Christy Kelly-Bisson
@garlicbreath644.bsky.social
Researcher for Common Ground Network at Dalhousie University
PhD de l'uOttawa études politiques
Critical political theory, agroecology, and land tenure
Smallholder Garlic Farmer
Kespukwitk, Mi’kma'ki
they/iel
https://christykellybisson.com/
PhD de l'uOttawa études politiques
Critical political theory, agroecology, and land tenure
Smallholder Garlic Farmer
Kespukwitk, Mi’kma'ki
they/iel
https://christykellybisson.com/
"That Canada cannot be erected on the craven idolatries of colonialism and capitalism, money and its powers. It will need a new imaginary, one that relentlessly refuses possessive individualism’s worship of accumulation ..., privatized property ..., and profit.."
#CDNpoli #Canada #SettlerColonialism
#CDNpoli #Canada #SettlerColonialism
Settler colonialism: What’s in a name?
Once a radical breakthrough, settler colonial theory now dominates Canadian scholarship. In his review of On Settler Colonialism in Canada, Bryan D. Palmer welcomes its moral clarity but warns that it...
canadiandimension.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:38 AM
"That Canada cannot be erected on the craven idolatries of colonialism and capitalism, money and its powers. It will need a new imaginary, one that relentlessly refuses possessive individualism’s worship of accumulation ..., privatized property ..., and profit.."
#CDNpoli #Canada #SettlerColonialism
#CDNpoli #Canada #SettlerColonialism
«Légalement, les prochains gouvernements ne pourront pas y toucher. "Nous assurons l’avenir de cette ile, que les choses qui tiennent à cœur aux gens soient préservées", a déclaré Elspeth McLean-Wile, mairesse de la MODL.»
#Mikmaki #Kespukwitk #Acadie #Conservation
#Mikmaki #Kespukwitk #Acadie #Conservation
L’ile de Cap-LaHave est protégée
Après des années de travail, c’est officiel: la municipalité du district de Lunenburg annonce la conservation de l'ile de Cape-LaHave, sous la gestion de Nova Scotia Nature Trust.
lecourrier.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:27 AM
«Légalement, les prochains gouvernements ne pourront pas y toucher. "Nous assurons l’avenir de cette ile, que les choses qui tiennent à cœur aux gens soient préservées", a déclaré Elspeth McLean-Wile, mairesse de la MODL.»
#Mikmaki #Kespukwitk #Acadie #Conservation
#Mikmaki #Kespukwitk #Acadie #Conservation
"The community is absolutely outraged about what's going on, knowing that the government is having these private and confidential discussions with the corporation regarding public assets,” said Lowry
#Mikmaki #Unamaki #NSpoli
#Mikmaki #Unamaki #NSpoli
West Mabou Beach golf development proposal won't proceed, premier says | CBC News
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston told reporters Thursday the proposal 'won't get to the next step.'
www.cbc.ca
November 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
"Half of all privately owned rural land is held by 421 people or entities. The roots of such disparities lie in the past. The 18th- and 19th-century Highland clearances emptied the glens and readied them for private takeover."
#Scotland #LandReform #HighlandClearances
#Scotland #LandReform #HighlandClearances
The Guardian view on Scottish land reform: vast estates remain feudal in scale | Editorial
Editorial: Half of the country’s privately owned countryside is held by just 421 owners. New legislation suggests democrats still fear powerful interests
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"Half of all privately owned rural land is held by 421 people or entities. The roots of such disparities lie in the past. The 18th- and 19th-century Highland clearances emptied the glens and readied them for private takeover."
#Scotland #LandReform #HighlandClearances
#Scotland #LandReform #HighlandClearances
"Before settler colonialism, Indigenous nations across the continent regularly conducted low-intensity controlled burns, carefully planned to maintain and replenish the health of the land and its ecosystems."
