Reposted by ErinHaus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 11/10/2026As you get older, you realize the importance of having a large amount of shallow bowls in which to put small amounts of discrete objects 814917546
Reposted by ErinJohn Woodside @woodsideful.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Groups are calling it "antidemocratic" and an "evisceration" of the environmental safety net, but the special committee handling this omnibus legislation is pushing fast ahead and limiting study to a virtual minimum.nationalobserver.comSpecial committee to steer Carney’s controversial bill C-39 plans to move fastEnvironmental, labour and Indigenous groups are calling the prime minister’s proposed legislation “antidemocratic” and an “evisceration of our environmental safety net” as the government kicks off nex... 34325
Reposted by Erinatomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Mark Carney's #BillC39 "is a massive corporate giveaway" "The feds’ latest omnibus bill dismantles environmental regulation, steamrolls Indigenous rights, and attacks workers" #Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #NoPipelines #LPC #Conservatives #FirstNationspolicyalternatives.caBill C-39 is a massive corporate giveaway | CCPAThe feds’ latest omnibus bill dismantles environmental regulation, steamrolls Indigenous rights, and attacks workers 24320
Reposted by ErinJulie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I harp on this all the time, but there is so much peer reviewed solid evidence that we benefit from small talk with strangers, knowing our neighbours, chatting with our baristas, etc. And I believe that our shift away from that stuff is at the root of all our antisocial behaviour right now.theglobeandmail.comHow to talk to a stranger and make friendsTalking to strangers is good for us, and a growing number of places have started campaigns, events and programs to kickstart those conversations 1827377
Reposted by ErinCanadian Labour @canadianlabour.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The right to strike is non-negotiable. We all want strong collective agreements, stable labour relations, and reliable supply chains, and workers are ready to build the infrastructure and industries Canada needs. But you can’t build stability by weakening workers’ bargaining power. buff.ly/dhfoNnhcanadianlabour.caBill C-39 could create more labour unrest, union leaders warn | Canadian Labour CongressOTTAWA — Bill C-39 could make labour disputes longer and harder to resolve, union leaders warned MPs Thursday, undermining the stability the federal government says the legislation is intended to… 36629
Reposted by ErinGlobal News | Breaking, Latest News and Video for Canada [Unoff… @globalnews.ca.web.brid.gy · 09/10/2026globalnews.caClimate-driven wildfires in Canada could cost future generations trillions: study"A motivation of this study was to put it into economic terms that the general public could grasp a little bit better," researcher Sian Kou-Giesbrecht said. 51914
Reposted by ErinT. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 08/10/2026But don't worry. Self-regulation will be fine. 03615
Reposted by ErinAndré Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Routine childhood vaccination coverage remains below level needed for population immunity, report finds. Coverage rates fell during the COVID-19 pandemic and have not rebounded, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.comtheglobeandmail.comRoutine childhood vaccination coverage remains below level needed for population immunity, report findsCoverage rates fell during the COVID-19 pandemic and have not rebounded 13528
Reposted by ErinRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Only 26 MPs voted against the Bill at this first vote. From what I saw, it was entirely NDP, Bloc and Green who opposed it. Conservatives and Liberals all appeared to vote for it. Those 14 Liberals who claimed to care about the environment……very curious where your spine is? 17443126
Reposted by ErinBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 09/10/2026"Ripping out these protected bike lanes against the will of Toronto city council is a colossal waste of $48 million. The province’s own experts know it will not ease traffic congestion, it will put people’s lives at risk…” One of the stupidest things I’ve ever seen any politician do to any city.cbc.caOntario will officially begin removing Toronto bike lanes on Tuesday | CBC NewsOntario will begin removing bike lanes from a stretch on Bloor Street W. in Etobicoke on Tuesday, the Ministry of Transportation says. 45879308
Reposted by ErinBruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The Everyone Is 12 Now theory is one of the critical insights of the age. We’re maybe a year from these guys re-branding the US Marines as GI Joe 510717
Reposted by ErinJenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Pre-approving projects before environmental reviews are completed is reckless. You cannot undo damage to ecosystems or reverse extinction after the fact—the government must protect our environment, not bypass safeguards. 15928
Reposted by ErinKasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 07/10/2026To put this in perspective chestnut trees used to be dominant species in the United States. Billions of trees were killed by fungal blight and now fully grown America chestnuts are functionally extinct. There is no getting them back. Ever. All for a data center. www.gadgetreview.com/one-of-ameri...gadgetreview.comOne of America’s Last Chestnut Groves Is About to Be Destroyed for a Data CenterA rare 200-tree American chestnut grove in West Virginia may be cleared for data-center development, but the project denies the site is on its land. 8537292227
Reposted by ErinEcojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The government is proposing to change how Bill C-39 is reviewed in Parliament. Ecojustice and civil society groups are calling for meaningful scrutiny by the relevant House committees. Read the full release: ecojustice.ca/news/civil-s...ecojustice.caCivil society demands meaningful review of Bill C-39Bill C-39 should be studied by relevant existing House of Commons Standing Committees 23124
Reposted by ErinMary Grace Scary Face 🎃👻👹😈💀 @emgeekay.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“The world’s largest penguin colony has declined by two-thirds since 2011, most likely because of the climate crisis, a study has revealed.” How many species will we drive to extinction in our lust for oil and gas? www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comWorld’s largest penguin colony suffers ‘enormous population crash’Chinstrap penguins on Zavodovski Island in Antarctica down by two-thirds since 2011, probably due to climate crisis 13217
Reposted by ErinBlayne Haggart @bhaggart.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The argument: If Canada doesn’t plow billions into Arctic defence, the US could use it as a pretext to invade. The problem: By definition, pretexts are false arguments used to justify something one was going to do anyway.thestar.comFormer defence chief warns Canada must defend its North or risk U.S. interventionWayne Eyre says Canada must "ensure that it doesn't receive sovereignty-violating help" with the region. 65221
Reposted by ErinMy IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I'm sure Prime Minister Market Carney, who slow-walked free contraception and diabetes meds for all Canadians so he could more easily put a bullet in national pharmacare's head down the road, will prioritize fixing this. #CdnPoli 06627
Reposted by ErinPatrick Canning 🇨🇦 @patrickcanning.bsky.social · 07/10/2026As Carney gears Canada up to blow past our 2030 emissions target at breakneck speed, it's good to remember that Canada also completely missed our 2020 target of a 17% reduction, largely due to increases in the oil & gas sector.ipolitics.caCanada will miss 2020 climate target, says environment commissionerThe federal government is poised to blow its 2020 climate change target, federal Commissioner of the Environment and Susatinable Development […] 17344
Reposted by ErinTrapdinawrpool @trapdinawrpool.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Carney promised to protect Canada from Trump. Why does his agenda look so much like Reaganomics? canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...canadiandimension.comCarney promised to protect Canada from Trump. Why does his agenda look so much like Reaganomics?Mark Carney’s Liberal Party won the last federal election on a platform largely built around protecting Canada from Donald Trump’s imperialism. Eighteen months later, the prime minister’s strategy loo... 33110
Reposted by ErinBlayne Haggart @bhaggart.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Not that long ago (2018), governments and industry actually went through the motions of engaging arm's length academic experts and civil society to advise on tech issues. Remember the Facebook Oversight Board? Or, in Canada, Waterfront Toronto's Digital Strategy Advisory Panel? 22512
Reposted by ErinParis Marx @parismarx.com · 02/10/2026“Just 7 percent of Brits think social media is a force for good and around one in three suspect that life would get better if all these sites were erased from the internet tomorrow.” Hard to disagree. Social media is a cancer and its social harms need to be taken seriously.theregister.comErase social media tomorrow? Brits say yesSo why are more and more people snorting their daily fix of cat videos, men fighting and political propaganda 8518124
