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No such thing as too much fabric or books
“These protections are in place for a reason," said Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Linda Debassige in a statement. “We’ve seen how extractive industries can devastate the areas they work in and push an ecosystem to its breaking point.” www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/16/n...
Ontario chiefs fight plan to let mining companies take water without permits
The proposal overlooks "the cultural value water has," says Ontario Regional Chief Abram Benedict, while also opening the door to serious environmental harms.
www.nationalobserver.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
“These protections are in place for a reason," said Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Linda Debassige in a statement. “We’ve seen how extractive industries can devastate the areas they work in and push an ecosystem to its breaking point.” www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/16/n...
Ramon Kataquapit, from Attawapiskat First Nation said the costs of Bill 5 will fall on northern youth, not policymakers. “We will be the ones that have to deal with the consequences.” www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/15/n...
Young people will speak up in court after leaders stayed silent about Ontario development bill
In a motion filed Monday, Ramon Kataquapit, who co-leads a youth-led group and is a member of Attawapiskat First Nation, seeks to intervene in an existing lawsuit launched by nine First Nations shortl...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Ramon Kataquapit, from Attawapiskat First Nation said the costs of Bill 5 will fall on northern youth, not policymakers. “We will be the ones that have to deal with the consequences.” www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/15/n...
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Despite their green pledges, #Volvo and #Daimler continue investing in diesel trucks that harm our health, climate, and economies.
#IdleGiants #ElectricTrucks
#IdleGiants #ElectricTrucks
December 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Despite their green pledges, #Volvo and #Daimler continue investing in diesel trucks that harm our health, climate, and economies.
#IdleGiants #ElectricTrucks
#IdleGiants #ElectricTrucks
The same amount of money could instead build 400 kilometres of rapid transit, enough to connect Toronto to Sudbury or create three major new transit lines across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/12/a...
Ford's $80B mega-highway won't fix GTA gridlock: report
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s three planned mega-highway projects could cost $80 billion and would make congestion worse — not better — while increasing air pollution, a new report suggests.
www.nationalobserver.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The same amount of money could instead build 400 kilometres of rapid transit, enough to connect Toronto to Sudbury or create three major new transit lines across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/12/a...
Tell Toronto City Council: we need action – not delay – on ending Portlands' pollution.
We need Toronto Hydro to develop a real plan to phase-out the Portlands gas plant and lower our electricity bills ASAP
share.nwmd.social/s/RFPw0753
We need Toronto Hydro to develop a real plan to phase-out the Portlands gas plant and lower our electricity bills ASAP
share.nwmd.social/s/RFPw0753
We need action, not delay
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December 12, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Tell Toronto City Council: we need action – not delay – on ending Portlands' pollution.
We need Toronto Hydro to develop a real plan to phase-out the Portlands gas plant and lower our electricity bills ASAP
share.nwmd.social/s/RFPw0753
We need Toronto Hydro to develop a real plan to phase-out the Portlands gas plant and lower our electricity bills ASAP
share.nwmd.social/s/RFPw0753
Send a letter to MPPs telling them that watering down protections for Lake Simcoe is a bad idea! share.nwmd.social/s/oZZLxzQN
Lake Simcoe needs a local focus
share.nwmd.social
December 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Send a letter to MPPs telling them that watering down protections for Lake Simcoe is a bad idea! share.nwmd.social/s/oZZLxzQN
Canada can’t afford a “buy now, regret later” AI strategy. 🚫🤖 Urge your MP to push our leaders to act now with people-first rules that actually protect our digital future. 🇨🇦 Send your message now 👉 openmedia.org/AI4Canadians... @openmedia.org
Stop Canada’s “Buy Now, Regret Later” AI Future
Canada can’t afford a “buy now, regret later” AI strategy. 🚫🤖 Urge your MP to push our leaders to act now with people-first rules that actually protect our digital future. 🇨🇦 Send your message now 👉 h...
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December 11, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Canada can’t afford a “buy now, regret later” AI strategy. 🚫🤖 Urge your MP to push our leaders to act now with people-first rules that actually protect our digital future. 🇨🇦 Send your message now 👉 openmedia.org/AI4Canadians... @openmedia.org
Alberta has passed Bill 11, allowing doctors to charge unlimited fees at for-profit clinics while working in the public system. This is American-style health care, and if Alberta succeeds, other provinces will follow.
I just sent a letter urging action to stop Join me: share.nwmd.social/s/GsdSc8q1
I just sent a letter urging action to stop Join me: share.nwmd.social/s/GsdSc8q1
Urge Minister Michel: stop Alberta's two-tier health care law
share.nwmd.social
December 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Alberta has passed Bill 11, allowing doctors to charge unlimited fees at for-profit clinics while working in the public system. This is American-style health care, and if Alberta succeeds, other provinces will follow.
