"The evidence shows that Palestinian children have been deliberately targeted and killed by the Israeli security forces ... Even after the October 2025 ceasefire, children continue to be killed and seriously injured" www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

breathing clean air – also good for economy #orangesky #wildfire #smoke news.ontario.ca/en/release/1...

I'm calling this one a buried lede. It's not just about linking #heatwaves to #climatechange. As Hawkins says, it's about linking extreme heat and wildfires to oil and gas infrastructure and spending. @edhawkins.org

“Over 90 per cent of serious adverse reaction reports coming from paid plasma centres is deeply concerning, said @alonghurst.bsky.social, a senior researcher at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives” @policyalternatives.ca

I recently heard a leading public figure claim that high-income countries need more GDP growth in order to increase innovation in things like renewables, EVs, and life-saving medicine. This makes little sense:

Growth has failed to eradicate poverty or to promote wellbeing. Poverty is not inevitable. It is manufactured. Our op-ed with @deschuttero.bsky.social @jayatighosh.bsky.social @thomaspiketty.bsky.social @kateraworth.bsky.social @jasonhickel.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I was just looking at an ad for a virtual service that sells doctor's sick notes for $50 (in Canada). There are always profiteers ready to take advantage of stupid policies.

Why is Mark Carney earning praise from organizations that have spent years campaigning for two-tier health care in Canada? When the loudest applause is coming from groups pushing privatization, Canadians should be worried, writes Christopher Holcroft.

A look at healthcare spending in Canada. It may surprise you!

"The realization is yet to set in with the public that 90 per cent of the cost of this multibillion-dollar project — we don’t know how many multiples of billions yet — is going to be paid by Alberta and Canadian taxpayers, just as we were promised would never happen." thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

Last week, I spoke to Canadian Press about heat. We can't air condition our way out of #climatechange. Relying on air conditioning puts us one power outage away from disaster. To prevent #heatwave deaths, we need to build healthier social infrastructure and stop subsidizing fossil fuels.

Join us for a webinar "Beyond Access: The Environmental Case for National Pharmacare” featuring Dr. Myles Sergeant & Dr. Joel Lexchin, with moderation from CAPE’s Drs. @edwardxie.bsky.social & Catherine Cervin. 🗓️July 14, 2026 (7:00-8:15pm ET/8:00-9:15pm AT) 🔗Register us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

New from me at TVO, on Mark Carney's abandoned climate targets and how the implicit political gamble will likely fail. www.tvo.org/article/anal...

My @thestar.com column: Toronto's not the only city in the world. It's true. I swear. I looked it up. And a lot of these other cities, it turns out, have car-free streets. With clear examples to follow, we REALLY don't need to make pedestrianization so complicated www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

nature's way of telling PM @mark-carney.bsky.social that he's still wrong

On the 5th anniversary of the B.C. heat dome, we should remember that 619 people died - nearly all of them indoors. For renters, #heatwaves can be a housing and health emergency. While heat-related illness and deaths are predictable, they’re also undeniably preventable ... 🧵

TODAY! Over 40 communities across Canada are gathering outside their MP offices to deliver the People’s MOU! A deal for the people and the planet!

Alberta's dual practice a false promise, Danyaal Raza and Braden Manns write. Find this article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #PublicHealthCA #CdnHealth

Israel deliberately targeting Gaza children to commit genocide, UN inquiry finds

Alberta enacts a U.S.-style two-tier health care system By playing to corporate and surgeon greed, Alberta is undermining the entire Canada Health Act and our public system #abpoli #cdnpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

“The actual announcement happened on a stage surrounded by doctors … but that is not the AI that we are experiencing as citizens, as consumers, as businesses” @hadrianmk.bsky.social argues that the push for data centres and gen AI uptake is mismatched with their usefulness and impact on workers

This is perfect. www.cp24.com/politics/que...

NEW: Sophia Mathur and Ecojustice are seeking judicial review of Canada's climate policies and whether they comply with Parliament's 2030 climate target. In other news, I'm a witch? www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxOw...

CPHA, ASPQ and Victimes des pesticides du Québec are calling on the federal government to remove pesticide-related amendments from Bills C-30 and C-31. Canada’s pesticide laws must put health, independent science and transparency first. www.cpha.ca/pesticides

Went on a fascinating 'tick walk' today, led by PhD student and epidemiologist Antonia Di Castri. We were encouraged to reflect on the 'more than human' world and relations of blacklegged ticks, talking about and beyond Lyme disease. Check out her work! climatehealth.utoronto.ca/student-prof...

