Richard Bird
@birdontherun.bsky.social
I am a retired boomer who is still active in the running community. I do my best to reduce my carbon footprint and am always looking at how I might influence decision-makers to prioritize long-term societal betterment.
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Write to PM Carney: Fund pharmacare for all. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/writ...
Write to PM Carney: No Cuts to Pharmacare Funding
Prime Minister Carney promised to protect pharmacare. Now his government is considering cuts to diabetes and contraceptive coverage to fund a growing military budget. Tell Health Minister Michel: no c...
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January 25, 2026 at 11:18 PM
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Write to PM Carney: Fund pharmacare for all. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/writ...
Over it? Add your name if you agree that prices are out of control. share.canadianlabour.ca/s/zodItKrL
SIGN: Demand fair prices!
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December 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Over it? Add your name if you agree that prices are out of control. share.canadianlabour.ca/s/zodItKrL
Reflections on Budget 2025: Economic growth alone won’t save us socialcapitalpartners.ca/reflections-...
Reflections on Budget 2025: Economic growth alone won’t save us
Budget 2025 includes hopeful initiatives that will deliver real benefits to working Canadians at this time. In this reflection, SCP CEO Matthew Mendelsohn explains that, strategically, we really like ...
socialcapitalpartners.ca
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Reflections on Budget 2025: Economic growth alone won’t save us socialcapitalpartners.ca/reflections-...
Oh, The Stories You Missed!
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Oh, The Stories You Missed!
While Trump was wined and dined by a king
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September 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Oh, The Stories You Missed!
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Social Capital Partners' 2025 Federal Pre-Budget Submission socialcapitalpartners.ca/social-capit...
Social Capital Partners' 2025 Federal Pre-Budget Submission
There has never been a federal budget quite like this one. Canada faces a moment of extreme peril, threatened by an American administration that has abandoned our mutually beneficial trading and secur...
socialcapitalpartners.ca
September 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Social Capital Partners' 2025 Federal Pre-Budget Submission socialcapitalpartners.ca/social-capit...
How Canada's tax system puts the wealthy above workers socialcapitalpartners.ca/tax-system-p...
How Canada's tax system puts the wealthy above workers
Rather than using the tax system to prevent wealth concentration, our current tax system promotes it. Those who earn income from their investments have more income left over after taxes, allowing them...
socialcapitalpartners.ca
August 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
How Canada's tax system puts the wealthy above workers socialcapitalpartners.ca/tax-system-p...
In a few days, the UN will meet to decide whether or not they turn off the plastic tap or let it flow.
@juliedabrusin.bsky.social and Canada must lead the way and secure a binding and ambitious #PlasticsTreaty.
Let's #BreakFreeFromPlastic NOW!
👉 act.gp/3H923Ar
@greenpeaceca.bsky.social
@juliedabrusin.bsky.social and Canada must lead the way and secure a binding and ambitious #PlasticsTreaty.
Let's #BreakFreeFromPlastic NOW!
👉 act.gp/3H923Ar
@greenpeaceca.bsky.social
Support a Global Plastics Treaty!
Ask world leaders to support a strong global plastics treaty!
act.gp
July 29, 2025 at 9:32 PM
In a few days, the UN will meet to decide whether or not they turn off the plastic tap or let it flow.
@juliedabrusin.bsky.social and Canada must lead the way and secure a binding and ambitious #PlasticsTreaty.
Let's #BreakFreeFromPlastic NOW!
👉 act.gp/3H923Ar
@greenpeaceca.bsky.social
@juliedabrusin.bsky.social and Canada must lead the way and secure a binding and ambitious #PlasticsTreaty.
Let's #BreakFreeFromPlastic NOW!
👉 act.gp/3H923Ar
@greenpeaceca.bsky.social
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Yep, you heard that right... Republican lawmakers are complaining that Canada is ruining their summer.
Instead of blaming arson and poor forest management, let's address the elephant in the room: the FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.
Let's hold them accountable >> act.gp/4lZqEGQ
Instead of blaming arson and poor forest management, let's address the elephant in the room: the FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.
Let's hold them accountable >> act.gp/4lZqEGQ
July 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Yep, you heard that right... Republican lawmakers are complaining that Canada is ruining their summer.
Instead of blaming arson and poor forest management, let's address the elephant in the room: the FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.
Let's hold them accountable >> act.gp/4lZqEGQ
Instead of blaming arson and poor forest management, let's address the elephant in the room: the FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.
Let's hold them accountable >> act.gp/4lZqEGQ
Reposted by Richard Bird
This is a great article by Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social on how solar power hit an inflection point and has now become an unstoppable force.
A must read.
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
A must read.
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.
www.newyorker.com
July 14, 2025 at 5:17 AM
This is a great article by Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social on how solar power hit an inflection point and has now become an unstoppable force.
A must read.
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
A must read.
