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Jolene

@jolenec.bsky.social
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Swampy Cree (First Nations person) in Canada. Federal public service employee. Interests: decolonization, Reconciliation, social justice, animals, biodiversity gardening & remaining healthy in an ongoing pandemic. Views are my own.

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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Sadly reminded of @sarahkendzior.bsky.social’s warnings that the powers that be often wait to do what appears to be the right thing until it’s too late to do anything. How could they possibly wait this long to do the bare minimum?
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 07/04/2026
David Crane: If the auto industry is not a growth driver for Canada, what will replace it? The answer is not oil and gas. This is where we need much greater thinking and acting. www.hilltimes.com?p=498316
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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
A Tamil refugee claimant is set to be deported—even though he risks jail and torture back in Sri Lanka The minister overseeing the deportation, himself a Tamil refugee and longtime advocate for Tamil asylum seekers, is silent My latest for @breachmedia.ca breachmedia.ca/tamil-refuge...
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He spent years defending Tamil refugees. As Minister, he’s refusing to stop a deportation back to danger in Sri Lanka ⋆ The Breach
Kumar Thuraisinkam is facing deportation—but the minister who once decried the treatment of his community isn’t stepping in to stop it
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Tim 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🖖🏻 @timwhotravels.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Jeremey Hansen’s mission patch is great. Featuring indigenous artist Henry Guimond from Sagkeeng First Nation. #artemisii #jeremyhansen #canada #henryguimondsrart #indigenousart
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 07/04/2026
just to be clear, everyone, when 8 pm EDT comes and goes, regardless of what does or does not happen, the president still threatened genocide and war crimes and we should still impeach, arrest, and try him
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
What we know so far about the tragic school shooting in Tumbler Ridge. Reporting by @tyolsen.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
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What We Know So Far About the Tragedy in Tumbler Ridge | The Tyee
Police have identified the shooter who killed eight, then themselves, in the northeastern community.
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Jolene @jolenec.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
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Atikamekw leader denied access to Quebec constitution consultations over eagle staff | CBC News
Sipi Flamand, Chief of the Atikamekw Council of Manawan, was denied access to public consultations into Quebec's proposed constitution at the National Assembly on Thursday, because he was carrying an ...
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
This is type of Chinese EVs that Canadians will be able to buy. #cdnpoli
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Castanet.net @castanet.net · 24/01/2026
The man killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says (World)
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The man killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says - World News
Family members say the man killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis on Saturday was an intensive care nurse at the Veterans Administration who cared deeply about people and was upset by President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in his city.
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Federal Reserve @federalreserve.gov · 12/01/2026
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG... www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
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Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 12/01/2026
Central bank chair condemns 'intimidation' following grand jury subpoenas.
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Trump administration opens criminal probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell
Central bank chair condemns 'intimidation' following grand jury subpoenas.
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 10/01/2026
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you." The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?" "Learned what?" she asks Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
I was just denied access to the ICE processing center at the Whipple Building. Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained. The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 08/01/2026
The significant changes will lead the US to withdraw from key forums focused on climate change, peace and democracy.
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Which are the 66 global organisations the US is leaving under Trump?
The significant changes will lead the US to withdraw from key forums focused on climate change, peace and democracy.
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CTV News Kitchener @ctvnewskitchener.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
‘Going further afield’: Some Canadian tourists flying long distances to avoid Caribbean after U.S. attack on Venezuela - Travel agents are getting a lot of questions about the safety of travelling to the Caribbean, following U.S. military action in Venezuela.
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‘Going further afield’: Some Canadian tourists flying long distances to avoid Caribbean after U.S. attack on Venezuela
Travel agents are getting a lot of questions about the safety of travelling to the Caribbean, following U.S. military action in Venezuela.
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Wesley Hilliard @hilli.tech · 08/01/2026
Love this kind of work. These decisions are tough and personal, so don't let anyone tell you you're doing it the wrong way. Some services you are forced into because of work, others are where your friends or family live. Leaving a platform, app, or service isn't always cut and dry.
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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Hegseth has repeatedly said he doesn’t think women should be allowed to serve combat roles in the military and now he’s setting the groundwork to remove them. www.npr.org/2026/01/06/n...
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Pentagon will begin review of 'effectiveness' of women in ground combat positions
The review, outlined in a Pentagon memo obtained by NPR, comes after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told admirals and generals in September that women must meet the "highest male standard."
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star
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RT @ryankturnbull.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
It’s still hard to remember that this is real life somehow.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 25/12/2025
Eight-month-old among multiple Palestinians wounded in attacks across the occupied West Bank.
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Infant, adults wounded in West Bank attacks by Israeli forces, settlers
Eight-month-old among multiple Palestinians wounded in attacks across the occupied West Bank.
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Breen Ouellette (he/him) @breeno.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
DRIPA started out as weak sauce. Any further watering down would be a confirmation that Eby is all talk and no action. And Eby risks a world of hurt if he caters to apartheidists.
