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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/yo...
Young Canadians are suing to protect the CPP. Join them in demanding action on climate risk.
The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is supposed to protect our future. But instead, the people managing our national retirement fund are gambling billions on oil, gas, coal and pipelines – putting the finan...
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November 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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fossilfreeeu.bsky.social
A letter signed by more than 100 organisations was sent to Hoekstra, asking not to bring fossil fuel lobbyists to COP30 🇧🇷

👍 Promisingly, there were no lobbyists in the official EU delegation last year

👎EU Member States still brought 113 lobbyists

✉️: fossilfreepolitics.org/news/cop30-l...

#COP30
More than 100 organisations tell Hoekstra not to bring fossil fuel lobbyists to COP30! - Fossil Free Politics
As COP30 approaches, we're now calling on the EU's climate chief, Commissioner Wopka Hoekstra, to not bring fossil fuel lobbyists to the UN climate talks again this year, and to push member states to ...
fossilfreepolitics.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
lab47.bsky.social
Young Men in the Hate-o-Sphere
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Young Men in the Hate-o-Sphere
Recently, CBC ran a story about how the Poilievre Conservatives are touring Canadian universities to build support among young men.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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oncleanair.bsky.social
Residential electricity generation rates to rise by 29%!
Wind and solar – not nuclear – is how we can lower rates.
#onpoli
www.cleanairalliance.org/rates/
Residential electricity generation rates to rise by 29%!
Residential electricity generation rates to rise by 29%! Wind and solar – not nuclear – is how we can lower rates. #onpoli
www.cleanairalliance.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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equalrightorg.bsky.social
Ahead of #COP30, we are launching “Basic Income for a Just Transition” Paper, showing how unconditional cash can drive #ClimateJustice across 5 key #UNFCCC workstreams.
💡 Read the paper here: www.equalright.org/publications
#JustTransition #LossAndDamage #ClimateFinance
October 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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oncleanair.bsky.social
Electricity rates for Ontarians increased today by 29% though will be partly offset by a higher provincial rebate.

We responded:

“This massive subsidy disguises the real cost of keeping the lights on with expensive nuclear reactors.”

#onpoli #fordnation
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Ontario power rates to rise on higher nuclear generation costs, conservation spending
Rate jump of 29% partly offset by higher provincial electricity rebate
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
lab47.bsky.social
Angels of Afghanistan
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Angels of Afghanistan
Sometimes, signs come in the most unexpected form.
open.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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oncleanair.bsky.social
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/
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
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oncleanair.bsky.social
The IESO needs to rethink its plans for Toronto: phase-out the Portlands gas plant and invest in energy efficiency, renewables and storage.
#onpoli #topoli
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IESO needs to rethink its plans for Toronto
The IESO needs to rethink its plans for Toronto: phase-out the Portlands gas plant and invest in energy efficiency, renewables and storage. #onpoli #topoli
www.cleanairalliance.org
October 23, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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thestar.com
Are heat pumps more expensive now that Carney killed the carbon tax?

Emily Hunter got an email from Enbridge warning about the cost of her planned heat pump. She says the natural gas company has a conflict of interest.
Are heat pumps more expensive now that Carney killed the carbon tax? Ontario homeowners question truth of Enbridge notice
Emily Hunter got an email from Enbridge warning about the cost of her planned heat pump. She says the natural gas company has a conflict of interest.
www.thestar.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
lab47.bsky.social
How the Hate Card Could Play in Canada
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How the Hate Card Could Play in Canada
A political storm is coming, and it’s going to hit hard.
open.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
lab47.bsky.social
Canada's People Power in Action
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Canada's People Power Movement Deals MAGA a Massive Hit
We are now 10 months into Trump’s economic war on Canada.
open.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
lab47.bsky.social
James Comey, the Fascist Playbook, and the Trail of Dirty Russian Money
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James Comey, the Fascist Playbook and the Trail of Dirty Russian Money
Are you shocked by the arrest of former FBI director James Comey?
open.substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
lab47.bsky.social
The Ford government wants to sell 650 acres of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park—including 60% of the public shoreline—for development. 🚨 Stop the Wasaga Beach Sell-Off: wildlandsleague.org/protect-wasa... @gaspforchange.bsky.social
Wildlands League
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September 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
lab47.bsky.social
Elbows up, Pete
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Elbows up, Pete
The MAGA ambassador to Canada is at it again — gaslighting our country and blaming Canada for the poor state of Canadian-American relations.
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September 24, 2025 at 12:32 PM
lab47.bsky.social
Not Your Emotional Support Maple Leaf: A New Wave of Americans Are “Cosplaying Canadian” Abroad By Sewing Maple Leafs Into their Backpacks Pretending To Be Canadians
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Not Your Emotional Support Maple Leaf: A New Wave of Americans Are “Cosplaying Canadian” Abroad By Pretending To Be Canadians
Flag Jacking is a thing: If you're proud to be from Trump's America, stop hiding it behind a Maple Leaf
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September 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
lab47.bsky.social
It’s time for a People’s Power Grid. Publicly-owned clean energy infrastructure that will bring clean, affordable, reliable energy to everyone. Sign the petition now: act.350.org/sign/ppg
Build a People’s Power Grid
We're calling on the Carney government to deliver a People’s Power Grid, an East-West Grid that provides affordable, reliable, renewable electricity to people from coast to coast to coast.
act.350.org
September 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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ubiworks.bsky.social
This is ✨Senator Kim Pate✨

Canada's champion for Basic Income in Parliament

She just gave one of the most iconic speeches ever
- it's cheaper than poverty
- encourages work and entrepreneurs
- cuts crime and helps victims of abuse

We break it down🧵
June 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
lab47.bsky.social
September 2, 2025
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September 2, 2025
In the early hours of Sunday morning, in the middle of a three-day holiday weekend, the Trump administration attempted to take children out of government custody and ship them alone to their country o...
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September 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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September 2, 2025 at 10:26 PM
lab47.bsky.social
A Dangerous Liaison
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A Dangerous Liaison
Trump and RFK Jr. play politics with public health and safety
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September 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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gaspforchange.bsky.social
The news of this flood is very difficult. The politicians ask for focus now on the rescue effort. Agreed! But soon there must be focus on #1 Adapting to the climate that we already experience and #2 Incentives and regulations to reduce production of green house gas

www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
More than 160 people still missing after deadly Texas floods, says governor | CBC News
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says at least 161 people are still missing days after flash floods that killed more than 100 people across central Texas.
www.cbc.ca
July 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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elizabethcarswell.bsky.social
If they want to point fingers we are all responsible for the fossil fuels that we have used. Politician should protect future generations by passing laws that reduce green house gasses and phase out further gas and oil production.

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Manitoba premier shoots back at U.S. lawmakers over smoke complaint | CBC News
Manitoba's premier shot back on Thursday at six U.S. lawmakers who recently complained about Canadian wildfire smoke travelling south, which they said was making it difficult for some Americans to enj...
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July 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
lab47.bsky.social
In Gaza City, I Have Surrendered to an Unknown Fate
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In Gaza City, I Have Surrendered to an Unknown Fate
I am camped out on the rubble of my home as the Israeli army gets closer every day
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August 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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shiftaction.bsky.social
Amidst another summer of heatwaves, droughts & wildfires, CPPIB made a bizarre decision to profile its investment in an oil & gas company whose business model is fundamentally incompatible with the long-term retirement security of Canadians. #cdnpoli #fossilfuels www.shiftaction.ca/news/2025/8/...
As climate-fueled wildfires rage, CPPIB spotlights Canada's largest oil & gas producer — Shift - Protect Your Pension and the Planet
Amidst another summer of heatwaves, droughts and wildfires forcing Canadians to flee their homes, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) made a bizarre decision to profile its investment in ...
www.shiftaction.ca
August 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM