LeslieMaggie🇨🇦🍁
@lesliemaggie.bsky.social
Idealist who believes we can do better but at odds with current reality!
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LeslieMaggie🇨🇦🍁
@lesliemaggie.bsky.social
· Jan 20
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China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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New column from me at @xtramagazine.com: Provinces' cavalier use of Notwithstanding Clause a dangerous sign #canqueer #cdnpoli
Provinces’ cavalier use of Notwithstanding Clause a dangerous sign | Xtra Magazine
There should be a political cost for using the clause; unfortunately, there isn’t
xtramagazine.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
New column from me at @xtramagazine.com: Provinces' cavalier use of Notwithstanding Clause a dangerous sign #canqueer #cdnpoli
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No other province is sending their people to Saskatcheawan for health care.
Yet we have to drive to Calgary or Winnipeg for everything from cancer to children's allergies has us driving to Calgary or Winnipeg. Or pay for private care snakes that are lining our pockets to kill public health care
Yet we have to drive to Calgary or Winnipeg for everything from cancer to children's allergies has us driving to Calgary or Winnipeg. Or pay for private care snakes that are lining our pockets to kill public health care
Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill says it's rich for NDP to say health care has never been worse, pointing to 52 rural health care closures in the 1990s. He says we're working on innovative solutions, like virtual care, and our plan is the best. #skpoli
November 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
No other province is sending their people to Saskatcheawan for health care.
Yet we have to drive to Calgary or Winnipeg for everything from cancer to children's allergies has us driving to Calgary or Winnipeg. Or pay for private care snakes that are lining our pockets to kill public health care
Yet we have to drive to Calgary or Winnipeg for everything from cancer to children's allergies has us driving to Calgary or Winnipeg. Or pay for private care snakes that are lining our pockets to kill public health care
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#Crowdfunder Update: We're now at 42% of our 15K target!
From our friend Lex's donation today:
"Keep up the excellent work and I'm looking forward to your upcoming projects!"
We sure will & 2026 is gonna be a BIG YEAR for us
DONATIONS: www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/2025fundraiser #yyc
From our friend Lex's donation today:
"Keep up the excellent work and I'm looking forward to your upcoming projects!"
We sure will & 2026 is gonna be a BIG YEAR for us
DONATIONS: www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/2025fundraiser #yyc
November 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
#Crowdfunder Update: We're now at 42% of our 15K target!
From our friend Lex's donation today:
"Keep up the excellent work and I'm looking forward to your upcoming projects!"
We sure will & 2026 is gonna be a BIG YEAR for us
DONATIONS: www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/2025fundraiser #yyc
From our friend Lex's donation today:
"Keep up the excellent work and I'm looking forward to your upcoming projects!"
We sure will & 2026 is gonna be a BIG YEAR for us
DONATIONS: www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/2025fundraiser #yyc
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False. This is a representative democracy where once elected MPs act in accordance with what they see as the will/interests/values of their constituents. Voters in the next general election have the opportunity to hold the MP to account for their actions.
apple.news/Aajxuo-hYSPu...
apple.news/Aajxuo-hYSPu...
Opinion: ‘For an MP to cross the floor without first seeking permission in a by-election represents to me a grave betrayal of the people’s will.’ Letters to the editor for Nov. 13 — The Globe and Mail
In today’s letters to the editor: floor-crossing; Nunavut energy; infrastructure projects; poppies; Remembrance Day; take a walk
apple.news
November 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
False. This is a representative democracy where once elected MPs act in accordance with what they see as the will/interests/values of their constituents. Voters in the next general election have the opportunity to hold the MP to account for their actions.
apple.news/Aajxuo-hYSPu...
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Shame on us.
As an Ontarian, this pisses me off to no end. Whatever happened to the good old days of "Proof of Immunization" or NO school for YOU!
Nothing, Nada, Niet
As an Ontarian, this pisses me off to no end. Whatever happened to the good old days of "Proof of Immunization" or NO school for YOU!
Nothing, Nada, Niet
Just a reminder that 2 places have become 'Plague Provinces,' and they are known for having Conservative governments.