I just sent a letter urging action to stop Join me: share.nwmd.social/s/GsdSc8q1
I just sent a letter urging action to stop Join me: share.nwmd.social/s/GsdSc8q1
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Hiding from questions on Skills Development Fund scandals, development approvals given to Ford's wedding guests, slow or still unopened LRTs, pending Circular Materials recycling screwups, ongoing OSC relocation (for political reasons only), and ongoing consequences of underfunding EDU & Healthcare.
It's a good thing provinces don't have any responsibilities in Canada's system of government.
December 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Hiding from questions on Skills Development Fund scandals, development approvals given to Ford's wedding guests, slow or still unopened LRTs, pending Circular Materials recycling screwups, ongoing OSC relocation (for political reasons only), and ongoing consequences of underfunding EDU & Healthcare.
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One day a week. The provincial government worked an average of one day a week. That's the blue-collar work ethic the provincial Conservatives profess to admire, I guess. My kingdom for a viable alternative
December 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
One day a week. The provincial government worked an average of one day a week. That's the blue-collar work ethic the provincial Conservatives profess to admire, I guess. My kingdom for a viable alternative
“These aren't charities. They're not altruistic organizations. Why would a tech company want to allow their employees to work for the government and pay 100 per cent of their salary..." — Simon Enoch at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/10/n...
Ottawa hands corporate leaders 50 roles in government
Ottawa plans to embed the private sector workers after adopting a business group's proposal — even naming the program after them, a briefing note reveals.
www.nationalobserver.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
“These aren't charities. They're not altruistic organizations. Why would a tech company want to allow their employees to work for the government and pay 100 per cent of their salary..." — Simon Enoch at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/10/n...
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Read this letter to the editor on why Ontario’s new electricity plan is a missed opportunity for Toronto — and what we need to do instead 👇
beachmetro.com/2025/12/03/l...
Let’s demand clean, affordable power and stand up for renewables. #TOpoli #ONpoli #ClimateAction
beachmetro.com/2025/12/03/l...
Let’s demand clean, affordable power and stand up for renewables. #TOpoli #ONpoli #ClimateAction
Letters to the Editor: Province's 'disappointing' plan for Toronto's future electricity supply is a missed opportunity – Beach Metro Community News
Toronto City Hall is seen in this Beach Metro Community News file photo. Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Energy Minister Stephen Lecce have presented Beach
beachmetro.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Read this letter to the editor on why Ontario’s new electricity plan is a missed opportunity for Toronto — and what we need to do instead 👇
beachmetro.com/2025/12/03/l...
Let’s demand clean, affordable power and stand up for renewables. #TOpoli #ONpoli #ClimateAction
beachmetro.com/2025/12/03/l...
Let’s demand clean, affordable power and stand up for renewables. #TOpoli #ONpoli #ClimateAction
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"Rooftop and parking-lot solar panels within one square kilometre of Toronto could meet more than 50 per cent of the city’s needs...They could also meet electricity needs under all weather conditions & at a lower cost than would be required by new build nuclear reactors." Jack Gibbons, OCAA
December 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
"Rooftop and parking-lot solar panels within one square kilometre of Toronto could meet more than 50 per cent of the city’s needs...They could also meet electricity needs under all weather conditions & at a lower cost than would be required by new build nuclear reactors." Jack Gibbons, OCAA
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Nothing on NYT front page about Trump calling for Democrats to be executed.
Nothing on WAPO front page about Trump calling for Democrats to be executed.
Nothing on CBS News front page. ABC News. CNN. NBC News.
You're all failing. Shame on all of you.
Front and center. No excuse.
Nothing on WAPO front page about Trump calling for Democrats to be executed.
Nothing on CBS News front page. ABC News. CNN. NBC News.
You're all failing. Shame on all of you.
Front and center. No excuse.
November 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Nothing on NYT front page about Trump calling for Democrats to be executed.
Nothing on WAPO front page about Trump calling for Democrats to be executed.
Nothing on CBS News front page. ABC News. CNN. NBC News.
You're all failing. Shame on all of you.
Front and center. No excuse.
Nothing on WAPO front page about Trump calling for Democrats to be executed.
Nothing on CBS News front page. ABC News. CNN. NBC News.
You're all failing. Shame on all of you.
Front and center. No excuse.
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‘Their Conditions Worsened in Hospital’: Ontario Ombudsman Report Details Inhumane Conditions, Prolonged Hospital Stays for Severely Disabled People
"Her health has been irreversibly damaged… I worry there isn’t much hope for her or our situation."
pressprogress.ca/their-condit...
"Her health has been irreversibly damaged… I worry there isn’t much hope for her or our situation."
pressprogress.ca/their-condit...
‘Their Conditions Worsened in Hospital’: Ontario Ombudsman Report Details Inhumane Conditions, Prolonged Hospital Stays for Severely Disabled People
pressprogress.ca
November 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
‘Their Conditions Worsened in Hospital’: Ontario Ombudsman Report Details Inhumane Conditions, Prolonged Hospital Stays for Severely Disabled People
"Her health has been irreversibly damaged… I worry there isn’t much hope for her or our situation."
pressprogress.ca/their-condit...