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
Reposted by Richard Bird
An excellent read!
open.substack.com/pub/doreenn/... it can be tricky to track the big players—often large multinational corporations—who are turning water into a highly profitable commodity at the peril of everyday Ontarians and Canadians.
open.substack.com/pub/doreenn/... it can be tricky to track the big players—often large multinational corporations—who are turning water into a highly profitable commodity at the peril of everyday Ontarians and Canadians.
Erin and Aberfoyle, ON fight to keep water in the public common
It’s time Ontarians demand policy that protects water sources and keeps water in the public commons because water is a human right and is not for profit!
open.substack.com
July 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
An excellent read!
open.substack.com/pub/doreenn/... it can be tricky to track the big players—often large multinational corporations—who are turning water into a highly profitable commodity at the peril of everyday Ontarians and Canadians.
open.substack.com/pub/doreenn/... it can be tricky to track the big players—often large multinational corporations—who are turning water into a highly profitable commodity at the peril of everyday Ontarians and Canadians.
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www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/meet-th... As ever there are big corporate interests fighting to maintain the status quo. but it's actually the fossil fuel giants pulling the strings and trying to stop real progress.
Why? Because plastic is their Plan B.
Why? Because plastic is their Plan B.
Meet the unexpected villains of the plastic pollution crisis
A strong Global Plastics Treaty could change everything. But the people blocking progress aren’t who you’d expect.
www.greenpeace.org.uk
July 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/meet-th... As ever there are big corporate interests fighting to maintain the status quo. but it's actually the fossil fuel giants pulling the strings and trying to stop real progress.
Why? Because plastic is their Plan B.
Why? Because plastic is their Plan B.
I don’t understand. We are experiencing the devastation caused by global warming right here in Canada, from burning fossil fuels. Fossil fuel companies are earning $billions while our taxes are paying to rescue people and fight wildfires. Yet we are asked to spend money on pipelines.
June 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
I don’t understand. We are experiencing the devastation caused by global warming right here in Canada, from burning fossil fuels. Fossil fuel companies are earning $billions while our taxes are paying to rescue people and fight wildfires. Yet we are asked to spend money on pipelines.
Part 2 - A Citizen’s Guide to the Evolution of Political Persuasion
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Part 2 - A Citizen’s Guide to the Evolution of Political Persuasion
Dark Patterns and the New Propaganda
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May 27, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Part 2 - A Citizen’s Guide to the Evolution of Political Persuasion
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It’s time to resist. It’s time to fight the billionaire takeover. The time is now—will you rise to meet it? #TimeToResist #StopTheBillionaireTakeover Add your name and we’ll share real ways to fight the billionaire takeover >> act.gp/4cS4rXA
Sign the petition to fight the billionaire takeover
Billionaires and corporations are taking control of our rights and freedoms. It’s time to resist – starting today. So will you join the fight against the billionaire takeover?
act.gp
May 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
It’s time to resist. It’s time to fight the billionaire takeover. The time is now—will you rise to meet it? #TimeToResist #StopTheBillionaireTakeover Add your name and we’ll share real ways to fight the billionaire takeover >> act.gp/4cS4rXA
Let’s urge PM Carney to put people first.
May 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Let’s urge PM Carney to put people first.
Thousands of workers have signed the open letter to PM Carney. We're looking to this government to deliver a better future for all workers. share.canadianlabour.ca/s/9G4doT6J
Read the full letter
share.canadianlabour.ca
May 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Thousands of workers have signed the open letter to PM Carney. We're looking to this government to deliver a better future for all workers. share.canadianlabour.ca/s/9G4doT6J
170: How Narcissism Fuels Conspiracies, Inequality, and Authoritarianism
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170: How Narcissism Fuels Conspiracies, Inequality, and Authoritarianism
The narcissistic psyche is the true engine of our political crisis.
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May 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
170: How Narcissism Fuels Conspiracies, Inequality, and Authoritarianism
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Pierre Poilievre is anti-worker. From cutting billions from public health care to raising the retirement age, it's clear he doesn’t care about you or me. share.canadianlabour.ca/s/5ZjjUtQs
Poilievre is anti-worker
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April 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Pierre Poilievre is anti-worker. From cutting billions from public health care to raising the retirement age, it's clear he doesn’t care about you or me. share.canadianlabour.ca/s/5ZjjUtQs
Local candidates are deciding their priorities RIGHT NOW. Make your voice heard before it's too late 👉 Send a letter today. share.canadianlabour.ca/s/kFMjzCTs
URGENT ACTION: Put workers' issues on the ballot
share.canadianlabour.ca
April 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Local candidates are deciding their priorities RIGHT NOW. Make your voice heard before it's too late 👉 Send a letter today. share.canadianlabour.ca/s/kFMjzCTs
Pierre Pollievre is not for steel workers.
March 27, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Pierre Pollievre is not for steel workers.