FYI to any #HamOnt City Hall watchers - yesterday's Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting was not able to go forward due to a tech issue. Our ED Ian who was chairing the meeting made the decision at 6:15pm (after much troubleshooting by staff) to not move forward with the meeting.

It's the third week of trial in our case against the RCMP for arresting photojournalist Amber Bracken. World Press Freedom Canada says "Its implications could shape ... whether journalists can safely observe and document conflicts without fear of arrest." worldpressfreedomcanada.ca/who-decides-...

Ontario received 14,233 comments on its plan to drop protections on a portion of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park, transferring management to the municipality. The plan is moving ahead unchanged, despite 98 per cent of those comments being in opposition. thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #HamiltonOntario

ICYMI: The Information and Privacy Commissioner has taken the relatively rare step of ordering a former Progressive Conservative staffer to be examined under oath as part of one of our Greenbelt FOI appeals. #onpoli globalnews.ca/news/1162160...

If I were a PM who believed we were at a global rupture moment, upending decades of international order, and requiring totally new relations with the world, I probably wouldn’t cut my foreign affairs staffing and budget by 15%

As Bill Gates recommends a “strategic pivot” away from climate change, the Gates Foundation made record investments in fossil fuel companies in 2024, despite its 2019 pledge to divest. No one should ever listen to Gates about climate change again.

I've been well aware of this reality for years but I was still shocked to learn some time ago that 40 PERCENT of freight shipping is fossil fuels

From Bill C-5 and the federal budget, to a pipeline deal with Alberta, the Carney government is working its way through a public list of requests from the oil and gas industry. thenarwhal.ca/build-canada...

Canadian car-brain reaches absurd new heights.

Reminds me of starlight tours

Long-awaited NICU expansion scrapped, jobs cut at St. Joseph’s Healthcare

I expect this will generate a large number of comments from Hamiltonians ArcelorMittal Dofasco's air pollution permits are up for renewal. This is traditionally a rubber-stamp process by the Province. Public comments open until February 26, 2026 #yhmcc #HamOnt ero.ontario.ca/notice/026-0...

EH's Evan Ubene was quoted a number of times in this article, of interest to all in #HamOnt! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"the [EPA] plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits." These people are the lowest scum on earth. Happy to destroy what is irreplaceable. Happy to be murderers.

Where does RFK stand on tofu? It's literally soy but it's very high in protein. Are the 21g of protein nullified because the name of the food is used as a pejorative? Just trying to wrap my head around this.

Interested in learning about Dofasco operations, emission events, and updates on their promised and delayed decarbonization project #HamOnt? Join the January 20th Community Liaison Committee meeting! www.environmenthamilton.org/january_20th...

I get that, for Canada, U.S. belligerence is incentive to try to further diversify oil exports to overseas markets. But at some point we may need to take into account that the geopolitical situation is also incentive for most countries to try to accelerate their shift away from oil reliance.

I know nobody will believe this but if you live in the 905 and need to drive into Toronto, congestion pricing is *good* for you! unless you love sitting in traffic and planning every trip around a 1.5 hr margin of error, you would benefit from a small increase in your vehicle total cost

John Tory couldn't get congestion pricing from Kathleen Wynne's government so the idea that Chow will manage it from some future government is... fanciful.

Area man who wants to dig tunnel under country's biggest highway says selling alcohol a daunting task.

As we highlighted in the Community Fossil Free Plan - #HamOnt area had a confirmed 7 suspended wells, and potentially many more (81 wells of unknown status). It'd cost on average ~$500,000 to plug the 7 wells. Depending on the status of the 81 unknowns, this money wouldn't even cover us alone.

Meet Ron. Ron lives in Falher, Alberta, where sour gas wells and pipelines cut across his land. When one pipeline burst near his home, the operator and Alberta’s energy regulator let it leak for days. Toxic fumes filled his house. Learn more 👉 ecojustice.ca/LandownerStories

Daily reminder that Canada has an entire government Ministry dedicated to this. 🤮

Terribly stupid idea that will satisfy faux-populist urges to dunk on public servants while simultaneously making the lives of public servants and the service itself so much worse. Goofy stuff.

The Finch West LRT being slower than the bus it's replacing might be my personal Joker moment. The army of people who fought to preserve LRTs in the face of a mountain of dishonesty from multiple parties deserved an honest effort to make them actually operate well. Instead, we get Toronto.

