Timothy Gray
@canadagray.bsky.social
Happiest when outside, political junkie and lifelong environmental policy analyst and advocate. Executive Director of Environmental Defence. Views posted are my own.
As the Region of Waterloo struggles with a growing water shortage, recent council meetings have been dominated by debate over provincial water-taking permits in the region. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/06/n... #waterislife #ONpoli
Waterloo councillors push Ford government over water permits
The Ford government is under pressure from municipalities, political opposition and local advocates to pause commercial water-taking permits after the Region of Waterloo hit a water capacity limit so ...
www.nationalobserver.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:21 PM
As the Region of Waterloo struggles with a growing water shortage, recent council meetings have been dominated by debate over provincial water-taking permits in the region. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/06/n... #waterislife #ONpoli
@Fordnation has attacked Wasaga Beach Provincial Park so the federal government must now issue an Emergency Order to save the endangered piping plover: drive.google.com/file/d/1MNHE... #cdnpoli #Onpoli
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February 2, 2026 at 6:54 PM
@Fordnation has attacked Wasaga Beach Provincial Park so the federal government must now issue an Emergency Order to save the endangered piping plover: drive.google.com/file/d/1MNHE... #cdnpoli #Onpoli
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Ah yes. Nothing says “strong, independent Canada” like importing the MAGA policy starter pack with a maple leaf.
Stand-your-ground, mass deportations, kill DEI, weaken conversion therapy bans, defund CBC.
Are we opening the door to ICE-style policing in Canada?
r.pebmac.ca/https://www....
Stand-your-ground, mass deportations, kill DEI, weaken conversion therapy bans, defund CBC.
Are we opening the door to ICE-style policing in Canada?
r.pebmac.ca/https://www....
February 1, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Ah yes. Nothing says “strong, independent Canada” like importing the MAGA policy starter pack with a maple leaf.
Stand-your-ground, mass deportations, kill DEI, weaken conversion therapy bans, defund CBC.
Are we opening the door to ICE-style policing in Canada?
r.pebmac.ca/https://www....
Stand-your-ground, mass deportations, kill DEI, weaken conversion therapy bans, defund CBC.
Are we opening the door to ICE-style policing in Canada?
r.pebmac.ca/https://www....
Watch it again and again and share it far and wide for those who are willing to fight for their country: Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video) youtu.be/GDaPdpwA4Iw?... via @YouTube #FreeAmerica
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 30, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Watch it again and again and share it far and wide for those who are willing to fight for their country: Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video) youtu.be/GDaPdpwA4Iw?... via @YouTube #FreeAmerica
Ontario will sever Wasaga Beach Provincial Park despite 98% disapproval in public comments: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach... #onpoli #destruction
Ontario advances Wasaga Beach transfer | The Narwhal
98% of public feedback opposed Ontario’s plan to drop provincial park designation and protections on a portion of Wasaga Beach
thenarwhal.ca
January 27, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Ontario will sever Wasaga Beach Provincial Park despite 98% disapproval in public comments: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach... #onpoli #destruction
Piping plovers at Wasaga Beach need urgent protection from the federal government: environmentaldefence.ca/2026/01/27/leg
al-petition-filed-to-protect-piping-plover/
#cdnpoli #Endangered
al-petition-filed-to-protect-piping-plover/
#cdnpoli #Endangered
Environmental Defence
Defending clean water, a safe climate, and healthy communities.
environmentaldefence.ca
January 27, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Piping plovers at Wasaga Beach need urgent protection from the federal government: environmentaldefence.ca/2026/01/27/leg
al-petition-filed-to-protect-piping-plover/
#cdnpoli #Endangered
al-petition-filed-to-protect-piping-plover/
#cdnpoli #Endangered
How big grocery stores killed the best way to clean up our streets and rivers: Inside the politics and lobbying that helped derail Ontario’s deposit-return system for cans and bottles www.thestar.com/politics/pro... via @torontostar #onpoli #plastic
Inside the politics and lobbying that helped derail Ontario’s deposit-return system for cans and bottles
The province is one of only two in Canada without a bottle return system that has long been the norm in Europe.
