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Erin Ellis

@erinellis.bsky.social
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Avid seeker of facts, supporter of climate action and sane governments.

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Erin Ellis @erinellis.bsky.social · 18h
Bahaha. Pete Hoekstra and his ilk love to threaten us. The petition to have him removed from Canada is open until Nov. 18. Sign now! We’re already over 275,000. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
cbc.ca
U.S. 'monitoring' Canada for signs of midterm election interference, ambassador says | CBC News
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says American officials are "closely watching" Canadian politicians for signs of election interference ahead of the pivotal midterms next month.
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Erin Ellis @erinellis.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Well done @thetyee.ca and @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social. A super-important message.
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Erin Ellis @erinellis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Whether it’s court challenges to Alberta’s absurd referendum and another unnecessary pipeline — or this smart idea to mobilize the vote — the people of Treaties 6, 7 and 8 are showing Canadians the correct path.
cbc.ca
First Nations in Alberta work to mobilize voters, prepare community members for referendum | CBC News
Angel Houle, along with other staff at the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations, has been organizing workshops to help member nations spread the word on where and how to vote in the upcoming Albert...
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Erin Ellis @erinellis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Yes, we can! @adriennetanner.bsky.social tells us how environmental groups across Canada are putting climate action on the civic ballot. Voters in BC can find out what their candidates think at Vote4Tomorrow.ca (Note: politicians who ignored the survey are also listed.)
nationalobserver.com
Climate despair? Take it to the civic election booth
Cities have a lot of power to reduce carbon pollution with policies such as banning gas heating in new homes and buildings.
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Erin Ellis @erinellis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Just got this through my mail slot. ABC Vancouver scare tactics? No. It’s ABC Vancouver running scared. Note; every candidate except Pete Fry was part of ABC in the past. #VanPoli #Oct17 #VancouverElection
A black postcard with photos of four candidates for mayor of Vancouver under a red banner saying: Dangerous Opposition
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Erin Ellis @erinellis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
How is is that only Indigenous leaders seem to be standing up to Big Oil? This rush to build another bitumen pipeline will take our country backward in the more crucial global race to get off fossil fuels.
aptnnews.ca
First Nations along Pacific Link route denounce lack of consultation
A First Nation along the route of the proposed West Coast Oil Pipeline (now called Pacific Link) says it’s considering court action.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Keller says that we need to stop "shooting ourselves in the foot". I agree. A great start would be if national newspaper columnists stopped trading in revisionist histories and lazy arguments and actually took the challenge -- and opportunity -- of a decarbonizing global economy more seriously.
static.klipy.com
Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch): Is That The Best?
ALT: Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch): Is That The Best?
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Sue Big Oil @suebigoil.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The fossil fuel industry has “captured control of too many governments,” says Al Gore. Correct! Time to #SuueBigOil
theguardian.com
Twenty years after An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore still believes in the climate fight: ‘We are going to win this’
Former US vice-president still has optimism for climate advocacy two decades after groundbreaking documentary
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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
At some point Albertans need to understand that the price of oil is high & there's no boom because of this 👇🏼 #ableg #abpoli
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Erin Ellis @erinellis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I’m thrilled to find out that thousands of chefs from around the world are removing salmon farmed in open ocean nets from their menus. OffTheTable.org in the UK and OffTheTable.ca here in Canada are part of this important movement. Thank you, chefs!
offthetable.org
Take ocean-farmed salmon Off The table
Join our movement of chefs, restaurants, foodies and home cooks, all over the world to take ocean-farmed salmon Off the table, and help us save a species.
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Judy Trinh @judytrinh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Seniors who were protesting Mark Carney’s Bill c39 and fast tracking of environmental reviews arrested and charged with trespassing on Parliament Hill.
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Erin Ellis @erinellis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
U.S. television networks finally show some backbone. Please keep it up! No more spotlights on his torrent of lies.
theguardian.com
JD Vance says Trump’s White House media ban is ‘totally appropriate’ as networks halt TV pool coverage in response – live
NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox News, the fourth other networks that make up the White House TV pool, decided they would cease coverage in solidarity with banned CNN
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Erin Ellis @erinellis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Excellent take on what we lose when Canada weakens environmental assessments.
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West Coast Environmental Law @wcelaw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The federal government has exempted a range of major projects from #impactassessment, including pipelines, transmission lines & many #fossilfuel projects – part of its ongoing agenda to roll back key enviro safeguards. Read about Ottawa's latest move to weaken oversight below. #cdnpoli
wcel.org
The end of independent pipeline reviews? Carney’s deregulation drive has eradicated federal assessments
On September 3, the federal government quietly made one of the most consequential environmental deregulation decisions in recent Canadian history.
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Erin Ellis @erinellis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Congratulations Bethany, Zak and Michelle! Great news.
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A pyramid scheme I can wholly endorse. This is fierce and funny, and deserves to be shared. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #notothenine
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5X for Canada: Stop Separation. Crush the 9 Questions. Defeat Danielle Smith.
YouTube video by 5X for Canada
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Erin Ellis @erinellis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is a great summary of what we’re up against. In Western Canada, it’s playing out as Big Tech and Big Petroleum promoting giant, energy-devouring data centres powered by fossil fuel. Will the planet become unliveable? They don’t care.
theguardian.com
Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor: the future according to end times fascism – video
In a new video, Klein and Taylor outline a ominous evolution taking shape on the far right – and how to stay loyal to this planet and each other
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Everything this government does begins (and often ends) with one calculation: how can we help the oil and gas industry? Not workers. Not Albertans. Not even businesses. Just one industry -- one that's clearly captured this government.
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Erin Ellis @erinellis.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Worth listening to my favourite prime minister of all time. Jean Chrétien can still give a punchy speech at 92. Bonus: Pete Hoekstra had to sit behind him and pretend he like it.
cbc.ca
'Never mistake our generosity for weakness,' Chrétien says at 9/11 memorial
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien had a message for 'our American friends' while speaking in Gander, N.L., at the 25-year commemoration of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. 'Canadians are toler...
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Adrienne Tanner @adriennetanner.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Instead of middle-aged white folks piloting diesel trucks, this convoy — or caravan, as they call it — is composed of seniors in electric vehicles. They are en route to Ottawa to fight against fossil fuel expansion and push for a clean economy. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/o...
nationalobserver.com
This convoy has no trucks and a vastly different message
Instead of middle-aged white folks piloting diesel trucks, this convoy — or caravan, as they call it — is composed of seniors in electric vehicles driving to Ottawa to fight for a clean economy.
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West Coast Environmental Law @wcelaw.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The feds have quietly moved to exempt nearly all major federally-regulated projects—incl. pipelines—from review under Canada's #ImpactAssessmentAct. It's the latest in a series of changes dismantling key legal safeguards that protect our health & environment. Our reaction: wcel.org/media-releas...
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Canada's Conservative movement has spent the last decade deliberately making its followers more angry, more conspiratorial, and way, way more online. The cost of that strategy could be higher than they ever imagined. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/09/o...
nationalobserver.com
The Conservative civil war has only just begun
Pierre Poilievre practises a form of digital-first, anger-driven politics that nearly took him to the pinnacle of Canadian politics. Now it might be about to drag his entire political movement down.
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Erin Ellis @erinellis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Great column, Max. This manufactured rage is pointless and dangerous. Oh for the days of a sane, humane Erin O’Toole leading the Conservatives.
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Erin Ellis @erinellis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Good work, @davidebybc.bsky.social. Adding “Sorry” is particular genius.
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Erin Ellis @erinellis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Great work, Aaron. These meetings of oil and tech interests show how much money is being thrown at denying the facts of climate change.
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Erin Ellis @erinellis.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Thank you Senator Simons! I’ve been saying the very same thing to my friends and family in Alberta. We were raised to welcome newcomers, not bar their children from schools and medical treatment. Shameful race-baiting.
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Sue Big Oil @suebigoil.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
“Now is the time we must double down on climate action.” — António Guterres, UN Secretary-General. That requires an end to burning fossil fuels and holding polluters to account. We can do it! #SueBigOil
un.org
'Fight for humanity': Avoiding a climate catastrophe means acting now | United Nations
2 September 2026 - Record heat waves, deadly flooding and extreme weather reflect an ever-warming planet poised to soon breach safe temperature limits, according to a UN report released on Tuesda...
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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Wake up, babe. The Prime Minister just dropped “hydronym”.
The name Lake Ontario comes from the Wendat word Ontari’io, which, appropriately, means “the lake is beautiful, the lake is big”.

The name is more than 400 years old, predating both the Confederation of Canada and the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America.

We know that America is changing. Their trading relationships, their foreign policies, their national monuments, their hydronyms. 

Canadians also know that naming reality means calling it Lake Ontario – then, now and always.
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 23/08/2026
Canadians chip in to buy Jamil Jivani a one-way ticket to United States
thebeaverton.com
Canadians chip in to buy Jamil Jivani a one-way ticket to United States
OTTAWA - Following public comments in which Conservative MP Jamil Jivani blamed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for failed trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, Canadians across the countr...
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Erin Ellis @erinellis.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Treaty chiefs, you have my respect!
cbc.ca
Mounties reviewing First Nations' call for treason probe into Alberta premier, UCP | CBC News
Canada's top Mountie has written to First Nations leaders in Alberta, confirming the RCMP will review the chiefs' call for a criminal treason investigation into the province's premier and governing pa...
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Standing up to Trump will continue to fall on the shoulders of ordinary Canadians. If PM Carney manages to get American booze back on the shelves we must hold the line. Captain Canada (Premier Wab Kinew) says do not buy any of their stuff.
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
"Wildfire impacts are one example of the public costs of climate change, yet there is no provincial acknowledgment that these costs are exacerbated by fossil fuel production." Excellent oped by @traceysaxby.bsky.social: vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
vancouversun.com
Opinion: B.C.'s wildfires and fossil fuels: We need to connect the dots
Wildfire is a public cost of climate change yet there's no provincial acknowledgment they're exacerbated by domestic fossil fuel production
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Sue Big Oil @suebigoil.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
We’re already dealing with the rising costs of climate change in our daily lives. Make Big Oil pay for its share of the damage. #SueBigOil
theglobeandmail.com
Not addressing climate change costs the economy more. When will we finally get this?
Recent analysis found that global GDP per capita would be more than 25 per cent higher today had no warming occurred
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Erin Ellis @erinellis.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
How absurd. Thanks for exposing this, Charlie.
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Erin Ellis @erinellis.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Good job! Great commitment. 🏆
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Emily Atkin @emorwee.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
This. This is the correct, science-backed, responsible framing. Wish more news outlets did it like the CBC.
cbc.ca
'Just stop burning fossil fuels.' Scientists stress that our smoky skies only have one true fix | CBC News
Smoky skies in Toronto have led to new scrutiny of government efforts to fight fires and manage forests. But scientists say the realistic way to tackle the smoke is fighting climate change itself.
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Erin Ellis @erinellis.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Worth watching. Canada’s current obsession with fossil fuel projects is backward thinking. Let’s move forward instead with renewables.
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Erin Ellis @erinellis.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Rock the Vote! You guys are the best. Thank you for your leadership.
cbc.ca
Alberta First Nations to replicate 'Rock the Vote' campaign in referendum | CBC News
First Nations leaders in Alberta are turning to a campaign that saw record on-reserve voter turnout in an effort to tip the scales against the separatist movement during October's provincial referendu...
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Erin Ellis @erinellis.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I’ve been saying this for years. But Albertans do not want to look in a mirror. The late former Conservative premier Jim Prentice lost an election by suggesting they do so. They’re greasing the skids to another huge bust — as always.
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BC Climate Emergency Campaign @bcclimateemergency.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
This week is the 5th anniversary of the BC heat dome that killed 619 people. Meanwhile, thousands are dying worldwide due to extreme heat. It's devastating. The BC gov't needs to do better. The best way? Stop approving new fossil fuel projects that are making climate change WORSE. #bcpoli
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I am pushing the government to get clear answers from NovaRed mining on their copper venture scheme with Kristi Noem in Canada. www.westernstandard.news/news/charlie...
westernstandard.news
Charlie Angus urges Ottawa to review Kristi Noem’s role with Canadian mining company
Former NDP MP Charlie Angus is calling on the federal government to review the appointment of U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to the advisory board of a Vancouver mining company, arguing ...
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Erin Ellis @erinellis.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Love this. True unity. ☮️❤️🍁
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Erin Ellis @erinellis.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Thank you, Charlie. I’m in your corner. 🙏
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
With heat waves shattering temperature records across the globe, leading to needless deaths, let me just say that history will not look fondly on those who put fossil fuel profits above saving the planet.
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Erin Ellis @erinellis.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I love this story. Repurposing older EV batteries to store energy. Brilliant. More like this, please.
nationalobserver.com
Moment Energy opens world's largest ‘second life’ battery plant in hometown
As Canada looks to build a clean-energy manufacturing base, one BC startup is making its case: repurposed electric-vehicle batteries, processed at scale, could help modernize the grid and create jobs ...
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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Our #ForeverCanadian movement insists that there shouldn’t be a referendum. It’s damaging to our economy. It’s wasteful. It’s divisive. It’s an affront to First Nations. We’re focused on promoting Canadian unity and hoping that all MPs and MLAs join us. youtu.be/RJlI_AlpMSU?...
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Thomas Lukaszuk: Where Are Pro-Canada Conservatives?
YouTube video by Energi Media
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Wilderness Committee @wildernews.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
For National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21), we’re highlighting Cree advocate + artist and Clayton Thomas-Müller (Pukatawagan Cree Nation). He is working to keep oil & gas out of his home territory + supporting Nations around Churchill (MB) to do the same. #nipd 1/2 🧵
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Erin Ellis @erinellis.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
A great summation of a manufactured disaster.
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
The super-rich cause an outsized amount of climate harm with their assets: study The top 1% of people by wealth, through their shareholdings and investments, control about a quarter of global annual emissions in total. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/18/n...
nationalobserver.com
The super-rich cause an outsized amount of climate harm with their assets: study
Greenpeace calculates that the world's wealthiest contribute nearly US$1tn of damage a year with ownership-based emissions
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Erin Ellis @erinellis.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Assembly of Treaty Chiefs are the real truth-tellers. Tearing the country apart *is* treason. #ForeverCanadian
cbc.ca
Alberta premier tells First Nations chiefs to 'check themselves' over treason accusation | CBC News
The Assembly of Treaty Chiefs unanimously voted this week to ask RCMP to look into whether Alberta's fall referendum amounts to criminal treason by Premier Danielle Smith and her United Conservative P...
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