#TurtleIsland #CulturalBurning #Forestry #WildFires
#TurtleIsland #CulturalBurning #Forestry #WildFires
Indigenous firekeepers come together for inaugural gathering | The Narwhal
First Nations experts attend first National Indigenous Fire Gathering on syilx homelands in B.C., joining counterparts from Canada, Australia and the U.S.
thenarwhal.ca
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"Before settler colonialism, Indigenous nations across the continent regularly conducted low-intensity controlled burns, carefully planned to maintain and replenish the health of the land and its ecosystems."
#TurtleIsland #CulturalBurning #Forestry #WildFires
#TurtleIsland #CulturalBurning #Forestry #WildFires
«Le site n’est plus considéré simplement comme l’emplacement d’un fort français unique, mais comme un paysage culturel à plusieurs niveaux dont l’histoire s’étend sur plusieurs millénaires.»
#Mikmaki #Kespukwitkt #Acadie #RiveSud
#Mikmaki #Kespukwitkt #Acadie #RiveSud
Le fort perdu de Charles de La Tour: à la découverte d'un passé riche en histoire
Les travaux archéologiques menés au lieu historique national du Fort Saint-Louis à Port La Tour, en Nouvelle-Écosse, sous la direction de Catherine Cottreau-Robins, conservatrice principale au Musée d...
lecourrier.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
«Le site n’est plus considéré simplement comme l’emplacement d’un fort français unique, mais comme un paysage culturel à plusieurs niveaux dont l’histoire s’étend sur plusieurs millénaires.»
#Mikmaki #Kespukwitkt #Acadie #RiveSud
#Mikmaki #Kespukwitkt #Acadie #RiveSud
"discussions about local food often overlook the very people that make food production possible: farm workers. These workers form the backbone of the agricultural sector, yet many face unsafe working conditions, inadequate pay and exclusion from basic labour protections."
#CDNpoli #CDNag #CANlab
#CDNpoli #CDNag #CANlab
Canada’s food sovereignty depends on better jobs for farmworkers
A resilient and affordable food system depends on good quality jobs in agriculture.
theconversation.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:37 AM
"a mutation by which liberalism gives way to aggressive mercantilism abroad, while neoliberalism continues to rule at home: 'National Market Liberalism in a Multipolar World.'
#Neoliberalism
#Neoliberalism
As Neoliberalism Crumbles, It Becomes More Destructive
Economist Branko Milanovic is one of the sharpest critics of global inequality. He spoke to Jacobin about how the decline of neoliberal globalization is harshening its most destructive tendencies.
jacobin.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"a mutation by which liberalism gives way to aggressive mercantilism abroad, while neoliberalism continues to rule at home: 'National Market Liberalism in a Multipolar World.'
#Neoliberalism
#Neoliberalism
"Prime Minister Mark Carney’s budget scales back rules around greenwashing, and hints an oil and gas emissions cap is unlikely."
#CDNpoli #CorporateCapture #GreenCapitalism #ClimateCrisis #Greenwashing
#CDNpoli #CorporateCapture #GreenCapitalism #ClimateCrisis #Greenwashing
How Carney’s first budget impacts the environment | The Narwhal
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget scales back many Trudeau-era environmental programs and creates a youth climate corps
thenarwhal.ca
November 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
"Prime Minister Mark Carney’s budget scales back rules around greenwashing, and hints an oil and gas emissions cap is unlikely."
#CDNpoli #CorporateCapture #GreenCapitalism #ClimateCrisis #Greenwashing
#CDNpoli #CorporateCapture #GreenCapitalism #ClimateCrisis #Greenwashing
"Atlantic salmon return each fall from ocean feeding grounds to the rivers where they were born, looking for an ideal place to spawn. But with spawning season in October and November, critically low water levels are threatening how this important step in their life cycle plays out."
#Mikmaki #Salmon
#Mikmaki #Salmon
Drought could threaten salmon returning to N.S. rivers to spawn, say conservationists | CBC News
In October and November, Atlantic salmon return from their ocean feeding grounds to the rivers where they were born, looking for an ideal place to spawn. But in Nova Scotia, the ongoing drought is thr...
www.cbc.ca
November 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
"The head of Nova Scotia’s tourism industry association says it is 'almost incomprehensible' that the provincial government would entertain a proposal for a golf course within the boundaries of a provincial park or development in any other protected area."
