing region for solar globally. Slowly, then suddenly.

www.pv-magazine.com/2026/01/22/a...

India Is Electrifying Faster Than China Using Cheap Green Tech Developing countries are taking advantage of falling prices for solar, wind and batteries.

Tell me again why Canada is doubling-down on expanding oil sands production and building a new export pipeline?
China’s rapid electrification has been hailed as a miracle. By some measures, India is even further ahead www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

This data center developer is betting on Alberta to solve the power backlog Beacon AI plans to develop 4.5 GW of AI data centers in Alberta, Canada, lured in by abundant gas resources and excess grid capacity.

Beacon AI is claiming they plan to build 6 AI data centres in Alberta www.latitudemedia.com/news/this-da...
I say claiming because 90% of AI-related stuff is hype