Bob Payne
@bob183.bsky.social
Retired Professor, Geographer, Environmentalist, Cyclist: OnPoli, CdnPoli: born at 310.4 ppm: he/him 🇨🇦
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"Twenty-five years ago, Walkerton showed what happens when oversight disappears. Seven people died. Thousands got sick.
Ontario vowed, Never Again.
Bill 60 risks taking us backward - letting private corporations run our drinking-water systems and weakening the public protections that keep us sate."
Ontario vowed, Never Again.
Bill 60 risks taking us backward - letting private corporations run our drinking-water systems and weakening the public protections that keep us sate."
November 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Twenty-five years ago, Walkerton showed what happens when oversight disappears. Seven people died. Thousands got sick.
Ontario vowed, Never Again.
Bill 60 risks taking us backward - letting private corporations run our drinking-water systems and weakening the public protections that keep us sate."
Ontario vowed, Never Again.
Bill 60 risks taking us backward - letting private corporations run our drinking-water systems and weakening the public protections that keep us sate."
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Carney is putting fossil fuels ahead of climate action
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As More and More Studies Expose Fossil-fuel Health Harms, Mark Carney Doubles Down
First Nations and frontline workers lead the charge against Canada's aggressive LNG expansion
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November 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Carney is putting fossil fuels ahead of climate action
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JFC 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Nearly 80 yrs after their creation, the Doug Ford govt is reducing the unique environmental agencies from 36 to 7, in a move staff say may ‘slow approvals, create confusion’ over development & flood protections.
#FordFailedEnvironment #FordFailedON #onpoli #cdnpoli
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#FordFailedEnvironment #FordFailedON #onpoli #cdnpoli
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Inside Ontario’s plan to merge 36 conservation authorities to 7 | The Narwhal
Doug Ford’s government is seeking public feedback on its plan to overhaul Ontario’s conservation authorities, reducing local agencies from 36 to 7
thenarwhal.ca
November 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
JFC 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
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Over 40,000 people marched in Belém at the Global Climate March as #COP30 closed week one. Activists carried calls to respect the Amazon, protect forests, uphold Indigenous rights and make polluters pay for climate damages.
#MakePollutersPay #RespectTheAmazon
#MakePollutersPay #RespectTheAmazon
Greenpeace joins over 40,000 marching in Belém calling for forest and climate action at COP30 - Greenpeace International
Greenpeace joined more than 40,000 people at the Global Climate March in Belém to end the first week of the UN climate conference.
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November 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Over 40,000 people marched in Belém at the Global Climate March as #COP30 closed week one. Activists carried calls to respect the Amazon, protect forests, uphold Indigenous rights and make polluters pay for climate damages.
#MakePollutersPay #RespectTheAmazon
#MakePollutersPay #RespectTheAmazon
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Canadians were hopeful when Carney became prime minister.
“Instead, we're seeing him double down on an approach that we've seen Canadian government after Canadian government take - which is just increasing subsidies to the oil & gas sector.
#cdnpoli #canada #climate
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“Instead, we're seeing him double down on an approach that we've seen Canadian government after Canadian government take - which is just increasing subsidies to the oil & gas sector.
#cdnpoli #canada #climate
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As Carney pushes resource development, Canada's international climate reputation slips | CBC News
At the same time that Prime Minister Mark Carney was announcing a new tranche of major projects his government wants to fast-track, including a new gas export terminal, Canada’s representatives were t...
www.cbc.ca
November 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Canadians were hopeful when Carney became prime minister.
“Instead, we're seeing him double down on an approach that we've seen Canadian government after Canadian government take - which is just increasing subsidies to the oil & gas sector.
#cdnpoli #canada #climate
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
“Instead, we're seeing him double down on an approach that we've seen Canadian government after Canadian government take - which is just increasing subsidies to the oil & gas sector.
