Seán O’Shea

'Sounding the alarm' — Farm workers union takes Health Canada to court over pesticide safety A national union representing farm workers filed a lawsuit against Health Canada, accusing it of failing to enforce pesticide safety.

On Sunday myself and colleagues from @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social joined @ufcwcanada.bsky.social to highlight the risk agricultural workers face from exposure to toxic pesticides. The workers who put food on our tables deserve protection from dangerous chemicals. windsorstar.com/news/local-n...

Canada is on the cusp of regulating #PFAS under environmental law. The new Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, @juliedabrusin.bsky.social, has a chance to lead and finish the job.

Tell Minister Dabrusin: Regulate toxic PFAS now.
Send your letter today ➡️ bit.ly/4kw4Vpe

This is a terrible take. Ruth Coppinger received death threats for refusing to speak with a Gript reporter, to which she has no obligation to answer. Jennifer O’Connell lays the blame at Coppinger’s feet. The Trump analogy is laughable.

I spoke with @thestar.com about the threat from the Trump administration to environmental regulations in Canada. We've seen the fundamental dismantling of environmental rules and governance in the United States. We can't allow the same to happen here.

Best of luck in the next adventure, Emma!

PFAS, aka “forever chemicals,” are building up in our bodies and environment. They don’t break down and are linked to cancer and immune issues. Today, Canada took a key step by recognizing #PFAS as toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act #CEPA —
but there’s more work to do. 👇

Trump’s EPA Wants to Block Toxic Pesticide Warnings Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency is advancing a proposal to block states from warning consumers about herbicides and other agricultural products in their food — including the widely used...

Trump has no interest in protecting public health. His administration is pushing to block states from warming about the dangers of toxic pesticides. jacobin.com/2025/03/trum...

As Trump Takes Office Again, Earthjustice Is Ceding No Ground One election will not deter us or erase the environmental progress we've achieved.

Earthjustice is ready for this moment. Over the last four years, we have built our capacity to navigate the new legal landscape. Many of the incoming administration's plans are rehashes of old fights – fights that we have won before.

I popped into the Duke of Gloucester one evening for a pint and maybe a bite to eat. Asked the owner for a menu and he replied “I’m making a curry for my dinner, do you want some?” It was delicious!

Toronto bike lane removals to start in March at the earliest ‘Ontario does not intend to make any physical changes … before March 20, 2025’: Ministry of the Attorney General email

New: An internal email confirms bike lane removals won't start until spring at the earliest.

#onpoli #topoli

www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...

“Solidarity Is the Only Thing That Can Save Us” Without cultivating a strong sense of solidarity with mass numbers of people we’ll never meet, we’re doomed to slip further into atomized isolation and defeat.

Solidarity is the only thing that can save us.

If you look back at history, solidarity has propelled essentially all social progress that we now celebrate or take for granted. And is what we need to move forward.

A newish interview at the link 👇
jacobin.com/2024/11/soli...

And there has been 50-fold increase in the production of chemicals since 1950 and this is projected to triple again by 2050! Governments aren’t adept to assess regulate chemicals as quick as they’re produced.

Didn’t know she was one of the Tommy’s!