Reposted by ErinPatrick Canning 🇨🇦 @patrickcanning.bsky.social · 02/10/2026For Carney's "we can't afford to tackle climate change" bs: Economist Joseph Stieglitz; "When the US was attacked during the second world war no one asked, “Can we afford to fight the war?” It was an existential matter. We could not afford not to fight it. The same goes for the climate crisis."theguardian.comThe climate crisis is our third world war. It needs a bold response | Joseph StiglitzCritics of the Green New Deal ask if we can afford it. But we can’t afford not to: our civilisation is at stake 38636
Reposted by ErinCHEK News @cheknews.ca · 01/10/2026Indigenous communities along the newly-announced West Coast Oil Pipeline route were given just two months for consultations, and that was still more than the government initially planned. cheknews.ca/indigenous-communities-…cheknews.caIndigenous communities given just two months to consult on West Coast PipelineIndigenous communities along the newly-announced West Coast Oil Pipeline route were given just two months for consultations, and that was still more than the government initially planned. 23427
Reposted by ErinJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 01/10/2026The death penalty is a moral abomination. State-sanctioned barbarism pushed by incompetent morons and sanctioned by the Supreme Court. Absolute ghoul shit. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... 11646941166
Reposted by Erinconsbegone.bsky.social @consbegone.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Critics accuse Carney government of proposing 'sacrifice zones' for the environment www.cbc.ca/news/politic...cbc.caCritics accuse Carney government of proposing 'sacrifice zones' for the environment | CBC NewsThe federal government says the purpose of Bill C-39 is to make project decisions in one year. But tucked inside are a dizzying array of more than 300 clauses that amend more than a dozen separate pie... 1186
Reposted by ErinErika Shaker @ershaker.bsky.social · 01/10/2026www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... ‘Calling any of these “guardrails” is doublespeak in the strict sense: a word chosen because it means the opposite of what the clause does.’thestar.comMark Carney says he’s protecting Canadian workers. It’s Orwellian doublespeakSubject to ministerial review, the right to strike is likely to be much weakened by Bill C-39. 23623
Reposted by ErinErica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Read my latest column on this National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. I name names! “Political institutions and political leaders have effectively played their part in minimizing the horrors of residential schools” www.hilltimes.com/2026/09/30/o...hilltimes.comOutrage rings hollow when paired with lack of action on residential school denialism - The Hill TimesPolitical institutions and political leaders have effectively played their part in minimizing the horrors of residential schools. 512173
Reposted by ErinTrapdinawrpool @trapdinawrpool.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Until now, ending a legal strike required MPs to stand in the House and vote for it, in public, with their names recorded. That accountability was a guardrail. Bill C-39 removes this and calls the removal reinforcement. Canadians, should not accept the vocabulary. www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?...thestar.com 24922
Reposted by ErinCanadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 30/09/2026We are the Wildflowers Emily Kewageshig ~ Anishinaabe 2024 019457
Reposted by ErinJim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is an outstanding refutation of PM Carney's double-speak on proposed Canada Labour Code amendments, from Colleen Bauman and Mark Rowlinson: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont.... Previous misuse of Section 107 would be codified & routinized, even though it's still facing court challenges. #canlabthestar.comMark Carney says he’s protecting Canadian workers. It’s Orwellian doublespeakSubject to ministerial review, the right to strike is likely to be much weakened by Bill C-39. 36034
Reposted by ErinSave the CBC 🇨🇦✌️ @savethecbc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026🧡 On the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, CBC reports that 11 years after the TRC issued 94 Calls to Action, only 15 have been put into force. Truth requires remembering. Reconciliation also requires action. What concrete progress should Canadians expect to see next? 14927
Reposted by ErinQtain P. Faulkes @qtainpfaulkes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026theijf.org/article/your...theijf.org‘Your language is your identity’: What Barbara Nolan carried out of residential schoolOn Orange Shirt Day, Anishinaabemowin speaker reflects on language, survival 033
Reposted by Erinwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026'Landscape with a Geoglyph ll' by contemporary painter Sarah Lees #WomensArt 61618255
