Mary's Elm
@thewolseleyelm.bsky.social
Winnipeg’s famed symbol of non-conformity. Deep roots in Manitoba. Defiant since 1860. #environment #socialjustice #reconciliation #wpgpoli #mbpoli #cdnpoli 🇨🇦🏳️🌈🇺🇦🇵🇸
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Mary's Elm
@thewolseleyelm.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Welcome to BlueSky, fellow Winnipeggers! go.bsky.app/SdkfKLQ
Winnipeg is alive with art: writers, theatre, music, exhibits, happenings, visual art. But you wouldn’t know it from the @winnipegfreepress.com Arts & Life section. Other than the occasional nods, it's mostly U.S. celebrity filler. We’re more than that. Tell our stories.
December 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Winnipeg is alive with art: writers, theatre, music, exhibits, happenings, visual art. But you wouldn’t know it from the @winnipegfreepress.com Arts & Life section. Other than the occasional nods, it's mostly U.S. celebrity filler. We’re more than that. Tell our stories.
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Article today: The Manitoba government is shutting its specialized map store used by hikers, paddlers and others: ca.news.yahoo.com/paddlers-oth... #mbpoli
Paddlers and others bemoan impending loss of Manitoba government map store
WINNIPEG — For biologist and avid canoeist Jim Duncan, nothing beats the old-fashioned way of planning a multi-day wilderness outing — pulling out a large paper map, gathering his travelling companion...
ca.news.yahoo.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Article today: The Manitoba government is shutting its specialized map store used by hikers, paddlers and others: ca.news.yahoo.com/paddlers-oth... #mbpoli
Yes! Nature isn’t just about competition or “survival of the fittest.” It thrives on cooperation too. It’s a web of relationships.
Today's news for kids:
Dolphins are guiding Orcas to where the best fish are, but the fish are too big for the Dolphins to eat. The Orcas chomp the fish into smaller pieces when they eat it, and the Dolphins get to clean up the scraps.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
Dolphins are guiding Orcas to where the best fish are, but the fish are too big for the Dolphins to eat. The Orcas chomp the fish into smaller pieces when they eat it, and the Dolphins get to clean up the scraps.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
Killer whales and dolphins may be helping each other hunt of B.C. coast: new report
HALIFAX – Scientists have found evidence that two unlikely collaborators — killer whales and dolphins — may be helping each other find and feast on salmon off the coast of British Columbia. Sara...
www.winnipegfreepress.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Yes! Nature isn’t just about competition or “survival of the fittest.” It thrives on cooperation too. It’s a web of relationships.
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Just to counter the Winnipeg FreePress article on Deep Sky.
In recognition of us doing fuck all to reduce emissions, let me remind y'all that carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is useless unless we decarbonize drastically.
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Carbon dioxide removal is not a current climate solution — we need to change the narrative
Drastically reduce emissions first, or carbon dioxide removal will be next to useless.
www.nature.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Just to counter the Winnipeg FreePress article on Deep Sky.
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It's brilliant. m.youtube.com/watch?v=MSZg...
Honest Government Ad | Carbon Capture & Storage
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
m.youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
It's brilliant. m.youtube.com/watch?v=MSZg...
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The premier science journal in the world sees the unstoppable rise of #RenewableEnergy. So why are our politicians - Carney, Trump, Smith, Moe, Kinew, Poilievre - blind to this glaringly obvious fact and placing their bets on fossil fuels that are burning our planet?
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Science’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year: The unstoppable rise of renewable energy
Clean energy infrastructure is being deployed with unmatched scale and speed—and China is leading the way
www.science.org
December 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The premier science journal in the world sees the unstoppable rise of #RenewableEnergy. So why are our politicians - Carney, Trump, Smith, Moe, Kinew, Poilievre - blind to this glaringly obvious fact and placing their bets on fossil fuels that are burning our planet?
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
“It's unclear how Manitobans would benefit from this very energy-intensive and water-intensive industry that doesn't create very many jobs at all”
Artificial intelligence companies propose natural gas-powered data centre for rural property south of Winnipeg www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
AI companies propose natural gas-powered data centre for rural property south of Winnipeg | CBC Accessibility
In a series of communications to potential investors over the past month, Las Vegas-based Jet.AI and Vancouver’s Consensus Core announced plans to build an A.I. data centre on a 141-hectare (350-acr...
www.cbc.ca
December 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
“It's unclear how Manitobans would benefit from this very energy-intensive and water-intensive industry that doesn't create very many jobs at all”
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The union for frontline staff who battle forest fires in Manitoba has warned personnel shortages and burnout will add fuel to next year’s wildfire season.
Poorly paid, burned out, looking for work elsewhere
Union report says Manitoba must ramp up resources before 2026 wildfire season
www.winnipegfreepress.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The union for frontline staff who battle forest fires in Manitoba has warned personnel shortages and burnout will add fuel to next year’s wildfire season.
Neat!
Wolseley School will be renamed after a perennial grass that grows in nearby Omand’s Creek following overwhelming support from families who live steps from the park.