November 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Shame on us.
As an Ontarian, this pisses me off to no end. Whatever happened to the good old days of "Proof of Immunization" or NO school for YOU!
Nothing, Nada, Niet
As an Ontarian, this pisses me off to no end. Whatever happened to the good old days of "Proof of Immunization" or NO school for YOU!
Nothing, Nada, Niet
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"People are frustrated being stuck in traffic. I get it. But, picking fights with cyclists and other vulnerable road users isn't part of the solution.”
cc: @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social @ffsafestreets.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cc: @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social @ffsafestreets.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Toronto cyclists pedal to Queen’s Park to protest limits to new bike lanes in Ford government's Bill 60 | CBC News
The omnibus bill has already drawn criticism from Toronto city councillors, housing advocates and environmentalists. Now, a group of cyclists is protesting part of the bill that would stop municipalit...
www.cbc.ca
November 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
"People are frustrated being stuck in traffic. I get it. But, picking fights with cyclists and other vulnerable road users isn't part of the solution.”
cc: @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social @ffsafestreets.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cc: @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social @ffsafestreets.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Make no mistake: The widespread outpouring of fury forced this decision.
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 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Make no mistake: The widespread outpouring of fury forced this decision.
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He basically just told anyone who doesn't like a law to commit crimes b/c apparently horrible ppl who were mad b/c they got caught speeding thru school zones just had to repeatedly cut cameras down & whine about having to pay tickets & that's all it took for Dougie to give them what they wanted. 😡
November 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
He basically just told anyone who doesn't like a law to commit crimes b/c apparently horrible ppl who were mad b/c they got caught speeding thru school zones just had to repeatedly cut cameras down & whine about having to pay tickets & that's all it took for Dougie to give them what they wanted. 😡
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I just want kids to have schools that aren't filled with mould because of leaking roofs and for people to be able to go to a doctor and to not die while waiting for help on the floor of an overcrowded emergency room. Instead, I have a clown for a premier who does stuff like this.
NEW: The day before speed cameras across the province will be turned off, the Ford government has announced a $210 million pot for cities to build speed bumps and put up signs. #OnPoli #ToPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1152481...
globalnews.ca/news/1152481...
Ontario unveils $210M for cities stripped of speed cameras to spend on infrastructure | Globalnews.ca
The fund was promised when Premier Doug Ford announced he would force cities to remove their cameras, saying they don't work and offering to build speed bumps instead.
globalnews.ca
November 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I just want kids to have schools that aren't filled with mould because of leaking roofs and for people to be able to go to a doctor and to not die while waiting for help on the floor of an overcrowded emergency room. Instead, I have a clown for a premier who does stuff like this.
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The fact that children in 2025 are suffering from diseases that should have been consigned to history is not just a public health failure. It is a moral failure.
www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...
www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...
Kids have a right to vaccinations. Let's bring in the lawyers
Children suffering from diseases that should have been consigned to history is a moral failure. Access to vaccines is a human right.
www.statnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The fact that children in 2025 are suffering from diseases that should have been consigned to history is not just a public health failure. It is a moral failure.
www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...
www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...
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Require all Public Health and Infectious Disease professionals in Canada to take remedial courses in hazard control from industrial hygienists and engineers.
Then, put engineers and industrial hygienists in charge of Public Health agencies in Canada.
Then, put engineers and industrial hygienists in charge of Public Health agencies in Canada.
“To me, it’s a collective failure at many levels of government, PH, the HC system to address what we saw as declining rates of vaccination over many years that got much worse since the pandemic & really set the stage for measles to spread like this in our country."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta's role in Canada's loss of measles elimination status embarrassing, former chief medical officer says | CBC News
The latest federal data shows Alberta accounts for 38 per cent of Canada’s cases.
www.cbc.ca
November 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Require all Public Health and Infectious Disease professionals in Canada to take remedial courses in hazard control from industrial hygienists and engineers.
Then, put engineers and industrial hygienists in charge of Public Health agencies in Canada.
Then, put engineers and industrial hygienists in charge of Public Health agencies in Canada.