Reposted by ErinSafe Kjipuktuk @safehrm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026unreal what we permit on our roads whilst screaming at politicians to ban e scooters. www.thestar.com/life/autos/r...thestar.comRam’s new 777-horsepower super truck can launch its three-tonne frame to 96 km/h in just 3.5 secondsPriced at $147,990, the 2027 TRX SRT lands at Canadian dealerships this fall with a supercharged V8 and luxury cabin. 1212143
Reposted by ErinJared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Just helping with editing here. These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes. 17093023068
Reposted by ErinTrapdinawrpool @trapdinawrpool.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Carney has a habit of outright lying to us. Mark Carney says privatizing Canada’s busiest airports will lower costs for consumers. Evidence shows the opposite www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?... 44117
Reposted by ErinRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The government legislation affirms they know they’ll kill these orcas. Why else would they need ministerial abilities to ignore laws that prevent projects from driving a species to extinction/extirpation AND to ignore conditions put in place to protect these orcas from this specific port expansion? 418250
Reposted by ErinThe Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 23/09/2026When Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government proposed overhauling environmental assessments and major project approvals last spring, they were warned against centralizing power and infringing on Indigenous Rights. Critics say Bill C-39 does just that.thenarwhal.caCanadians warned Carney not to sideline scientists. Bill C-39 does just that, critics sayWhen the Liberals proposed overhauling major project approvals, the public worried it would concentrate power and infringe on Indigenous Rights. Now, pipelines and nuclear development will be reviewed by an energy agency, instead of environmental 210373
Reposted by ErinThe Tyee @thetyee.ca · 22/09/2026None of the reasons cited by Prime Minister Mark Carney for airport privatization hold up. So why is he doing it? DT Cochrane writes. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...thetyee.caThere’s No Good Reason for Carney to Privatize Canada’s Airports | The TyeeThe plan would worsen labour conditions and make flying more expensive. 1012763
Reposted by ErinEmmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 22/09/2026Funny, because the Truckers got three weeks to hang out before police lifted a finger. Interesting. 331027407
Reposted by ErinDavid Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 21/09/2026I think it's ill-advised and anti-democratic to introduce an omnibus bill, cite a crisis, and rush major changes to labour and environmental law. It's going to provoke aggressive resistance and risks, ironically, slowing down the projects the government is so keen on. It's going to be a huge mess. 36609224
Reposted by Erinchirping bird @chrpngbrd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026this is incredibly fascinating and the implications this has for treating neurological diseases like ALS is enormous. two minute read. amazing stuff. med.stanford.edu/news/all-new...med.stanford.eduHuman brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research findsStanford Health Care delivers the highest levels of care and compassion. SHC treats cancer, heart disease, brain disorders, primary care issues, and many more. 24646241
Reposted by Erinconsbegone.bsky.social @consbegone.bsky.social · 18/09/2026There it is: The Liberal government intends to reduce or eliminate labour disputes. Binding arbitration is reportedly the remedy Ottawa is considering to prevent future strikes or lockouts, which, according to Ottawa, have damaged Canada's reputation abroad as a reliable trading partner. 63622
Reposted by ErinNicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy! 181141056479
Reposted by ErinCharles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 16/09/2026theintercept.com/2026/09/14/a...theintercept.comTech CEOs’ Doomsaying Is a Distraction from Real, Existing Harms of AIThe binary between AI apocalypse and AI redemption asks us to ignore data centers and AI war machines — all as tech executives get incredibly rich. 3146
Reposted by ErinC What? @curt19.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The Strait of Hormuz WILL, ironically, be opening for Ed Shee- Oh wait. No, it’s staying closed. 18310
Reposted by ErinBlayne Haggart @bhaggart.bsky.social · 15/09/2026It’s a bit odd to talk about potential costs when in reality nobody has *any* idea what Carney actually has in mind, I can’t remember a single time in the past 50 years where one man was given such latitude to determine Canada’s future in the absence of *any* public debate or discussion.thestar.comThere are costs for Mark Carney’s closer ties with EuropeThere could be a political cost in addition to the financial price tag for Canada’s proposed “unique alliance” with the European Union. 2225598