Petition - The Ford government is moving forward w/ their proposal to gut Ontario's permit to take water system.This is a gross miscarriage of the government's duty to steward our collective waters sustainably & responsibly. win.newmode.net/waterwatcher...

A multinational treaty to protect vast expanses of the world’s oceans is finally set to become law in January 2026, with environmentalists hailing its enactment Friday as crucial to safeguarding the marine ecosystems. /1 thread www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-...

"global private sector investments last year of more than $2tn in green energy & low-carbon industry, dwarfing the $1tn poured into fossil fuels" Green is the way forward and ... ... "Gov who choose to ignore this, financial advisers and economists who chose to ignore this, do so at their peril.”

Disruptive innovation is a term popularised by the American academic Clayton Christensen. This is a prime example: learning effects lead to reduced cost of solar leading to more adoption resulting in more learning effects because of modularisation. Killer graph from @ember-energy.org

The richest 400 Americans gained enough new wealth in the past year to have provided every adult citizen with about $400 a month in universal basic income. That would cut poverty in half. We are making a choice as a society to give a small number of people essentially infinite access to resources.

In Canada we do not have the same "free speech" as they do in America. We have "freedom of expression" but it's rightly not absolute. Some Canadians would do well to remember this.

Draw the line. "We can still be the country that shows the world that disagreement does not have to mean destruction, that decency can be stronger than division, if we choose to."

"In unity with our kin across the Great Lakes, we the peoples of 🇨🇦 implore the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE) & the Honourable Michigan Gov Gretchen Whitmer to deny permits to Enbridge & to not approve any building of the proposed Line 5 tunnel under the Great Lakes"

People want strong climate action. Unfortunately, because it has an immediate affect on their lives, people prioritise the general economy & the cost of living as their top concerns when asked. This gives politicians an excuse not to act or worse, actively fight against it. @mark-carney.bsky.social

It's very clear and simple, all over the world, time and time again, 'Basic Income pilot programs' prove that when people are given the ability to worry less about just surviving the day/week/month, they begin to thrive.

Please sign... 🇨🇦...to award a multi-billion $ contract to a consortium of 🇺🇸 companies. 🇨🇦ian Nuclear Labs will be owned by 🇺🇸ian firms called “Nuclear Laboratories Partners of Canada.” 20 years + $24 billion taxpayer 💰 to dump &/or bury a million tonnes of radioactive waste Ottawa + Winnipeg Rivers...

“The poor have no advocate because the poor can’t afford a lobbyist. The Statue of Liberty says: ‘give me your tired, poor’ — not your wealthy, your gifted, & your endowed.” Robin Williams was a GENERATIONAL talent

The only way to make housing truly affordable is to make it so that it's no longer an asset class. That's easier said than done, but taxing wealth, specifically taxing land value would do it, and balancing that with UBI so that people who own only one home and live in it aren't ruined by the change.

It’s simple "Don't be a dick" "History is best told as a story of organised crime...It is one group creating a monopoly on resources through the use of violence over a certain territory & population.” However, “They are cursed and this is because of inequality.”

"How a global collapse could be avoided: 'Don’t be a dick' is one of the solutions proposed, along with a move towards genuinely democratic societies and an end to inequality." Inequality is a great beast of an enemy. To solve it, we need UBI and wealth taxes, and we need more direct democracy.

30 years of global build, build, build hasn't worked. "The problem....always begs the question (to build) "w/ whose money?"...the rich own the resources that you need to build, why on 🌎 would they give those resources to you?" You can't compete w/ the rich. #taxwealthnotwork youtu.be/BTlUyS-T-_4?...

Billions upon billions in subsidies are given all while O&G is making our 🌎 more unliveable. Carbon cannot be "decarbonised", while "carbon capture" has "captured" 0.001% of emissions over 50 years & is used to pump more, previously unreachable, oil out of the ground. This is not the way forward.

"...poverty exists as a threat to get people to do things without their full consent....They look around and what do they see? Nothing but unemployed people. “Ahhh, there’s tens of millions of people in need of a job. What am I going to do? Say no?” Don't be a Dennis, support UBI.

The Great Depression was a crisis of mass poverty. The authoritarian moment we're in now is a decades-long crisis of mass insecurity and extreme inequality. The only way out of it is nothing less than a NEW New Deal that needs to include universal basic income, healthcare for all, and a wealth tax.

If possible, shop local. Farmers markets, co-ops, local grocers or delivery, like Odd Bunch. Loblaws profits are up (& I'm sure the other big chains as well) yet they still chose deceit because it's in their nature - growth at all costs & zero integrity. youtube.com/shorts/EBaas...

In terms of what we are able to actually explore, we know more about space than we do about the deep ocean. Deep sea mining will cause irreversible harm. It is absolutely reckless & definitely catastrophic for the lives that reside within it and potentially for humanity as a whole. Please sign ⬇️

Are @mark-carney.bsky.social and Doug Ford listening...? “...report found that solar and wind are now “almost always” the cheapest and fastest option for new power generation... Countries that cling to fossil fuels are not protecting their economies – they are sabotaging them.” #RepealBill5

"A thought experiment for you - if everyone received $1,000 a month in Universal Basic Income, would there be more partying? Sources say yes. A prosperous society parties more. A sad, lonely society parties less." blog.andrewyang.com/p/the-death-...

Just more reasons for universal basic income. First, no one should live in poverty. Second, creatives should have the space to exist within to create—without the constraints to create or starve. Third, creatives should have more power to decide the price of what they create, via the power to say NO.

MANS is an industry lobby group. It receives a subsidy from the Nova Scotia government (a subsidy for an industry lobby group? You’re kidding, right?) www.halifaxexaminer.ca/commentary/m... #nspoli #MANS #government_subsidy #industry_lobbyist

The ultra wealthy will say if they're taxed a bit more 4 UBI, no one will work. In reality, it would be a world where at the very least, no one has to forgo the basics of life. On the other end, many would just have less worry & be able to follow their passions or enjoy a simple day at a fair.

Petition to extend federal voting age to 16. "Youth feel disenfranchised from civic life despite being disproportionately impacted in areas of public health, climate & affordability – contributing to polarization & thereby, the destabilizing of our democracy." www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

AB oil was ⬆️ approx 50% since 2015, yet the avg Albertans standard of living is lower now than then.🇨🇦 subsidies O&G, yet they've pocketed $192B over the last 4 years after tax. Both parties enable this industry & its continual lies. Unless we force the truth & act accordingly, we'll be doomed.

Ont. is going full steam ahead with privatisation, regardless of the fact that it has been shown over & over again to be inferior to a properly funded public service. "Every service that has been cut has been privatized. It’s not a coincidence, it is the plan." www.stopforprofithealthcare.ca

Ontario’s at-risk species are under threat—and the fix is surprisingly affordable. 💔 WWF–Canada & UBC’s research shows restoring & protecting 75% of endangered species in Southern ON would cost just $113 million per year—the equivalent of $7 per person. That's 0.05% of the 2025‑26 provincial budget.

"Bill 5 will have enormous consequences for Ontarians & the natural world around us. Together, we can overturn Bill 5 and replace it with legislation that respects the rights of Indigenous Peoples and the right to a healthy environment for all Ontarians." ontarionature.good.do/repeal-bill-...

🇨🇦 has more billionaires per capita than 🇫🇷 or 🇬🇧. Only 1% of 🇨🇦 ians earn over $315,000 a year. 50% of 🇨🇦 ians earn under $50,000 (www150.statcan.gc.ca). If we implemented an exit tax, closed loopholes & taxed only the .1%, we could afford UBI, healthcare, edu. while protecting our 🌎 & its people.

Governments across 🇨🇦 think clean water for the First Nations will “undermine competitiveness, & delay project development" & want "ineffective & ideological fed policies ... replaced (sic) w/ common sense rules" The success of 🇨🇦 cannot continue to come at the expense of people & the environment.

Bill C-5 is not only an undemocratic power grab, it also disregards the environment while 🇨🇦 is literally on fire and it tramples the rights of indigenous people...all while having the gaul to use the same language they used to justify residential schools.

🇨🇦 wants to be an ‘energy superpower,’ but at what cost? Bill C-5 is sidestepping environmental laws to fast-track dirty energy projects. Our strength lies in #climate leadership, not in accelerating pollution. Take Action ⬇️ act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/173069/...

"We can respond to Trump’s threats and build a strong and resilient economy without undermining our democratic values, environmental protections, and Indigenous rights." ~ Nate Erskine-Smith

"The attempt to put the burden of the trade crisis on the backs of workers and communities will only produce deep injustices"

"You can't fight Trump if you act like Trump" ~ Mike Schreiner In case you missed all the terrible bills (except one) that are being pushed through for Premier Dougies power grab, here's a catch up....

Lecce promised "one project, one process” system for mining, Indigenous leaders asserted the importance of “one planet, one species.” thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill...

Universal Basic Income for all, paid for by taxing the very wealthy a little more, is the absolute best to change the world for the better, for the many.

The disinformation that the Cons continually employ is beyond the pale. Global O&G is expected to peak in less than 5 years...then there will be even fewer jobs for the west.🇨🇦 has the opportunity to be among the global leaders for green infrastructure & provide well paid, long term jobs for many.

New pipelines are not even part of the solution. There are many greener, cheaper alternatives. Times are changing & we need to make a major pivot. We must make the reality known to the public and put pressure on the gov to let go of the past.

Tax wealth. Not work.

..relentless federal “attacks,” AB oil production(actually) grew 52%...TMX pipeline-bought & completed at Fed expense-boosted both output & prices. It wasn't Ottawa that laid them off,cut pay,froze min wage, drove up electricity&insurance costs&put their health care at risk. It was the enemy within.

Samesies in 🇨🇦 "economic inequality (is) fueled by corporations keeping working class wages below what’s needed to afford a home...Abundance narrative lets the Musks of the 🌎 cover up their destructive role in gov failures while strengthening their claims that gov is loaded w/ waste, fraud, & abuse."

We absolutely must stop Bill 5! thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill...

While the NDP rebuilds in 🇨🇦, maybe they can begin to do something similar? Our Cons have been quickly moving to the far right since Harper & many working class people have moved from NDP to Cons. A great way to show them what the NDP stands for & that the far right is actually against them.

Greatest transfer of wealth in our lifetime happened during Covid. If we want to have a life that is not dictated by the struggle to afford a roof & food,we must implement a wealth tax & Universal Basic Income asap. Things will not magically get better without it, they will, in fact, get much worse.

Class dealignment w/ working class voters going from left to far right is a real problem. Soc.dem parties the world over are becoming the party of college educated progressive professionals rather than the working class. NDP needs to rebuild from a local level. www.readthemaple.com/votes-for-li...

We must stop Bill 5! You can use this linktree below for tools to help fight Bill 5. It includes information about the bill, MPP search, templates, petition, printable pamphlets and more. linktr.ee/savetheesa