#Mikmaki #Unamaki #NSpoli #Conservation
#Mikmaki #Unamaki #NSpoli #Conservation
Tourism industry says parks and protected areas should be off limits for development | CBC News
The head of the Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia says it is “almost incomprehensible” that the provincial government would entertain a proposal for a golf course within the boundaries of a ...
www.cbc.ca
November 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
"The head of Nova Scotia’s tourism industry association says it is 'almost incomprehensible' that the provincial government would entertain a proposal for a golf course within the boundaries of a provincial park or development in any other protected area."
#Mikmaki #Unamaki #NSpoli #Conservation
#Mikmaki #Unamaki #NSpoli #Conservation
«Les obstacles liés à la distance sont notamment une perte de temps pour les devoirs, moins de chances de s’impliquer dans les activités parascolaires, moins de temps en famille et avec la communauté et plus de fatigue, ayant un impact sur le rendement scolaire, soutient le #CSAP.»
#Acadie #NSpoli
#Acadie #NSpoli
Le CSAP dénonce les obstacles à l’éducation en français
Malgré les progrès accomplis, les élèves acadiens et francophones de la Nouvelle-Écosse continuent de faire face à d’importants obstacles. Le Conseil scolaire acadien provincial appelle à des actions ...
lecourrier.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:13 AM
"A new report from Dalhousie University shows flaws in the environmental review process for mining operations in Canada, with researchers finding that data for 20 per cent of the projects they reviewed was incomplete or missing entirely from public records."
#Mikmaki #NSpoli #Mining #EIA #Uranium
#Mikmaki #NSpoli #Mining #EIA #Uranium
Researchers find gaps in environmental impact assessments of mining projects
HALIFAX - A new report from Dalhousie University shows flaws in the environmental review process for mining operations in Canada, with researchers finding that data for 20 per cent of
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 4, 2025 at 11:06 AM
"Mike Bird’s new book, The Land Trap: A New History of the World’s Oldest Asset, reveals land’s unique traits and its essential role in political history."
#Land #LandPrices #LandBubble #LandLords #REIT #Financialization #HomeOwnership #PoliticalEconomy
#Land #LandPrices #LandBubble #LandLords #REIT #Financialization #HomeOwnership #PoliticalEconomy
We’re All Caught in the Land Trap
Jacobin sat down with the Economist’s Mike Bird to talk about his new book The Land Trap, on why land retains its centrality in our economy even into the digital age — and how land ownership cements e...
jacobin.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:33 AM
"Mike Bird’s new book, The Land Trap: A New History of the World’s Oldest Asset, reveals land’s unique traits and its essential role in political history."
#Land #LandPrices #LandBubble #LandLords #REIT #Financialization #HomeOwnership #PoliticalEconomy
#Land #LandPrices #LandBubble #LandLords #REIT #Financialization #HomeOwnership #PoliticalEconomy
"[ClimaMeter] found that hurricanes similar to Melissa are roughly 10 per cent wetter and 10 per cent windier than in the past due to our changing climate. Natural variability played a role in its formation and path."
#HurricaneMelissa #CDNpoli #ClimateCrisis #Hurricanes
#HurricaneMelissa #CDNpoli #ClimateCrisis #Hurricanes
How much of a role did climate change play with Hurricane Melissa? | CBC News
Millions of people across the Caribbean are trying to deal with the devastating effects of Hurricane Melissa, which tore through the region this week, slamming into Jamaica as a Category 5 storm. Now,...
www.cbc.ca
November 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"[ClimaMeter] found that hurricanes similar to Melissa are roughly 10 per cent wetter and 10 per cent windier than in the past due to our changing climate. Natural variability played a role in its formation and path."
#HurricaneMelissa #CDNpoli #ClimateCrisis #Hurricanes
#HurricaneMelissa #CDNpoli #ClimateCrisis #Hurricanes
“We’re seeing a successful lobbying campaign by a private developer to build in a provincial [park] when there are lots of opportunities in lots of other spaces nearby where the community would be in favour of that kind of development.” [NDP Leader Claudia Chender]
#Mikmaki #Unamaki #NSpoli
#Mikmaki #Unamaki #NSpoli
N.S. government reviewing Cabot golf proposal for West Mabou Beach Provincial Park | CBC News
Natural Resources Minister Kim Masland confirmed Thursday that her department has received a proposal for a golf development that would use West Mabou Beach Provincial Park, and she said she’s willing...
www.cbc.ca
October 31, 2025 at 11:51 AM
“Quebec refuses to recognize that Aboriginal people, traditional people, have any rights outside of reserve territory, except for basically subsistence fishing and hunting,” [Jean-Guy] Whiteduck [Chief of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation]
#KitiganZibi #AlgonquinAnishinabeg #QCpoli #CDNpoli
#KitiganZibi #AlgonquinAnishinabeg #QCpoli #CDNpoli
First Nation files lawsuit demanding Aboriginal title over lands in western Quebec
MONTREAL - An Algonquin First Nation has filed a title claim in Quebec Superior Court over large swaths of territory across the west of the province in an effort to
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
October 31, 2025 at 11:38 AM
“Quebec refuses to recognize that Aboriginal people, traditional people, have any rights outside of reserve territory, except for basically subsistence fishing and hunting,” [Jean-Guy] Whiteduck [Chief of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation]
#KitiganZibi #AlgonquinAnishinabeg #QCpoli #CDNpoli
#KitiganZibi #AlgonquinAnishinabeg #QCpoli #CDNpoli
"A judge has turned down a request from a commercial fishing group to order a Nova Scotia First Nation to pay roughly $334,000 in legal costs stemming from a treaty rights lawsuit the band launched over its lobster fishery but ultimately abandoned earlier this year."
#Mikmaki #TreatyRights #CDnpoli
#Mikmaki #TreatyRights #CDnpoli
Judge calls fishing group's legal cost claims 'excessive,' orders Sipekne'katik to pay $15K | CBC News
A judge has turned down a request from a commercial fishing group to order a Nova Scotia First Nation to pay roughly $334,000 in legal costs stemming from a treaty rights lawsuit the band launched ove...
www.cbc.ca
October 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
"A judge has turned down a request from a commercial fishing group to order a Nova Scotia First Nation to pay roughly $334,000 in legal costs stemming from a treaty rights lawsuit the band launched over its lobster fishery but ultimately abandoned earlier this year."
#Mikmaki #TreatyRights #CDnpoli
#Mikmaki #TreatyRights #CDnpoli
"William Carroll’s recent book, Refusing Ecocide: From Fossil Capitalism to a Liveable World offers a powerful, structural analysis of our current mess and sketches a path forward."
#Ecocide #ClimateCrisis
#Ecocide #ClimateCrisis
Refusing ecocide: The fight for a liveable world
William Carroll’s recent book, Refusing Ecocide: From Fossil Capitalism to a Liveable World offers a powerful analysis and sketches a path forward.
rabble.ca
October 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
"William Carroll’s recent book, Refusing Ecocide: From Fossil Capitalism to a Liveable World offers a powerful, structural analysis of our current mess and sketches a path forward."
#Ecocide #ClimateCrisis
#Ecocide #ClimateCrisis
"too many eligible families do not have access to French-first-language education, and this directly threatens the vitality of our Acadian and Francophone communities,”
#Mikmaki #Acadie #NSpoli
#Mikmaki #Acadie #NSpoli
‘Education in French as a first language is not a privilege – it is a constitutional right’: CSAP calls for action
Nova Scotia's Francophone school board, the CSAP, is calling for action to close the gap between those eligible for French-first education and those enrolled in it.
www.saltwire.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:22 AM
"the debate in Nova Scotia isn’t 'growing.' The population is opposed because mining this resource makes no economic sense and would put the health and well-being of citizens too much at risk. Kirby spreads misinformation."
