Lesli Bisgould
@bisgould.bsky.social
Lawyer trying to advance the rights of human and non-human animals. Hopeless fantasies of being a great singer.
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The Minister of Environment and Climate Change looked me in the eye today and said that the projects Mark Carney announced yesterday must match communities desires, and that Canada has a duty to consult Nations before projects are a part of the One Canadian Economy Act. #COP30
November 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The Minister of Environment and Climate Change looked me in the eye today and said that the projects Mark Carney announced yesterday must match communities desires, and that Canada has a duty to consult Nations before projects are a part of the One Canadian Economy Act. #COP30
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With Carney’s budget prioritizing the business elite, could this be Canada’s Mamdani moment?
#Opinion from @lindamcquaig.bsky.social
#Opinion from @lindamcquaig.bsky.social
Linda McQuaig: With Carney’s budget prioritizing the business elite, could this be Canada’s Mamdani moment?
NDP leadership candidate Avi Lewis, like New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, openly advocates taxing the rich in order to provide benefits for ordinary people. Now there’s a wild idea.
www.thestar.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
With Carney’s budget prioritizing the business elite, could this be Canada’s Mamdani moment?
#Opinion from @lindamcquaig.bsky.social
#Opinion from @lindamcquaig.bsky.social
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BREAKING: Shocking footage from Bervie Zoo shows big cats, bears, & monkeys trapped in tiny, barren cages, pacing endlessly in distress 💔
We believe Boogie the monkey—seen self-harming since 2022—is still suffering at the zoo.
Take action! ➡️ https://bit.ly/4r1iCQY
We believe Boogie the monkey—seen self-harming since 2022—is still suffering at the zoo.
Take action! ➡️ https://bit.ly/4r1iCQY
November 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
BREAKING: Shocking footage from Bervie Zoo shows big cats, bears, & monkeys trapped in tiny, barren cages, pacing endlessly in distress 💔
We believe Boogie the monkey—seen self-harming since 2022—is still suffering at the zoo.
Take action! ➡️ https://bit.ly/4r1iCQY
We believe Boogie the monkey—seen self-harming since 2022—is still suffering at the zoo.
Take action! ➡️ https://bit.ly/4r1iCQY
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#Seagrass and other #BlueCarbon ecosystems, like mangroves, sequester #carbon through photosynthesis and by trapping it in sediments, helping mitigate #ClimateChange and reducing #OceanAcidification. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #FridayFieldUpdate
November 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
#Seagrass and other #BlueCarbon ecosystems, like mangroves, sequester #carbon through photosynthesis and by trapping it in sediments, helping mitigate #ClimateChange and reducing #OceanAcidification. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #FridayFieldUpdate
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In videos from three livestock crashes reviewed by Sentient, police deliberately block the media’s access to crash sites beyond what is reasonable to protect public safety, citing concerns about animal rights activists.
Police Bodycams Reveal Pattern of Deference to Meat Industry
State troopers cited concerns about animal rights activists as justification for blocking journalists from livestock crash sites.
buff.ly
November 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In videos from three livestock crashes reviewed by Sentient, police deliberately block the media’s access to crash sites beyond what is reasonable to protect public safety, citing concerns about animal rights activists.
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There is no "Three Strike Rule" on human rights, and I remind City Council that the provisions of the Waterloo ruling re: encampments don't extend to just any offer of shelter — it must be *truly* accessible shelter.
Councillor Fletcher's motion to prioritize encampment removals for those having a significant impact within 50 metres of a school, daycare, or playground, and to make a max of three offers of shelter, CARRIES 14-5.
November 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
There is no "Three Strike Rule" on human rights, and I remind City Council that the provisions of the Waterloo ruling re: encampments don't extend to just any offer of shelter — it must be *truly* accessible shelter.
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How Canada Thumbs Its Nose at the Global Climate Summit via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
#COP30 #climatecrisis
#COP30 #climatecrisis
How Canada Thumbs Its Nose at the Global Climate Summit | The Tyee
We used to pledge lower emissions. Now we push for higher oil production.
thetyee.ca
November 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
How Canada Thumbs Its Nose at the Global Climate Summit via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
#COP30 #climatecrisis
#COP30 #climatecrisis
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Failure summarizes the Canadian climate change record since 1990 — failure to meet any #GHG emissions reduction ambition, writes @ianurquhart.bsky.social.
Canada is the only member of the G7 whose #GHG emissions have increased since 1990.
Canada is the only member of the G7 whose #GHG emissions have increased since 1990.
How Canada Thumbs Its Nose at the Global Climate Summit | The Tyee
We used to pledge lower emissions. Now we push for higher oil production.
thetyee.ca
November 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Failure summarizes the Canadian climate change record since 1990 — failure to meet any #GHG emissions reduction ambition, writes @ianurquhart.bsky.social.
