Mary McPherson
@marymcpherson.bsky.social
Ayaangwaamizin | Ojibwa (Couchiching FN) | PhD (law) student at Queen’s U | artist | she/her
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Reposted by Mary McPherson
A new exclusive by Jody MacPherson shows Kevin O’Leary’s $70B gas-powered data centre could emit up to 30.5 Mt of CO₂ a year, wiping out Alberta’s coal phaseout gains.
It would also draw huge amounts of water in a drought-hit region, with nearby First Nations reporting no meaningful consultation.
It would also draw huge amounts of water in a drought-hit region, with nearby First Nations reporting no meaningful consultation.
EXCLUSIVE: O’Leary’s Gas-Powered Data Centre Emissions Could Wipe Out Alberta’s Coal Phaseout Gains
Celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary’s proposed $70-billion data centre, designed to run on 7.5 gigawatts of gas-fired power, could raise Alberta’s greenhouse gas emissions to levels not seen since the co...
www.theenergymix.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
A new exclusive by Jody MacPherson shows Kevin O’Leary’s $70B gas-powered data centre could emit up to 30.5 Mt of CO₂ a year, wiping out Alberta’s coal phaseout gains.
It would also draw huge amounts of water in a drought-hit region, with nearby First Nations reporting no meaningful consultation.
It would also draw huge amounts of water in a drought-hit region, with nearby First Nations reporting no meaningful consultation.
Reposted by Mary McPherson
“[The Kinew] government’s law threatens to undo decades of hard-fought Indigenous policy work that envisioned justice beyond punishment. It collapses the distinction between reconciliation and recarceration, and signals to young people that politics will always choose control over kinship.”
“[Manitoba premier Wab] Kinew has failed to represent Indigenous peoples, their voices, or their political will by framing incarceration as therapeutic and protective.”
✍🏽 'Governing Harm: Policing Indigenous Presence in Manitoba' by the Deadly Collective
deadlycollective.com/2025/11/12/g...
✍🏽 'Governing Harm: Policing Indigenous Presence in Manitoba' by the Deadly Collective
deadlycollective.com/2025/11/12/g...
Governing Harm: Policing Indigenous Presence in Manitoba
In Manitoba, Wab Kinew’s NDP government passed Bill 48 strengthening policies to incarcerate houseless peoples. The Protective Detention and Care of Intoxicated Persons Act came as no surprise for …
deadlycollective.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“[The Kinew] government’s law threatens to undo decades of hard-fought Indigenous policy work that envisioned justice beyond punishment. It collapses the distinction between reconciliation and recarceration, and signals to young people that politics will always choose control over kinship.”
Reposted by Mary McPherson
As the federal government, Ontario and B.C. roll out fast-track legislation, experts tell @meyer.bsky.social a botched rollout could trash years of hard-won trust between Indigenous leadership and the Crown. thenarwhal.ca/indigenous-c...
Can Canada’s fast-tracking laws avoid the mistakes of the past? | The Narwhal
A botched rollout of Ontario, B.C. and Canada’s bills to fast-track development could trash a decade’s worth of trust with First Nations and spark litigation
thenarwhal.ca
June 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
As the federal government, Ontario and B.C. roll out fast-track legislation, experts tell @meyer.bsky.social a botched rollout could trash years of hard-won trust between Indigenous leadership and the Crown. thenarwhal.ca/indigenous-c...
