David Jefferess
@djefferess.bsky.social
Parent. University teacher. Gardener.
Research and teach on the colonial and racial politics of humanitarianism, and heritage/public memory practices.
Live in Syilx Okanagan territory.
Research and teach on the colonial and racial politics of humanitarianism, and heritage/public memory practices.
Live in Syilx Okanagan territory.
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"Conservative MP Branden Leslie asked Major Projects Office CEO Dawn Farrell about the tanker ban, saying he was told that government officials are 'quietly telling stakeholders' that Bill C-5 could be used to bypass it."
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Major Projects Office elusive on whether Bill C-5 could be used to bypass B.C. oil tanker ban
Officials decline to confirm if national interest projects could eventually be exempt from Bill C-48, saying they cannot comment on hypotheticals
www.ipolitics.ca
November 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
"Conservative MP Branden Leslie asked Major Projects Office CEO Dawn Farrell about the tanker ban, saying he was told that government officials are 'quietly telling stakeholders' that Bill C-5 could be used to bypass it."
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*that would be bookstore.
November 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
*that would be bookstore.
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yeah, the idea that Trump will stop Boko Haram types by ending aid to the Nigerian federal government is as confused as the idea that he is actually interested in the welfare of the same Nigerian Christians he put on a categorical travel ban 5 years ago
news-archive.hds.harvard.edu/news/2020/03...
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Faculty Insight: What Trump’s Nigeria Travel Ban Means | HDS News Archive
news-archive.hds.harvard.edu
November 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
yeah, the idea that Trump will stop Boko Haram types by ending aid to the Nigerian federal government is as confused as the idea that he is actually interested in the welfare of the same Nigerian Christians he put on a categorical travel ban 5 years ago
news-archive.hds.harvard.edu/news/2020/03...
news-archive.hds.harvard.edu/news/2020/03...
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Part 1 of my two recent threads addressing this latest tired wave of conservative land theft denialism:
Another "journalist" (the Winnipeg Sun owner) also offers a pearl-clutching opinion about the ownership of occupied, stolen lands of sovereign Indigenous nations.
This article leans on "certainty", a legal cornerstone of the white supremacist land claims of Canada.
I'm deconstructing it below...
This article leans on "certainty", a legal cornerstone of the white supremacist land claims of Canada.
I'm deconstructing it below...
KLEIN: Homeowners demand answers after Indigenous land rights ruling
In Richmond, British Columbia, fear and confusion are setting in. Hundreds of homeowners have been told their property ownership may no longer be secure.
winnipegsun.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Part 1 of my two recent threads addressing this latest tired wave of conservative land theft denialism:
You might want to double check Wikipedia on that.
October 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
You might want to double check Wikipedia on that.