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Health Canada to Allow More Glyphosate in Food

08/08/21

Author:

Peter Ewart

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August 2, 2021

The federal government agency Health Canada is proposing to dramatically increase the allowable amount of glyphosate in the food that Canadians eat, as well as that found in imported food. To that end, it is conducting a public consultation that has been extended to September 3, 2021, to allow for more public input (see below for submission link).

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Canada

Ecology/Environment

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Climate Could Be an Electoral Time Bomb, Republican Strategists Fear

08/08/21

Author:

Lisa Friedman

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New York Times

Benjamin Backer, 21, on Capitol Hill last month. He founded the American Conservation Coalition, a conservative group that advocates for environmental policies.Credit...Ting Shen for The New York Times

Aug. 2, 2019

WASHINGTON — When election time comes next year, Will Galloway, a student and Republican youth leader at Clemson University, will look for candidates who are strong on the mainstream conservative causes he cares about most, including gun rights and opposing abortion.

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Climate Change

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Second western Canada town destroyed by ‘exceedingly aggressive’ wildfire

08/08/21

Author:

Leyland Cecco

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The Guardian

The charred remnants of homes and buildings in Lytton last month. Two people were killed in the Lytton blaze and most of the town destroyed. Photograph: Jennifer Gauthier/Reuters

Aug. 6, 2021

Residents of Monte Lake, British Columbia, told to evacuate
Village of Lytton devastated by wildfire last month

A second community in western Canada has been destroyed by wildfire as authorities in the region scramble to contain the destructive toll of climate change.

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The Catholic Church in Canada is worth billions, a Globe investigation shows. Why are its reparations for residential schools so small?

07/08/21

Author:

Tavia Grant and Tom Cardoso

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The Globe and Mail

AUGUST 7, 2021

Altogether, Catholic institutions had net assets of $4.1-billion in 2019, and that’s a conservative figure. Meanwhile, residential-school survivors say it’s time for the church to take broader responsibility for its role in past abuses

Methodology • How did The Globe measure the Catholic Church’s money?

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Canada

Indigenous Peoples

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National Defence is a major drain on Ottawa’s climate ambitions

06/08/21

Author:

John Woodside

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National Observer

RCAF CF-18 Hornet fighter jets participate in a northern air defence mission during Exercise AMALGAM DART 21-1 in June. Photo via Royal Canadian Air Force / Facebook

Aug. 6, 2021

The federal government might not be directly responsible for many of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions, but if it’s serious about wanting to be a climate leader, it needs to clean up its own act, says a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).

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Petition to the Government of Canada to restore bus service across Canada

06/08/21

Author:

Gord Johns

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Petitions

Petition to the Government of Canada

Link: https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-3431

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Canada

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Transportation

Solutions to reach net-zero emissions farming

05/08/21

Author:

Claire Asher

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Mongabay

Banner image: A shepherd with grazing sheep. Image via Pixabay (Public domain).

30 July 2021

Agriculture and food account for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions, making these sectors critical in efforts to address our current overshoot of the climate planetary boundary. They are also having profound impacts on freshwater, biodiversity and biogeochemical cycles.

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Agriculture

Climate Change

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WHO calls for halting COVID-19 vaccine boosters

05/08/21

Author:

Manas Mishra and Dania Nadeem

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The Globe and Mail

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Global

Social

Pittsburgh's new MaaS platform and mobility hubs aim to support 'universal basic mobility'

05/08/21

Author:

Jason Plautz Contributor

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Smart Cities

Dive Brief:

Pittsburgh is seeking to make universal basic mobility accessible to low-income residents through a new mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) platform that offers access to public transit and shared mobility services.

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