LM Little

Water protector, seeker of justice, and democracy defender living where Treaty 8 and 11 Territories meet in northern Canada. Active in non-government communities while keeping a watchful eye on government.

#Canada #Arctic #Justice #Democracy #WaterisLife #ClimateBreakdown #Books #IndigenousPeoples

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2026-03-19 17:46:55 UTC

Finally #nwtpoli is speaking for our #water BUT IMHO the fix is already in. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/water-nwt-ab-9.7134277
#abpoli #cdnpoli #waterisLife #regulatoryCapture #CorporateCapture #BigOil #BigData

2026-03-02 22:52:00 UTC

"Having real-time conversations about #climatechange with people we know and trust can build a sense of efficacy. It can help overcome #climate grief and motivate action when we know we are not the only ones who care and are engaging in change." https://reclimate.ca/canadians-havent-given-up-on-climate-action-they-just-think-everyone-else-has/

2026-02-26 21:35:41 UTC

ICYMI #CPPIB "risks the future value of our pensions by locking contributors into #fossilfuel investments that will exacerbate runaway #climatechange and destabilize the economy and financial system.The pension manager risks the future value of our pensions by locking contributors into fossil fuel investments as the rest of the world pivots to #climate solutions." https://www.nfu.ca/why-im-suing-canadas-largest-pension-fund-manager/
#CorporateCapture #BigOil #WaterisLife #cdnpoli #ClimateCriminals #PublicLiability

2026-02-16 23:47:35 UTC

From the ruins of progressive, social, rights-based movements, it is time for #Canadians to "riseUp to "counter not only US militarism and interference but the power of US corporations." https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/integration-or-independence
#cdnpoli #sovereignty #democracy

2026-02-02 22:17:29 UTC

So much to love about this book about love told in words and art. It is a masterclass in #Indigenous #storytelling, experiences, and perspectives. It is deeply personal and political.
#reading #books #bookstodon
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2026-02-02 22:07:31 UTC

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The public and privately owned #media in #Canada is sooooo compromised.

2026-01-26 03:06:35 UTC

Ian McEwan's two-part #speculativefiction and contemporary #literaryfiction novel is a 22nd century scholar's wistful obsession with the literary and natural world of the early 21st century and that world as it really was in those decades from the prospective of a scholar embroiled in it. The novel tackles a host of issues - #gender, #ethics, #climatebreakdown, #dementia, #patriarchy, #ecosystemDestruction, and loss and grief. It's a decent read albeit somewhat sexist.
#books #bookstodon
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2026-01-16 23:16:43 UTC

"What’s really going on, then, is this deeply unethical, deliberately disingenuous presentation of cherry-picked information meant to promote and foment politically-useful hate. They are harvesting hate." https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/confront-the-far-rights-war-on-reconciliation
#TRC #Canada #racism #SettlerColonialism #SettlerViolence #IndigenousPeoples #ResidentialSchools #misinformation

2026-01-16 15:11:24 UTC

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#Reading Louise Penny's latest book The Black Wolf and defence is part of the discussion/debate within the context of a terrorism scenario being investigated related to Americans coming for our #water and anything else they want.

2026-01-14 16:08:36 UTC

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American hedge fund owned businesses in any sector do not serve Canadian interests. It is criminal that the fourth-estate in Canada is mainly owned by these RW propagandists.
#JournalismMatters #Democracy #cdnpoli

2025-11-30 17:43:07 UTC

"Prime Minister #MarkCarney and Premier #DanielleSmith have signed an agreement to advance #Alberta’s pipeline dreams — and weaken at least seven #climate policies." https://thenarwhal.ca/carney-alberta-pipeline-grand-bargain/
#cdnpoli #abpoli #BigOil #CorporateCapture #ClimateCriminals

2025-11-30 01:50:39 UTC

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#Canada's #MarkCarney cut the luxury tax on private yachts and jets along with a free pass on #emissions.
#cdnpoli #ClimateCriminals #NoMoreBillionaires

2025-11-20 15:50:48 UTC

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General Dynamics Canada is a main reason that #Canada continues to arm #Israel and partner with the US in the #Palestinian #genocide and theft for #Gaza.

2025-11-18 17:07:28 UTC

#Canada's ongoing complicity in #Palestinian #genocide and theft of #Gaza!
https://armsembargonow.ca/nomoreloopholes/
#cdnpoli #UN #humanrights #SettlerColonialism #racism

2025-11-04 16:30:19 UTC

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Canada's universal health care system used to work like that until privatizing Conservative / Libertarian govts got their grifter hands on the system.

2025-11-02 16:58:09 UTC

'Whether you measure it by number of supporters, fundraising ability, or by the size of its militant groups, the #whiteNationalist movement in #Canada has never been larger or more of a threat." https://www.antihate.ca/white_nationalism_in_canada_organized_emboldened_and_growing
#cdnpoli #fascism #democracy #racism

2025-10-01 20:52:25 UTC

"we must stay woke and empathetic to the plight of others to prevent “us versus them” thinking. We cannot control what happens in the world, but if we are to achieve the hope of 2020’s summer of racial reckoning we must lean into seeing through the eyes of others and not through the distorted lens of individuals who masquerade as patriotists." https://rabble.ca/political-action/being-woke-and-empathetic-is-what-we-need-right-now/
#whiteChristianNationalists #whiteSupremacy #Canada #cdnpoli #abpoli #skpoli #racism #woke

2025-09-15 15:39:11 UTC

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#Canada's public broadcaster has become a mouth piece for hate and bigotry and an extremely destructive force in the health of #democracy. @CBCNews truly has abandoned its mandate.
#JournalismMatters #cdnpoli #CBC #DoBetter

2025-08-30 14:35:01 UTC

“Pension plans are meant to provide a measure of future #financialsecurity...The Chief Actuary has a key role to play in helping the #Canadian public, government, and #pension decision-makers understand how this security could be at risk, particularly for young people and future generations, if we do not act now to avoid high global warming scenarios.” https://www.shiftaction.ca/news/2025/8/28/chief-actuary-warning?hss_channel=fbp-49530722523
#cdnpoli #CPPIB #climateBreakdown #climatechange

2025-08-26 22:34:23 UTC

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Had bookmarked your recommendation. Finished it yesterday. Maybe reading it in less than 24 hours might have made it a better read. I don't know. It had potential with the earthquake, the chaos and the main character but for me, it just got sadder and sadder. Sigh...

2025-08-04 23:31:28 UTC

Finished #reading The Frozen River, #historicalFiction set in Maine and inspired by Martha Ballard journals (1735 – 1812). It is a story of a literate,#feminist midwife with a principled, ethical husband and 1/2 dozen mainly adult children. The interesting cast of characters, the greed and corruption of the #patriarchy, land theft, and plight of #women are the bones of this compelling story. It confirms the old adage that #racism, #sexism and misogyny often come in the same package.
#books
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2025-08-01 01:53:53 UTC

"Billions are given to #oil and gas corporations each year, including loans, #tax breaks and more. Exactly how many billions is a matter of debate." If we want a livable future, any #FossilFuelSubsidies is too much IMHO. https://thenarwhal.ca/oil-and-gas-subsidies-canada/
#Canada #cdnpoli #ClimateCriminals

2025-07-28 03:31:03 UTC

Painted daisy.
#bloomscrolling #flowers
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2025-07-19 17:37:34 UTC

“As we get warmer #water with less ice cover, you’re more likely to extend the growing season so there’s more opportunity for these cyanobacteria to grow,” even in an inland ocean like Great Slave Lake. https://cabinradio.ca/249051/news/environment/algal-blooms-becoming-more-common-in-great-slave-lake/
#climatechange #waterisLife #subArctic

2025-07-18 01:38:04 UTC

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Trying to ram rape and pillage of the natural world down the throats of #IndigenousPeoples behind closed doors continues the long violent history of #settlerColonialism in #Canada.

2025-07-12 14:39:26 UTC

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So interesting that this 99 page #fantasy novella is so widely lauded. The art is probably the best part of the book IMHO.

2025-06-30 22:04:49 UTC

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Unless the NDP gets rid of the neoliberal organizers and campaigners, progressive voices in that party haven't a hope. IMHO Canada needs a real socialist party.

2025-06-30 19:52:12 UTC

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The Liberals are now a party of Mulroney and Harper's Tories.

2025-06-07 18:41:40 UTC

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Would be great if these rallies could spring up throughout the country.
#WaterisLife #Canada #NWT #Yukon #BritishColumbia #Manitoba

2025-06-06 15:11:33 UTC

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Thank you for recommending this powerful book. It is indeed a book for these times as people around the world are driven from their homes, communities and lives due to war, #climateBreakdown, persecution, #poverty, #fascism, and any number of other factors that rip us from the places and people we love. The life of a #refugee is no picnic nor is the #trauma that they carry as we read of these #Syrian refugees. #books #bookstodon #literaryfiction
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2025-05-31 18:52:01 UTC

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#DanielleSmith has no authority or mandate to push #Alberta sovereignty. And as the Prairies burn and those of us in the North choke on their smoke and watch the demise of our #watersheds, she has no moral or ethical right to fuel the flames of #climateBreakdown. #Indigenous nations and Albertans need to kick this dangerous, delusional woman to the curb.
#abpoli #UCP #corruption #cdnpoli #BigOil #lobbyist

2025-05-26 03:41:17 UTC

"Let’s drop the phoney #Alberta versus #Canada nonsense. The province has met the enemy — and it is them
https://www.thestar.com/business/opinion/lets-drop-the-phoney-alberta-versus-canada-nonsense-the-province-has-met-the-enemy-and/article_94bd26a0-d22d-47e9-9fa8-a367efc784da.html
#abpoli #UCP #BigOil #cdnpoli

2025-05-22 21:43:23 UTC

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I bookmarked your post and finally got to this very interesting book. Thanks!
With so many themes rolling around - trauma, childhood abuse, patriarchy, policing women's bodies, mental health, guilt, obsessions and repression - told from three perspectives but generally erasing the voice of the main protagonist, it is an interesting #reading experience.
#books #literaryFiction #bookstodon
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2025-03-24 18:56:33 UTC

What a despicable man! https://www.desmog.com/2025/03/24/how-jordan-peterson-became-a-global-anti-net-zero-power-broker/
#ClimateEmergency #inequality #humanrights #uspol

2025-03-24 15:43:13 UTC

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It's time to name the real villians. https://rabble.ca/economy/fossil-fuels-are-hurting-affordability-not-helping-it/

2025-02-17 03:48:51 UTC

#Palestinian #Solidarity North of 60. https://rabble.ca/political-action/palestinian-solidarity-north-of-60/
#HumanRights #Gaza #Genocide #FreePalestine #Arctic #NWT

2025-02-10 23:25:11 UTC

#Ontario do not give #DougFord another ticket to power. Show up and VOTE! https://thewalrus.ca/doug-ford-trump/
#onpoli #NeverVoteConservative #environment #healthcare #education #democracy

2025-02-08 23:31:14 UTC

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TY for the post!
#BigData vs #ecosystems vs #HumanLife #Waterislife #water

2025-01-11 19:25:15 UTC

In the best #Indigenous #storytelling style, this story hits the nail squarely. #Poilievre lies, lies, lies. He doesn't give a sh*t about you and me or #FirstNations, or #equality, #humanrights, or any other human value. He's only interested in power and wielding it.
#cdnpoli #NeverVoteConservative
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2025-01-09 22:13:57 UTC

“By eliminating desflurane, the NTHSSA sets a precedent for integrating #climateaction into #healthcare practices.” https://cabinradio.ca/217582/news/environment/nwt-first-in-canada-to-phase-out-polluting-anesthetic-gas/
#NWT #Canada #climateEmergency #GHG #emissions

2025-01-07 19:48:46 UTC

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Okay but wouldn't the wide circulation of pictures and comments on various social media platforms at least raise some questions in the journalistic community? Oh ya, Canada's journalists don't question the Cons. Sigh.....
#DemocracyDiesintheDark

2025-01-07 18:53:35 UTC

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No, didn't see any journalist covering the visit but certainly lots of social media references. Any curious Canadian journalist would have investigated this.

2025-01-07 17:57:37 UTC

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No mention of Indigenous peoples at all! No mention of a want-to-be PM who won't get top-level security clearance! No mention that PeePee, Harper and Moe visited Modi over Christmas. #DoBetter #CBCNews #JournalismMatters

2025-01-06 21:29:02 UTC

#Canada's #GreenParty leader always puts things into perspective. #cdnpoli #JustinTrudeau
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2025-01-05 04:28:55 UTC

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Your 'cuz has such great energy. Love this so much! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFrMSJgOIpM

2024-12-24 01:40:17 UTC

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"Defending rivers and territories means defending our own lives." True for most of us! #WaterisLife #Water #HumanRights #IndigenousPeoples #WaterProtectors #Gender #Peru #Canada #Environment #Law

2024-12-16 17:21:49 UTC

A very good article on #renewablediesel in the #Arctic and #subArctic #NWT @npub1ctj…y8su . It's good that this discussion is happening. Wonder about the demand for fresh #water in the production of this energy source? https://cabinradio.ca/215000/news/environment/climate/can-the-nwt-find-a-path-forward-for-renewable-diesel/
#nwtpoli #energy #climateCrisis #Canada

2024-12-12 22:03:56 UTC

Time of year for #2024booklists. This great list from #WordsWithoutBorders has something for everyone. https://wordswithoutborders.org/read/article/2024-12/the-best-books-we-read-in-2024-and-what-were-looking-forward-to-in-2025/
#books #translation #bookstodon #literature

2024-12-12 21:41:04 UTC

Time of year for #2024booklists. The #SierraClub in BC has an excellent list. Adding Burning Sage to my #reading list. https://sierraclub.bc.ca/8-books-for-your-winter-reading-list/
#Climate #Wildfires #Water #Environment #Ecosystems #ClimateEmergency #Canada #BritishColumbia #books #bookstodon

2024-12-12 17:07:24 UTC

"Liquefied natural gas leaves a #greenhousegas footprint that is 33% worse than #coal, when processing and shipping are taken into account." https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2024/10/liquefied-natural-gas-carbon-footprint-worse-coal
#LNG #bcpoli #abpoli #cdnpoli #climateCrisis #fossilfuels

2024-12-11 21:48:49 UTC

#Indigenous #Ecuadorians want #Canadian #mining companies off their land. https://broadview.org/canadian-mining-companies-ecuador/
#ExtractiveIndustries #LandDefenders #WaterProtectors #IndigenousPeoples #Ecuador #Imperialism #Colonialism #Capitalism #cdnpoli

2024-12-11 02:02:30 UTC

This isn't going to end well especially for those of us downstream.https://highriveronline.com/articles/dam-the-rivers-to-save-some-water-the-alberta-government-says
#waterisLife #abpoli #nwtpoli #water #cdnpoli #climateBreakdown #extractiveIndustries

2024-12-10 17:39:43 UTC

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#Canada's publicly funded media #CBCNews has centred wealthy whiteness for days. Never mind about all the #Indigenous, Black and Brown people gunned down by #Canadian police.
#JournalismMatters #Media #Bias

2024-12-10 17:08:16 UTC

Been sitting with Ta-Nehisi Coates' The Message and thinking about some of his phrases like 'taking the dowry without the bride' (aka taking the land without the people); 'niggerology', a pseudoscientific narrative put forth to justify enslavement by portraying Blacks as inferior; and the intense glare of #racism in #Israel. This book should be on everyone's reading list IMHO.
#settlerColonialism #ColonialViolence #books #bookstodon
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2024-12-07 23:53:46 UTC

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“To protect defenders, we need countries to systematically document attacks and reprisals,” the report said. “New and better data on these attacks and their causes would enable governments to improve existing laws and mechanisms.” 💯

2024-12-07 23:39:52 UTC

"There are so many cultural shifts that need to happen, especially in how we teach men and boys. It's not acceptable to use #violence as a form of affection towards a woman." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yellowknife-vigil-montreal-massacre-2024-1.7404396
#Dec6 #GenderViolence #Femicide #IntimatePartnerViolence #NWT #Canada

2024-12-07 15:34:25 UTC

"The #Arctic is no longer a low-tension region."https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/canada-launches-arctic-foreign-policy-1.7402759
#Cdnpoli #Security #ClimateBreakdown

2024-12-07 15:32:06 UTC

Not good news for #planetary #health and particularly the well-being and security of the #Arctic. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/arcitc-first-day-no-sea-ice-2027-1.7402732
#ClimateBreakdown

2024-12-04 05:08:14 UTC

“Everyone knows what #Israel is doing... “Don’t give weapons to a country committing #genocide.” https://rabble.ca/political-action/jews-stage-sit-in-at-parliamentary-building-to-protest-israels-genocide-in-palestine/
#Canada #FreePalestine #ArmsEmbargo #CeasefireNow

2024-11-30 02:28:48 UTC

#Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in 'remarkable' #Scotland #rewilding project. Well done, Scotland! https://www.scotsman.com/hays-way/bumblebee-population-increases-116-times-over-in-remarkable-scotland-project-4882622

2024-11-30 02:26:31 UTC

"#universities should be places where students and scholars can freely examine and debate the political, legal and social dimensions of #Israel’s actions in #Gaza and throughout the #Palestinian territory, #Lebanon and the broader region." https://theconversation.com/universities-should-not-silence-research-and-speech-on-palestine-243880
#Canada #UnitedStates #education #humanRights #genocide

2024-11-28 16:37:01 UTC

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Recommend you look into Elif Shafak's amazing storytelling and beautiful prose.

2024-11-26 21:26:31 UTC

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This is an important #memoir and #IndigenousRights #history book especially for #Canadians to read.
#NWT #SettlerColonialism #cdnpoli #nwtpoli #books #bookstodon

2024-11-15 02:26:19 UTC

"The destruction of the UN is the destruction of the world... #Israel is destroying the #UnitedNations, and with it, our only venue for an internationally coordinated project of #climatechange mitigation and adaptation." https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/the-destruction-of-the-un-is-the-destruction-of-the-world
#cdnpoli #uspol #europe #Palestine #genocide #justice

2024-11-13 02:41:34 UTC

"You have incredible people in the Gwich'in, who have an incredible relationship that has lasted for as long as they can recall … with these incredible #caribou that have the longest land migration in the world across incredibly harsh terrain," https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/trump-presidency-porcupine-caribou-herd-1.7378921
#Alaska #Yukon #NWT #Arctic #ANWR #IndigenousPeoples #wildlife #ecosystems #uspol

2024-11-11 02:30:29 UTC

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The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters. Antonio Gramsci, philosopher and political theorist

2024-11-10 03:39:08 UTC

"Understanding and truth are our best weapons against an exploitative society based on lies."https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/truth-takes-a-side
#Gaza #genocide #BigOil #CorporateCapture #MainstreamMedia #Lies #Disinformation

2024-11-07 23:33:54 UTC

"The lost boys and #MAGA women want an #authoritarian leader, and the fact they can make one out of the physically and mentally pathetic Trump is a testimony to the power of tech-fueled fantasy." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/07/us-progressive-election-trump-maga
#uspol #UnitedStates #democracy #misinformation #disinformation

2024-11-05 01:40:17 UTC

Good grief, #Quebec! What part of #genocide don't you under stand? "Francesca Albanese says she was "in shock" when she learned Quebec had opened a trade office in Tel Aviv in June, even as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continued to rage."https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/un-special-rapporteur-reminds-canada-of-need-to-respect-international-law
#FreePalestine #CeasefireNow #cdnpoli #UN

2024-10-31 02:58:48 UTC

"The banning of pro-#Palestine protests has long been a goal of the #Israel lobby, and it has had some success recently, with a few municipalities in Ontario and Quebec prohibiting rallies in certain public places." https://www.readthemaple.com/the-israel-lobby-wants-you-suspended-fired-or-in-prison/
#Canada #FreePalestine #StopGenocide #Democracy #Activism #HumanRights

2024-10-30 15:34:26 UTC

Wonderful #wildlife. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/weird-looking-fox-yellowknife-1.7367106
#fox #subArctic #NWT

2024-10-23 21:00:51 UTC

This is who he is! "He has promised to grant the #oil lobby’s policy wish-list, even though the sector is responsible for nearly a third of #Canada’s #greenhousegasemissions." https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/big-oil-pays-big-bucks-for-private-meeting-with-poilievre/article_c075f3bf-625e-5004-b216-1ccec025f6ec.html
#ClimateChange #Denialism #ClimateEmergency #BigOil #CorporateCapture #cdnpoli #NeverVoteConservative