Many federal programs linked to the calls for justice have ended or are at risk, while spending on new programs is expected to fall by half. Co-authored by Naill Harney @ccpamb.bsky.social www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Health Canada axes requirement for industry to provide agricultural workers access to pesticides safety information https://ecojustice.ca/news/health-canada-claws-back-requirement-for-industry-to-provide-agricultural-workers-access-to-pesticides-safety-information/

The federal and provincial governments are engaged in a massive tax giveaway to the people that broke the housing market. By Jeremy Withers @policyalternatives.ca @ccpa-on.bsky.social #onpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

NEW: Corb Lund says he expects Alberta's government to add his proposed coal mining ban to October's referendum ballot "precisely as it’s on the signature sheet.” It would certainly add a different flavour to the premier's recent referendum-maxxing. www.readtheorchard.org/p/water-not-...

Large datacenters, some the size of small towns, can require up to 5m gallons of water a day, equivalent to the water use of up to 50,000 people, in order to provide cooling to arrays of humming networked computers. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

New from me in @nationalobserver.com Nearly all heat-related deaths occur indoors, but half the renters in Canada don't have cooling at home. Tenants need affordable and safe homes during #heatwaves. with Anushen Selvasegar, amazing volunteer at C.R.E.W. crewresilience.ca @cape-acme.bsky.social

Dr. Vanessa Redditt 'describes the Carney co-pays as so “completely unaffordable” for most refugees and asylum-seekers that they amount to a “denial of care ... People do not have that money. Not a day goes by in my clinic where I’m not seeing somebody who...”' via @cdnhealthcoalition.bsky.social

Turns out the ‘brake pedal’ is very light touch: society should handle AI like it did oil over the past century. Using the history of oil as a *good* example of regulating extreme wealth, power, and pollution is terrifyingly out of touch with reality. www.bbc.com/news/article...

On June 13, the Moss Park safe consumption site will be shut down, along with 7 other sites in Ontario. @emmapaling.bsky.social has been reporting from the site for 18 months. She goes inside Moss Park during the final days of the city’s first safe consumption site. thelocal.to/moss-park-sa...

Public policy that works and improves reproductive health and equity. Thrilled to have led this paper and to help keep the momentum alive for federal contraception coverage through national pharmacare. #canada #reprosky #episky #canada #contraception #pharmacare

BC's free prescription contraception coverage sharply reduced what patients pay, with the largest financial gains for people in their 20s. Contraception coverage shouldnt depend on your province. #canada #reprosky #episky #canada #contraception #pharmacare jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Excess Profits Tax on Oil and Gas Receives Majority Support from All Regions, Age Groups #WindfallTax @theenergymix.com @c4tf.bsky.social www.theenergymix.com/excess-profi...

War is one of the world's largest and least-accounted sources of carbon emissions, yet it's been excluded from the climate conversation Join us for a free webinar during Climate Week on the environmental cost of war and how we can bring forth accountability REGISTER HERE: luma.com/warandcarbon

"It just feels like the government is pushing hard to expand Billy Bishop Airport to bail out American bankers at the expense of what people love about Billy Bishop Airport, the Toronto waterfront and all the housing that can be built,” @mikeschreiner.bsky.social said. For @nationalobserver.com

The government wouldn't give us a list of data centres seeking power in Ontario. So, we built one ourselves. What @rorywh.bsky.social and I found: at least 15 projects drawing a combined 2,202 MW: more electricity than 2 million homes. #OnPoli for @nationalobserver.com 🧵

“UN backs historic climate crisis ruling despite US attempts to stop resolution.” US, Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Yemen, Liberia, and Belarus opposed the measure. The Resolution backed a world court opinion that countries have a legal obligation to address climate change. Passed 141-8.

The Lancet's MedZero health care carbon analytics platform launched today: www.medzerocarbon.com Looking forward to trying it out as a new data point for potential downstream interventions.

NEW STUDY & TOOL: Most Americans underestimate how dangerous extreme heat is, although extreme heat is the deadliest weather-related hazard in the United States. Find out what your area’s risk and worry look like with our new tool:

The Israeli military is seizing Global Sumud Flotilla ships sailing in international waters toward Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid and break Israel's siege on the Palestinian enclave. Alex Colston reports on the final moments before Israeli forces captured those on board. Subscribe to zeteo.com

'In 12 European countries, fossil fuel subsidies exceeded 10% of national health expenditure in 2023 and in four exceeded the entire health budget, the report observed. “This is not a sustainable energy policy. It’s really more of a public health failure,” Jakobsdóttir said' #climate #health

"Surely, Canada Strong includes health care, too. Without healthy Canadians, there is no Canada Strong." Research Fellow @danyaalraza.com calls for federal leadership on health care as a nation-building project. 🔗 www.hilltimes.com/2026/05/06/m...

Cycling is 10 times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities and 100 times more fun.

Interesting risk analysis framework even if I am skeptical about the practicality (or desirability) of global AI governance

Canada assesses the risk of measles importation due to World Cup travel as 'high' or category one. And where do we think the measles is coming from.... *Stares south of the 49th parallel*