Giving ministers the power to exempt pet projects from any law on the books except for the Criminal Code isn’t nation-building. It’s a disaster waiting to happen. The fact that they‘re trying to sneak this through without any explanation is particularly incriminating.

Lo and behold, Prime Minister Mark Carney, a global banker, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, a petro-populist à la Donald Trump, have big energy plans for Canadians. Andrew Nikiforuk interviews David Hughes, one of the country’s foremost energy analysts. #canpoli #abpoli

buying a bunch of GPUs at the height of their cost seems fiscally irresponsible but hey what do I know

Carney's dismantling of climate progress came as a surprise to many @woodsideful.bsky.social explains Carney's interest in climate was always re risk/opportunity to big banks As PM "Carney is using the Trump effect as political cover to pursue the deregulatory agenda he’s long wanted"

"I will happily make the trip [to meet with Coastal First Nations]." They have been asking for a meeting for months. Hodgson has not met with them.

David Cochrane asks about the fact that it would’ve been impossible for the coastal First Nations to travel from their communities to meet the feds on the timeline the govt offered. “It’s called Zoom,” Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson responds. Jesus CHRIST. (Video: Scott Robertson/Twitter)

Yup, I think @arnokopecky.bsky.social pretty much captures it here: How to describe the laundry list of climate-killing gifts to Alberta that the MOU spells out? The depth of the betrayal goes beyond words. I felt ill as I read it. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...

Ford cannot even comprehend someone suffering so much, or caring about their community enough, to take time off from work to try to communicate with the government actively making their lives worse. To him the only reason someone would go to Queen's Park is if they're getting paid to do so.

Doug Ford telling tenants to "get a job", is rich for a guy who works 13 weeks of the year, and spends that time creating circumstances where TWO JOBS are required to afford a 1 bedroom apartment. #HamOnt

Refreshing!! A politician that understands that a dignified retirement is contingent on the existence of a biosphere.

As I argue in The Language of Climate Politics: we are stuck not because climate politics are polarized, but because they’re UNIFIED (across the right and center-left) on the lie that we can keep using oil and gas but still deal with climate change anyway. Here’s a good example of that discourse.

With Pipeline Deal Coming Soon, New Analysis Shows Big Risks for Investors, Crushing Losses for Provinces www.theenergymix.com/breaking-wit...

Really appreciate @cllrbradclark.bsky.social highlight the Ford government's #Bill60 move to amalgamate 36 conservation authorities into 6! How anyone thinks #HamOnt can abandon our tepid climate inititives and leave it all to this province, is beyond me! @environmenthamont.bsky.social

'He's staying. But maybe there's stuff that shouldn't be happening, sure.' - Doug

ICYMI: I spoke to 12 staff from 12 conservation authorities (many of them anonymously for fear of government retribution) who say Doug Ford's plan to consolidate the unique agencies from 36 to 7 may ‘slow approvals, create confusion’ over development & flood protections thenarwhal.ca/ontario-cons...

1 year ago we came together to discuss how current bus fares for disabled people in Hamilton affect us and it’s time to do it again! Let's build a more fair fare program 🚍 Join us this Saturday from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm at 423 King St E for our in person town hall session!

Hey #HamOnt - the city budget process is starting, and we're hosting with YWCA Hamilton and the Hamilton Community Benefits Network a delegation workshop! Learn about the budget process, when we can comment on it, and how to go about doing that! Register via: www.ywcahamilton.org/srci-events/

“This is a guns-not-butter budget with massive new spending on border guards, police & the military, but austerity for programs that care for people and nature,” said [me] “You can’t fight for our future when you are retreating on climate action... www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-...

A reminder that anti-greenwashing legislation is overwhelmingly popular (93% support), but hated by oil executives www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/pr...

It doesn't count as spending when it's fossil fuel projects and the military?

On budget day, this post serves as a helpful reminder that simply being an economist doesn’t give one an infallible understanding of the world. And that economists and leaders ignore climate limitations at our peril.

If you're a renter in Ontario, you should know Doug Ford is trying to make it easier for your landlord to raise your rent or end your tenancy. #HamOnt #OnPoli acorncanada.org/news/doug-fo...

NO EXTRA SERVICE TO WEST HARBOUR Metrolinx has posted "additional" service for tonight's Blue Jays game. There will be NO extra trains to West Harbour, and the 00:47 from Union is NOT extended to WH. NO EXTRA BUSES on QEW. I suggest driving to Burlington or Oakville to get the train. #HamOnt