Mary Bennett
@marybennett.bsky.social
Artist, herb gardener, grandma, community builder, butterfly ranger
Vancouver BC Canada
More specifically...Kitsilano
Vancouver BC Canada
More specifically...Kitsilano
Also @canadian memorial United Church today..
September 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Also @canadian memorial United Church today..
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Ten years later, some progress has been made but only 15/94 Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action are complete.
33 more are underway
29 projects are proposed
17 are not started
www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...
33 more are underway
29 projects are proposed
17 are not started
www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...
September 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Ten years later, some progress has been made but only 15/94 Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action are complete.
33 more are underway
29 projects are proposed
17 are not started
www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...
33 more are underway
29 projects are proposed
17 are not started
www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...
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300 SUBMISSIONS
64 ENTRIES
400,000 VOTES
ONE FINAL MATCH TO DETERMINE A CHAMPION
64 ENTRIES
400,000 VOTES
ONE FINAL MATCH TO DETERMINE A CHAMPION
Search for B.C.'s Best Symbol: Championship final — Totem Poles vs. Orcas | CBC News
Two iconic symbols of this province. Which one will British Columbians vote as the best?
www.cbc.ca
August 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
300 SUBMISSIONS
64 ENTRIES
400,000 VOTES
ONE FINAL MATCH TO DETERMINE A CHAMPION
64 ENTRIES
400,000 VOTES
ONE FINAL MATCH TO DETERMINE A CHAMPION
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Ontario’s sociopathic anti-vaxxers draw international attention - in today’s Guardian.
Puts one in mind of all those KuKluxKonvoyers and 🍁gun cultists shrieking about 🇨🇦Canada being broken, not being a serious country.
🙄
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Puts one in mind of all those KuKluxKonvoyers and 🍁gun cultists shrieking about 🇨🇦Canada being broken, not being a serious country.
🙄
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Six babies with unvaccinated mothers born with measles in Canada
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says infections could have been prevented through routine vaccination
www.theguardian.com
June 14, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Ontario’s sociopathic anti-vaxxers draw international attention - in today’s Guardian.
Puts one in mind of all those KuKluxKonvoyers and 🍁gun cultists shrieking about 🇨🇦Canada being broken, not being a serious country.
🙄
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Puts one in mind of all those KuKluxKonvoyers and 🍁gun cultists shrieking about 🇨🇦Canada being broken, not being a serious country.
🙄
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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🌲Ed Sheeran explains to Louis Theroux that he dislikes private jets and prefers trains because "I like the environment, I like trees." We know that this type of messaging from celebrities is hugely impactful. We need far more of this from more stars.
As posted by @nowthisimpact.bsky.social
As posted by @nowthisimpact.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 8:18 AM
🌲Ed Sheeran explains to Louis Theroux that he dislikes private jets and prefers trains because "I like the environment, I like trees." We know that this type of messaging from celebrities is hugely impactful. We need far more of this from more stars.
As posted by @nowthisimpact.bsky.social
As posted by @nowthisimpact.bsky.social
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former Burnaby Now, New West Record and Tri-City News reporters announcing a campaign to launch a cooperatively owned and run publication covering the communities that have lost their local news publications
June 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
former Burnaby Now, New West Record and Tri-City News reporters announcing a campaign to launch a cooperatively owned and run publication covering the communities that have lost their local news publications
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Not much good news to report: June 4, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
June 4, 2025
Just hours after President Donald J.
open.substack.com
June 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Not much good news to report: June 4, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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And could Canada do the same? Is Europe divorcing Big Tech?! 🦋 www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
Is Europe Divorcing Big Tech?
Trump’s alliance with tech titans has Europeans considering alternatives.
www.cjr.org
June 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
And could Canada do the same? Is Europe divorcing Big Tech?! 🦋 www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
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🏥 CALLING ALL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS 🏥
While we're on the frontlines of treating climate health harms, our pensions are funding fossil fueled-climate chaos.
📣 Tell Our CEOs: Prioritize Health. Stop Investing in Fossil Fuels! 📣
While we're on the frontlines of treating climate health harms, our pensions are funding fossil fueled-climate chaos.
📣 Tell Our CEOs: Prioritize Health. Stop Investing in Fossil Fuels! 📣
Calling All Health Professionals
We are seeking 1,000 endorsements of this upcoming letter to 400 senior healthcare executives, urging them to end the massive financial investments in fossil fuels made by health institutions across…
firstdonoharm.earth
June 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🏥 CALLING ALL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS 🏥
While we're on the frontlines of treating climate health harms, our pensions are funding fossil fueled-climate chaos.