"Her health has been irreversibly damaged… I worry there isn’t much hope for her or our situation."
pressprogress.ca/their-condit...
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Here’s How Doug Ford’s Government Will Impact Public Services and Infrastructure in 2026
A look back on a jam-packed year of new legislation in Ontario.
pressprogress.ca/heres-how-do...
A look back on a jam-packed year of new legislation in Ontario.
pressprogress.ca/heres-how-do...
Here’s How Doug Ford’s Government Will Impact Public Services and Infrastructure in 2026
A look back on a jam-packed year of new legislation in Ontario.
pressprogress.ca
December 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Here’s How Doug Ford’s Government Will Impact Public Services and Infrastructure in 2026
A look back on a jam-packed year of new legislation in Ontario.
pressprogress.ca/heres-how-do...
A look back on a jam-packed year of new legislation in Ontario.
pressprogress.ca/heres-how-do...
Ontario’s Auditor General says Ford repeatedly violating the Environmental Bill of Rights by exempting major projects (like Highway 413 and Ontario Place) from public consultation. Opposition parties say it’s part of a wider pattern. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/03/n...
As Ontario axes climate policies, auditor finds province ignored public input rules
The Auditor General has found “examples of a disregard for the public’s rights” under legislation that requires the Ford government to consider public feedback before making decisions that could impac...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Ontario’s Auditor General says Ford repeatedly violating the Environmental Bill of Rights by exempting major projects (like Highway 413 and Ontario Place) from public consultation. Opposition parties say it’s part of a wider pattern. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/03/n...
NO pipelines! Protect our oceans, wildlife and forests. Respect Indigenous rights. Tell Carney: Don’t ram a pipeline through the BC coast. Sign now ✏️ leadnow.ca/campaigns/sa...
Don’t ram a pipeline through the BC coast - Leadnow
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December 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
NO pipelines! Protect our oceans, wildlife and forests. Respect Indigenous rights. Tell Carney: Don’t ram a pipeline through the BC coast. Sign now ✏️ leadnow.ca/campaigns/sa...
EU Commission : NO unlimited pesticide approvals action.eko.org/a/eu-commiss...
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December 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
EU Commission : NO unlimited pesticide approvals action.eko.org/a/eu-commiss...
The town has recently pursued redevelopment of its waterfront, including selling several pieces of public beachfront land for millions to a private developer. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/05/n...
Ford strips protections from Wasaga Beach to sell for development
Under its controversial omnibus Bill 68, more than one per cent of the park — with some estimates suggesting up to 60 per cent — has been removed from protection. Wasaga Beach is the province’s most v...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The town has recently pursued redevelopment of its waterfront, including selling several pieces of public beachfront land for millions to a private developer. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/05/n...
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FOUR #Toronto councillors voted to stall climate action—sending a plan to phase out the polluting Portlands gas plant into the black hole of “further study.”
Fletcher, Chernos-Lin, Colle & Pasternak blocked real progress.
Toronto deserves better: shorturl.at/6A2Rr
#topoli #onpoli #TorontoNews
Fletcher, Chernos-Lin, Colle & Pasternak blocked real progress.
Toronto deserves better: shorturl.at/6A2Rr
#topoli #onpoli #TorontoNews
We need action – not more delay – in clearing Toronto's air
We need strong leadership from Mayor Chow and Toronto City Council to shut down the dirty Portlands gas plant on Toronto’s waterfront
shorturl.at
December 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
FOUR #Toronto councillors voted to stall climate action—sending a plan to phase out the polluting Portlands gas plant into the black hole of “further study.”
Fletcher, Chernos-Lin, Colle & Pasternak blocked real progress.
Toronto deserves better: shorturl.at/6A2Rr
#topoli #onpoli #TorontoNews
Fletcher, Chernos-Lin, Colle & Pasternak blocked real progress.
Toronto deserves better: shorturl.at/6A2Rr
#topoli #onpoli #TorontoNews
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Kristi Noem and Tom Homan hiring the best and the brightest for their new ICE Army. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
December 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Kristi Noem and Tom Homan hiring the best and the brightest for their new ICE Army. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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December 4, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Ontario’s Auditor General says Ford repeatedly violating the Environmental Bill of Rights by exempting major projects (like Highway 413 and Ontario Place) from public consultation. Opposition parties say it’s part of a wider pattern. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/03/n...
As Ontario axes climate policies, auditor finds province ignored public input rules
The Auditor General has found “examples of a disregard for the public’s rights” under legislation that requires the Ford government to consider public feedback before making decisions that could impac...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Ontario’s Auditor General says Ford repeatedly violating the Environmental Bill of Rights by exempting major projects (like Highway 413 and Ontario Place) from public consultation. Opposition parties say it’s part of a wider pattern. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/03/n...