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"Each yr from 2020 to 2025 ranked among the top 10 costliest yrs on record for extreme weather claims, since data tracking began in '83. Alberta recorded the largest cumulative incr in homeowners’ insurance premiums among all provinces, rising 391.6% across the 20-yr period from Dec '05 to Dec '25."

Clever 😊

When nearly every weather forecast around the world starts with the word, “unseasonal,” there is no normal anymore. 😢 #nomorepipelines #nomorefossilfuels #climatechange www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

😊 “The Centre for Health Complexity was designed with input … from patients, caregivers and families. 
‘Actual mockups were constructed, and…we provided input on everything from the quantity and style of various furnishings to plug placement and storage.’” www.theglobeandmail.com/business/ind...

🤨 “And while these systems sound like they are on your side, there is evidence they are rewarded for steering you toward sponsored products (the Groundwork Collaborative’s Lindsay Owens called it an “NSA for capitalism,”..). They may also artificially inflate prices.” thewalrus.ca/ai-shopping-...

“It exposes a structural disadvantage … The hard right can point to images and tell a story, however true or false. Liberal politicians must choose between explaining context, …or allowing the hard right to gain ground by deferring to their narrative.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“The researchers discovered that many long COVID patients had autoantibodies aimed at parts of the brain and nervous system. … which could help explain long COVID symptoms such as brain fog, dizziness, headaches, fatigue, burning pain, and numbness.” news.yale.edu/2026/05/28/y...

Fascinating ! 🍄‍🟫 😊 www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

El Niño is officially here, and scientists say it will be particularly strong with widespread impacts 'El Niño conditions will pour fuel on the fire of a warming world,' says UN secretary general www.cbc.ca/news/science...

“Poverty and inequality are not accidents; they are predictable outcomes of policy choices: how we design tax systems, regulate labour markets, value care, structure public services and decide whose needs and whose voices matter”

Canada steps up bsky.app/profile/twse...

“AI is reducing the opportunities individuals have to exercise the very skills they require when the technology fails. The result is a loss of judgment in unfamiliar situations and a reduced capacity to intervene when AI systems produce flawed or misleading outputs.” thewalrus.ca/chatgpt-isnt...

They don’t care about Canada at all! Social media manipulation perverting public discourse for a few $. 🤨 "People sitting thousands of miles away working out that Canadian outrage is a profitable niche. I think they may not actually care about Canadian politics at all." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

“The Bullshit Asymmetry Principle, also known as Brandolini’s Law, states that the amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.” Useful article. As we look at solutions though, our priority is demanding upstream leadership. #UrbanTruth

IKEA didn't build renewable generation to power 1.47 million homes because politicians told them to. They did it because the economics stacked up. With much of the investment already paid off, savings of over half a billion USD per year on electricity costs, the fundamentals become hard to ignore.

Lessons to be learned here: Racism, xenophobia, deliberate mis/disinformation and outrageous claims, foreign interference and populism. All aided by a profit obsessed media and social media. 🍁 we to effectively counter those who would drive us down that road. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Good to know…

“Early-warning systems alert people to danger .. ahead of disasters have saved lives even as fossil fuel pollution has made extreme weather more violent. But in the last year, some major foreign donors .., including the UK and US, have cut their aid budgets.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Shutting down the system in a super El Niño year? Beyond insanity! 😡 “As we reduce the amount of data that we have, … it makes it much harder for us as a society to understand what we’re facing and what we need to do to plan for and adapt to it.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Absolutely! Sharing 😊

The idea that only nuclear or gas can provide "firm power" -- the last line of defense against the relentless advance of clean energy -- is going the way of the dodo. There are no arguments left. The only reason to fight progress now is corruption & raw political power.

Science is best when focused towards benefiting people and the public good. This is great news and hopefully will be available as soon as possible to minimize the suffering of those who have been or sadly will shortly be diagnosed.

Can we please stop focusing on yesterday’s O&G and move fwd? “there have been recent moves in Canada to greenlight new renewable energy projects, especially in Ontario, Quebec and B.C. But a federal strategy to actually expand renewable generation has yet to materialize.” www.cbc.ca/news/science...

Who owns our media is a major challenge when addressing misinformation or at the very least, how stories are framed to lead a reader to a desired conclusion and away from clear eyed reality. These kinds of headlines hype the hyperventilating hyperbole for clicks and owners’ agendas.

Always verify statements of “fact” 🤨 Without verification, repeating the # as fact creates false impression of reality. “In that respect, the movement has achieved a partial victory. [ppl] assume separatism [has] broader support than.. opinion data has.. shown.” thewalrus.ca/did-alberta-...

Very good point… “While Canadian officials might argue that they want the law reforms in Bill C-22 regardless—either with or without a CLOUD Act deal—that doesn’t negate the need for transparency to explain the bill’s potential implications.” thewalrus.ca/trump-wants-...

Alberta’s grievances with Ottawa are mostly manufactured, always exaggerated and, often, completely illusory. Now it's time for the people who spent the last decade amplifying and weaponizing them to put out the fire they helped create. #cdnpoli #abpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/26/o...

If we can’t have Canadian Civics moments (like the old Heritage moments) then infographics like this help.

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Oh, Canada…. Whaddaya say? Cover up those mega store, major mall, and strip mall parking lots? All those industrial parks? Think that’ll help @mark-carney.bsky.social electrification project?

Yep. It’s never ok.

That the Liberals voted against this was hugely disappointing. @markcarney.bsky.com, please remember that Governments are to protect the public from the avarice of commerce and unfair, if not outrageous, practices. It’s good business not to rip off your customers. thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

In my many years as a policy wonk, I relied heavily on StatsCan to provide the data I needed to advocate for various people, organizations, and resources. It is the best and most reliable public service that all Canadians can access - mostly free - to use for research purposes. #statscan #census

Exactly. Deferring to the pernicious marketing gods is not what governments are for — they are to legislate and regulate in the public’s interest and for the public’s safety.

Scandal is definitely not the word I’d use 🤨 “But to engage in all this self-destructive nonsense at the precise moment when the President of the United States is threatening to annex the country,… – I don’t think scandal is even the word.” www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

“In Finland, the # of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” But the current right-wing govt backtracked.

“They cut speed limits, changed street design, removed space for cars… Now it appears that work is paying off. #Oslo & #Helsinki are reaping the rewards of committed action on making their roads safer, reducing pedestrian fatalities to zero last year.” What if your city actually MEANT #VisionZero?

Definitely worth considering! “The paper is essentially a mathematical proof that a world with UBI is more meritocratic than a world without one, because luck-based distribution — which is what we have now — throws away most of the talent in the room.” www.scottsantens.com/the-angine-d...

We need this here

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“Solar and wind, now the cheapest forms of energy, account for just under nine per cent of electricity generation in Canada, well below the G7 average of 19 per cent.” Canada is falling behind … www.cbc.ca/news/science...

Sooo, lemme get this straight. There’s a bunch of Albertans getting all riled up and wanting to exit one of the most stable countries left, because some money grubbing hucksters outside the country told them to? Do I have that right? 🤦🏻‍♀️ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Benches are microcosms of an expansive debate about who belongs in urban public spaces. When they are removed or made uninviting, we lose more than just a place to rest. From journalist Gabrielle Bruney: "The Disappearance of the Public Bench"

Happy Earth Day 2026! A day to honor the earth and all its wonders. Love our planet, it’s the only one we’ve got! We should all take better care of the environment because it affects future generations! Let’s make every day a little greener! #SheShed #GoGreen #ClimateAction #EarthDay2026