Maclean's approached me about writing a personal essay on Alberta Secession and my opposition to it. It was published today. macleans.ca/politics/i-d...

Submissions are still open: www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-are...

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“[People in the plastics industry] are very happy for us to look at ourselves and at each other, and not look at them,” says @bethgardiner.bsky.social, author of "Plastic Inc: Big Oil, Big Money and the Plan to Trash our Future."

This is an outrageous scandal that cont to have profound consequences. Five people die every day A forever emergency A mass murder based on public policy built of lies get angrier

Remixed Nancy Bushmilller should be on Bluesky

Primary care in BC needs structural reform In 2026-27, spending on doctors is projected to increase by 9.3 per cent—the largest increase within the health care budget. But BC continues to increase MD pay, rather than offering structural reform like evidence-based community health centres 2/ #bcpoli

Romania has decoupled economic growth from pollution faster than anywhere else in EU. Its net greenhouse gas emissions intensity fell 88% between 1990 & 2023, so each euro’s worth of economic activity heats planet 10 times less. Emissions have plunged by 75%. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

When BC's consumer carbon tax was first introduced, it was accompanied by tax cuts to both personal and corporate taxes to make it revenue-neutral. But when it was eliminated last spring, these tax cuts were not reversed. The result is a $2 billion hole in BC's finances. #BCBudget

The only things I miss are bagged salad kits and year round celery 🇨🇦

⬛️🟥🟨🟩🇨🇦 Honouring EMMA STARK One of Canada's🇨🇦 FIRST Black Teachers www.communitystories.ca/v2/bc-black-... #blackhistorymonth #blackbrilliance #BHMcanada #BHM2026 #canada

In terms of what cures are being lost: - Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis - herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis - shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease

“.. Noem and Lewandowski frequently berate senior level staff, give polygraph tests to employees they don’t trust and have fired employees—in one incident, Lewandowski fired a U.S. Coast Guard pilot after Noem’s blanket was left behind on a plane ..” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin

This is straight up deceit.

Elizabeth May: ‘Speechless’ at Carney’s climate betrayal. On #IBWTE, the @canadiangreens.bsky.social leader sits down with @caradrianh.bsky.social to reflect on 50 years of activism — and warns that Mark Carney’s #climate rollbacks betrays future generations: ricochet.media/climate/eliz...

We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”

This research paper is the first time that a tipping point of a switch from a carbon sink to a carbon emission source in tropical rainforests has been identified clearly – not just for one year but for the last 20 years. Cause is a change in the local climate. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

An immigrant worker shares his story of paying thousands to secure a low-paying Canadian job - then, his employer took a cut of his wage. Reporting by @isaacphannay.bsky.social & @zakvescera.bsky.social in collab with @theijf.org thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...

"Canada cannot claim to defend human rights while exporting armoured vehicles that will be used to terrorize communities”: @greenpeaceca.bsky.social calls on MPs to halt export of armoured vehicles to U.S. immigration agency ICE www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/pr...

NEW: The @wired.com Security desk put together a comprehensive guide to filming ICE—with tips for reducing risk at the forefront. No paywall, but please consider subscribing to help find these kinds of resources. And stay safe out there. www.wired.com/story/how-to... www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...

A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.

Reposting with the right link this time! All the books that are now banned in Alberta's two biggest school districts. Including graphic novel versions of '1984' and 'Book of Genesis' Reporting by @readtheorchard.org thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

"Our new analysis shows that it is far more dangerous to be pregnant than to have an abortion, and this gap in mortality risk is even larger than previously recognized.” - lead study author Maria Steenland. In fact, the mortality risk of pregnancy is 44 to 70 times higher than from abortion.

This man is a real one

Man who wouldn’t wear mask to protect people fine wearing mask to shoot them

It’s like a who’s who of Canadian journalism jagoffs

Avi Lewis’s NDP Labour Plan Is A Remarkable Document www.readthemaple.com/avi-lewis-nd...

Art by @courtneyahndesign.bsky.social

It's incredibly dangerous to be an Indigenous climate activist; around 200 climate defenders were murdered in 2023 per Global Witness, many Indigenous, with prosecutions rare.

Some days Nancy really nails it

The Nobel Peace Prize becoming so prestigious that wars are fought over a head of state coveting it is some real monkey paw stuff for Alfred Nobel.

Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, UBCIC President: “By ending the decriminalization pilot, the Province is failing to treat addiction as a public-health issue, not a criminal one, and is doubling down on policies that have already caused immense harm to First Nations.“ www.ubcic.bc.ca/ubcic_deeply...

The NYC nurses aren't just striking for better pay for themselves, but for safe staffing so your loved ones can receive better care, for the ability to screen any new AI tools before they are implemented knowing that AI can never replace a nurse at the bedside, and for improved workplace security

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has recalled no name beef burgers have been recalled due to E. coli being found in testing.

“Nobody can incoherently scapegoat drug users like I can!” Poilievre claimed

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New pod! -The U.S. doesn't even bother to lie about their oil wars anymore -Western world competes to issue the most milquetoast responses -Which country is next? + More Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/55e5...

Yup, they pay dearly to live there. But there are likely crocuses making an appearance in a few weeks. The world’s greenest city is in North America, according to new data - The Manual share.google/UiCPQjJhvg1W...

“Climate-related disasters caused severe economic harm in 2025, with the 10 most costly responsible for damage exceeding €100 billion.” The true costs are MUCH higher & rising fast. They want us to think we can’t afford to change to address the #ClimateCrisis. The truth is we can’t afford NOT to.

The Week Between Christmas and New Years

Get this into your rotted capitalist brains: Canada Post is a service and Crown corporation, not a private enterprise. Stop calling it a “bottomless money pit”. The more you all focus on how it needs to be profitable, the more service cuts there will be, to the detriment of all residents in Canada.

So much to unpack in this article. www.timescolonist.com/local-news/h...

The US is not Denmark. Denmark is not the US. The Danish immunization schedule is not adapted for the realities of the American Healthcare system and population. Let me explain. This is a long thread so buckle up 🧵

My local used bookstore is so low tech, this is how they post their holiday hours, and I adore it.

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I wonder if Canada has the authority to enforce the Canada Health Act too