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First Nations caution against changing B.C. Indigenous rights law
First Nations in B.C. caution premier against changing provincial Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Two separate videos, recorded on Dec. 11, show security guards at the hospital pushing Brydon Lafavour across the parking lot in a wheelchair.
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Hospital authority in Sask. says security guards banned from facilities
The security guards involved in an incident at the Prince Alberta Victoria Hospital in Sask., are banned from working at similar facilities.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
“The cost of food is out of control. Today, 42 percent of Inuit children arrive at school hungry – more than anywhere else in Canada,” wrote Nunavut MP Lori Idlout. www.aptnnews.ca/featured/ott...
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Ottawa must investigate food costs and Nutrition North: Idlout
Ottawa must act on Nunavut hunger crisis by investigating food costs and Nutrition North: Nunavut MP Lori Idlout
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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 05/12/2025
NEW: Hundreds of public servants are being let go at federal agencies that monitor climate risks, @natashabulowski.bsky.social reports
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Cuts at Natural Resources Canada ‘decimate’ wildfire and flood tracking capacity, unions warn
Carney's cuts have hit Natural Resources Canada, causing uproar from public sector unions warning the layoffs will hurt Canada's ability to respond to cliamte change and protect Canadians from wildfir...
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 19/11/2025
BREAKING: US President Trump announces he’s designating Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally, and has asked Crown Prince MBS to join the board that will act as a transitional authority for war-torn Gaza. 🟠 LIVE updates: aje.io/aivosv
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 18/11/2025
Alberta announced it's proceeding with its ill-conceived plan to place health data citizenship markers on driver's licenses. I warned them months ago, citing 7 problems with their scheme. Here's a summary. 🧵 thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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Seven Concerns about Premier Smith’s New Citizenship Markers | The Tyee
Plans to alter what Alberta driver’s licences and ID cards tell authorities need a rethink.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 16/11/2025
If CBSA refuses to explain why it thought a *95 YEAR OLD* retired Princeton law professor and UN special rapporteur might be a threat to national security, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree should
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Prominent legal scholar detained at Canadian border while on his way to a conference on Palestine | CBC News
A well-known academic and former UN special rapporteur says he was detained by customs agents in Toronto while on his way to speak at a conference on human rights violations against Palestinians.
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Winnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · 14/11/2025
A Manitoba First Nation told court Thursday it won’t deny licensed hunters access to its traditional land when game hunting restarts in December — provided they stick to a no-booze rule.
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Bloodvein First Nation tells court it wont deny hunters access to land
A Manitoba First Nation told court Thursday it won’t deny licensed hunters access to its traditional land when game hunting restarts in December — provided they stick to a no-booze rule.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
The Carney government held a cabinet meeting for the first federal budget since winning the election. However, if the budget doesn’t pass a confidence motion, winning will be short lived as we could see another federal election come Christmas.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney will announce Canada’s first budget since winning election | APTN News
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 04/11/2025
Keeping up with the UCP government's democratic transgressions can be difficult. But not impossible. Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇
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Jolene @jolenec.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Cowichan Tribes issues statement to clear up ‘misinformation’ surrounding its Aboriginal title case www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
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Cowichan Tribes issues statement to clear up ‘misinformation’
They call the statements about the B.C. Supreme Court’s judgement on individual private property owners “deliberately inflammatory.”
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Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 30/10/2025
One of our local breweries is co-owned by a bat researcher. One day she told me about the ongoing die-off of bats in North America and I’m convinced it is a top ten problem. I am glad to see solutions to some of the issues she highlighted and hope they are implemented www.cbc.ca/radio/whaton...
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Bats are at risk in Canada, because wind turbines keep killing them | CBC Radio
Bats don’t exactly have a glowing public image. After all, they’re often associated with blood-sucking vampires, gloomy caves and all things spooky. But migratory bats in Canada are in desperate need ...
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
They’re ordering the National Guard of all 50 states and US territories to prepare for riot control. In three days over 42 million Americans lose their food assistance. Starving people don’t starve quietly. Take care of your neighbour. Take care of each other.
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Revealed: Pentagon orders states’ national guards to form ‘quick reaction forces’ for ‘crowd control’
Pentagon memo details plan to train over 20,000 national guard members across the US to carry out Trump’s order on subduing civil unrest
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Noovo Info @noovo.info · 25/10/2025
Journée du chandail orange: un chef offensé par des obligations du fédéral. www.noovo.info/nouvelle/jou...
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Journée du chandail orange: un chef offensé par des obligations du fédéral
Le chef de la Nation crie de James Smith se dit offensé par l'exigence d'Ottawa que le matériel promotionnel des événements de la Journée du chandail orange financés par le gouvernement fédéral porte ...