Wolseley School to be renamed Little Bluestem School
Wolseley School will be renamed after a perennial grass that grows in nearby Omand’s Creek following overwhelming support from families who live steps from the park.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Neat!
Absolutely. This is undermining the rule of law in Canada. It's probably violating the constitution too.
If Poilievre were doing this, folks would rightly be up in arms.
Carney?
He should not get a free pass.
This is anti-democratic.
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
Carney?
He should not get a free pass.
This is anti-democratic.
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
Althia Raj: Mark Carney is quietly giving sweeping new powers to his ministers
Sneaking a change of this magnitude into a 600-page bill that will not get parliamentary scrutiny raises a red flag, Althia Raj writes.
www.thestar.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Absolutely. This is undermining the rule of law in Canada. It's probably violating the constitution too.
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If Poilievre were doing this, folks would rightly be up in arms.
Carney?
He should not get a free pass.
This is anti-democratic.
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
Carney?
He should not get a free pass.
This is anti-democratic.
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
Althia Raj: Mark Carney is quietly giving sweeping new powers to his ministers
Sneaking a change of this magnitude into a 600-page bill that will not get parliamentary scrutiny raises a red flag, Althia Raj writes.
www.thestar.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
If Poilievre were doing this, folks would rightly be up in arms.
Carney?
He should not get a free pass.
This is anti-democratic.
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
Carney?
He should not get a free pass.
This is anti-democratic.
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
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Mark Carney built a reputation on linking economic instability with climate inaction. Now he’s made a deal with the very industries driving the crisis.
This isn't Canadian leadership, it’s cowardice disguised as pragmatism.
My op-ed for the @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This isn't Canadian leadership, it’s cowardice disguised as pragmatism.
My op-ed for the @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Canada’s environmental ‘realism’ looks more like surrender | Tzeporah Berman
At a time when the UK and other countries are finally taking bold steps for climate, Canada is preparing a new oil pipeline
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Mark Carney built a reputation on linking economic instability with climate inaction. Now he’s made a deal with the very industries driving the crisis.
This isn't Canadian leadership, it’s cowardice disguised as pragmatism.
My op-ed for the @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This isn't Canadian leadership, it’s cowardice disguised as pragmatism.
My op-ed for the @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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“The spaces where art thrives carry value beyond money, but without money, they cannot exist. The more they bleed away, the fewer places there are for art to thrive, and the more it slips out of our lives.”- @doubleemmartin.bsky.social
Many fond memories-let’s support WECC to hold many more.
Many fond memories-let’s support WECC to hold many more.
Opinion: If the ‘West End’ goes dark
It’s hard to imagine a Winnipeg without the WECC, a venue which is loved not just here, but right across Canada; countless touring artists built their careers there, and came to see it as home.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
“The spaces where art thrives carry value beyond money, but without money, they cannot exist. The more they bleed away, the fewer places there are for art to thrive, and the more it slips out of our lives.”- @doubleemmartin.bsky.social
Many fond memories-let’s support WECC to hold many more.
Many fond memories-let’s support WECC to hold many more.
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Giving a minister the power to exempt any person or company from any law except the Criminal Code with few safeguards? What company wouldn’t try court favour from that person?
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
Althia Raj: Mark Carney is quietly giving sweeping new powers to his ministers
Sneaking a change of this magnitude into a 600-page bill that will not get parliamentary scrutiny raises a red flag, Althia Raj writes.
www.thestar.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Giving a minister the power to exempt any person or company from any law except the Criminal Code with few safeguards? What company wouldn’t try court favour from that person?
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
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“Every year, when I see 14 beams of light projected into the sky above Mount Royal, I have to catch my breath.
“36 years ago, 14 young women were murdered in one of the most violent examples of misogynistic terrorism Canada has ever known.”
An editorial by @mtltoula.bsky.social.
#December6
“36 years ago, 14 young women were murdered in one of the most violent examples of misogynistic terrorism Canada has ever known.”
An editorial by @mtltoula.bsky.social.
#December6
Gender-based violence is an everyday reality, and it starts with minimizing misogyny
As we highlight 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence and the upcoming anniversary of the Montreal massacre, can we take a moment to reflect on all the different forms this violence takes?
cultmtl.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
“Every year, when I see 14 beams of light projected into the sky above Mount Royal, I have to catch my breath.
“36 years ago, 14 young women were murdered in one of the most violent examples of misogynistic terrorism Canada has ever known.”
An editorial by @mtltoula.bsky.social.
#December6
“36 years ago, 14 young women were murdered in one of the most violent examples of misogynistic terrorism Canada has ever known.”
An editorial by @mtltoula.bsky.social.
#December6
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I am proud and honoured to announce that today I was awarded the Canadian Curling Association World Peace Prize.
December 6, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I am proud and honoured to announce that today I was awarded the Canadian Curling Association World Peace Prize.
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This gets at the fundamentally flawed approach of the federal government: they are trying to find a policy solution to an identity problem.