www.thestar.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:22 PM
How big grocery stores killed the best way to clean up our streets and rivers: Inside the politics and lobbying that helped derail Ontario’s deposit-return system for cans and bottles www.thestar.com/politics/pro... via @torontostar #onpoli #plastic
Why can't Ontario do what almost every other province does with empty drink containers? www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit... #onpoli #Plasticpollution
Globe editorial: The power of putting a price on trash
Expanding Ontario’s deposit system to non-alcoholic beverage containers would reduce litter and landfill waste
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Why can't Ontario do what almost every other province does with empty drink containers? www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit... #onpoli #Plasticpollution
Gas in not clean....but renewables are: LNG Canada has been flaring up to 15 times more gas than expected, documents reveal: thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-f... #cdnpoli
Equipment issue led to excessive LNG Canada flaring, docs reveal | The Narwhal
LNG Canada delayed reporting ‘integrity issue’ to regulators and never fully informed the public, while locals raised concerns about noise, smoke and emissions
thenarwhal.ca
January 21, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Gas in not clean....but renewables are: LNG Canada has been flaring up to 15 times more gas than expected, documents reveal: thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-f... #cdnpoli
Hwy 413 EIAR confirms Ontario government sticking to its most ecologically destructive route environmentaldefence.ca/2026/01/19/h... #Stopthe413 #ONpoli
Hwy 413 EIAR Confirms ON Sticking to its Most Ecologically Destructive Route - Environmental Defence
Key federal species at risk threatened by the multi-billion dollar highway designed to turbocharge sprawl Statement by Tim Gray, Executive Director,
environmentaldefence.ca
January 19, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Hwy 413 EIAR confirms Ontario government sticking to its most ecologically destructive route environmentaldefence.ca/2026/01/19/h... #Stopthe413 #ONpoli
Alberta's Fiscal Crisis Is Self-Inflicted via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Alberta’s Fiscal Crisis Is Self-Inflicted | The Tyee
The petrostate’s fortunes ride on the oil price roller-coaster. That could derail the UCP.
thetyee.ca
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Alberta's Fiscal Crisis Is Self-Inflicted via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Reposted by Timothy Gray
"He said he saw guards choking Lunas Campos and heard Lunas Campos repeatedly saying, 'No puedo respirar' — Spanish for 'I can’t breathe'..."
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Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:10 AM
"He said he saw guards choking Lunas Campos and heard Lunas Campos repeatedly saying, 'No puedo respirar' — Spanish for 'I can’t breathe'..."
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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In other words...Canadians will have to pay for another pipeline for the very profitable oil industry. www.theenergymix.com/fast-tracked... #grift #Energy
Fast-Tracked Western Pipeline Won’t Draw Investors Without Taxpayer ‘Backstop’, Ex-Alberta Energy Minister Says
Alberta is demanding even faster federal approval of a bitumen pipeline to British Columbia’s west coast, even as a former provincial energy minister admits the project would have “zero” chance of att...