#cdnpoli #canada #climate
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Reposted by Bob Payne
Reposted by Bob Payne
Carney is unwilling to expend any political capital to make the case for Canadian climate leadership
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
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Carney is unwilling to expend any political capital to make the case for Canadian climate leadership
It’s time for Mark Carney to recapture that mojo that transformed him from a grey banker to an internationally renown climate champion. Not to burnish his own reputation, but to secure a better future...
www.hilltimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Carney is unwilling to expend any political capital to make the case for Canadian climate leadership
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
Right - see England's Thatcherism
Privatizing Drinking Water Could Lead to Big Bills, Bad Service and Dirty Water - Environmental Defence
Statement by Rebecca Kolarich, Water Program Manager Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the
environmentaldefence.ca
November 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Right - see England's Thatcherism
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How Canada Thumbs Its Nose at the Global Climate Summit thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
How Canada Thumbs Its Nose at the Global Climate Summit | The Tyee
We used to pledge lower emissions. Now we push for higher oil production.
thetyee.ca
November 14, 2025 at 12:19 AM
How Canada Thumbs Its Nose at the Global Climate Summit thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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Why are we hearing about building more pipelines? Do they make sense for Canada's economy? And what about our emissions goals?
We mapped 800,000 kilometres of pipelines in Canada and tried to get to the bottom of these questions in our latest explainer video. #cdnpoli
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We mapped 800,000 kilometres of pipelines in Canada and tried to get to the bottom of these questions in our latest explainer video. #cdnpoli
thenarwhal.ca/video-pipeli...
Pipelines in Canada, explained | The Narwhal
Why are we hearing about building more pipelines? Do they make sense for Canada's economy? And what about our emissions goals? We mapped 800,000 kilometres of pipelines in Canada and tried to get to t...
thenarwhal.ca
November 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Why are we hearing about building more pipelines? Do they make sense for Canada's economy? And what about our emissions goals?
We mapped 800,000 kilometres of pipelines in Canada and tried to get to the bottom of these questions in our latest explainer video. #cdnpoli
thenarwhal.ca/video-pipeli...
We mapped 800,000 kilometres of pipelines in Canada and tried to get to the bottom of these questions in our latest explainer video. #cdnpoli
thenarwhal.ca/video-pipeli...
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The landmark Paris Agreement set a path to slow global warming. The world hasn't stayed on it www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
Paris Agreement: One decade on, warming outpaces global action
Record heat waves and deadly weather disasters have punctuated a decade of missed climate targets.
www.euronews.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The landmark Paris Agreement set a path to slow global warming. The world hasn't stayed on it www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
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A new poll from @cpawsyukon.org shows that Yukoners overwhelmingly support stronger environmental protection & Indigenous-led conservation. This reflects a growing national movement in favor of nature conservation. Contact your MP and the PM to make your voice heard.
October 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
A new poll from @cpawsyukon.org shows that Yukoners overwhelmingly support stronger environmental protection & Indigenous-led conservation. This reflects a growing national movement in favor of nature conservation. Contact your MP and the PM to make your voice heard.
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Fossil fuels are a sunset industry. Investing public money in Oil & Gas infrastructure — e.g., pipelines — is economic madness. Don’t let greenwashing by the fossil fuel cartel convince you otherwise. #FossilFuelPhaseout
www.carbonbrief.org/iea-fossil-f....
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IEA: Fossil-fuel use will peak before 2030 – unless ‘stated policies’ are abandoned - Carbon Brief
The world’s fossil-fuel use is still on track to peak before 2030, despite a surge...
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November 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Fossil fuels are a sunset industry. Investing public money in Oil & Gas infrastructure — e.g., pipelines — is economic madness. Don’t let greenwashing by the fossil fuel cartel convince you otherwise. #FossilFuelPhaseout
www.carbonbrief.org/iea-fossil-f....
www.carbonbrief.org/iea-fossil-f....
