Please sign this petition concerning speed cameras in Ontario. #fordnationcorruption #onpoli #libsneedtovote

#ICYMI "You voted on who should be Kingston’s official City Bird, and both the cardinal and the crow received the most votes. They will jointly share the title as Kingston’s official City Birds," the City said. #YGK #OfficalBird More here: www.kingstonist.com/news/both-ca...

What we do in our gardens right now can make a big difference in how birds find food, shelter, and safety in the months to come. This fall, let’s turn our yards into the perfect place to welcome avian guests over the winter.

Bill C-12 blocks anyone in Canada over one year from claiming refugee status—even if their home country becomes dangerous after arrival. This applies retroactively to everyone since June 2020, abandoning international humanitarian law. Write to support migrants and refugees.

If you use a gas furnace for heating (which you probably do!) you should know more about so-called "natural" gas. Hint: It’s not “green” or “clean” as gas companies like to claim. Help debunk gas industry misinformation by sharing this video! Learn more and take action here: thefrackingtruth.ca

"The proposed law treats people who are expressing themselves in public as criminals-in-waiting, and gives police more discretion to read their minds, interpret their motives, and arrest them." #canpoli #protests breachmedia.ca/new-hate-cri...

“We were gathered for the past two days at a Treaty Education Conference, talking about our rights and our rightful place on these lands and waters, while Nova Scotia was making unilateral decisions and pushing through legislation with hidden agendas to stifle the voices of our Nation.”

Firefighters: Don't plug your ebike in overnight. Watch it carefully as it charges. Public: *gasp* That's so dangerous. Firefighters: Yes, much like your phone. Public: I... what?

This is a disgrace. @markgerretsen.bsky.social Please intervene for these animals. They should not have to die because of Marineland's incompetency.

For every €1 provided through a Basic Income For Artists pilot program in Ireland, the government got €1.46 back. So it’s being made permanent. Over and over we see it. It saves public money to provide public housing. And it makes public money to provide basic income. We can’t afford to NOT do it.

News that shocks no one: Carbon offsets do nothing for climate.

This is the official return of a native species lost for over a century.

"The richest 20% of nations, with 15% of the global population, contribute more than 40% of annual ecological overshoot, whereas the poorest 40% of countries, with 42% of the global population, experience more than 60% of the social shortfall. #Overshoot www.nature.com/articles/s41...

As they should be.

💔🧡🤎🧡NATIONAL DAY OF TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION🧡🤎🧡💔 💖🧡As we recognize the horrible atrocities and actions that were & have still been occurring to the Indigenous community, standup year-round for their rights and freedoms🙏🏾🧡💖 #EveryChildMatters #LandBack #MMIWAwareness #ResidentialSchools #Indigenous

Volunteered at True North Aid's Reconciliation Walk in #ygk this morning and had some good conversations with members of my community.

Great morning with @naturesdefence.bsky.social and Here We Stand showing our support for the people of Treaty 9 territory as they stand up for their lands in the face of Bill 5. #stopBill5 #landback #ygk

“They can’t trust the treaties they made with the United States, and they worry about their land and resources. That’s how we feel about Canada, because they want to take our land and natural resources.” - Kenneth Atsenhaienton Deer www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Yay! This was my favourite option.

The thing is, the government really had no choice. Kneecap has vocally supported groups on the list of terror organizations. Which is exactly why smart people have been saying for years that listing terror organizations, and automatically criminalizing any speech around them, is wrong.

What we call things reveals a lot about our priorities and biases. Graphic via @reenamahajan.bsky.social

As a nation, we need to pause and ask ourselves if this is who we want to be? Can Canadians look ourselves in the mirror and live with the knowledge we *disappointed* the ambassador of a country that threatened to annex us and run our economy into the ground? [pause] Ya, actually, I’m ok with it

"Trump's critics see a campaign to silence them." No, CBC. Your job is to report facts. The Trump regime is engaged in blatant censorship. This isn't about the 'perceptions' of the fascists' targets. www.cbc.ca/news/world/j...

Recommended read: @nytimes.com unpacked how and why a group of students from the Pacific Islands took a climate case to the International Court of Justice. 📝 @brookejarvis.bsky.social

Recommended read: Climate scientist @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social and the NGO @projectdrawdown.bsky.social released an evidence-based online guide for how individuals can take actions to address climate change.

Climate Change And Land Use Changes Combine To Threaten Native Bee Populations #SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social #bees🐝 #NativeBees #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #HabitatDestruction #EndangeredSpecies medium.com/grrlscientis...

"The City is applying to become a certified Bird-Friendly City in 2025 and we’re launching a public campaign to choose an official City Bird," the City of Kingston stated. #YGK #NativeBirds More details, and how to participate, here: www.kingstonist.com/news/residen...

One of the joys of growing native plants: All the little birds come to feast on the seeds in the fall. 🌱🪶

The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation has planned free lunch and learn sessions Sept 22-26. Looks like great content. Especially looking forward to the session on combatting denialism. trw-svr.nctr.ca/lunch-and-le...

hey organizers such as @350.org, maybe don't request personal information as an "RSVP" to protest laws that lets cops easily and secretly collect personal information from organizers, their ad partners, and service providers #DrawTheLine yes, even a postal code counts: www.canada.ca/en/governmen...

"A fast-food chain might showcase paper straws while still promoting beef-heavy menus. A hotel might advertise its towel-reuse policy while quietly expanding its energy-hungry facilities." Stay frosty. theconversation.com/how-our-mind...

Counterpoint: The proposals are so preposterous and impossible that they show we must stop burning fossil fuels or everything's going to be terrible. There's no other way.

I am as "old stock Canadian" as it gets. My ancestors were Acadian, earliest Quebec settlers (fourth couple to be married in Quebec City!), Loyalists, 19th and early 20th century British immigrants. They built this country. On stolen land. It is not my "birthright" and it isn't theirs.

I loved both of the Quill and Packet mysteries! Small town newspaper staff solve local murders. Witty, just the right number of plot twists, interesting characters. Widows and Orphans adds a timely exploration of anti-science misinformation. 💙📚 #canlit 🇨🇦

#ScienceFuckingMatters 🧬🔬🔭🌍

New interview with Greta Thunberg in Barcelona yesterday by Middle East Eye. The climate activist and arguably the leading humanitarian voice of our age is about to set sail along with dozens of ships from dozens of nations to bring urgent food and medical aid to millions of people in Gaza

Some my haul from Sunday in the Country #inFrontenac - part of Open Farms.

"The Conservatives rewrote the self-defence provisions in 2012. Poilievre voted for them. Now he’s out pretending that the law he championed is some sinister Liberal plot against homeowners."

New pieces of legislation by different levels of government seek to streamline industrial mega-projects on Indigenous land, regardless of consultation. By Changiz Varsi @policyalternatives.ca www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart govts do the math on investing in better mobility. Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it. #CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.bsky.social

#ICYMI Local artists are invited to apply for the 2026 Tett Artist Residency Program. The program will accommodate four #artists consecutively, offering exclusive studio access to one artist at a time. #YGK #YGKArts #Kingston Details: www.kingstonist.com/news/kingsto...

Quality kitten time.

These caribou need urgent action to prevent extinction. To give them the best chance at survival, Minister Parmar must stop approving old growth logging in caribou habitat. Add your name now. act.stand.earth/page/84645/p...

@mark-carney.bsky.social @markgerretsen.bsky.social Stop cutting public services. Tax the rich.

If the ’high-level’ politicians for once get one thing right, it would be wetland restoration here on the Finnish eastern border. The rivers benefit too. Stop the clear-cut logging and bog abuse now, when it is late, but not yet all is lost. #Biodiversity #RestoreNature

First of my heirloom beam harvest is shelled and ready for storage.

"Government officials have reiterated that the directive is about protecting children and youth from mature content, not banning books." Do they really not see the irony??

It’s still amazing to me that we’ve basically let ourselves be tricked into buying that THIS is what “freedom” looks like. #CarDependency

Plant more pawpaw!!