It is part of the polarized, populist identity to be opposed to an Ottawa and Liberal Canada are not them. No policy will change that, as TMX revealed.
It is part of the polarized, populist identity to be opposed to an Ottawa and Liberal Canada are not them. No policy will change that, as TMX revealed.
Danielle Smith gets booed at UCP convention after mentioning working with Canada
November 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This gets at the fundamentally flawed approach of the federal government: they are trying to find a policy solution to an identity problem.
It is part of the polarized, populist identity to be opposed to an Ottawa and Liberal Canada are not them. No policy will change that, as TMX revealed.
It is part of the polarized, populist identity to be opposed to an Ottawa and Liberal Canada are not them. No policy will change that, as TMX revealed.
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Good work by @althiaraj.bsky.social on the inside story of Guilbeault's resignation, from his being frozen out by PMO, given false assurances, and being made to wear the government walking back on pledges he made to Elizabeth May to secure her support. No kidding it was untenable for him to stay.
Althia Raj: Mark Carney lost the minister who was the green conscience of his government. Here’s how it happened
The inside story of Steven Guilbeault's resignation from cabinet over Ottawa's energy deal with Alberta.
www.thestar.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Good work by @althiaraj.bsky.social on the inside story of Guilbeault's resignation, from his being frozen out by PMO, given false assurances, and being made to wear the government walking back on pledges he made to Elizabeth May to secure her support. No kidding it was untenable for him to stay.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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And people still look me square in the face and deadass ask me why women don't report.
"A Regina police officer has pleaded guilty to using police databases to pursue intimate and personal relationships with women. [...] It's not clear how many people Semenchuk may have contacted."
Regina officer pleads guilty to using police databases to pursue women | CBC News
Sergeant Robert Eric Semenchuck remains suspended with pay, as required under the province's Police Act. He has pleaded guilty to breach of trust and unauthorized use of a computer
www.cbc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
And people still look me square in the face and deadass ask me why women don't report.
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Canada is a fully-fledged #Petrostate run by a #Petrocacy that bends the knee to Big Oil for their petrobucks. For those not paying attention, petrostates have the SAME moral equivalency as narcostates, profiting from the misery of others. #FossilFuelPhaseout
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Ottawa, Alberta close to deal that includes oil pipeline to B.C. coast, sources say
Privy Council Clerk Sabia playing key role in brokering accord that would involve tanker ban exemption
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Canada is a fully-fledged #Petrostate run by a #Petrocacy that bends the knee to Big Oil for their petrobucks. For those not paying attention, petrostates have the SAME moral equivalency as narcostates, profiting from the misery of others. #FossilFuelPhaseout
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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For federal gov cheerleaders after the first budget passed, a reality check:
In one of the coldest big cities on the planet--Winnipeg, Manitoba-- there are still veggies growing in my garden in late November.
Yet the Liberal gov in Canada is investing our future in big oil expansion.
SAY NO TO LNG!
In one of the coldest big cities on the planet--Winnipeg, Manitoba-- there are still veggies growing in my garden in late November.
Yet the Liberal gov in Canada is investing our future in big oil expansion.
SAY NO TO LNG!
November 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
For federal gov cheerleaders after the first budget passed, a reality check:
In one of the coldest big cities on the planet--Winnipeg, Manitoba-- there are still veggies growing in my garden in late November.
Yet the Liberal gov in Canada is investing our future in big oil expansion.
SAY NO TO LNG!
In one of the coldest big cities on the planet--Winnipeg, Manitoba-- there are still veggies growing in my garden in late November.
Yet the Liberal gov in Canada is investing our future in big oil expansion.
SAY NO TO LNG!
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It’s been 140 years since Louis Riel died. On November 16, the St. Boniface area of Winnipeg held a ceremony to commemorate.
In attendance was Prime Minister Mark Carney, who is now the first sitting Prime Minister to attend the ceremony.
In attendance was Prime Minister Mark Carney, who is now the first sitting Prime Minister to attend the ceremony.
Prime Minister Mark Carney becomes first Prime Minister to attend Louis Riel Ceremony | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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November 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
It’s been 140 years since Louis Riel died. On November 16, the St. Boniface area of Winnipeg held a ceremony to commemorate.
In attendance was Prime Minister Mark Carney, who is now the first sitting Prime Minister to attend the ceremony.
In attendance was Prime Minister Mark Carney, who is now the first sitting Prime Minister to attend the ceremony.
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Mayor, councillor blast latest decision by the provincially appointed municipal board, which has the power to overturn, amend and append decisions made by elected officials. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Giving curling club power over housing project sets 'dangerous precedent,' says councillor | CBC News
Winnipeg’s mayor says a ruling by the Manitoba Municipal Board could have significant implications for how the city develops its own land, while a councillor says he's concerned the decision "creates a dangerous precedent."
www.cbc.ca
November 18, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Mayor, councillor blast latest decision by the provincially appointed municipal board, which has the power to overturn, amend and append decisions made by elected officials. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Billie Eilish asked an important question: "If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?"
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Billie Eilish asked an important question: "If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?"
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.