As COP30 unfolds in the Amazon, we have a real opportunity to advance a key initiative that Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon have been calling for: an Amazon free of fossil fuels and all forms of extractavism. Take real action & help the Amazon and its people. act.stand.earth/page/90638/p...

We need to fight tariffs & climate change together 🇨🇦 Elbows Up for Climate❗️ 180+ municipal leaders, like @joylachica.bsky.social are calling on Federal Leaders to undertake 5 bold and achievable initiatives. This should be a topic for the national debates tonight and tomorrow evening.

Hang in there #PTBO #TownWard! With you and we will get through this. Thank you to the valiant champions at Public Works and our First Responders - Police, Fire and Paramedics. Check the storm update at peterborough.ca/StormUpdate to get the latest on the city front.

chng.it/wnWk9QKQCn #ElbowsUp Sign the petition re Danielle Smith’s invitation to Trump to interfere in our federal election…

Why International Women’s Day (IWD) is so very important from four fierce local female leaders. Many thx to Joy, Bonnie, Maryam and Kim for taking the time to help us to articulate the importance of the work that needs to be done to accelerate action. @joylachica.bsky.social @meggallant.bsky.social

“To be even clearer: under Trump, the United States is abandoning the post–World War II world it helped to build and then guaranteed for the past 80 years.” #resist open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

“I told them my family had an uncle lying in the fields of Belgium just miles from this meeting. I reminded them that families all across Canada had uncles, cousins, and grandfathers who died, freeing the European people from fascists.” C. Angus on #sovereignty open.substack.com/pub/charliea...

A fascinating read and a caution about our new urbanism… Strong Towns’ historical narratives are often oversimplified in ways that encourage hostility toward government and ignore long-standing patterns of racism in the real estate industry. www.currentaffairs.org/news/2023/09...

60 years ago, on February 15, 1965, Canada’s red & white maple leaf flag was raised for the very first time on Parliament Hill. On the same day in 1996, National Flag Day was declared. Our flag is a symbol that unites Canadians & reflects the values we take pride in — democracy, inclusion & equity.

Let’s protect Ontario’s bike lanes in this provincial election. Call on all parties to #ReverseBill212! @GreenpeaceCA act.gp/3CBhHCp #ptbo

On flag day, let’s make pledges to stand together with workers who are the backbone to our economy. #ptbo

If Trump and Musk attack Canadian autoworkers, I would slap a 100% tariff on Teslas - and give Canadians a $10,000 rebate to buy Canadian-made EVs and plug-in hybrids. We'll hit back where it counts and support Canadian workers.

If Donald Trump attacks steelworkers in Canada, there will be hell to pay. The NDP won’t hold back—we will stand up for steelworkers! Our plan starts with dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs and immediate support for every worker impacted.

It’s time to fight for our country. All of us. Together. ndp.ca/stand-up-for...

In my estimation, there isn’t a better candidate for Peterborough-Kawartha than Jen Deck… www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/politics/pro...

On our winter emergency need for more shelter in #ptbo…

@joylachica.bsky.social says in the fall she said there wouldn't be enough space for the winter. She says "I care as deeply" as Riel and Bierk, who hold the homelessness portfolio.

"This is a manifestation of our housing crisis, that these people are unhoused," says @joylachica.bsky.social

"We need to get with it - we need to save lives," says @joylachica.bsky.social

@joylachica.bsky.social says "We have buildings that would meet the needs and meet the health requirements and the standards." She had suggested the former Kawartha Gymnastics building in Morrow Park: "That's an example... So I don't buy it, that we lack buildings."

Frostbite alerts are issued when temperatures, windchills are forecasted to be between -27°C to -38°C, when exposed skin can freeze in as little as 10 to 30 minutes. These risks are greatest for: people experiencing homelessness… We need more now! #emergencyshelter #ptbo search.app/UC12t58HSs35...

Go Ottawa & @acornunion.bsky.social @opriguica.bsky.social @alexbierk.bsky.social @joylachica.bsky.social @ptbondp.bsky.social

Biking advocate says video of Toronto ambulance using bike lane proves importance of keeping cycling infrastructure

#EC3 is the vital driver to the arts economic engine in #PTBO. Cities fund their municipal arts councils to uphold the importance of the arts every single day by supporting, by nurturing, by representing artists and artists’ groups. Let’s not lose on more than a decade of investment. #fundEC3

Snow owl ❄️🤍🦉

Trump Pentagon pick attacks UN and Nato and urges US to ignore Geneva conventions

Yesterday, more than 1000 people took part in Fight for Bikes' second protest at Queen's Park which split into three rides on Bloor, University, and Yonge. My blog post about the rally and Yonge ride is now up. #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero www.twowheeledpolitics.ca/2024/11/figh...

Opinion - Closing supervised drug-use sites won’t just affect those with addiction – it will hurt anyone who uses a hospital: Doug Ford’s decision to close nearly half of Ontario’s supervised consumption sites will lead to increased demands on our already overtaxed emergency rooms

‘I feel guilty and angry’: the captain turned campaigner trying to keep cruise ships at bay