Canada is the only member of the G7 whose #GHG emissions have increased since 1990.
Canada is the only member of the G7 whose #GHG emissions have increased since 1990.
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For context on the Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit (COHB), which is one of the only ways to transition from shelters to permanent housing, Ford has cut funding to $8 million next year. TO has 16,000+ homeless and this will house ~900.
The 401 tunnel feasibility study is better funded.
The 401 tunnel feasibility study is better funded.
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
For context on the Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit (COHB), which is one of the only ways to transition from shelters to permanent housing, Ford has cut funding to $8 million next year. TO has 16,000+ homeless and this will house ~900.
The 401 tunnel feasibility study is better funded.
The 401 tunnel feasibility study is better funded.
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Homelessness will dramatically increase in Toronto over the winter, primarily because of provincial and federal funding cuts. Because of this, Toronto's Warming Centres will not be able to meet the need.
My interview this morning with CBC Metro Morning.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
My interview this morning with CBC Metro Morning.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Homelessness will dramatically increase in Toronto over the winter, primarily because of provincial and federal funding cuts. Because of this, Toronto's Warming Centres will not be able to meet the need.
My interview this morning with CBC Metro Morning.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
My interview this morning with CBC Metro Morning.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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Lest We Forget. On #RemembranceDay, we honour the countless animals forced into war—those who lost their lives in battle & those who continue to suffer in military operations today. These animals are not volunteers; they're victims of human conflict.
#CanadaRemembers
#CanadaRemembers
November 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Lest We Forget. On #RemembranceDay, we honour the countless animals forced into war—those who lost their lives in battle & those who continue to suffer in military operations today. These animals are not volunteers; they're victims of human conflict.
#CanadaRemembers
#CanadaRemembers
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✍️ Juive française et portant un foulard, la rabbine Myriam Ackermann-Sommer répond à Jordan Bardella sur la volonté du RN d’interdire le voile islamique : l’Etat n’a pas pour rôle de dicter les convictions, mais il doit garantir à chacun la liberté de les exprimer.
Sa tribune dans Libé 👇
Sa tribune dans Libé 👇
Trier les croyantes voilées dans l’espace public, le rêve illibéral du RN
Juive française et portant un foulard, la rabbine Myriam Ackermann-Sommer répond à Jordan Bardella sur la volonté du RN d’interdire le voile : l’Etat n’a pas pour rôle de dicter les convictions mais doit garantir la liberté de les exprimer.
www.liberation.fr
November 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
✍️ Juive française et portant un foulard, la rabbine Myriam Ackermann-Sommer répond à Jordan Bardella sur la volonté du RN d’interdire le voile islamique : l’Etat n’a pas pour rôle de dicter les convictions, mais il doit garantir à chacun la liberté de les exprimer.
Sa tribune dans Libé 👇
Sa tribune dans Libé 👇
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“Recent administrations of both parties have utterly failed at holding the meat and pharmaceutical companies accountable for the incredible danger they are putting us all in,” writes Andrew deCoriolis, Executive Director of @farmforward.bsky.social.
Slaughterhouses Harbor Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria That Give People Urinary Tract Infections
A growing body of evidence links antibiotic overuse in meat production to infections in humans.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“Recent administrations of both parties have utterly failed at holding the meat and pharmaceutical companies accountable for the incredible danger they are putting us all in,” writes Andrew deCoriolis, Executive Director of @farmforward.bsky.social.
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Shocking footage shows the CFIA’s mass killing of hundreds of ostriches at Universal Ostrich Farms in BC 💔
We’ve repeatedly urged the agency to halt the planned execution & allow new, independent avian flu testing to determine any health risks.
This violent act is sickening & unjustified.
We’ve repeatedly urged the agency to halt the planned execution & allow new, independent avian flu testing to determine any health risks.
This violent act is sickening & unjustified.
November 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Shocking footage shows the CFIA’s mass killing of hundreds of ostriches at Universal Ostrich Farms in BC 💔
We’ve repeatedly urged the agency to halt the planned execution & allow new, independent avian flu testing to determine any health risks.
This violent act is sickening & unjustified.
We’ve repeatedly urged the agency to halt the planned execution & allow new, independent avian flu testing to determine any health risks.
This violent act is sickening & unjustified.
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It's not only humans that are affected by the growing climate crisis. This Horse had already been rescued but ran back into wildfires to save its family. ❤️
There's no time to wait. Protect people and the planet. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #renewables #nature
There's no time to wait. Protect people and the planet. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #renewables #nature
November 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
It's not only humans that are affected by the growing climate crisis. This Horse had already been rescued but ran back into wildfires to save its family. ❤️
There's no time to wait. Protect people and the planet. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #renewables #nature
There's no time to wait. Protect people and the planet. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #renewables #nature
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Heartbreaking 💔 The CFIA has begun shooting birds at the ostrich farm. We've urged the agency to conduct new, independent avian flu testing to confirm if any risk remains. Killing hundreds of apparently healthy birds is an unjustified act of cruelty.