📣 Tell Our CEOs: Prioritize Health. Stop Investing in Fossil Fuels! 📣
While we're on the frontlines of treating climate health harms, our pensions are funding fossil fueled-climate chaos.
📣 Tell Our CEOs: Prioritize Health. Stop Investing in Fossil Fuels! 📣
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Great article on how a German court has ruled that private companies can be held liable for their share in causing climate damages.
It's the polluter pays principle, and as such should be a no-brainer. But the fossil fuel industry has so far thought to be exempt.
theconversation.com/one-lawsuit-...
It's the polluter pays principle, and as such should be a no-brainer. But the fossil fuel industry has so far thought to be exempt.
theconversation.com/one-lawsuit-...
One lawsuit just helped melt the fossil fuel industry’s defence against being held accountable for climate change
Legal action by a Peruvian farmer has signalled a shift in the global conversation.
theconversation.com
June 5, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Great article on how a German court has ruled that private companies can be held liable for their share in causing climate damages.
It's the polluter pays principle, and as such should be a no-brainer. But the fossil fuel industry has so far thought to be exempt.
theconversation.com/one-lawsuit-...
It's the polluter pays principle, and as such should be a no-brainer. But the fossil fuel industry has so far thought to be exempt.
theconversation.com/one-lawsuit-...
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Today, on World Environment Day, let’s bet on the planet, not against it. Join the movement to help build a climate-safe future with @stand.earth #worldenvironmentday #planetbet
June 5, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Today, on World Environment Day, let’s bet on the planet, not against it. Join the movement to help build a climate-safe future with @stand.earth #worldenvironmentday #planetbet
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I hate so much that there's a Big Dark Roof sabotaging climate policies, ffs
As perfect an example of predatory delay as you are likely to find.
As hot days grow hotter and more frequent, the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA) and their allies are working to sabotage cool roof requirements.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
As hot days grow hotter and more frequent, the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA) and their allies are working to sabotage cool roof requirements.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How the little-known ‘dark roof’ lobby may be making US cities hotter
As cities heat up, reflective roofs could lower energy bills and help the climate. But dark-roofing manufacturers are waging a quiet campaign to block new rules
www.theguardian.com
June 5, 2025 at 10:12 AM
I hate so much that there's a Big Dark Roof sabotaging climate policies, ffs
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The world's clean-energy investments are now twice as large as those in fossil fuels, the latest IEA data shows
June 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The world's clean-energy investments are now twice as large as those in fossil fuels, the latest IEA data shows
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Interim Opposition leader Andrew Scheer called Premier David Eby a "radical" for not throwing his support behind a new oil pipeline.
“The radical B.C. premier is saying no pipeline through his province."
Here’s the story. #bcpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
“The radical B.C. premier is saying no pipeline through his province."
Here’s the story. #bcpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Tory interim leader calls Eby a 'radical' for not supporting another B.C. pipeline | CBC News
Interim Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer called B.C.'s premier a "radical" for not throwing his support behind a new oil pipeline through the province.
www.cbc.ca
June 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Interim Opposition leader Andrew Scheer called Premier David Eby a "radical" for not throwing his support behind a new oil pipeline.
“The radical B.C. premier is saying no pipeline through his province."
Here’s the story. #bcpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
“The radical B.C. premier is saying no pipeline through his province."
Here’s the story. #bcpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Over 17,000 people are being forced to flee their homes as Manitoba declares a province-wide state of emergency due to wildfires. This is the climate crisis, and it’s only getting worse. We must put aside partisan politics and meet this crisis with the urgency our future demands.
May 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Over 17,000 people are being forced to flee their homes as Manitoba declares a province-wide state of emergency due to wildfires. This is the climate crisis, and it’s only getting worse. We must put aside partisan politics and meet this crisis with the urgency our future demands.
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📽️ NECHAKO: IT WILL BE A BIG RIVER AGAIN returns to the VIFF Centre.
By @createastir.ca
W/ @lyanap.bsky.social @lanternfilms.bsky.social @viffest.bsky.social
www.createastir.ca/articles/nec...
By @createastir.ca
W/ @lyanap.bsky.social @lanternfilms.bsky.social @viffest.bsky.social
www.createastir.ca/articles/nec...
Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again brings struggle over B.C.’s Kenney Dam to VIFF Centre, June 6 to 21 — Stir
Lyana Patrick’s NFB documentary, recounting the Stellat’en and Saik’uz Nations’ ongoing fight for justice, returns for local screenings
www.createastir.ca
May 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
📽️ NECHAKO: IT WILL BE A BIG RIVER AGAIN returns to the VIFF Centre.
By @createastir.ca
W/ @lyanap.bsky.social @lanternfilms.bsky.social @viffest.bsky.social
www.createastir.ca/articles/nec...
By @createastir.ca
W/ @lyanap.bsky.social @lanternfilms.bsky.social @viffest.bsky.social
www.createastir.ca/articles/nec...
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Premier Eby just added that he would like to call a full public inquiry today into mental healthcare gaps that contributed to Lapu-Lapu Day Festival massacre, but doing so would jeopardize the ongoing criminal prosecution of a suspect he characterized as a mass murderer.
B.C.'s Premier David Eby said if criminal investigation into Lapu-Lapu Day Festival attack doesn't produce answers about how criminal justice and mental healthcare systems failed to protect the public then he will call an official inquiry.
Background: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Background: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
April 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Premier Eby just added that he would like to call a full public inquiry today into mental healthcare gaps that contributed to Lapu-Lapu Day Festival massacre, but doing so would jeopardize the ongoing criminal prosecution of a suspect he characterized as a mass murderer.
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Anyone who has had the pleasure of meeting @jagmeetsingh.ca knows he has deep sense of love for people and always puts them first.
From dental care for seniors, to Pharmacare, he’s made life better for countless people.
Thank you for your work for Canadians.
From dental care for seniors, to Pharmacare, he’s made life better for countless people.
Thank you for your work for Canadians.
April 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Anyone who has had the pleasure of meeting @jagmeetsingh.ca knows he has deep sense of love for people and always puts them first.
From dental care for seniors, to Pharmacare, he’s made life better for countless people.
Thank you for your work for Canadians.
From dental care for seniors, to Pharmacare, he’s made life better for countless people.
Thank you for your work for Canadians.
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And here I was thinking the *Hostile and Political act* was the tariffs themselves as was the abandonment of signed unexpired trade agreements
April 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
And here I was thinking the *Hostile and Political act* was the tariffs themselves as was the abandonment of signed unexpired trade agreements
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"Ontario’s top doctor needs to show leadership on this crucial issue. The CMHO isn’t paid $464,148 to waffle."
André Picard is a voice for many here.
#GiftLink 🎁
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/90e3098...
André Picard is a voice for many here.
#GiftLink 🎁
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/90e3098...
April 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
"Ontario’s top doctor needs to show leadership on this crucial issue. The CMHO isn’t paid $464,148 to waffle."
André Picard is a voice for many here.
#GiftLink 🎁
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/90e3098...
André Picard is a voice for many here.
#GiftLink 🎁
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/90e3098...
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A silent majority of the world’s people wants stronger climate action. It’s time to wake up
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A silent majority of the world’s people wants stronger climate action. It’s time to wake up | Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope
About 89% of the public want their governments to do more to tackle the climate crisis – but don’t know they’re the majority
www.theguardian.com
April 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A silent majority of the world’s people wants stronger climate action. It’s time to wake up
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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1/3 🚨 FRESH POLLING: Nanaimo–Ladysmith 🚨
Paul Manly (Green) is still the only progressive within striking distance of Poilievre’s Conservatives.
A new poll by OraclePoll Research (April 23-24) surveyed 800 local voters by live person-to-person phone calls.
Paul Manly (Green) is still the only progressive within striking distance of Poilievre’s Conservatives.
A new poll by OraclePoll Research (April 23-24) surveyed 800 local voters by live person-to-person phone calls.
April 26, 2025 at 1:54 AM
1/3 🚨 FRESH POLLING: Nanaimo–Ladysmith 🚨
Paul Manly (Green) is still the only progressive within striking distance of Poilievre’s Conservatives.
A new poll by OraclePoll Research (April 23-24) surveyed 800 local voters by live person-to-person phone calls.
Paul Manly (Green) is still the only progressive within striking distance of Poilievre’s Conservatives.
A new poll by OraclePoll Research (April 23-24) surveyed 800 local voters by live person-to-person phone calls.
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And again, if you prefer a video version of this column, here you go:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bix-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bix-...
4 strategic voting tips for progressives in Canada’s 2025 federal election
YouTube video by Climate Emergency Unit
www.youtube.com
April 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
And again, if you prefer a video version of this column, here you go:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bix-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bix-...