www.theenergymix.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:53 PM
In other words...Canadians will have to pay for another pipeline for the very profitable oil industry. www.theenergymix.com/fast-tracked... #grift #Energy
Coastal First Nations Call on Carney to Defend B.C. Tanker Ban in Pipeline Talks www.theenergymix.com/coastal-firs... #cdnpoli #energy
Defend B.C. Tanker Ban Over Pipeline: Coastal First Nations
Coastal First Nations Call on Carney to Defend Tanker Ban on B.C.'s Coast, Despite MOU
www.theenergymix.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Coastal First Nations Call on Carney to Defend B.C. Tanker Ban in Pipeline Talks www.theenergymix.com/coastal-firs... #cdnpoli #energy
Ontario must fix Blue Box Program to keep beverage empties out of landfill, streets and rivers. environmentaldefence.ca/2026/01/14/o... #onpoli #plasticwaste
ON Must Fix Blue Box Program to Keep Beverage Empties Out of Garbage, Environment - Environmental Defence
Putting a deposit on all drink containers would be a win for the public and the environment ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE AND TORONTO ENVIRONMENTAL ALLIANCE
environmentaldefence.ca
January 14, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Ontario must fix Blue Box Program to keep beverage empties out of landfill, streets and rivers. environmentaldefence.ca/2026/01/14/o... #onpoli #plasticwaste
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c... #evil
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:31 PM
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c... #evil
5 things you should know about Ontario’s new Blue Box recycling program environmentaldefence.ca/2026/01/05/5... #onpoli #Recycling
5 things you should know about Ontario’s new Blue Box recycling program - Environmental Defence
It’s a new year, and Ontario’s new program for households who get curbside recycling pickup has begun. Here are five things you should know about it:
environmentaldefence.ca
January 6, 2026 at 6:51 PM
5 things you should know about Ontario’s new Blue Box recycling program environmentaldefence.ca/2026/01/05/5... #onpoli #Recycling
Some good news: Canadian Federal Regulations banning certain toxic chemicals are a welcome start to 2026 environmentaldefence.ca/2026/01/06/s... #cdnpoli #toxics
Statement: Federal Regulations Banning Certain Toxics Are a Welcome Start to 2026 - Environmental Defence
Statement by Cassie Barker, Senior Program Manager, Toxics Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the
environmentaldefence.ca
January 6, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Some good news: Canadian Federal Regulations banning certain toxic chemicals are a welcome start to 2026 environmentaldefence.ca/2026/01/06/s... #cdnpoli #toxics
My thoughts on 2026: We don’t need to choose between the environment and economic prosperity /via @globeandmail
theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... #cdnpoli #energytransition
theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... #cdnpoli #energytransition
Opinion: In 2026, we don’t need to choose between the environment and economic prosperity
It will require bold political leadership to chart a course toward a better future
theglobeandmail.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:48 PM
My thoughts on 2026: We don’t need to choose between the environment and economic prosperity /via @globeandmail
theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... #cdnpoli #energytransition
theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... #cdnpoli #energytransition
Another benefit of clean energy: Offshore wind turbines create all-you-can-eat havens where some fish can double in size reneweconomy.com.au/offshore-win... #energytransition
reneweconomy.com.au
December 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Another benefit of clean energy: Offshore wind turbines create all-you-can-eat havens where some fish can double in size reneweconomy.com.au/offshore-win... #energytransition
Do we need an Alberta-style tantrum? Where’s Atlantic Canada's grand bargain? saltwire.com/nova-scotia/... #cdnpoli #energy
Opinion: Where’s Atlantic Canada's grand bargain?
The danger of capitulating in the face of a hardball negotiating style is certainly not lost on Steven Guilbeault, writes Thomas Arnason McNeil.
saltwire.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Do we need an Alberta-style tantrum? Where’s Atlantic Canada's grand bargain? saltwire.com/nova-scotia/... #cdnpoli #energy
In Ontario, Enbridge Gas gets to build pipelines on public land for free...unlike in Alberta. Waterloo Region and Guelph want to change that: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-enbr... #ONpoli #energytransition
Ontario municipalities want Enbridge Gas to pay up | The Narwhal
Guelph, Waterloo Region and other Ontario municipalities argue the gas giant shouldn’t be able to build pipelines on public land for free
thenarwhal.ca
December 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
In Ontario, Enbridge Gas gets to build pipelines on public land for free...unlike in Alberta. Waterloo Region and Guelph want to change that: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-enbr... #ONpoli #energytransition
Mark Carney’s fossil fuel pivot bewilders climate experts and business leaders www.ft.com/content/e5a0... via @ft #cdnpoli #energytransition
Mark Carney’s fossil fuel pivot bewilders climate experts and business leaders
Canadian prime minister’s legacy as one-time UN envoy and clean power advocate undermined by energy shift
www.ft.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Mark Carney’s fossil fuel pivot bewilders climate experts and business leaders www.ft.com/content/e5a0... via @ft #cdnpoli #energytransition