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Canada has become a hostage of its own housing bubble Any project aimed at restoring housing affordability must articulate a plan to reform the large swathes of the economy that depend on the commodification of our homes, argues James Hardwick. The time ...

'...a return to affordability will require massive investments in publicly and cooperatively owned #housing totalling somewhere between 20-40 percent of all homes in high-rent cities.'
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Petition to keep Alberta in Canada verified, leaving local volunteers satisfied - TheRegional Elections Alberta has confirmed the Alberta Forever Canada citizen initiative petition, seeking to make remaining in Canada official policy, has met all

“Lukaszuk urged #ForeverCanadian volunteers to stay engaged as the campaign prepares for its next phase and potential referendum, describing the group as organized, resilient and ready to continue advocating for national unity.”

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#ableg #cdnpoli

Dwight is a rural landowner in Two Hills, #Alberta.

12 years ago, he was forced to host a gas well on his land, on the condition that the industry fully close and clean it up when the well stopped producing.

That never happened.

Watch the full video 👉 ecojustice.ca/LandownerStories

#OrphanWells

I was amazed while watching federal politicians debate today that many appeared unaware of basic history like this agreement. 👇🏻

YouTube video by APTN News Mohawk musician talks taking part in denialism rally protest in British Columbia | APTN News

Old Growth is the only life line left at reducing rapid anthropogenic temperature rise.

Yet we're still cutting them down. Why can't policy makers see the folly of their actions?

Mohawk musician talks taking part in denialism rally at #FairyCreek @oldgrowth
BC Canada

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The colonial playbook never ended — Canada's pipeline deal proves it Coastal First Nations say ‘we will never tolerate' any exemptions to the oil tanker ban in British Columbia

"The days of steamrolling over Indigenous opposition without serious pushback are over, and nations across the country have made clear they won’t back down when their territories, rights and futures are on the line."

ricochet.media/politics/can... @ricochetmedia.bsky.social #Cdnpoli MOU

Digital sovereignty requires ripping Microsoft out of essential systems and ending reliance on its infrastructure, not allowing it to rebrand dependence as sovereignty.

More than 50 dead Canada geese found on frozen river in Lockport, Man. | CBC News Another mass die-off of Canada geese has been found near Winnipeg, this time north of the city.

165 goose carcasses were removed last week from retention ponds in Niverville, about 20 kilometres south of Winnipeg. Lab tests confirmed they died from the highly pathogenic H5N1

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Exclusive: Fossil fuel workers won’t be saved by Carney’s oil and gas boosterism A new pipeline won’t lead to new jobs in the oil and gas sector, and the only question for government officials is whether or not to plan for the inevitable energy transition, according to new researc...

A new pipeline won’t lead to new jobs in the oil and gas sector, and the only question for government officials is whether or not to plan for the inevitable energy transition.

Nice summary of new research from @jimbostanford.bsky.social
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The “diversity” complaint is drawing a lot of laughter here, but the fact is that Calibri is a more accessible font for people with visual impairments, for example, than Times New Roman.

So yes, it’s a silly and pointless decision, but it’s also shitty for the sake of being shitty.

Flood watch Fraser Valley December 9-11 Water levels are rising and may exceed river banks Flooding may occur Stay clear of fast-moving water

Flood Watch for Fraser Valley: Chilliwack, Hope, Abbotsford, Manning Park and rivers (Coquihalla, Skagit, Sumas, Chilliwack). Rivers rising—flooding possible. Stay away from fast water, clear drains, prep for low-lying flooding.

Updates: EmergencyInfoBC.gov.bc.ca

OH CANADA!

Slap a maple leaf on it

and it still smells like the 51st State.

THE HEALTH CANADA ACT IS A LAW WE DO NOT WANT THEM TO BE ALLOWED TO BREAK.

Good news: Yves Engler has been barred from running for NDP leader by the Party’s vetting committee. Reasons cited include: echoing Russian talking points about Ukraine war, antisemitism, comments about “Holocaust industry”, harassment of elected officials.

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WATCH: Bill C-15 would allow cabinet ministers to exempt any individual or corporation from virtually any federal law for up to six years and includes no meaningful safeguards. When pressed in question period today, the government's response was "trust us."

Ford moves to let mining companies take water — no permit required Ontario is proposing changes that would allow hundreds of mineral exploration companies to take water for early-stage work without a permit.

