Today the Gov of Canada solidified its IA cooperation agreement with New Brunswick- whose process is fundamentally broken. I spoke to iPolitics on the risks of functional devolution of federal IA to the provinces: www.ipolitics.ca/2025/12/03/i... #cdnpoli #impactassessment #nationbuilding

Mandatory reading- if only to inform rebuttals. A "playbook" completely incongruent with natural capital discourse/physics. Total failure to account for the critical infrastructure that is intact, healthy ecosystems (e.g. those irreplaceable carbon-rich peatlands above critical minerals) #cdnpoli

A new story from @thetyee.ca shows that David Yager, the man responsible for Alberta’s new "mature" oil well cleanup scam, has deep connections to Premier Danielle Smith and a legacy of conflicts of interest - red flags everywhere. thetyee.ca/News/2025/05... #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli #YYC #YEG

Important new work from @lornaharris.bsky.social and other WCS scientists. Canada can no longer ignore its global resposibility to do better when it comes to these critical carbon stores. (Regardless of/especially in light of the critical mineral stores beneath many of them) #cdnpoli #cdnleg

One of my favorite things about #peatlands is their patterning at different scales caused by millennia of interplay between hydrology and peat accumulation - mainly Sphagnum mosses. Spent my Saturday evening looking at satellite images of the Hudson Bay Lowlands - a perfectly reasonable activity…

"Many existing water management and allocation laws create a water rights structure that is too rigid, making it hard to adapt to changing water availability, while still meeting critical needs, such as for drinking water."

An excellent op-ed on the importance of #peatlands in Canada by @victoriagoodday.bsky.social and Laura Tanguay!

Peatlands like the McClelland Wetland Complex in NE Alberta store TONS of carbon, filter freshwater, provide important wildlife habitat, and are one of our greatest nature-based climate solutions. Peatlands NEED to be protected. www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0... @victoriagoodday.bsky.social #CDNPoli

In case you miss it: The human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment can be considered customary international law and, therefore, binding for States. A contribution to the CIJ conversation on State obligations regarding climate change. @iisd.bsky.social

It’s time to get honest about our climate policy blind spots. One of these is the disturbance and degradation of peatlands across Canada. Read my piece today in the @hilltimes.com: www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0... #cdnleg #cdnpoli #climate

Canada has some of the world's only remaining large, intact, unconverted peatlands. Other countries are scrambling to address GHGs from peatlands they disturbed. Canada must protect these globally important carbon stores. See our brief linked below to see what Canada can do. #cdnleg #cdnpoli

This comprehensive review explores the rapidly advancing field of #postgrowth research and presents a compelling case for prioritising human wellbeing and ecological sustainability over endless economic expansion. Published in The Lancet Planetary Health today → www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

When enviro policy work feels futile / Still buzzing from my @koheisaito.bsky.social book club last night-- this was a welcome read to wake up to:

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