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Calvin Beauchesne

@greencalvin.bsky.social
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Climate policy wonk. 2024 BC Green Candidate. MA Sustainability Studies. Outdoor enthusiast and musician. Website: climatecal1.wordpress.com Podcast: ‘Climate Wired!’ open.spotify.com/show/7oggfw07pW2dZ…

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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
@juliedabrusin.bsky.social: expert mouthpiece
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 06/10/2026
Quebec’s election saw one of the most distorted election results in Canadian history: the PQ won 46% of seats with 28% vote, while the CAQ got zero seats with over 500,000 votes. Read our write-up to see how proportional representation fixes this. www.fairvote.ca/06/10/2026/p...
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Parti Québécois wins 46% of the seats with 28% of the vote
Quebec election 2026 with first-past-the-post. Parti Québécois wins 46% of the seats with 28% of the vote.
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Watching hockey should be free and accessible to every Canadian. Hockey Night in Canada was an important part of our culture and identity, if we lose that then we lose that part of our shred national identity. www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
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No more free Stanley Cup final? This group wants Canada to step in | CBC Radio
Next year, for the first time in decades, Canadians won't be able to watch the NHL Stanley Cup final for free on television. A lobby organization wants the government to pass a law to prevent that fro...
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Bill C-39 would bulldoze nature protections in Canada in order to get major projects built that are deemed in the national interest. Safeguards for already critically endangered species like southern resident killer whales and northern spotted owls will be lifted. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Critics accuse Carney government of proposing 'sacrifice zones' for the environment | CBC News
The 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...
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"We are not rolling back our environmental regulations," -Julie Dabrusin. I love how @juliedabrusin.bsky.social just denies what is happening. Whatever environmentalists and experts are saying, she says “No, it’s ok, we’ve got it under control.” Thanks! www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli
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Critics accuse Carney government of proposing 'sacrifice zones' for the environment | CBC News
The 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...
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
BC’s new LNG project would raise province’s annual emissions by 6-8%, according to calculations by CBC News. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Ksi Lisims project would increase B.C.’s greenhouse gas emissions | CBC News
The Ksi Lisims LNG project, from which liquefied natural gas would be sold to a German utility under a deal announced Wednesday, would increase B.C.'s annual greenhouse gas emissions by between six an...
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West Coast Environmental Law @wcelaw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Bill C-39 threatens to rip Canada's environmental safety net apart. Tucked inside are a dizzying array of amendments to claw back protections for species at risk, water quality, fisheries and more, while expanding powers to exempt major projects from certain protections. #cdnpoli
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Critics accuse Carney government of proposing 'sacrifice zones' for the environment | CBC News
The 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...
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
New report says northeast BC could see average temps rise by 3C by 2050 and 5C by 2080s, leading to more extreme weather emergencies in the coming years and decades www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #bcpoli
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Northeast B.C. faces warmer future and more extreme weather threats, researchers say | CBC News
A new report is forecasting a warmer and wetter future for northeastern B.C., as well as more extreme weather emergencies for local communities battered by some of the province's biggest natural disas...
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
New report says northeast BC could see temps rise by 3C by 2050 and 5C by 2080s, leading to more extreme weather emergencies in the coming years and decades www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #bcpoli
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Northeast B.C. faces warmer future and more extreme weather threats, researchers say | CBC News
A new report is forecasting a warmer and wetter future for northeastern B.C., as well as more extreme weather emergencies for local communities battered by some of the province's biggest natural disas...
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
@juliedabrusin.bsky.social whenever you say the federal government is committed to fighting climate change every environmentalist and climate scientist in Canada cringes #cdnpoli
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
@flipofthecoyne.bsky.social do you support a class action lawsuit against fossil fuel companies to pay for these dykes? If no then why not?
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Solar and wind generation meet record 80% of power demand on Australia’s national grid. Rooftop solar alone generates more than half of all power used, as clear sunny days and low demand drive record-breaking surge. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Solar and wind generation meet record 80% of power demand on Australia’s national grid
Rooftop solar alone generates more than half of all power used, as clear sunny days and low demand drive record-breaking surge
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A youth-led climate lawsuit against the federal government has been cleared by the Federal Court and is moving ahead, stating the feds must amend the Net Zero Accountability Act in order to meet its 2030 climate targets. #cdnpoli @juliedabrusin.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Carney government dealt an early blow in climate litigation | CBC News
A federal court refused to strike down a climate lawsuit brought against the Carney government by Canadian youth.