James Bay Agreement 50 years later
Different nations, different outcomes for Cree and Inuit signatories of James Bay Agreement | CBC News
Fifty years after its signing, Cree and Inuit communities wonder whether the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement has lived up to its promises.
www.cbc.ca
November 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM
James Bay Agreement 50 years later
Slow down on AI Canada!
OPEN LETTER to the Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation from civil society organizations and individuals opposing "National Sprint" consultation on AI strategy - BC Civil Liberti...
The Honourable Mélanie JolyMinister of IndustryHouse of CommonsOttawa, OntarioK1A 0A6 The Honourable Evan SolomonMinister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital InnovationHouse of CommonsOttawa, Ontar...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Slow down on AI Canada!
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Failure summarizes the Canadian climate change record since 1990 — failure to meet any #GHG emissions reduction ambition, writes @ianurquhart.bsky.social.
Canada is the only member of the G7 whose #GHG emissions have increased since 1990.
Canada is the only member of the G7 whose #GHG emissions have increased since 1990.
How Canada Thumbs Its Nose at the Global Climate Summit | The Tyee
We used to pledge lower emissions. Now we push for higher oil production.
thetyee.ca
November 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Failure summarizes the Canadian climate change record since 1990 — failure to meet any #GHG emissions reduction ambition, writes @ianurquhart.bsky.social.
Canada is the only member of the G7 whose #GHG emissions have increased since 1990.
Canada is the only member of the G7 whose #GHG emissions have increased since 1990.
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A new Sierra Club BC report reveals gaps between B.C.’s forestry promises, including old-growth deferrals, and reality. thenarwhal.ca/bc-forests-l... #bcpoli
How logging has sent B.C. forests into freefall | The Narwhal
A Sierra Club BC report reveals a gap between B.C.’s forestry promises, including old-growth deferrals, and reality
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November 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A new Sierra Club BC report reveals gaps between B.C.’s forestry promises, including old-growth deferrals, and reality. thenarwhal.ca/bc-forests-l... #bcpoli
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The day pipeline security followed reporter @writermjs.bsky.social — and what he’s learned since about CSIS — has him asking a lot of questions. thenarwhal.ca/csis-resourc...
The deepening ties between CSIS and resource companies | The Narwhal
As the federal government earmarks resource extraction projects in the ‘national interest,’ the companies building them are deepening ties to CSIS
thenarwhal.ca
November 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The day pipeline security followed reporter @writermjs.bsky.social — and what he’s learned since about CSIS — has him asking a lot of questions. thenarwhal.ca/csis-resourc...
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Why the 2025 federal budget won’t really make Canada strong
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Why the 2025 federal budget won’t really make Canada strong
How Ottawa responds through its fiscal strategy will determine whether Canada can navigate this new geopolitical and economic reality.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Why the 2025 federal budget won’t really make Canada strong
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How Canada Thumbs Its Nose at the Global Climate Summit thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
How Canada Thumbs Its Nose at the Global Climate Summit | The Tyee
We used to pledge lower emissions. Now we push for higher oil production.
thetyee.ca
November 12, 2025 at 1:46 AM
How Canada Thumbs Its Nose at the Global Climate Summit thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
More Ford follies
‘Death knell for watersheds’: Ford set to shrink conservation authorities, plunge Ontario into chaos
‘Death knell for watersheds’: Ford set to shrink conservation authorities, plunge Ontario into chaos.
thepointer.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
More Ford follies
Andrew MacDougall: Carney and the elites offer the working folk some left-wing trickle down
Andrew MacDougall: Carney and the elites offer the working folk some left-wing trickle down
Budget 2025 reads like a better once again telling their fearful charges not to worry, that this time everything will work out just fine, if they trust the smart man.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Andrew MacDougall: Carney and the elites offer the working folk some left-wing trickle down
More hot air from the Liberals on climate
Response to Climate Competitiveness Strategy Announcement - Environmental Defence
Statement by Keith Brooks, Programs Director Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and
environmentaldefence.ca
November 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
More hot air from the Liberals on climate