#Mikmaki #NovaScotia #NSpoli #Mining #Uranium
#Mikmaki #NovaScotia #NSpoli #Mining #Uranium
Debunking (again) the Mining Association of Nova Scotia - Halifax Examiner
Nova Scotians are opposed because mining uranium makes no economic sense and would put the health and well-being of citizens too much at risk.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
October 30, 2025 at 10:58 AM
"the debate in Nova Scotia isn’t 'growing.' The population is opposed because mining this resource makes no economic sense and would put the health and well-being of citizens too much at risk. Kirby spreads misinformation."
#Mikmaki #NovaScotia #NSpoli #Mining #Uranium
#Mikmaki #NovaScotia #NSpoli #Mining #Uranium
Nova Scotia municipalities are far too dependent on property taxes and its not a sustainable way to fund government. We need provincial reforms to allow municipalities to access more progressive sources of revenue like income and corporate taxes.
#Mikmaki #NSpoli #NovaScotia #Municipalities
#Mikmaki #NSpoli #NovaScotia #Municipalities
'People are furious': Deed transfer tax debate rages on in Kings County | CBC News
Kings County is the only Nova Scotia municipality that does not have a deed transfer tax. At Monday's planned council meeting, a vote will be held to determine whether to implement a 1.5 per cent deed...
www.cbc.ca
October 30, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Nova Scotia municipalities are far too dependent on property taxes and its not a sustainable way to fund government. We need provincial reforms to allow municipalities to access more progressive sources of revenue like income and corporate taxes.
#Mikmaki #NSpoli #NovaScotia #Municipalities
#Mikmaki #NSpoli #NovaScotia #Municipalities
"Farmland is inaccessible to aspiring young and new farmers unless they are able to take on massive, life-long debt. If the new generation cannot take up farming, we will lose the collective knowledge of generations, our rural communities, and the culture of agriculture."
#CDNpoli #FoodSovereignty
#CDNpoli #FoodSovereignty
Alternative federal budget 2026: Agriculture - CCPA
What the Canadian government should do on agriculture. Because true independence needs a new economic model.
www.policyalternatives.ca
October 29, 2025 at 10:49 AM
"Farmland is inaccessible to aspiring young and new farmers unless they are able to take on massive, life-long debt. If the new generation cannot take up farming, we will lose the collective knowledge of generations, our rural communities, and the culture of agriculture."
#CDNpoli #FoodSovereignty
#CDNpoli #FoodSovereignty
"Some municipalities are considering or already have programs to provide loans for property owners who may need a new well [Costing ~$20k]. Spooner said people should contact their municipalities to inquire about possible financial aid."
#Mikmaki #NovaScotia #Drought #ClimateCrisis
#Mikmaki #NovaScotia #Drought #ClimateCrisis
As drought persists, some rural Nova Scotians turn to drilled wells | CBC News
When the dug well on their property ran dry for the first time in its 200 years, Nancy Grove and Peter Gale had to weigh two options: wait out a drought with no end in sight or spend around $20,000 on...
www.cbc.ca
October 29, 2025 at 10:28 AM
"Some municipalities are considering or already have programs to provide loans for property owners who may need a new well [Costing ~$20k]. Spooner said people should contact their municipalities to inquire about possible financial aid."
#Mikmaki #NovaScotia #Drought #ClimateCrisis
#Mikmaki #NovaScotia #Drought #ClimateCrisis
“Let’s just reinstate the ban, get over this uranium bullshit, and think of other ways to make some money for our province.”
#Mikmaki #NSpoli #Uranium
#Mikmaki #NSpoli #Uranium
Premier Tim Houston says no one wants to talk about uranium, but people in West Hants have plenty to say - Halifax Examiner
"Let's just reinstate the ban, get over this uranium bullshit, and think of other ways to make some money for our province."
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
October 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM