Reminder to #media for when Pathways Alliance carbon capture ends up on “project of national interest” list so it can bypass environmental laws: 10 First Nations & 2 Métis associations have asked federal govt a full Impact Assessment of this "massive and unprecedented project".

Among the lessons learned from the ramming through of Bill C5: all that was needed to move swiftly on big transformative infrastructure projects this whole time was political will. Delay is a choice. Inaction is a choice. Imagine what we could have if politicians put their minds to achieving it. 🧵

The Canadian Right would be much more successful if they were less obsessed with countering measures that reduce costs for families and pollution nationalpost.com/opinion/look...

Right problem, terribly wrong solutions. A thread/rant on an excessively disappointing first month of 🇨🇦 Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social's government. 🧵 #cdnpoli

On apprend dans le Toronto Star que le PM @mark-carney.bsky.social serait prêt à abandonner le règlement sur le plafond d'émissions des pétrolières et gazières si le projet de capture et de stockage de CO2 (CCS) de l'Alliance nouvelle voie avance plus vite ... 1/ #polcan #cdnpoli 👉 bit.ly/3Frw2mx

Another summer of firesmoke.ca/forecasts/cu... in my favourite websites. If you don't use this tool yet, bookmark it now.

👑 Our reaction to King Charles III's Speech from the Throne which sets out the Canadian government's priorities, a thread 🪡🧵: bit.ly/4dFVi50 #CdnPoli #ThroneSpeech

Here's a fun values test: will the federal government side with BC or Alberta in the push for (imaginary & unlikely to ever be economically viable) heavy crude pipelines off the coast? nationalpost.com/news/canada/...

The crumbling US empire is threatening Energy Star Time for a made-in-Canada approach? www.cbc.ca/news/science...

So. Many. Hypotheticals. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Agree, I think of AI as similar to single use plastic. There may be some useful applications- like discrete targeted medical devices - but packaging every damn thing we drink or buy in it wrecks the planet. Maybe AI helps detect cancer in mammograms; cool do that but stop editing my emails.

The way many (not all!) in media and politics freak out over the "collapse" of EV battery projects, but not a peep on the unproven at scale + eye-watering carbon capture and storage government has been funneling money into for decades with very little to show.

PM Mark Carney's government must pick a path. At a time when there are evacuations in Manitoba and Northern Ontario, it is irresponsible to increase the expansion of volatile, unnecessary fossil fuel projects. 🧵 globalnews.ca/news/1117981...

Excited to immediately stop hearing about the demise of the EV in media and uninformed political speeches

Accurate reminder.

Shout-out to @avankoeverden.bsky.social for your appointment as Secretary of State for sport. Your hard work for athletes, including by making sure the places we love are clean and safe, has been essential. Canada has a strong climate champion here🚵‍♀️

Congratulations @juliedabrusin.bsky.social on becoming the new Minister of Environment and Climate Change! More than ever, we need your strong understanding of renewable energy + how climate policies make our lives better. Looking forward to working with you. 🔆

Congratulations to PM @mark-carney.bsky.social’s new cabinet– Canada’s most climate literate cabinet so far. The @canrac.bsky.social Secretariat and its members look forward to working with you to defend 🇨🇦 from the intertwined climate and economic threats. 1/

An unreal exchange. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/06/n...

Congratulations to my friends working in research, at the CBC, at Environment Canada and in the green economy for not being defunded or cut for political reasons.

Last night was a real mixed bag for climate champions in Parliament. My heart breaks for those we lost- and I'm celebrating the wins of some solid folks too!

Prêt.e à multiplier l’impact de ton vote ? Parle de l’élection à au moins 5 membres de ton entourage et encourage-les à voter le 28 avril! #ShowUp4Climate #Cestnotrevote

Last weekend, my partner and I showed up for climate in #Election2025 & voted to protect the people and places we love💚 #ShowUp4Climate

Thanks to the dedicated work of youth & civil society, the Youth Climate Corps is making its way into parties' platforms! 💪🎉 The @liberalca.bsky.social, @ndp.ca and @canadiangreens.bsky.social have all made commitments towards a Youth Climate Corps. See our release with @climateunit.bsky.social ⬇️

So cool reading about fossil fuel executives praising Argentina’s far-right president Javier Milei as an example for Canada and Amazon folks talking about using the cloud and data to justify massive austerity campaigns.

Reading the Conservative platform - they are dreaming in technicolour when they say they'll use Article 6 (of the Paris agreement) to get credits for Canadian oil and gas exports. See climateinstitute.ca/canada-canno...

So I'm sure there are a bunch of folks looking up "privy council + foraging" right now, for no specific reason. Here's the report: horizons.service.canada.ca/en/2025/01/1...

Everything about this internal Conservative presentation leaked to @raisapatel.bsky.social is scandalous.

Before rolling over and letting Rebel have many staff and questions last night because they threatened legal action, the Leaders Debate Commission didn’t even properly do their homework on Ezra. Incredible. www.antihate.ca/far_right_me...

Completely overshadowed by the pipeline measuring contest #Debate2025

Here we go again with the pipeline-measuring contest. #elxn45 #debates2025

Last night's #elxn45 debate en français was basically a big pipeline measuring contest between Mr Carney and Mr Poilievre.

The Beaverton demands same debate invitation as The Rebel, even though we’re not as big a joke

We're thrilled to launch our new Substack: The Political Climate! 🌡️🌎 Subscribe for our insights into Canadian climate policy & politics—from the campaign trail to Parliament Hill to international diplomacy spaces. Check out our first edition, diving into #Elxn45! 👇

Dear @spaikin.bsky.social, as moderator of the only English language election debate, I dearly hope you will press our leaders on what they will do to confront the climate emergency...

The latest episode of the CEU podcast Break in Case of Emergency is out. It’s another election special: a policy round-up with the CEU team and special guest @alexcoolfergus.bsky.social. Have a listen 👇 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...

I've worked with Canadian municipalities for years. Today's letter to party leaders raised points that I have been hearing from Mayors and councillors around the country: they need help to adapt to the worse impacts of climate change, while reducing their own emissions.

Fun start to #Broadbent2025 chatting green industrial policy w/ @alexcoolfergus.bsky.social @brhaley.bsky.social @hadrianmk.bsky.social! Markets are not like calculators. They are complex ecosystems shaped by human intervention. We can - and must - direct them to support people and planet.

As Trump wrecks the status quo something new will have to be built to replace it. Competing visions from the left and right wings in Canada are being hashed out this week at dueling conferences in Ottawa. Here's what to watch: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/08/n...

Full points to anyone who guesses who benefits the most from an expansion of oil and gas infrastructure in Canada.

Le débat sur l'annulation de TVA a éclipsé l'émission spéciale de ce soir à @iciradiocanada.bsky.social J'adore ce format beaucoup plus clair et nuancé que les débats. ici.radio-canada.ca/info/en-dire...

Oil & gas companies -- emboldened by their influence over Trump -- are pushing Canadian politicians to jump on the same fossil fueled bandwagon But fossil fuels come at a huge price -- including the nearly **$30 BILLION** provided to oil and gas companies last year by the government of Canada

FOI documents reveal how much electricity new LNG and mining projects want from BC Hydro. The big question is: who will cover the costs? #bcpoli VIA @sobittersosweet.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/bc-lng-minin...

If you got the ick from the biological clock comments made by Poilievre today, you'll be outraged at the way CTV caved to political pressure (and frankly, interference). No matter your politics, this is not how journalists should be treated. Highly concerning.

Like Trump, we have a party proposing to capitulate entirely to the (US-owned) industry's demands. Canada should not take a page out of the MAGA playbook and DOGE everything we hold dear. #cdnpoli

Fascinating to watch the far-right twist themselves into knots to benefit from a wave of national pride. Post MAGA-embracing trucker convoy, it rings a bit...opportunistic.

Great to see the @ndp.ca putting forward proposals that jointly address the trade, affordability and climate crises Canadians are facing. 🙌 Protecting Canadians from Trump's tariffs must go hand-in-hand with climate action. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/fed...

This election, our political leaders should focus their energy on renewables—not fossils. 🦖 Canadian-owned renewable energy projects are affordable, create jobs, and reduce emissions at the same time. 🌬️☀️

So let me get this straight. We are potentially facing hundreds of thousands of jobs lost and communities devastated in Ontario & Québec due to bonkers tariffs. Yet we also have the off switch to all this nonsense: hit the US where it hurts 🧵 www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...

PP is no friend to the working class. Great analysis from @geoffdembicki.bsky.social mapping the Con's connections to fossil fuels, corporate giants and far-right elements. www.desmog.com/2025/03/25/p...