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4,359 kilometres travelled.
13 provinces and territories represented.
200 advocates.
100 meetings with Senators and MPs.

Feb 6, 2026

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has invested billions in fossil fuel expansion in the United States since Trump’s return to office.

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is financing — and profiting from — U.S. President Donald Trump’s fossil fuel and AI development agenda, DeSmog has learned.

The CPPIB has invested billions in fossil fuel expansion in the U.S. since Trump’s return to office. It has partnered with private equity firms to acquire American oil and gas producers, and financed AI companies like Elon Musk’s xAI.

13 Feb. 2026

Reacting to calls by ministers and officials in France and Czechia for Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, to resign, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard said:

Feb. 11. 2026

Claims about an 'epidemic' of trans shooters circulating on social media are false, expert says

Marni Panas, a trans activist based in Edmonton, says her heart broke when she saw news of Tuesday's mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that left nine people dead, including the suspect, and 27 injured.

Feb. 13, 2026

Recent court rulings show the province can no longer ignore legal injustices, a former provincial cabinet minister says.

While court decisions may set the table, negotiations and handshakes will be needed to finally resolve century-old questions surrounding land title in British Columbia, says former B.C. cabinet minister and current treaty commissioner George Abbott.

Some good information here, both data and organizing efforts.

           -- Gene McGuckin

Feb. 13, 2026

Hello friends!

A bit of a hodgepodge of items to share today, most of which seek to make sense of the public landscape with respect to the interconnected crises of climate and inequality.

Feb. 13, 2026

Feb. 12, 2026

‘Scapegoating vulnerable groups does not make communities safer,’ says a municipal councillor in the wake of the Tumbler Ridge tragedy.

There are moments when words are inadequate.

What happened in Tumbler Ridge is a tragedy. Lives were lost. Families were shattered. A small community is now carrying a soul-crushing grief that will live long after the headlines fade. That is where our attention should begin, and where it should remain.