Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent appointment of eco-warrior Steven Guilbeault to the environment portfolio struck me as a boost to the renewed protests in British Columbia’s Wet’suwet’en territory against the Coastal Gaslink Pipeline (CGL).
Canada
Alberta losing PR fight to anti-oil-sands groups, says head of inquiry
The commissioner of a widely criticized Alberta public inquiry into the funding of environmentalists says his report should be a wake-up call for the province’s government and oil sector that they are losing the public-relations fight over resource development.
In 2019, the Alberta government appointed Steve Allan, a forensic accountant, to investigate the role of foreign money in opposing the oil sector. His final report was released in October. The inquiry was a key election promise from United Conservative Premier Jason Kenney, who has contended that the province has been the victim of a foreign-funded campaign to block fossil fuel projects
Biden admin is considering shutting down Enbridge Line 5 pipeline despite soaring energy prices
Biden is considering shutting down ANOTHER oil pipeline despite soaring energy prices: Republicans demand Michigan’s Line 5 be kept open to avoid a further rise in energy bills this winter
The Biden Administration is considering shutting down a Michigan oil pipeline in another push to get the U.S, away from fossil fuels, despite warnings from Republican lawmakers who believe the move would result in fuel price shocks throughout the Midwest.
The administration is exploring the possibility of terminating the Line 5 pipeline – which links Superior, Wisconsin, with Sarnia, Ontario – and gathering data to determine if shutting down the line will cause a surge in fuel pricing, according to published reports.
In a letter dated Thursday, 13 Congress members – led by Ohio Rep. Bob Latta – urged the president to keep the oil line in operation, saying: ‘Line 5 is essential to the lifeblood of the Midwest.’
Bank of Canada governor says inflation ‘transitory but not short-lived’
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says inflation may be around longer than anticipated.
“I think transitory to economists, means sort of not permanent,” said Macklem in an interview with CTV’s Question Period with Evan Solomon, airing Sunday. “I think to a lot of people, transitory means it’s going to be over quickly and maybe I don’t know exactly what the right word is, but it’s probably something like you know, transitory but not short-lived.”
Facts are needed in discussion about kids and COVID-19 vaccine
There has been a lot of discussion about the need to make the vaccine mandatory for kids aged 5-11 in Canada, but the reality is COVID-19 is not a threat to this age group.
In fact, even Pfizer has indicated that they believe not all kids need the vaccine.
Moe slams Trudeau’s ‘outright attack’ on Sask. energy sector
In his speech ahead of the leadership review, the premier described Justin Trudeau’s decision to cap emissions as “an outright attack on the energy industry in Saskatchewan.”
Expert says ‘bold’ action needed on B.C. doctors and nurses accused of anti-vaccine misinformation
More than a year after a B.C. doctor began circulating a letter declaring the COVID-19 pandemic “over” and speaking at rallies against masks and vaccines, there’s still no resolution to the numerous complaints filed against him.
Without plan for new submarines Canada faces defence gap in the Arctic
A Department of National Defence briefing note identifies the urgent need to “kick off without delay” a replacement project for the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) four Victoria-class submarines. The British built vessels, acquired second hand in 1998 by the Chrétien government in a nearly $900 million lease-to-buy contract, are due to be retired or “paid off” 15 years from now, between 2036 and 2042 . At that point the submarines will be 50 years old.
Inflation Is Far Worse Than The Government Admits
The lived experience of Canadians clashes significantly with what government institutions claim.
Inflation has increasingly become the top political and economic issue of our time.
In large part, this is because inflation is the weapon governments are wielding against their own citizens, in an effort to get people to slowly accept a lower standard of living.
The Rest Of Canada Should Be Showing Deep Gratitude To Alberta
The energy wealth of Alberta has made possible the construction of countless schools, hospitals, roads, and much more across our nation. Why is that being ignored?
Endorsed by Quisling Quebec! Movement to keep fossil fuels in the ground gaining momentum in Canada and abroad
The movement to keep oil and gas in the ground has reached Canada, as Quebec joined the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance this week — becoming the first North American member of a new group being launched at the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow that wants to phase out the production of oil and gas.
It comes after the Quebec government committed to permanently ban all oil and gas exploration and extraction within the province, closing the door on the future exploitation of a significant amount of natural gas reserves that could supply the province with its own energy for decades — and providing a model for other provinces to follow.
Sexual abuse in the military: Soldiers speak of systemic problems in a ‘toxic culture’
“To date, the number of women coming forward have far outweighed men, but now more men are speaking up and telling their stories of sexual assault, rape and harassment.”
I’m sure Justin thinks that a feature not a bug.
Climate education is inconsistent across Canada, but these students and educators want to fix that
Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This story is part of a CBC News initiative entitled Our Changing Planet to show and explain the effects of climate change and what is being done about it.
What and how students learn about climate change and the environment from kindergarten through Grade 12 is inconsistent across provinces and territories, according to climate educators and students passionate about the topic. Too often, they say, it’s limited to science classes.
Erin O’Toole has been treed by his own party, and he can’t come down to talk
Erin O’Toole is stuck up in a tree, and he can’t get down.
His own party is at the bottom, waiting, and he doesn’t know what to do. His voters are waiting. His leadership-race supporters are there too and, well, that’s a bit awkward.
He doesn’t dare go anywhere people might ask questions about politics, or government, or issues of the day, because one of those questions might be about vaccines, and whether his MPs are vaccinated. So Mr. O’Toole doesn’t go out into the public eye much. He doesn’t say much.
Dozens of Conservative MPs form caucus to defend rights of unvaccinated Canadians
Up to 30 Conservative MPs have banded together to form the “Civil Liberties Caucus” to speak up for unvaccinated Canadians who are losing their jobs.
According to MP Marilyn Gladu, the caucus was organized in October after the party had its first caucus meeting since the election.
Conservative MPs were concerned about constituents who have lost their jobs after refusing to get a COVID-19 shot for various reasons.