Leon Laforge
@lesask.bsky.social
🇨🇦 and global citizen, climate change and environmental justice, progressive
Parliament is back, and with the federal budget in October, Canada must act on climate. I joined 80+ organizations calling on PM Carney and leaders to meet the moment with strong climate action. Tell them to protect our health and future: cape.ca/action/meet-...
Meet the Moment - CAPE
Across party lines, most people want our political leaders to do more to reduce climate risks and costs which represent the single greatest health and economic risks we face today.
cape.ca
September 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Parliament is back, and with the federal budget in October, Canada must act on climate. I joined 80+ organizations calling on PM Carney and leaders to meet the moment with strong climate action. Tell them to protect our health and future: cape.ca/action/meet-...
The Nation-Builders www.nationalobserver.com/special-repo...
The Nation-Builders
Prime Minister Mark Carney's promise to fast-track major projects is now law. But Bill C-5's implications are only beginning to be felt.
www.nationalobserver.com
August 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The Nation-Builders www.nationalobserver.com/special-repo...
Action alert: The City of Toronto is considering restricting fossil fuel ads. These ads undermine climate action & put everyone at risk.
We have a short window of time for the City Council to act.
Take action here:
cape.ca/action/ban-f...
We have a short window of time for the City Council to act.
Take action here:
cape.ca/action/ban-f...
Call on Toronto City Council to stop promoting fossil fuels - CAPE
Raise your voice and call on Toronto City Council to take a stronger stand against fossil fuel advertising.
cape.ca
July 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Action alert: The City of Toronto is considering restricting fossil fuel ads. These ads undermine climate action & put everyone at risk.
We have a short window of time for the City Council to act.
Take action here:
cape.ca/action/ban-f...
We have a short window of time for the City Council to act.
Take action here:
cape.ca/action/ban-f...
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Trump Gestapo killed a farm worker.
July 12, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Trump Gestapo killed a farm worker.
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Rural and Urban voters need to be heard from more on most issues.
The thing about transport and housing policy under first-past-the-post is it's always going to be built around what appeals to suburban swing voters over what's good for us as a whole.
And unless we switch to a proportional system, that dynamic isn't changing anytime soon.
And unless we switch to a proportional system, that dynamic isn't changing anytime soon.
July 12, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Rural and Urban voters need to be heard from more on most issues.
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Regardless of where we live or how we vote, extreme weather puts us all at risk: and we know, without a shadow of a doubt, climate change is making it worse.
To build resilience, we need more data, more expertise, more preparation, more communication to keep people safe—NOT LESS!
More from me:
To build resilience, we need more data, more expertise, more preparation, more communication to keep people safe—NOT LESS!
More from me:
What the Floods in Texas Tell Us About Climate Change
“Regardless of where we live or how we vote, extreme weather puts us all at risk," writes Katharine Hayhoe.
time.com
July 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Regardless of where we live or how we vote, extreme weather puts us all at risk: and we know, without a shadow of a doubt, climate change is making it worse.
To build resilience, we need more data, more expertise, more preparation, more communication to keep people safe—NOT LESS!
More from me:
To build resilience, we need more data, more expertise, more preparation, more communication to keep people safe—NOT LESS!
More from me:
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This is scandalous. The El Paso SPC is one of the few ICE detention centers owned by ICE itself. Members of Congress cannot legally be turned away from ICE facilities when conducting oversight. Yet these emails say Noem herself is deciding when and how Members can conduct oversight.
This week, ICE illegally denied me entry into a processing facility in my district, and today, they released a statement saying I “[gave] the appearance of a political stunt intended to generate publicity rather than pursue genuine oversight.”
I have some thoughts.🧵
I have some thoughts.🧵
July 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
This is scandalous. The El Paso SPC is one of the few ICE detention centers owned by ICE itself. Members of Congress cannot legally be turned away from ICE facilities when conducting oversight. Yet these emails say Noem herself is deciding when and how Members can conduct oversight.
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This also seems relevant. Guess how many of those companies are based in Canada versus the US.
Biggest Fossil Fuel Firms Responsible for a Third of Western Forests Burned, Study Finds
e360.yale.edu
July 12, 2025 at 4:55 AM
This also seems relevant. Guess how many of those companies are based in Canada versus the US.
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American politicians telling MB to manage its forests better so they don’t get the wildfire smoke is like someone with a backyard pond telling us to manage the pollution in the Great Lakes better. When, to expand the analogy, 🇺🇸 are responsible for 30% of the problem and 🇨🇦 are responsible for 2%.
