Boyd Reimer
@boydreimer.bsky.social
Better democracy means better climate action:
Fair Vote Canada - https://www.fairvote.ca/
Charter Challenge for Fair Voting - https://www.charterchallenge.ca/
MakeVotesEqual.ca - https://makevotesequal.ca/
Fair Vote Canada - https://www.fairvote.ca/
Charter Challenge for Fair Voting - https://www.charterchallenge.ca/
MakeVotesEqual.ca - https://makevotesequal.ca/
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Tell PM Carney to build a modern east-west electricity grid powered by low-cost renewable energy – wind, water, solar and storage – not nuclear.
#cdnpoli #onpoli
www.cleanairalliance.org/carney-wrong/
#cdnpoli #onpoli
www.cleanairalliance.org/carney-wrong/
Carney gets it wrong on climate
Tell PM Carney to build a modern east-west electricity grid powered by low-cost renewable energy – wind, water, solar and storage – not nuclear. #cdnpoli #onpoli
www.cleanairalliance.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Tell PM Carney to build a modern east-west electricity grid powered by low-cost renewable energy – wind, water, solar and storage – not nuclear.
#cdnpoli #onpoli
www.cleanairalliance.org/carney-wrong/
#cdnpoli #onpoli
www.cleanairalliance.org/carney-wrong/
Small or big, new nuclear reactors are not climate solutions Given the urgent need to quickly address global heating, it would be better to put money into renewable energy and infrastructure, including a modern east-west renewable-powered electricity grid in Canada.
davidsuzuki.org/story/small-...
davidsuzuki.org/story/small-...
Small or big, new nuclear reactors are not climate solutions
Given the urgent need to quickly address global heating, it would be far better to put money into renewable energy and infrastructure, including a modern east-west renewable-powered electricity grid i...
davidsuzuki.org
October 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Small or big, new nuclear reactors are not climate solutions Given the urgent need to quickly address global heating, it would be better to put money into renewable energy and infrastructure, including a modern east-west renewable-powered electricity grid in Canada.
davidsuzuki.org/story/small-...
davidsuzuki.org/story/small-...
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PM Carney: We can build a better nation with renewables. Scratch new U.S. nuclear off your major projects list.
www.cleanairalliance.org/u-s-nuclear-...
#onpoli #cdnpoli #energy @mark-carney.bsky.social #buycanadian
www.cleanairalliance.org/u-s-nuclear-...
#onpoli #cdnpoli #energy @mark-carney.bsky.social #buycanadian
U.S. Nuclear Reactors will NOT Build a Strong Canada
PM Carney: We can build a better nation with renewables. Scratch new U.S. nuclear off your major projects list.
www.cleanairalliance.org
September 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
PM Carney: We can build a better nation with renewables. Scratch new U.S. nuclear off your major projects list.
www.cleanairalliance.org/u-s-nuclear-...
#onpoli #cdnpoli #energy @mark-carney.bsky.social #buycanadian
www.cleanairalliance.org/u-s-nuclear-...
#onpoli #cdnpoli #energy @mark-carney.bsky.social #buycanadian
A major carbon bomb sits atop PM Mark Carney’s first tranche of major projects, sparking backlash from environmental and Indigenous communities who say that doubling down on LNG is placing a dangerous bet on Canada’s future. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/11/n...
LNG carbon bomb tops Carney’s list of major projects
Triggering immense backlash from climate groups and Indigenous leaders, Prime Minister Mark Carney revealed his long awaited first batch of nation-building projects that includes doubling capacity at ...
www.nationalobserver.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
A major carbon bomb sits atop PM Mark Carney’s first tranche of major projects, sparking backlash from environmental and Indigenous communities who say that doubling down on LNG is placing a dangerous bet on Canada’s future. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/11/n...
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Wealth gets centralized when power does.
First-past-the-post lets a few politicians rule with less than 50% of the vote.
Proportional representation means power is shared, not hoarded.
#cdnpoli
First-past-the-post lets a few politicians rule with less than 50% of the vote.
Proportional representation means power is shared, not hoarded.
#cdnpoli
August 2, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Wealth gets centralized when power does.
First-past-the-post lets a few politicians rule with less than 50% of the vote.
Proportional representation means power is shared, not hoarded.
#cdnpoli
First-past-the-post lets a few politicians rule with less than 50% of the vote.
Proportional representation means power is shared, not hoarded.
#cdnpoli
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The 2025 World Press Freedom Index is out. The top 10 countries all use proportional representation.
Canada ranks 21st. Over 80% of our media is owned by 5 corporations. We've lost 252 local outlets since 2008.
