Canada

A national protest movement against AI data centres is emerging in Canada, as residents in a dozen cities push back against the speed and scale of projects they say could strain supplies of water and power and the quality of life in their communities.

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British Columbia

LNG's claims about investment and jobs are drastically overblown

23/06/26

Author:

Andy Hira, Nick Gottlieb

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Vancouver Sun

Flaring of waste gas at the LNG Canada plant in Kitimat. Photo by Government of B.C. /Government of B.C.

Mar. 2, 2026

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Canada Pension Plan Financing Climate Disruption

19/06/26

Author:

Patrick DeRochie

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National Observer

LNG investments are particularly short-sighted for pension funds, which are mandated to invest for the long-term and are distinctly exposed to systemic climate risks. Photo courtesy: Shutterstock

Jun. 19, 2026

CPPIB is financing four LNG terminals — and may risk even more

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is financing four liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals — and signalling there could be more to come — despite the industry bringing worsening climate damage and escalating financial risks to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP).

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Alberta Separatism & Anti-Democracy

18/06/26

Author:

Charles Rusnell

Link:

The Tyee

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith rejected an independent report on electoral boundaries, creating a new body weighted with UCP appointees to decide. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick, the Canadian Press.

Jun. 17, 2026

Smith’s Power Plays Depend on These Hand-Picked Appointees

Think redrawing ridings and pricing separation are jobs for impartial experts? Here are the UCP choices.

How will Alberta’s ridings be reshaped and who will draw the lines? The answers could affect the outcome of future elections for generations. But New Democrats claim Premier Danielle Smith has brazenly tilted the scales in her party’s favour.

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The Iran War Pumps Up Oil and Gas Profits. Tax Them

17/06/26

Author:

Emiko Newman

Link:

The Tyee

An oil rig in Bahrain. The war in nearby Iran is driving unprecedented profits for Canada’s fossil fuels industry and those revenues should be taxed to support public services, writes the author. Photo via Shutterstock.

While residents of Iran suffer the consequences of a senseless war, the impacts ripple across the globe in the form of price spikes for gas and other commodities. And the Canadian oil and gas industry has been laughing all the way to the bank.

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Pipelines and Petro Politics

15/06/26

Author:

Charlie Angus

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Substack

Jun. 7, 2026

From the moment Donald Trump started threatening Canada’s economy and sovereignty, Premier Danielle Smith was an outlier.

She refused to be part of the Team Canada approach, preferring instead to head to Mar-a-Lago with Jordan Peterson and Kevin O’Leary.

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Sucked In. The Maw That Feeds AI Mania

15/06/26

Author:

Andrew Nikiforuk

Link:

The Tyee

Like a ‘mighty gyre,’ the data centre industry exerts a fierce pull. But resistance is growing. Photo via Shutterstock.

Jun. 15, 2026

Data centres gobble vast capital, land, water and energy while forcing locals to endure ‘heat islands.’ Who voted for this?

“While technological successes are celebrated, the social fabric is progressively eroded, as if by a silent virus.” — Pope Leo XIV

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Walmart Workers Have Won A First-Ever Contract In North America

15/06/26

Author:

Adam D.K. King

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The Maple

Jun. 15, 2026

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Canada

Labour - Unions

Social

Climate Crisis Deepens

09/06/26

Author:

John Clarke

Link:

The Bullet

Jun. 9. 2026

John Clarke is a longtime organizer in Toronto, as well as an active instructor with the Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education. He will be leading classes on the poor, activism, community/labour organizing, and how to build fighting movements in the Fall of 2026. Check leopanitchschool.ca regularly for these and other event announcements throughout the summer.

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