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
New report says El Niño could cause 441,000 extra heat-related deaths by end of February 2027, along with severe droughts and wildfires. Fossil fuel-driven climate change is supercharging this year’s El Niño, offering a glimpse into the future of a warming world. www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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El Niño-driven heat could cause half a million extra deaths, report says. Here's where | CBC News
This year's powerful El Niño and the record global heat it's driving, along with severe droughts, wildfires and shrinking water supplies, could lead to nearly half a million more deaths worldwide by t...
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Julia Levin @jflevin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
📣Big news! The Federal Court ruled in our favour in the climate accountability case 🎉 In June @environmentaldefence.ca teamed up with three youth and @cape-acme.bsky.social to take the federal government to court over their lack of a credible plan to meet the legally binding 2030 climate target 1/
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BC Green Party @bcgreens.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Hear @emilylowan.bsky.social's full speech at yesterday's UBCM conference at the link below! 💚 #ubcm #bcgreens #emilylowan youtu.be/rP2kp9GW8rE
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Emily Lowan's Speech at UBCM - Sept 16, 2026
YouTube video by BC Greens
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
New study says chocolate is getting more expensive as cocoa prices rise due to climate change-induced extreme rainfall in areas like Africa. Cocoa prices have already risen by 200-300% since 2014. www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
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The early threat to cocoa production expected to get worse | CBC Climate Change News
As West African cocoa farmers feel the pain of drought, aging trees and competition for farmland, new research out of Harvard says extreme rain is an under-appreciated danger — often hammering floweri...
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
New data centers in Canada must be required to use close-loop cooling systems (uses significantly less water) and run on 100% clean energy- wind, solar, batteries and hydro. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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What you need to know about AI data centres coming to B.C. | CBC News
A total of 400 megawatts over two years will be made available to data centres in B.C. The companies whose bids were successful are due to receive news by the end of this month. But surveys and organi...
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Hey everyone, I am running for Golden Town Council. Anyone who is a BC resident and Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident is eligible to donate. Please consider donating if you are able. #bcpoli calvinforgoldencouncil.com
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Running for Golden Town Council 2026
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
August was earth's hottest month on record, according to European climate agency Copernicus. 8 hottest months on record have all been since July 2023. August 22 set record for hottest ocean temperature ever recorded. www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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August was Earth's hottest month, European climate agency finds | CBC News
Earth cooked to its hottest month on record in August, blowing far past a key climate threshold due to the dangerous double whammy of human-caused climate change and a supersized El Niño, according to...
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Don Davies @donvdavies.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
So the Competition Bureau won’t investigate the Liberal government’s blatantly misleading greenwashing ads. It claims the law that applies to all Canadians doesn’t apply to government - even when engaged in commercial activity. This is perverse and unacceptable.
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Competition Bureau decision gives Carney government a free pass to greenwash
NDP Parliamentary Leader Don Davies issued the following statement after the Competition Bureau refused to investigate his complaint regarding misleading environmental claims in the Carney government’...
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Ongoing drought in BC has volunteers rescuing salmon from streams due to low water levels. However if water levels get too low across the board there may be no good place for fish to go. A glimpse into the future of a warming world. www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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Streams are drying up in B.C. — and volunteers are racing to save fish | CBC News
As drought dries B.C. streams, volunteers are moving stranded salmon and other fish to deeper water. But scientists warn rescue efforts are becoming harder to sustain as waterways shrink and extreme h...
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
New report by federal government finds Canada could warm by 5C between 2081 and 2100. This means 75% of glaciers in western Canada could disappear, Arctic Ocean will be ice-free at one point most years, more wildfires/drought, and stronger atmospheric rivers and flooding. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Canadians should prepare for a 5 C hotter future, report warns | CBC News
The federal government's new report summarizing the latest science on climate change warns that under current climate policies, the impact on Canadians will likely be "far from benign."
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
@wazaroff.bsky.social Pete Fry is the clear front runner. You need to seriously consider stepping aside for the sake of the people of Vancouver so we can evict Ken Sim.
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The world will overshoot the 1.5C threshold in coming years, agreed upon as safe limit by almost every government in world, as first outlined in Paris Agreement in 2015, and will remain that way for many decades, according to UN report. www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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For the first time, a key UN report says the 1.5 C global warming threshold is lost | CBC News
In a strategic retreat in the fight against climate change, the United Nations has acknowledged that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst of global warming's harms. Officials say the...
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Sunrise Movement @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
VICTORY! Congratulations to @markey.senate.gov on his victory in Massachusetts tonight. Sen. Markey has been a leading climate champion in the fight for a Green New Deal to create jobs and lower costs for working people.
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Congratulations Green Candidate @shelleyluce4ns.bsky.social for increasing the vote share by 7% in North Vancouver- Capilano #bcpoli
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
2026/2027 predicted to be tough year for coral reefs as El Niño intensifies according to new report. Hard corals have already declined significantly in past decades due to coral bleaching from marine heatwaves exacerbated by climate change. www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
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'No doubt about it': Heat stress is harming coral reefs, global data shows | CBC Climate Change News
New research highlights the declines in living corals in reefs around the world, showing the unprecedented twin-danger of human-caused climate change and an expected record El Niño.
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Glacial collapse and subsequent flooding kills at least 579 people in Nepal. Scientists have been warning about these kind of events for decades as the planet continues to warm from fossil-fuelled climate change. www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
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Why scientists fear Nepal's disaster is just a glimpse of the carnage climate change could cause | CBC
Some climate scientists are cautious about prematurely attributing human caused-climate change as the sole cause of the disaster that resulted in the violent flooding of Himalayan villages in Nepal th...
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The feds are asking the courts to throw out a lawsuit requiring them to amend their climate plan in order to reach its 2030 climate targets. They are butchering Canada’s climate policies and they don’t want to be held accountable for it. @juliedabrusin.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Carney government asks court to strike down climate litigation | CBC News
The federal government is asking a court to toss out a high-profile environmental lawsuit, arguing it has no business directing Canada's climate policy.
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
5 scientists have issued an open letter to the federal government over proposed changes to the Species at Risk Act to speed up major projects approvals, which would gut protections for endangered species in Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Proposed changes to endangered species law would 'stab it to death,' says scientist | CBC News
The former chairs of a panel that advises the federal government on endangered wildlife have published an open letter highlighting concerns over proposed changes to the Species At Risk Act, which they...
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Unfortunate ruling by the Appeal Court of Ontario. The Ford government now has authority to rip out 19km of bike lanes in Toronto. This despite studies showing bike lanes improve can improve traffic congestion and prevent cyclist fatalities. #onpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Ontario appeal court says Ford can rip out Toronto bike lanes | CBC News
Premier Doug Ford’s government can rip out 19 kilometres of protected bike lanes in Toronto, the Court of Appeal for Ontario has ruled in a decision released Friday, reversing a lower court decision m...
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Western Europe is now in its 5th heat wave since May, with temps nearing 40C in parts of Spain, France & Italy. Nazi warships are now resurfacing in Danube River due to record-low water levels. www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
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Why are Nazi warships resurfacing in the Danube River? | CBC
Nazi German warships scuttled in the Danube River during the Second World War are resurfacing as water levels plunge — a striking sign of the extreme heat and drought gripping Europe this summer.
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Nobody in the world likes extreme heat or wildfire smoke. The climate crisis affects everyone, whether you vote Liberal, Conservative; left wing or right wing. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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July was hottest month ever recorded in US as heatwaves scorched country
Scientists have made clear that the elevated heat in the US was being amplified by the human-caused climate crisis
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Summers in Canada used to be a care-free time for people to enjoy life and have fun. Now they’re full of grief, anxiety and worry.
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Climate Justice Victoria @climatejusticeyyj.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
"Canada, Alberta, and British Columbia must choose whether they will stand with Indigenous Peoples and future generations or continue expanding the fossil fuel industry that is driving the climate emergency." @ubcic.bsky.social #bcpoli #cdnpoli #bcwildfire
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
"The destructive and disastrous consequences of expanding fossil fuel production extend far beyond any single territory," the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs said in a letter addressed to Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli
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First Nations chiefs in B.C. call on Carney, Smith to halt pipeline | CBC News
The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs is calling on Ottawa and Alberta's government to halt efforts to advance the West Coast pipeline, saying expanding the oil industry will accelerate climate ...
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Now is not the time to expand fossil fuel production www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cdnpoli #abpoli #bcpoli
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B.C. wildfires likely to persist well into fall, scientist says | CBC News
As evacuees throughout B.C. remain out of their homes after weeks of wildfires threatening their communities — some grappling with the destruction of their properties — wildfire scientist Mike Flannig...
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
"The destructive and disastrous consequences of expanding fossil fuel production extend far beyond any single territory, (from) catastrophic wildfires to destructive floods and rising seas.” -Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs #cdnpoli #abpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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First Nations chiefs in B.C. call on Carney, Smith to halt pipeline | CBC News
The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs is calling on Ottawa and Alberta's government to halt efforts to advance the West Coast pipeline, saying expanding the oil industry will accelerate climate ...
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
@juliedabrusin.bsky.social your government’s climate record. Canada is burning from fossil-fuelled wildfires and your gov shredded Canada’s climate plan.
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Catherine McKenna nails it on the head. But don’t take her word for it, listen to the thousands of climate scientists who have been trying to tell us this for decades. @juliedabrusin.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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Wildfires, extreme weather are 'clearly climate change': former environment minister
Former minister of environment and climate change Catherine McKenna says the extreme weather across Canada and around the world is clearly due to climate change. She shares how Canadians can be protec...
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
That’s the direct result of policy failures by governments at all levels. Now is the time to speak. Contact your elected representative and tell them why climate action matters to you. Don’t be apathetic.
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
That’s the direct result of policy failures by governments at all levels. Now is the time to speak up. Contact your elected representative and tell them why climate action matters to you. Don’t be apathetic.
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
That’s the direct result of policy failures by governments at all levels. Now is the time to speak. Contact your elected representative and tell them why climate action matters to you. Don’t be apathetic.
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Summers in Canada used to be a care-free time for people to have and enjoy life. Now it’s full of anxiety, grief and worry. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Canadians' climate change concerns rebound amid wildfire season | CBC News
The percentage of Canadians who see addressing climate change as a top priority spiked this summer after years of it taking a back seat to other issues, recent polling has found.
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Human-caused climate change made fires in Ontario and NWT twice as likely, according to study by World Weather Attribution. Ontario has reached its highest ever recorded area burned this year. www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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Climate change made Canadian wildfires in N.W.T. and Ontario roughly twice as likely, analysis finds | CBC News
A new rapid analysis has found that human-induced climate change has made wildfire in the Northwest Territories and Ontario about twice as likely to occur, and it warns that the world must step away f...
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Mike Morrice is the kind of leader the Green Party of Canada needs. Someone with Parliamentary experience willing to take on Big Oil and the billionaire class. #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Former Green MP Mike Morrice announces he's running to be party's next leader | CBC News
Mike Morrice, the former Member of Parliament for the riding of Kitchener Centre in southern Ontario, has announced he's one of two candidates running to be the next leader of the federal party.
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SEAN ORR @seanorr.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Remember as your eyes burn from the smoke today, Ken Sim and ABC voted to allow fracked gas in new builds, cancelled $8 million in climate retrofit grants; voted against funding for cooling kits for people in the Downtown Eastside; and got rid of the climate justice charter.
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Calvin Beauchesne @greencalvin.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Progressive Democratic Candidate wins primary against pro-Israel Candidate in Michigan. Blue wave coming in November. www.cbc.ca/news/world/a...
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Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan's Democratic Senate primary in major victory for party's progressive wing | CBC News
Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan's Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate, defeating Rep. Haley Stevens in a massive victory for the party's progressive wing in a battleground state.
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Mike Morrice @morricemike.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Let’s build a future that works for all of us. Join in at mikeforleader.ca
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