If we want real media diversity and accountability, we need PR.
Canada ranks 21st. Over 80% of our media is owned by 5 corporations. We've lost 252 local outlets since 2008.
If we want real media diversity and accountability, we need PR.
August 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The 2025 World Press Freedom Index is out. The top 10 countries all use proportional representation.
Canada ranks 21st. Over 80% of our media is owned by 5 corporations. We've lost 252 local outlets since 2008.
If we want real media diversity and accountability, we need PR.
Canada ranks 21st. Over 80% of our media is owned by 5 corporations. We've lost 252 local outlets since 2008.
If we want real media diversity and accountability, we need PR.
Canada's insurers launch apocalyptic ad blitz as premiums soar www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/29/n...
Canada's insurers launch apocalyptic ad blitz as premiums soar
After record climate damages in 2024, Canada’s insurers have spent $150,000 on ominous ads about worsening severe weather — without mentioning climate change — as experts warn of a looming public back...
www.nationalobserver.com
July 29, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Canada's insurers launch apocalyptic ad blitz as premiums soar www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/29/n...
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Hey @heathermcpherson.bsky.social! We see you're running for @ndp.ca leader.
First-past-the-post just decimated your party, that’s why it’s crucial to make proportional representation a core part of your campaign.
NDP voters deserve fair representation, no matter where they live.
First-past-the-post just decimated your party, that’s why it’s crucial to make proportional representation a core part of your campaign.
NDP voters deserve fair representation, no matter where they live.
NEW: @heathermcpherson.bsky.social has a website up for her NDP leadership campaign.
www.heather4leader.ca
www.heather4leader.ca
Heather for Leader
www.heather4leader.ca
July 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Hey @heathermcpherson.bsky.social! We see you're running for @ndp.ca leader.
First-past-the-post just decimated your party, that’s why it’s crucial to make proportional representation a core part of your campaign.
NDP voters deserve fair representation, no matter where they live.
First-past-the-post just decimated your party, that’s why it’s crucial to make proportional representation a core part of your campaign.
NDP voters deserve fair representation, no matter where they live.
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Viktor Orban banned pride events in Hungary, the people took it as a challenge and just had the largest pride march in their country's history.
June 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Viktor Orban banned pride events in Hungary, the people took it as a challenge and just had the largest pride march in their country's history.
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Movements need more than a breakthrough. They need staying power.
Proportional representation turns moments of momentum into lasting influence, making it harder for people to be ignored or erased at the next election.
Proportional representation turns moments of momentum into lasting influence, making it harder for people to be ignored or erased at the next election.
June 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Movements need more than a breakthrough. They need staying power.
Proportional representation turns moments of momentum into lasting influence, making it harder for people to be ignored or erased at the next election.
Proportional representation turns moments of momentum into lasting influence, making it harder for people to be ignored or erased at the next election.
Canada's new Bill C-5 is sidestepping environmental laws to fast-track dirty energy projects. But burning #fossilfuels isn’t the answer. Tell #cdnpoli that our strength lies in #climate leadership, not in accelerating pollution.Take action ⤵️ act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/173069/...
Canada: Let's Build a Climate-Forward Nation!
Canada wants to become an ‘energy superpower,’ but at what cost? Tell the Carney government that our strength as a country lies in climate leadership, not in accelerating pollution.
act.environmentaldefence.ca
June 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Canada's new Bill C-5 is sidestepping environmental laws to fast-track dirty energy projects. But burning #fossilfuels isn’t the answer. Tell #cdnpoli that our strength lies in #climate leadership, not in accelerating pollution.Take action ⤵️ act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/173069/...
‘Serious Omission’ in G7 Wildfire Charter Leaves Climate Change Unnamed www.theenergymix.com/serious-omis...
‘Serious Omission’ in G7 Wildfire Charter Leaves Climate Change Unnamed
Leaders of the G7 countries have agreed to cooperate on efforts to manage the impacts of devastating wildfires, in Canada and around the world, but held back from naming climate change as a primary ca...
www.theenergymix.com
June 19, 2025 at 8:14 AM
‘Serious Omission’ in G7 Wildfire Charter Leaves Climate Change Unnamed www.theenergymix.com/serious-omis...
“We're seeing more fires, a longer fire season, more intense fires, more severe fires, because the climate is changing due to human activities ... that's a serious omission, and that's being very polite," said fire expert Mike Flannigan. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/17/n...