Water, only our most precious resource. What could possibly go wrong by letting 100's of mining companies have free reign to Ontario's water without a permit?

The 'compassion club' fighting Canada's drug laws Podcast Episode · Front Burner · 2025-12-09 · 28m

This morning, @thetyee.ca ‘s health reporter @michellegamage.bsky.social is on Front Burner talking about the DULF constitutional trial - which could change Canada’s drug laws. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...

trump lovers and environment killers danielle smith and mark carney show off the memorandum of environmental destruction. both are very pleased.

what the memorandum of destruction will do to canada.

what the memorandum of understanding actually means.

#cdnpol #climatecrisis #nopipelines

Nelson woman details assault in West Bank while protecting Palestinian civilians - Nelson Star The alleged attack by Israeli settlers took place Nov. 30

I spoke with a Nelson woman who says she was assaulted by Israeli settlers while serving as unarmed civilian protection for Palestinians in West Bank. She’s currently recovering in Ramallah.

‘Food and fossil fuel production causing $5bn of environmental damage an hour’ UN GEO report says ending this harm key to global transformation required ‘before collapse becomes inevitable’

Food and fossil fuel production causing $5bn of environmental damage an hour, says major @unep.org report

- ending this harm key to global transformation required ‘before collapse becomes inevitable’

#climatecrisis
Story by me
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Danielle Smith’s Dangerous Attack on the Courts | The Tyee Conservatives helped build Canada’s judicial system, which preserves values true conservatives hold dear.

@jaredwesley.ca: Did the premier of Alberta attack the constitutional role of the courts in Canada’s democracy?

Yes, she did, and in no uncertain terms. #abpoli

Ghostwriters, polo shirts, and the fall of a landmark pesticide study A flagship study that declared the weedkiller Roundup posed no serious health risks has been retracted with little fanfare, ending a 25-year saga that exposed how corporate interests can distort scien...

A major study claiming Roundup was safe has been retracted 25 years late after discovering corporations wrote the science and regulators accepted it. The public becomes the lab rat.
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Support strong, independent journalism. Join me: Our democracy needs good journalism. Join me in supporting fact-based, independent journalism.

“You are my very literate, caring, persistent truth searchers of the back story.

“You know, and I know, that we need to read from a new perspective, to welcome information with the openness of an ocean sky.” ♥️

Mark Carney is quietly giving sweeping new powers to his ministers — Toronto Star Sneaking a change of this magnitude into a 600-page bill that will not get parliamentary scrutiny raises a red flag, Althia Raj writes.

It’s naked corruption and a decimation of the rule of law:

“Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to grant cabinet ministers the power to exempt any individual or company from any federal law on the books — except for the Criminal Code — for up to six years. “ #cdnpoli

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Say it louder for the people in the back: “Cops are not social workers. We can’t arrest our way out of this crisis.”

Sask. woman considers MAID because she can't get needed surgery for rare disease | CBC News For the past eight years Jolene Van Alstine has suffered from a rare form of parathyroid disease, normocalcemic primary hyperparathryroidism (nPHPT). It causes extreme bone pain.

A woman in Saskatchewan needs surgery for a parathyroid issue and is being offered MAiD instead.

There’s no one in the province who can perform the procedure and the government won’t pay to send her elsewhere.

This is why disability advocates warn about assisted dying
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The Seven Richest Billionaires Are All Media Barons Alan MacLeod tracks how billionaire media barons like Musk, Ellison, Bezos and Zuckerberg are capturing global news outlets and reshaping politics.

ICYMI: this is very obviously a crisis every bit as emergent - and indivisible from - climate breakdown.

Orangutans at risk as Indonesia floods devastate habitat SIPIROK — Before the deadly landslides and floods hit Indonesia about two weeks ago, Amran Siagian, 39, frequently met Tapanuli orangutans on a hill in the region of Sipirok, North Sumatra provi...

'Orangutans at risk as Indonesia floods devastate habitat...

In total, around 119,000 orangutans live in Indonesia and Malaysia, according to WWF. "If there is no govt help, the orangutans could go extinct here. Especially with this massive deforestation,"'

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Safe supply & consumption sites Now @daveeby.bsky.social !
NOW.
Stop. The. Overdose. Deaths.
Stop the Demand for criminal drugs.
Stop burning out paramedics.
Stop the need for endless policing
#yyj #bcpoli
Give us safe supply!