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Canada’s climate plans ‘highly insufficient’ in global ranking

17/09/21

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John Woodside

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Fossil fuel production - “Highly insufficient” means that as it stands, Canada is on track for 4 C warming –– far higher than the Paris Agreement goal of as close to 1.5 C as possible. Photo by Pixabay / Pexels

Sept. 17, 2021

The independent Climate Action Tracker (CAT) has crunched the numbers on countries' updated 2030 Paris Agreement targets and found Canada’s “highly insufficient,” pouring cold water on Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s campaign emphasis on expert endorsements.

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Election 2021: Who will fight for tax fairness?

17/09/21

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Natasha Bulowski

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National Observer

detail of $20 bill - Talks of affordability and tax fairness have dominated the campaign trail this week as each party tries to make its case to voters. KMR Photography / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Sept. 17, 2021

A growing number of Canadians have expressed a desire for a fairer tax system, and a recent poll by Abacus Data revealed people are willing to change how they vote over this issue.

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Canada

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Why tackling inequality and the climate crisis must go hand-in-hand

17/09/21

Author:

Seth Klein

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National Observer

A parade of protesters makes its way down Broadway to New York City's Zuccotti Park in September 2012 to mark the one-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street. Photo by Paul Stein / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Sept. 17, 2021

Today, Sept. 17, marks the 10th anniversary of Occupy Wall Street (I know, I was surprised, too). On this day in 2011, a mass protest began in New York City’s Zuccotti Park, located in the heart of the financial district. It lasted weeks and spread to cities around the world, including many in Canada.

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For a global renewable-dominant energy system

16/09/21

Author:

Robert Pollin

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[This is the third part of an exchange between Robert Pollin and Don Fitz carried in Green Social Thought, ZNet and Links. The first portion consisted of two articles by Pollin which originally appeared in Truthout and can be read here.

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Protect the Planet Stop TMX - Treesit at Still Creek

16/09/21

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Protect the Planet Stop TMX

Dear friends,

We need YOUR help with direct support of the treesits that are blocking TMX. Non-Arrestable OR Arrestable - you decide. Both are crucial.

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Letter: Actually, Mr. Trudeau, we can tax the super-rich with 'unlimited zeal'

16/09/21

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Scott Van Denham

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New Westminster Record

Sept. 16, 2021

Writer says Justin Trudeau coined the catchphrase of the federal campaign

Editor:

The prime minister may have inadvertently coined the catchphrase of this federal election, perhaps of the whole year.

Just not in way he probably intended.

He claims we cannot tax the super-rich with “unlimited zeal.”

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Night Raiders: telling the story of residential schools through a dystopian future

16/09/21

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CBC The Current

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CBC Radio - The Current

[Editor: Interesting and moving interview.]

CBC Radio · Posted: Sep 15, 2021

Night Raiders is screening as part of the Toronto International Film Festival. (Submitted by Elevation Pictures.)

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How to strategically vote for the climate

15/09/21

Author:

Robert Hackett

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rabble.ca

September 14, 2021

Because Justin Trudeau reneged on his promise to replace our antiquated first-past-the-post electoral system, Canadian voters once again face the same dilemma: Do you vote for your favourite (or least disliked) party, even if it has no chance of winning your riding? Or do you hold your nose and check the box for a second choice in order to defeat the Devil Incarnate?

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None of the major parties will cancel TMX, despite heated opposition in B.C.

14/09/21

Author:

Chen Zhou

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Ricochet Media

Sept. 10, 2021

Even the NDP refuses to commit to killing the $16-billion, publicly funded pipeline expansion

The overpass trembled as cars sped past, and the noise of the traffic roared as several protestors stood on the sidewalk with “STOP TMX” banners. They waved them at passing vehicles, and those on the Trans-Canada Highway beneath them.

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Double standard: B.C. requires Indigenous consent for forest conservation but not logging

14/09/21

Author:

Torrance Coste

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Ricochet Media

Sept. 9, 2021

A year after groundbreaking old-growth report, government inaction still drives conflict in B.C.

Every day in B.C., irreplaceable groves filled with the oldest trees in the country are cut down and lost forever. In the year since the province’s strategic review of old-growth management, we’ve seen many promises but very little change in the forest.

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Writer says Justin Trudeau coined the catchphrase of the federal campaign

Even the NDP refuses to commit to killing the $16-billion, publicly funded pipeline expansion

A year after groundbreaking old-growth report, government inaction still drives conflict in B.C.

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