In 'serious omission,' G7 leaders release wildfire charter with no mention of climate change
The discussions that led to the statement’s specific wording were not public. But governments of most G7 nations recognize the role of human activity in climate change, as well as the role of climate ...
www.nationalobserver.com
June 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
“We're seeing more fires, a longer fire season, more intense fires, more severe fires, because the climate is changing due to human activities ... that's a serious omission, and that's being very polite," said fire expert Mike Flannigan. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/17/n...
Hardworking families are paying the price for Trump’s reckless trade war.
This is about real people losing real jobs in our communities.
PM Carney: Now is the time to invest in good jobs, strong public services and strong communities—not roll out the red carpet for Trump.
This is about real people losing real jobs in our communities.
PM Carney: Now is the time to invest in good jobs, strong public services and strong communities—not roll out the red carpet for Trump.
June 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Hardworking families are paying the price for Trump’s reckless trade war.
This is about real people losing real jobs in our communities.
PM Carney: Now is the time to invest in good jobs, strong public services and strong communities—not roll out the red carpet for Trump.
This is about real people losing real jobs in our communities.
PM Carney: Now is the time to invest in good jobs, strong public services and strong communities—not roll out the red carpet for Trump.
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Our foreign policy shouldn’t be dictated by who wins a few swing ridings.
Proportional representation ensures decisions reflect real public debate, not the narrow priorities of small electoral battlegrounds.
Proportional representation ensures decisions reflect real public debate, not the narrow priorities of small electoral battlegrounds.
June 13, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Our foreign policy shouldn’t be dictated by who wins a few swing ridings.
Proportional representation ensures decisions reflect real public debate, not the narrow priorities of small electoral battlegrounds.
Proportional representation ensures decisions reflect real public debate, not the narrow priorities of small electoral battlegrounds.
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It's not just governments hiding reports that's bad, it's the fact that they can do so with the majority they won with just 43% of the vote.
Ontario needs proportional representation. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Ontario needs proportional representation. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Ford government to bury long-term care inspection reports: What are they hiding?
A new regulation hidden in the Ford government’s omnibus bill will make it harder for Ontarians to seek public information about the performance of LTC homes.
www.thestar.com
June 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
It's not just governments hiding reports that's bad, it's the fact that they can do so with the majority they won with just 43% of the vote.
Ontario needs proportional representation. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Ontario needs proportional representation. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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A Premier threatens First Nations with infrastructure funding unless they support a law that violates treaty rights.
This is what happens when one man rules with 43% of the vote.
Ontario needs proportional representation.
#ONpoli globalnews.ca/news/1122855...
This is what happens when one man rules with 43% of the vote.
Ontario needs proportional representation.
#ONpoli globalnews.ca/news/1122855...
Two First Nations working on roads to Ring of Fire do not support new mining law | Globalnews.ca
Aroland First Nation Chief Sonny Gagnon says his community objects to the law known as Bill 5, which seeks to speed up development, particularly mining projects.
globalnews.ca
June 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
A Premier threatens First Nations with infrastructure funding unless they support a law that violates treaty rights.
This is what happens when one man rules with 43% of the vote.
Ontario needs proportional representation.
#ONpoli globalnews.ca/news/1122855...
This is what happens when one man rules with 43% of the vote.
Ontario needs proportional representation.
#ONpoli globalnews.ca/news/1122855...
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Proportional representation would be one of the most consequential reforms we could make.
Issues like the economy, housing, the environment, and the cost of living are all tied to how we elect our leaders.
A more representative democracy is how we start fixing what's broken.
Issues like the economy, housing, the environment, and the cost of living are all tied to how we elect our leaders.
A more representative democracy is how we start fixing what's broken.
June 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Proportional representation would be one of the most consequential reforms we could make.
Issues like the economy, housing, the environment, and the cost of living are all tied to how we elect our leaders.
A more representative democracy is how we start fixing what's broken.
Issues like the economy, housing, the environment, and the cost of living are all tied to how we elect our leaders.
A more representative democracy is how we start fixing what's broken.
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Half the country is burning, and the other half is choking on the smoke.
Just another reminder: the top-performing countries on climate action all use proportional representation.
It's time to get on board, not just for democracy, but for the future of the planet.
Just another reminder: the top-performing countries on climate action all use proportional representation.
It's time to get on board, not just for democracy, but for the future of the planet.
June 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Half the country is burning, and the other half is choking on the smoke.
Just another reminder: the top-performing countries on climate action all use proportional representation.
It's time to get on board, not just for democracy, but for the future of the planet.
Just another reminder: the top-performing countries on climate action all use proportional representation.
It's time to get on board, not just for democracy, but for the future of the planet.
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Just a reminder: the recent German election had higher voter turnout than any Canadian general election ever.
When people feel their vote matters, they show up.
Demand proportional representation for a better democracy.
#cdnpoli
When people feel their vote matters, they show up.
Demand proportional representation for a better democracy.
#cdnpoli
June 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Just a reminder: the recent German election had higher voter turnout than any Canadian general election ever.
When people feel their vote matters, they show up.
Demand proportional representation for a better democracy.
#cdnpoli
When people feel their vote matters, they show up.
Demand proportional representation for a better democracy.
#cdnpoli
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If Ontario used proportional representation, voting against these bills and the long legislature shutdown would actually mean something.
When are the @ontarioliberal.bsky.social finally going to support a system where every vote counts?
#onpoli
When are the @ontarioliberal.bsky.social finally going to support a system where every vote counts?
#onpoli
June 5, 2025 at 9:45 PM
If Ontario used proportional representation, voting against these bills and the long legislature shutdown would actually mean something.
When are the @ontarioliberal.bsky.social finally going to support a system where every vote counts?
#onpoli
When are the @ontarioliberal.bsky.social finally going to support a system where every vote counts?
#onpoli
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This is big.
The @nfucanada.bsky.social is calling on the federal government to adopt proportional representation, saying first-past-the-post fuels western alienation and sidelines rural voices.
It’s time to listen, @mark-carney.bsky.social.
Read their powerful statement:
The @nfucanada.bsky.social is calling on the federal government to adopt proportional representation, saying first-past-the-post fuels western alienation and sidelines rural voices.
It’s time to listen, @mark-carney.bsky.social.
Read their powerful statement:
In response to western separatism, the NFU stands in solidarity with the First Nations of Treaties 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 in their opposition to separation.
We call on the federal government to address the need for electoral reform and invest in rural communities.
www.nfu.ca/address-west...
We call on the federal government to address the need for electoral reform and invest in rural communities.
www.nfu.ca/address-west...
Address Western Separatism with Electoral Reform, Rural Renewal, and Respect for Treaty Rights | National Farmers Union
National Farmers Union members, like other Canadians and the majority of westerners, are deeply committed to our country. We recognize that we are also Treaty people, and are committed to upholding…
www.nfu.ca
June 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This is big.
The @nfucanada.bsky.social is calling on the federal government to adopt proportional representation, saying first-past-the-post fuels western alienation and sidelines rural voices.
It’s time to listen, @mark-carney.bsky.social.
Read their powerful statement:
The @nfucanada.bsky.social is calling on the federal government to adopt proportional representation, saying first-past-the-post fuels western alienation and sidelines rural voices.
It’s time to listen, @mark-carney.bsky.social.
Read their powerful statement:
As Canada prepares to host the G7 summit, Prime Minister Carney has an opportunity and responsibility to lead boldly on climate justice, economic transformation, and international solidarity. Let’s make sure he rises to the challenge. Sign the petition: 350.org/canada/fairs...
Canada's Climate Fair Share
Canada can't take on the climate crisis alone. As one of the world’s top polluters and wealthiest countries, we must do our fair share.
350.org
June 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
As Canada prepares to host the G7 summit, Prime Minister Carney has an opportunity and responsibility to lead boldly on climate justice, economic transformation, and international solidarity. Let’s make sure he rises to the challenge. Sign the petition: 350.org/canada/fairs...
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This exchange in Parliament matters.
@jennykwan.bsky.social made the case for proportional representation.
@kayabagaarielle.bsky.social expressed support.
Now let’s turn that support into action for a stronger democracy.
#cdnpoli www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaTy...
@jennykwan.bsky.social made the case for proportional representation.
@kayabagaarielle.bsky.social expressed support.
Now let’s turn that support into action for a stronger democracy.
#cdnpoli www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaTy...
Need for electoral reform, proportional representation - NDP MP Jenny Kwan in Parliament
YouTube video by Jenny Kwan, MP
www.youtube.com
June 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
This exchange in Parliament matters.
@jennykwan.bsky.social made the case for proportional representation.
@kayabagaarielle.bsky.social expressed support.
Now let’s turn that support into action for a stronger democracy.
#cdnpoli www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaTy...
@jennykwan.bsky.social made the case for proportional representation.
@kayabagaarielle.bsky.social expressed support.
Now let’s turn that support into action for a stronger democracy.
#cdnpoli www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaTy...
Moving Forward On Climate Without America www.theenergymix.com/moving-forwa...
Moving Forward On Climate Without America
While the Trump administration departed from the Paris Agreement and was alienating its allies with tariffs, China solidified its position as a global leader in climate finance.
www.theenergymix.com
June 4, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Moving Forward On Climate Without America www.theenergymix.com/moving-forwa...