2024-10-23 17:34:41 UTC

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Take a good look at #Poilievre's masters and leaders of the Conservative party. Real estate investors are also big investors in that political party. #cdnpoli #NeverVoteConservative #housing #inequality

2024-10-21 21:30:25 UTC

Squandering #water! Criminal!!! This is governance and stewardship of a precious resource. This is the #UCP in #Alberta. https://www.keepersofthewater.ca/news
#abpoli #cdnpoli #waterisLife #NeverVoteConservative #COP16

2024-10-16 02:46:48 UTC

"Until we make tackling income and wealth #inequality part of all our policy discussions, things will stay the way they are.The rich will get richer. And you know what will happen to everyone else." https://theclarion.ca/viewpoint/canada-income-and-wealth-gap-is-worse-than-ever/
#cdnpoli #publicpolicy #WealthTax

2024-10-12 23:40:59 UTC

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#Poilievre's servants, hoping that nasty little fascist will save their jobs and power.

2024-10-11 02:51:27 UTC

"It all started in 1967, when Great Canadian #OilSands, now Suncor Energy, launched the world’s first large-scale oilsands open-pit mine. Now 500 square kilometres of #borealforest, peatland and muskeg are being mined, an impact visible from space." https://thenarwhal.ca/fort-chipewyan-residents-portraits/
#Alberta #Canada #WaterisLife #IndigenousPeoples

2024-10-08 15:10:53 UTC

Ta-Nehisi Coates' new book, The Message, is based in part on his visit to #Israel and the occupied #WestBank says he saw a system of segregation and oppression reminiscent of Jim Crow in the #UnitedStates. “It was revelatory,” says Coates. He says:"'“I don’t think the average American has a real sense of what we’re doing over there — and I emphasize 'what we're doing’ because it’s not possible without American support.” https://www.democracynow.org/2024/10/8/ta_nehisi_the_message_2
#books #racism #FreePalestine #uspol

2024-10-05 02:42:47 UTC

"When the political climate in which you live seems hostile to the needs and values of your class and community, but friendly to the wealthy and privileged few, should we be surprised at record levels of disillusionment with mainstream politics and the electoral process?" https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/the-collapse-of-voter-turnout-in-saskatchewan
#Neoliberalism #skpoli #cdnpoli #democracy

2024-10-05 02:38:16 UTC

Our dead don’t seem to count the same way https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/our-dead-dont-seem-to-count-the-same-way
#UkraineWar #Gaza #Israel #ukpolitics #USPolitics #cdnpoli

2024-10-05 02:02:44 UTC

"What is needed are clear, mandatory measures that will reduce underwater noise now, so that we can act on the knowledge we already have." https://www.wcel.org/blog/public-consultation-canadas-draft-ocean-noise-strategy-raise-your-voice-quieter-ocean
#cdnpoli #marineProtection #marineMammals

2024-10-04 03:28:58 UTC

This is #Canada's #mining industry: "They violate the #humanrights of #Indigenouspeople, they violate the #rightsofNature and they violate our right to self govern...In other words, the impacts translate into# pollution. Our #waters are polluted, our land is contaminated. We can no longer work on our land. In addition to this, women are threatened. They are judicialized. They are subjected to #violence." https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/ecuador-indigenous-free-trade-canada-1.7340755
#cdnpoli #UNDRIP

2024-10-04 03:22:38 UTC

“This is #environmentalRacism. And it’s deadly,” https://ricochet.media/indigenous/feds-withheld-report-showing-contaminated-water-in-fort-chipewyan-say-local-leaders/
#WaterisLife #IndigenousPeoples #Canada #Alberta #Settlerolonialism

2024-10-04 03:19:54 UTC

Conservatives throughout the country are #CorporatePuppets. #Saskatchewan is no exception. https://breachmedia.ca/corporate-landlords-financiers-ceos-are-top-donors-to-scott-moes-saskatchewan-party/
#skpoli #CorporateCorruption #CorporateCapture

2024-09-30 23:32:57 UTC

Indian Residential School Survivors and Family Hotline: 1-866-925-4419
Crisis Services Canada: 1-833-456-4566 or text 45645;
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868.
First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line: 1-855-242-3310.
Native Youth Crisis Hotline: 1-877-209-1266.
#Canada #indigenousPeoples #TruthandReconciliation #SettlerColonialism #Trauma

2024-09-23 01:07:01 UTC

“Across #Canada, #Alberta allocates the least money to public #education and simultaneously spends the most money on private schools.” This is wrong. https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-no-public-money-should-build-private-schools-in-alberta
#abpoli #abLeg #privatization

2024-09-22 16:18:06 UTC

“Concordia University should not have succumbed to such intimidation tactics,” https://breachmedia.ca/hindu-far-right-pressured-a-canadian-university-into-cancelling-a-critical-lecture/
#Canada #Universities #Democracy #India #NeverVoteConservative

2024-09-21 15:03:33 UTC

"As the #climate crisis gets worse, global #fossilfuel production is growing and #oil and gas companies are making record profits. While the powerful influence of the fossil fuel industry’s lobbying on climate policy is increasingly acknowledged, our new research also shows how oil and gas companies are influencing #universities." https://theconversation.com/how-the-oil-and-gas-industry-influences-higher-education-235168
#ClimateCriminals #BigOil #Canada

2024-09-17 16:32:44 UTC

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I immediately thought of the IDU and Stephen Harper investing in Israel's security tech. https://breachmedia.ca/stephen-harper-awz-ventures-surveillance-tech-israel/

2024-09-16 20:24:46 UTC

"Slashing #methane is seen as a key strategy to slow #globalwarming, which among other effects is supercharging the destructive and deadly #wildfires tearing through #Canada, sending plumes of toxic smoke into populated areas and triggering severe #publichealth impacts." So why might #Saskatchewan get a pass? https://thenarwhal.ca/saskatchewan-methane-pollution/
#skpoli #cdnpoli #ClimateCriminals #NeverVoteConservative #ClimateEmergency

2024-09-16 20:08:20 UTC

"In Geneva this morning, Canada opted not to directly comment on the recommendation from UN Special Rapporteur Pedro Arrojo-Agudo for Canada to "stop criminalization of those who oppose large-scale industries in their territories." https://pbicanada.org/2024/09/16/un-special-rapporteur-calls-for-a-stop-to-the-criminalization-of-water-defenders-opposed-to-megaprojects-in-canada/
#cdnpoli #neoliberalism #settlercolonialism #IndigenousPeoples #LandDefenders #WaterProtectors #humanrights #WaterisLife #LandBack

2024-09-14 02:19:13 UTC

"The #Biden administration held #Israel to account for zero of these 14 incidents." https://responsiblestatecraft.org/israel-hamas-war-gaza/
#uspol #warCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity #UN

2024-09-14 02:15:35 UTC

The ugly tactics of #BigOil. https://cabinradio.ca/201185/news/politics/imperial-oil-warns-sahtu-leaders-with-regulatory-stand-off-looming/
#ImperialOil #ClimateCriminals #NWT #IndigenousPeoples

2024-09-14 00:04:30 UTC

“Most of our #ecosystems are at high risk...We’re in a really bad state.” https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/09/11/Are-BC-Forests-Running-Out-Trees/
#bcpoli #forestry #trees #biodiversity #climatechange #corporateGreed

2024-09-10 03:06:54 UTC

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#Canada's public #media has bought into the narrative spun out by Russian influencers. It's shameful.
#CBC #DoBetter #JournalismMatters #democracy #cdnpoli

2024-08-29 21:21:19 UTC

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This man is a hero.

2024-08-29 02:40:56 UTC

Can't make this stuff up! https://pressprogress.ca/bc-conservative-leader-confirms-he-wont-moderate-his-anti-scientific-views-on-climate-change/
#bcpoli #climatechange #Denialism #NeverVoteConservative

2024-08-28 14:58:21 UTC

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Both Crombie and Clark are Conservatives - one just happens to be leader of the Ontario Liberals. Just another example of the many faces of #neoliberalism.

2024-08-04 15:45:33 UTC

#SilentSunday
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2024-08-02 15:24:14 UTC

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This crap is put out to Canadians when 2/3 of #Canadian #media are owned by American hedge funds, the former newspaper of record sold out to corporate masters, and the publicly funded #CBC mimics corporate BS and #climatechange denialism. Disgusting that #Canada only has a handful of small independent media outlets.