Gunshots ring out at B.C. ostrich farm as cull moves ahead
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Numerous gunshots rang out in the night at a British Columbia ostrich farm, punctuated by shouts of "Murderers!" and "Stop!" as the Canadian Food Inspection
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Heartbreaking 💔 The CFIA has begun shooting birds at the ostrich farm. We've urged the agency to conduct new, independent avian flu testing to confirm if any risk remains. Killing hundreds of apparently healthy birds is an unjustified act of cruelty.
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We have assisted our client Animal Equality, which has obtained footage of farmed trout suffocating and being beaten with batons in a slaughterhouse in Scotland. We have submitted an official complaint to APHA Scotland, which is the relevant regulator.
November 5, 2025 at 11:49 AM
We have assisted our client Animal Equality, which has obtained footage of farmed trout suffocating and being beaten with batons in a slaughterhouse in Scotland. We have submitted an official complaint to APHA Scotland, which is the relevant regulator.
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These incredible ibex defy gravity climbing a near-vertical dam in search of nutritious salt.
Credit: BBC
Credit: BBC
November 3, 2025 at 11:07 PM
These incredible ibex defy gravity climbing a near-vertical dam in search of nutritious salt.
Credit: BBC
Credit: BBC
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Last year, 43 monkeys escaped from a primate breeding and research facility. Now a strange coalition of animal-rights activists and MAGA loyalists is demanding that all lab animals be set free. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/vS1MOq
November 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Last year, 43 monkeys escaped from a primate breeding and research facility. Now a strange coalition of animal-rights activists and MAGA loyalists is demanding that all lab animals be set free. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/vS1MOq
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“ It’s day after day that you’re dealing with violence, so you really start to ask yourself the question – is this worth it?”
It’s time to protect nurses. Make safe staffing a priority.
Learn more: https://nursestalktruth.ca/
#FightLocal #ONhealth #ONlab #ONpoli
It’s time to protect nurses. Make safe staffing a priority.
Learn more: https://nursestalktruth.ca/
#FightLocal #ONhealth #ONlab #ONpoli
November 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
“ It’s day after day that you’re dealing with violence, so you really start to ask yourself the question – is this worth it?”
It’s time to protect nurses. Make safe staffing a priority.
Learn more: https://nursestalktruth.ca/
#FightLocal #ONhealth #ONlab #ONpoli
It’s time to protect nurses. Make safe staffing a priority.
Learn more: https://nursestalktruth.ca/
#FightLocal #ONhealth #ONlab #ONpoli
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Animal advocate Zoe Rosenberg has been convicted of felony conspiracy & 3 misdemeanours for rescuing 4 sick chickens from a CA slaughterhouse. This unfortunate verdict is yet another example of how the legal system protects abusive industries & often punishes those who try to help. #PerdueTrial
November 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Animal advocate Zoe Rosenberg has been convicted of felony conspiracy & 3 misdemeanours for rescuing 4 sick chickens from a CA slaughterhouse. This unfortunate verdict is yet another example of how the legal system protects abusive industries & often punishes those who try to help. #PerdueTrial
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The Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) 2026 from @policyalternatives is live! Major public cuts are avoidable. Canadians need supports and services based on equality and solidarity. Read more about Building a True Canadian Sovereignty. #cdnpoli
www.policyalternatives.ca
October 28, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) 2026 from @policyalternatives is live! Major public cuts are avoidable. Canadians need supports and services based on equality and solidarity. Read more about Building a True Canadian Sovereignty. #cdnpoli
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He's already shown how he treats the homeless; now he wants more of us to be homeless.
My bet is his developer buddies are quite ready to provide concentration camps at a price...
Conservatives are the Republicans of Canada, and they all need to be voted out or we'll become the 51st state.
My bet is his developer buddies are quite ready to provide concentration camps at a price...
Conservatives are the Republicans of Canada, and they all need to be voted out or we'll become the 51st state.
Every tenant in Ontario will be at risk of losing their home if Premier Doug Ford’s government follows through on its latest housing plan, advocates are warning.
Ford Government Bill Could Spell the End of Rent Control in Ontario
Tenant groups are ringing the alarm over changes that could dramatically increase the price of rent and drive people out of their homes. But the proposed legislation, endorsed by the landlord lobby…
www.thegrindmag.ca
October 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
He's already shown how he treats the homeless; now he wants more of us to be homeless.
My bet is his developer buddies are quite ready to provide concentration camps at a price...
Conservatives are the Republicans of Canada, and they all need to be voted out or we'll become the 51st state.
My bet is his developer buddies are quite ready to provide concentration camps at a price...
Conservatives are the Republicans of Canada, and they all need to be voted out or we'll become the 51st state.