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew calls out U.S. lawmakers complaining about smoke from Canadian wildfires
“This is what turns people off politics,” Kinew said, accusing the Republicans from Minnesota and Wisconsin of trying to get Instagram likes
nationalpost.com
July 12, 2025 at 4:54 AM
American politicians telling MB to manage its forests better so they don’t get the wildfire smoke is like someone with a backyard pond telling us to manage the pollution in the Great Lakes better. When, to expand the analogy, 🇺🇸 are responsible for 30% of the problem and 🇨🇦 are responsible for 2%.
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Independent voices matter.
Ask CBC to cover Bonnie Critchley in the Battle River–Crowfoot race — because democracy isn’t just for party insiders.
📬 r.pebmac.ca/https://www....
#SaveTheCBC #CdnPoli #IndependentVoices #BattleRiverCrowfoot #CBCInvestigates
Ask CBC to cover Bonnie Critchley in the Battle River–Crowfoot race — because democracy isn’t just for party insiders.
📬 r.pebmac.ca/https://www....
#SaveTheCBC #CdnPoli #IndependentVoices #BattleRiverCrowfoot #CBCInvestigates
July 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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#cdnpoli #abpoli #BattleRiverCrowfoot
Poilievre needs security clearance partly because he got married (2017), and that clearance would need to look at his wife and in-laws
His wife, Anaida, has family ties to Gabriel Vasquez, a Colombian businessman convicted of laundering millions for drug cartels
Poilievre needs security clearance partly because he got married (2017), and that clearance would need to look at his wife and in-laws
His wife, Anaida, has family ties to Gabriel Vasquez, a Colombian businessman convicted of laundering millions for drug cartels
Pierre PoiLIEvre is a D!€k: Part 3
He insists that he has already been cleared and he doesn’t need a renewal of his security clearance
🫡Vote Bonnie Critchley🫡
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
He insists that he has already been cleared and he doesn’t need a renewal of his security clearance
🫡Vote Bonnie Critchley🫡
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
July 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
#cdnpoli #abpoli #BattleRiverCrowfoot
Poilievre needs security clearance partly because he got married (2017), and that clearance would need to look at his wife and in-laws
His wife, Anaida, has family ties to Gabriel Vasquez, a Colombian businessman convicted of laundering millions for drug cartels
Poilievre needs security clearance partly because he got married (2017), and that clearance would need to look at his wife and in-laws
His wife, Anaida, has family ties to Gabriel Vasquez, a Colombian businessman convicted of laundering millions for drug cartels
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While claiming it's to protect children, Alberta just banned a bunch of books from schools that teach children that gay people exist and are normal.
The Bible is not banned despite featuring slavery, rape, incest, and genocide.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The Bible is not banned despite featuring slavery, rape, incest, and genocide.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta bans school library books it deems sexually explicit | CBC News
Alberta's education minister says sexually explicit content must be gone from school library shelves as of Oct. 1, but says the announcement is not about book banning.
www.cbc.ca
July 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
While claiming it's to protect children, Alberta just banned a bunch of books from schools that teach children that gay people exist and are normal.
The Bible is not banned despite featuring slavery, rape, incest, and genocide.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The Bible is not banned despite featuring slavery, rape, incest, and genocide.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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A great new video from Ziroth channel on YouTube.
“How MIT’s new sodium fuel cell changes everything. The end of Lithium?”
“How MIT’s new sodium fuel cell changes everything. The end of Lithium?”
How MIT's New Sodium Fuel Cell Changes Everything
YouTube video by Ziroth
youtu.be
June 29, 2025 at 9:20 PM
A great new video from Ziroth channel on YouTube.
“How MIT’s new sodium fuel cell changes everything. The end of Lithium?”
“How MIT’s new sodium fuel cell changes everything. The end of Lithium?”
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Pre-takeoff announcements on this domestic flight in Brazil include a pro-vaccine message. "Vaccines save lives."
June 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Pre-takeoff announcements on this domestic flight in Brazil include a pro-vaccine message. "Vaccines save lives."
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Where at least 50% say Trump is:
Honest - India, Kenya, Nigeria
Dangerous - Spain, Netherlands, Sweden, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Germany, France, Greece, UK, South Korea, Italy, Turkey, Argentina, Japan, Poland, Brazil, Indonesia, Israel, Hungary, South Africa, Kenya
Honest - India, Kenya, Nigeria
Dangerous - Spain, Netherlands, Sweden, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Germany, France, Greece, UK, South Korea, Italy, Turkey, Argentina, Japan, Poland, Brazil, Indonesia, Israel, Hungary, South Africa, Kenya
June 30, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Where at least 50% say Trump is:
Honest - India, Kenya, Nigeria
Dangerous - Spain, Netherlands, Sweden, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Germany, France, Greece, UK, South Korea, Italy, Turkey, Argentina, Japan, Poland, Brazil, Indonesia, Israel, Hungary, South Africa, Kenya
Honest - India, Kenya, Nigeria
Dangerous - Spain, Netherlands, Sweden, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Germany, France, Greece, UK, South Korea, Italy, Turkey, Argentina, Japan, Poland, Brazil, Indonesia, Israel, Hungary, South Africa, Kenya
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Climate data highlights from this month:
⚠️ Arctic ice extent lowest on record for time of year: bsky.app/profile/zack...
⚠️ New ocean heat content record: bsky.app/profile/zack...
⚠️ Temperatures over land record high (Jan-May): bsky.app/profile/zack...
⚠️ New CO₂ record high: bsky.app/profile/zack...
⚠️ Arctic ice extent lowest on record for time of year: bsky.app/profile/zack...
⚠️ New ocean heat content record: bsky.app/profile/zack...
⚠️ Temperatures over land record high (Jan-May): bsky.app/profile/zack...
⚠️ New CO₂ record high: bsky.app/profile/zack...
🚨 Carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels set a new monthly *record high* in May 2025 - 430.51 ppm (seasonal maximum)
This is the second largest May-May increase in this dataset (3.6 ppm higher than 2024). This is not good... 🫣
Data from gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
This is the second largest May-May increase in this dataset (3.6 ppm higher than 2024). This is not good... 🫣
Data from gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
June 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Climate data highlights from this month:
⚠️ Arctic ice extent lowest on record for time of year: bsky.app/profile/zack...
⚠️ New ocean heat content record: bsky.app/profile/zack...
⚠️ Temperatures over land record high (Jan-May): bsky.app/profile/zack...
⚠️ New CO₂ record high: bsky.app/profile/zack...
⚠️ Arctic ice extent lowest on record for time of year: bsky.app/profile/zack...
⚠️ New ocean heat content record: bsky.app/profile/zack...
⚠️ Temperatures over land record high (Jan-May): bsky.app/profile/zack...
⚠️ New CO₂ record high: bsky.app/profile/zack...
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Earth is trapping much more heat than climate models forecast – and rate has doubled in 20 years
Burning coal, oil gas has added more than 2 trillion tonnes of c02 and other greenhouse gases to atmosphere
These trap more and more heat, preventing it from leaving
theconversation.com/earth-is-tra...
Burning coal, oil gas has added more than 2 trillion tonnes of c02 and other greenhouse gases to atmosphere
These trap more and more heat, preventing it from leaving
theconversation.com/earth-is-tra...
Earth is trapping much more heat than climate models forecast – and the rate has doubled in 20 years
Real world measurements of how much extra heat the Earth is trapping are well beyond most climate models. That’s a real problem.
theconversation.com
June 30, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Earth is trapping much more heat than climate models forecast – and rate has doubled in 20 years
Burning coal, oil gas has added more than 2 trillion tonnes of c02 and other greenhouse gases to atmosphere
These trap more and more heat, preventing it from leaving
theconversation.com/earth-is-tra...
Burning coal, oil gas has added more than 2 trillion tonnes of c02 and other greenhouse gases to atmosphere
These trap more and more heat, preventing it from leaving
theconversation.com/earth-is-tra...
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Are you tired of Twitter? Looking for something less toxic?
Some Canadian investors are hoping you'll take a gander at their new platform... uh... named Gander.
They say it aims to be more Canadian - that is to say, more polite and conversational.
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/n...
Some Canadian investors are hoping you'll take a gander at their new platform... uh... named Gander.
They say it aims to be more Canadian - that is to say, more polite and conversational.
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/n...
New Canadian Social Media Platform ‘Gander’ Aims to Challenge U.S. Tech Dominance
Podcast Episode · The Courtney Theriault Show · 2025-06-25 · 12m
podcasts.apple.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Are you tired of Twitter? Looking for something less toxic?
Some Canadian investors are hoping you'll take a gander at their new platform... uh... named Gander.
They say it aims to be more Canadian - that is to say, more polite and conversational.
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/n...
Some Canadian investors are hoping you'll take a gander at their new platform... uh... named Gander.
They say it aims to be more Canadian - that is to say, more polite and conversational.
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/n...
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Guys, JD Vance doesn't like this image so don't show it to anyone.
June 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Guys, JD Vance doesn't like this image so don't show it to anyone.
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Proportional representation could help us make better decisions
May 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Proportional representation could help us make better decisions