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 23/10/2025
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Alberta Indigenous Affairs Minister meets with B.C. First Nations amid talk of pipeline
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has long called for another pipeline from her province to the West Coast
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Jolene @jolenec.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
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Auditor general blasts Indigenous Services Canada for failing to improve essential programs | CBC News
Indigenous Services Canada is failing to implement six past audits completed between 2015 and 2022, leaving First Nations facing persistent barriers when accessing health and dental care, safe drinkin...
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 21/10/2025
Opinion | Matt Gurney: Now would be a great opportunity to do the difficult but necessary things that are required to preserve Canada Post, so it can continue to serve Canadians well and efficiently for decades to come. By @mattgurney #cdnpoli www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 09/10/2025
Recent inflammatory remarks by America's so-called Secretary of War Pete Hegseth should lead to an increase in occasions where the Canadian military won’t be participating in joint operations with their American counterparts, says former Liberal MP John McKay. www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
For the morning crowd, my latest for @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social: What's on the Supreme Court of Canada's docket this fall? #SCC #cdnlaw
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What’s on the Supreme Court of Canada’s docket this fall?
Following a ceremonial opening and debut of new robes, a busy sitting with 20 appeal hearings is underway
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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
"Denialism is not an Indigenous problem; confronting it is a Canadian responsibility...Truth & reconciliation cannot survive if the truth is minimized, downplayed or disavowed." Critically important piece by @seancarleton.bsky.social & @truthinthesoil.bsky.social theconversation.com/confronting-...
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Confronting residential schools denialism is an ethical and shared Canadian responsibility
Residential schools denialism is harmful on many levels, and jeopardizes Canada’s ability to work with Indigenous Peoples to create a stronger future.
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Tyler Olsen @tyolsen.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
NEW (10 years ago): The two history volumes of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report are readable, chilling, and irrefutable. You can't read it all in one sitting. But they answer all the questions you may have. thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...
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The Definitive History of Canada’s Residential School Shame | The Tyee
Ten years ago, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its landmark report. Everyone should read it.
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 30/09/2025
Opinion | Michael Harris: Trump's mental health examination should be conducted by a team of mental health experts interested in medical facts, not facetious glad-handing for the president. www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
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Maybe it's time to take a look at Trump's mental health
The examination should be conducted by a team of mental health experts interested in medical facts, not facetious glad-handing for the president.
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Jolene @jolenec.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Tonight on APTN and CBC. www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/...
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THE GOOD CANADIAN CASTS NEW LIGHT ON THE UNTOLD TRUTH OF CANADIAN IDENTITY ON TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION DAY PREMIERE - CBC Media Centre
Premiering on national broadcasters CBC and APTN on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, 88-minute documentary The Good Canadian connects the dots between news stories we’ve all seen to deli...
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Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com · 26/09/2025
Recent reporting alleges that civilian men are impersonating ICE agents to kidnap and sexually assault immigrant women, with cases in North Carolina and New York. Unmasking ICE agents is important, but it’s a Band-Aid on a broader, systemic crisis. Read @kylietcheung.bsky.social's full Op-Ed ⤵️
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How ICE Raids Are Making It Easier for Civilian Men to Assault Immigrant Women
"This phenomenon is only possible because of the outsized power that state agents have always had to abuse and control women and victims' bodies," argues Kylie Cheung.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 25/09/2025
A Spanish naval vessel will join the Global Sumud Flotilla to provide assistance and, if necessary, conduct rescues, says Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez. Italy earlier announced it was dispatching a frigate after a night of drone attacks on the flotilla opposed by the Israeli gov't.
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John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
1/n A few days ago, an article appeared in The Atlantic with a bold headline “Left-wing terrorism is on the rise.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Left-Wing Terrorism Is on the Rise
For the first time in more than 30 years, attacks by the far left outnumber those by the far right.
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Sean Carleton @seancarleton.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
ICYMI: Ellen Gabriel and I published a new piece on resisting Canada's "elbows up" colonialism, for @canadiandimension.bsky.social: canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
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Resisting Canada’s ‘elbows up’ colonialism
Canada’s new “elbows up” nationalism frames itself as resistance to Trump and US expansionism—but it risks recycling colonial myths. By glossing over the Mohawk Resistance and ongoing land theft, patriotic rhetoric hides violence against Indigenous peoples. Real strength means truth, reconciliation, and resisting colonialism, not shallow nostalgia.
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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
For the first time in Alberta history, Danielle Smith will use the notwithstanding clause preemptively to shield her bills targeting vulnerable trans children from legal scrutiny. Her actions are simply cruel and wrong. Read my full statement below:
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Canadian Climate Institute @climateinstitute.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Our latest early estimate of national emissions shows Canada’s progress flatlined in 2024, putting the 2030 target out of reach. Canada is at a fork in the road: the country needs a policy reboot from all governments to get emissions back on track. www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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In an unprecedented warning, leading climate think-tank says Canada won't meet 2030 climate target | CBC News
Years of progress on bringing Canada’s carbon emissions down have stalled, and future progress looks increasingly fragile, according to an early 2024 emissions estimate from the Canadian Climate Insti...
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