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Exactly! I've addressed this here:
According to environmentalist George Monbiot, you could "fly bananas six times around the world before they have the same impact as locally sourced beef."
Why Plant-Based Foods Are Vastly More Climate-Friendly Than Local Meat
The data is clear: cutting meat — not choosing local — is key to lowering your impact.
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Exactly! I've addressed this here:
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We need to follow Finland's lead in teaching our children how to recognize mis/disinformation and propaganda.
We also need to seriously look at upgrading our education, as European countries have.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
We also need to seriously look at upgrading our education, as European countries have.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Nearly 1 in 10 terrorism investigations at CSIS involves a minor: spy boss | CBC News
The head of Canada’s spy agency is warning about a “worrying” number of young people becoming radicalized.
www.cbc.ca
November 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
We need to follow Finland's lead in teaching our children how to recognize mis/disinformation and propaganda.
We also need to seriously look at upgrading our education, as European countries have.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
We also need to seriously look at upgrading our education, as European countries have.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Montreal needs to stop accepting homelessness as inevitable
"We’ve become tolerant of what should be intolerable: people living and often dying on our streets."
An editorial by @taylornoakes.com.
"We’ve become tolerant of what should be intolerable: people living and often dying on our streets."
An editorial by @taylornoakes.com.
Montreal needs to stop accepting homelessness as inevitable
Every year, the City of Montreal seems blindsided by the problem of homelessness — particularly in winter — and it’s completely unacceptable.
cultmtl.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Montreal needs to stop accepting homelessness as inevitable
"We’ve become tolerant of what should be intolerable: people living and often dying on our streets."
An editorial by @taylornoakes.com.
"We’ve become tolerant of what should be intolerable: people living and often dying on our streets."
An editorial by @taylornoakes.com.
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Toyota is using #COP30 to promote biofuel cars, but the science is clear: crop-based biofuels are a false solution that threaten forests, food security and the 1.5°C limit.
The world needs real zero-emission vehicles, not greenwashed detours.
The world needs real zero-emission vehicles, not greenwashed detours.
Greenpeace calls on Toyota to stop greenwashing biofuel vehicles - Greenpeace East Asia
As the world converges at COP30 to confront the climate crisis, Greenpeace has condemned Toyota’s misleading promotion of biofuel-powered prototype vehicles as a decarbonisation solution.
www.greenpeace.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Toyota is using #COP30 to promote biofuel cars, but the science is clear: crop-based biofuels are a false solution that threaten forests, food security and the 1.5°C limit.
The world needs real zero-emission vehicles, not greenwashed detours.
The world needs real zero-emission vehicles, not greenwashed detours.
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When Big Oil companies claim to be partners in climate solutions, remember: they are lying.
As the climate crisis intensifies, Chevron is once again "increasing investments in oil and gas exploration," Reuters reports.
www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
As the climate crisis intensifies, Chevron is once again "increasing investments in oil and gas exploration," Reuters reports.
www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
When Big Oil companies claim to be partners in climate solutions, remember: they are lying.
As the climate crisis intensifies, Chevron is once again "increasing investments in oil and gas exploration," Reuters reports.
www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
As the climate crisis intensifies, Chevron is once again "increasing investments in oil and gas exploration," Reuters reports.
www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
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Every morning I wake up & think gee, I wonder who will be the next MLA on the Alberta recall list??? 😏
#WatchThisSpaceNateGlubish
#Teachers #HCWs #donewithMarlaina
#ableg #abpoli
#WatchThisSpaceNateGlubish
#Teachers #HCWs #donewithMarlaina
#ableg #abpoli
a woman wearing a black sweater and a necklace is making a face .
Alt: A woman in black yelling YES.
She is probably a HCW or a teacher.
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Every morning I wake up & think gee, I wonder who will be the next MLA on the Alberta recall list??? 😏
#WatchThisSpaceNateGlubish
#Teachers #HCWs #donewithMarlaina
#ableg #abpoli
#WatchThisSpaceNateGlubish
#Teachers #HCWs #donewithMarlaina
#ableg #abpoli
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I feel like the business community in Canada is just not getting the message - there is no miracle deal with Trump and any arrangement we make will be immediately upended when he somehow takes offence at some trivial thing.
November 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I feel like the business community in Canada is just not getting the message - there is no miracle deal with Trump and any arrangement we make will be immediately upended when he somehow takes offence at some trivial thing.
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Lessons we can learn from the victory of New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani
By @suzannerent.bsky.social
By @suzannerent.bsky.social
Lessons we can learn from the victory of New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani - Halifax Examiner
We all win when we give power to working people and put guts, joy, hope, and even fun into politics.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
November 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Lessons we can learn from the victory of New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani
By @suzannerent.bsky.social
By @suzannerent.bsky.social
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“the gap between the $15/hour minimum wage in Alberta and the living wage was the difference for many people in getting by or getting ahead.”
Danielle Smith doesn’t care about this, but Naheed Nenshi does.
Danielle Smith doesn’t care about this, but Naheed Nenshi does.
November 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
“the gap between the $15/hour minimum wage in Alberta and the living wage was the difference for many people in getting by or getting ahead.”
Danielle Smith doesn’t care about this, but Naheed Nenshi does.
Danielle Smith doesn’t care about this, but Naheed Nenshi does.
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When the government decided to let COVID-19 loose, they decided at that exact same time to do two things.
Make life difficult and lonely for elderly and disabled people.
Kill elderly and disabled people by playing dress up and pretend it’s 2019, because we want to be “kind”.
Make life difficult and lonely for elderly and disabled people.
Kill elderly and disabled people by playing dress up and pretend it’s 2019, because we want to be “kind”.
November 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
When the government decided to let COVID-19 loose, they decided at that exact same time to do two things.
Make life difficult and lonely for elderly and disabled people.
Kill elderly and disabled people by playing dress up and pretend it’s 2019, because we want to be “kind”.
Make life difficult and lonely for elderly and disabled people.
Kill elderly and disabled people by playing dress up and pretend it’s 2019, because we want to be “kind”.
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It’s not kindness.
It’s laziness, corporate greed, cruelty…
If we were kind, we would have put in the effort to control disease so that it was actually genuinely safer for toddlers and the elderly to socialise… ->
It’s laziness, corporate greed, cruelty…
If we were kind, we would have put in the effort to control disease so that it was actually genuinely safer for toddlers and the elderly to socialise… ->
November 13, 2025 at 8:44 PM
It’s not kindness.
It’s laziness, corporate greed, cruelty…
If we were kind, we would have put in the effort to control disease so that it was actually genuinely safer for toddlers and the elderly to socialise… ->
It’s laziness, corporate greed, cruelty…
If we were kind, we would have put in the effort to control disease so that it was actually genuinely safer for toddlers and the elderly to socialise… ->
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I legitimately think this article misses the mark, because Canadians are not avoiding travel out of some principled boycott of the USA over tariffs.
Canadians who are avoiding the USA are seeing images of masked government thugs kidnapping people and teargassing children.
Canadians who are avoiding the USA are seeing images of masked government thugs kidnapping people and teargassing children.
November 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I legitimately think this article misses the mark, because Canadians are not avoiding travel out of some principled boycott of the USA over tariffs.
Canadians who are avoiding the USA are seeing images of masked government thugs kidnapping people and teargassing children.
Canadians who are avoiding the USA are seeing images of masked government thugs kidnapping people and teargassing children.
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New: Prime Minister Mark Carney will name a major electricity transmission line in British Columbia to his list of nation-building projects eligible to be fast-tracked, according to people familiar with the matter
From @brianplatt.bsky.social and me:
From @brianplatt.bsky.social and me:
Major Electricity Transmission Line to Be Fast-Tracked by Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will name a major electricity transmission line in British Columbia to his list of nation-building projects eligible to be fast-tracked, according to people familiar with th...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
New: Prime Minister Mark Carney will name a major electricity transmission line in British Columbia to his list of nation-building projects eligible to be fast-tracked, according to people familiar with the matter
From @brianplatt.bsky.social and me:
From @brianplatt.bsky.social and me: