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Suffering Should Never Be Weaponized

12/02/26

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Ken Matheson

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The Tyee

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.

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British Columbia

Canada

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Alberta Health Care Moves Towards Wealth Care

11/02/26

Author:

Andrew Longhurst and Rebecca Graff-McRae

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Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Feb. 3, 2026

The end of Canadian medicare? Alberta legislation opens the door to U.S. health care

The end of Canadian medicare? was created in collaboration with the Parkland Institute and is also available at parklandinstitute.ca

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Greens End Deal to Back NDP, Citing Policy Failures

10/02/26

Author:

Andrew MacLeod

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The Tyee

Green Leader Emily Lowan: ‘It’s become clear that the BC NDP is ceding their values to corporate interests.’ Photo via BC Greens.

Feb. 9, 2026

‘They haven’t fought for unions or stood up to the one per cent.’

The BC Green Party is ending its formal support for the NDP in the legislature, citing the government’s failure to make enough progress on key issues.

“It’s become clear that the BC NDP is ceding their values to corporate interests,” Green Leader Emily Lowan said in a statement Monday morning. “This government isn’t willing to support workers — they haven’t fought for unions or stood up to the one per cent — we will.”

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British Columbians want gas out of buildings, cleaner alternatives: poll

10/02/26

Author:

Rhiannon Fox Melissa Lem Emiko Newman Sunil Singal Alexandra Woodsworth

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National Observer

Polling clearly demonstrates that the higher your knowledge about the causes of climate change, the more likely you are to support climate policies. Photo: Pikrepo.com

Feb. 10, 2026

The final months of 2025 were not kind to those concerned about the fate of our planet.

Rollbacks of hard-won climate policies and plans swept across the country like the seasonal flu. Vancouver city council passed an aggressively anti-climate budget despite hundreds of people showing up to speak to council in opposition.

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Pierre Poilievre’s new governing council stacked with corporate lobbyists

08/02/26

Author:

Harrison Samphir & Martin Lukacs

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The Breach

Feb. 4, 2026

Lobbyists and anti-abortion activists on influential body are a contrast to Conservative Party’s public messaging

While Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre promised to fight for Canada’s “common people” at a national convention this past weekend in Calgary, his party elected a governing council full of lobbyists working for some of the country’s most powerful corporations.

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$5 Billion in Transit Cuts a Huge Step Backwards

08/02/26

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Environmental Defence

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Environmental Defence

Feb. 2, 2026

Statement from Sam Hersh, Clean Transportation Program Manager

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US Coerces Others to Blockade Cuba

07/02/26

Author:

Pablo Meriguet, People's Dispatch

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Popular Resistance

Feb.6, 2026

The White House’s decisions aim to energetically destroy an island already burdened by a US economic blockade.

Several politicians and experts have warned that Trump’s decision could lead to a humanitarian crisis.

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Crown corp. reviewed U.S.-bound arms exports over potential transfer to Israel

07/02/26

Author:

Raffy Boudjikanian

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CBC News

Feb. 5, 2026

Redacted internal report by corporation's human rights body obtained by CBC News

As Ottawa publicly defended its largely permit-free procedure to send Canadian arms and munitions to the United States, the Crown corporation overseeing international transfers conducted a review of the final destination of those shipments, CBC News has learned.

Obtained through an access to information request, the assessment's main text is mostly redacted — including its conclusions.

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Carney replaces EV sales mandate with rebates and regulations

06/02/26

Author:

Natasha Bulowski

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National Observer

Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association President Flavio Volpe shows Prime Minister Mark Carney, front right, the Project Arrow 2.0 prototype vehicle during a tour of an auto-parts plant, Woodbridge, Ont., February 5, 2026. Photo by: Eduardo Lima / The Canadian Press

Feb. 5, 2026

Another Justin Trudeau-era climate policy is now history: Prime Minister Mark Carney is scrapping the electric vehicle sales mandate and replacing it with “more stringent” fuel-efficiency standards and EV purchase rebates.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

It’s time for something bolder than Carney’s path of appeasement

06/02/26

Author:

Nick Gottlieb

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Canadian Dimension

Prime Minister Carney’s now-famous speech at Davos outlined a vision of Canada charting a path as a “middle power” between increasingly belligerent “great powers” dominating a lawless planet.

But his speech left out something critical.

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

The end of Canadian medicare? Alberta legislation opens the door to U.S. health care

‘They haven’t fought for unions or stood up to the one per cent.’

Lobbyists and anti-abortion activists on influential body are a contrast to Conservative Party’s public messaging

The White House’s decisions aim to energetically destroy an island already burdened by a US economic blockade.

Redacted internal report by corporation's human rights body obtained by CBC News

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