How public grocery stores could work in Canada - CCPA Chances are you spent some of your holiday gatherings talking about the price of food. Costs to consumers have increased by almost 30 per cent since 2020, while mega-grocers doubled their profit margi...

A public grocery network across Canada could save families approximately 30-45% off their grocery bill, depending on where they live—and would only cost a reasonable amount to set up. By @avansi.bsky.social @grocerynerd.bsky.social Raj Patel Anna Paskal
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How public grocery stores could work in Canada - CCPA Public options already exist elsewhere—the secret is building them at scale

ICYMI, CCPA recently dug into how a public option for grocery stores would work in Canada (and already work elsewhere).

#Canada #CDNPoli #NDP #CostOfLivingCrisis

ICYMI, CCPA recently dug into how a public option for grocery stores would work in Canada (and already work elsewhere).

Avi Lewis said the #NDP 'needs to be putting forward big, bold ideas' including 'government-run options in groceries, telecoms and banking as a means of addressing affordability.'

#Canada #CDNPoli #CostOFLivingCrisis

During the debate, Tanille Johnston said #Canada 'needs to bring in a universal basic income to pull people out of poverty, end fossil fuel subsidies and have proper government-to-government relations with Indigenous communities.'

#CDNPoli #NDP #UBI #CostOfLivingCrisis #ClimateCrisis #FirstNations

NDP leadership candidates pitch their rebuilding plans to voters in final debate OTTAWA — The NDP leadership candidates began the final official debate with a general acknowledgment they agree on policies, but have different visions for how to achieve their most existential goal —...

'NDP leadership candidates pitch their rebuilding plans to voters in final debate'

#Canada #CDNPoli #NDP

Tanille Johnston answers rabble's NDP leadership questionnaire Tanille Johnston answers rabble's NDP leaderhip questionnaire featuring questions on Indigenous issues, party strategy, and more.

rabble has submitted seven questions to each of the NDP leadership candidates. Here are the answers from Tanille Johnston. Answers from other candidates will be published one at a time over the coming week.
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Two pedestrians cross a wooden bridge spanning Tokyo's Edo River, on a snowy winter's evening. A tall leafless tree stands on the near side of the river, its trunk and bare branches plastered with snow. Just beyond, two female figures in traditional coats, hairstyles and geta carry umbrellas over their heads as they cross the bridge. Below, the river looks calm and cold; beyond, houses stand close together along the riverbank. Fresh snow lies across the scene. The sky above is overcast, and snow continues to fall.

Title: Evening Snow, Edogawa River (1932)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

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First Nations ask federal court to weigh in on MOU carbon capture project | CBC News Several First Nations are asking a federal court to weigh in on whether a deal struck on a carbon capture project was unconstitutional and violated Canada’s duty to consult.

Multiple First Nations are challenging Mark Carney's MOU with Danielle Smith in federal court.

"... for Canada and Alberta to now sign a deal to support this project behind our backs — it’s dishonourable and it’s disrespectful"

#Canada #CDNPoli #ABPoli #NoPipelines #ClimateCrisis #DutyToConsult

Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux joins Liberal caucus: Carney | CBC News Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux has joined the Liberal cacucus, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on social media Wedneday.

I know liberals see this as "Yay! Building up that majority! Bleeding Poilievre dry!"

But for the rest of us, this is a huge red flag.

These people ran on a platform of hate, xenophobia and fear mongering. What does it say that they feel seen by the Liberals right now? Yikes.

This is the type of article I would classify as "dull". HOWEVER I wrote it because I'm infuriated by the cost of groceries, and I am really wondering what the federal government is planning to do. Money in my pocket is always welcome, but IMO this proposal won't solve the problem. What do you think?

A view looking over the calm surface of Lake Yamanaka toward a snow-capped Mount Fuji, on a bright winter afternoon. In the foreground, a pair of wiry, leafless trees are rimed with frost and snow; beyond, a solitary pilot steers a small open boat across the still surface of the lake. Further on, Mount Fuji dominates the landscape. Above, a few faint clouds cross a crisp blue sky; closer to the horizon, the sky is tinted with the pale coral colour of an approaching sunset

Title: Lake Yamanaka in Winter (1939)

Artist: Koitsu Tsuchiya

www.asahi.com/ajw/articles... #ShinHanga #Art #KoitsuTsuchiya #Showa #Winter #MtFuji #MountFuji #Snow #Japan

Like his book, "Values", Carney is full of words that have no real meaning past closing the sale.

Them Conservatives really like that Carney guy eh?

Coffee producers are facing more crop-damaging heat, new climate analysis says | CBC News A new analysis of the world's coffee-growing regions over the last five years reveals a starkly higher number of days over 30 C, enough to stress coffee plants and affect yields.

People find groceries expensive now. Just wait. 😫

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Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux joins Liberal caucus | CBC News Edmonton MP Matt Jeneroux has crossed the floor to join the Liberal Party, nudging Prime Minister Mark Carney closer to the line of a coveted majority.

the conservatives lose an mp while the conservatives gain an mp.

#cdnpolip

Canadian housing starts drop 15% in January Canadian housing starts fell more than expected in January, dropping 15% from the previous month, data from the national housing agency showed on Monday.

Canadian housing starts drop 15% in January reut.rs/4rVE3m5

Bye, Canada: I’m going back to where I came from The author speaks about navigating Canada's hostile immigration policies and anti-migrant public sentiment.

“Canada is not a benevolent nation-state,” @harshawalia.bsky.social says. It is an imperial power. Canadian mining interests, arms transfers, and foreign policy – including in places like Palestine – have historically and continue to produce displacement and deprivation elsewhere in the world.” 🔥🔥🔥

China’s carbon curve may be bending at last It’s worth pausing on the point that the world’s largest source of climate pollution is no longer growing relentlessly.

China's carbon emissions are beginning to drop. So much for the climate trolls who rely on whataboutery about China to deflect responsibility and the need for others to act.

Great new column from @chrishatch.bsky.social
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A snowy evening at Tokyo's Honmon-ji Temple. Pedestrians carrying bamboo umbrellas over their heads walk up a track cleared in the snow by earlier foot traffic. On the left, a tall Japanese pine tree, its branches heavy with snow, stands near a wall running parallel to the path; up ahead, a temple gate opens on a series of wide stone steps, leading up toward the temple grounds. Beyond, tall trees are reduced to silhouettes in the winter gloom. Snow continues to fall across the scene.

Title: Honmon-ji Temple, Ikegami (1931)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

foundjapan.jp/en/2202_ikeg... #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #HasuiKawase #Winter #Snow #Honmonji #Tokyo #Japan

Photo of protoplanetary disk HH 30 in the Taurus Molecular Cloud taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. It contains a young star which emits a luminous jet of outflowing gas.

(NASA/ESA/CSA)

Weakened climate policies in #Canada include:

- federal consumer carbon pricing deleted
- green home retrofit funding ended
- oil & gas emissions cap cancelled
- AB & SK both weakened / suspended industrial carbon prices
- ON repealed its climate accountability legislation

#CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis

Canada not on track to hit any climate targets: report A new study published Friday by the Canadian Climate Institute says Canada is not on track to meet any of its climate targets.

#Canada is not on track to meet any of its climate targets, thanks to "a slackening of policy effort over the past year, marked by the removal or weakening of climate policies across the country"

#CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis

Canada not on track to hit any climate targets: report A new study published Friday by the Canadian Climate Institute says Canada is not on track to meet any of its climate targets.

A new study published Friday by the Canadian Climate Institute says Canada won’t meet its 2026 interim emissions reduction target, the 2030 Paris Agreement commitment, or even the long-term goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050.

Yes they did this, but that’s minor. They stalled the decarbonisation of our ecomony generally, which causes massive destruction.

Sue the shit out of the individuals and dissolve the companies.

Not redy for that? Start with a relatively tame action. Sign this petition: carbonbudget.ca

#cdnpoli

The amount of garbage washing up on #Tsushima 's shores reaches 30,000 to 40,000 cubic meters annually, equivalent to about 100 25-meter swimming pools.

Sorted by country of origin, 37% of plastic bottles came from China, 27% from South Korea and 5% from #Japan.

#ClimateCrisis #Pollution #Nagasaki

Mountains of washed-up waste create 'stratum' on Japanese island Tsushima - The Mainichi TSUSHIMA, Nagasaki -- On the shores of Tsushima, a border island in Nagasaki Prefecture, a disheartening sight unfolds. The coastline is inundated wit

The shores of #Tsushima, a border island in #Nagasaki Prefecture, are 'inundated with countless pieces of washed-up plastic waste, including buoys up to 1 meter in diameter, fishing net fragments, tanks, bottles and detergent containers.'

#ClimateCrisis #Pollution #Japan

Snow falls on industrial buildings on the banks of Tokyo's Kanda River, on a dim winter evening. A layer of fresh snow lies across the rooftops of buildings crowded near the water's edge; in the center of the image, the wheel of a watermill is still, its blades gathering snow. A single light shines in one window at the mill, but the scene is quiet and deserted

Title: Snow at Sekiguchi (1932)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/... #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #HasuiKawase #Winter #Snow #Sekiguchi #KandaRiver #Tokyo #Japan

Title: Katsura Rikyu (c.1980s)

Artist: Clifton Karhu

www.japannakama.co.uk/travel/kyoto... #SosakuHanga #Art #Showa #CliftonKarhu #Winter #Snow #KatsuraRikyu #Kyoto #Japan