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B.C. has quietly eliminated its Climate Action Secretariat, the long-running agency that produced and implemented climate policy across government ministries.

In an email to staff viewed by The Tyee, Peter Pokorny, deputy minister of energy and climate solutions, said that “to align with key priorities” some secretariat staff would move to new subject matter, including supporting LNG, pipelines and gas fracking.

The Tyee has learned this includes at least 10 of the secretariat’s former staff members.

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El Niño is back — but the planet has changed

23/03/26

Author:

Chris Hatch

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National Observer

People walk the streets of Nice, France in August 2016. Scientists are predicting the arrival of an El Niño eclipsing that which helped drive record high heat and extreme weather in 2024 — possibly even rivalling the El Niño of 2015 and 2016. The difference: the world has grown a lot hotter. Photo courtesy: Jonas Weckschmied / Unsplash

Mar. 23, 2026

“Not now, El Niño,” pleads the astrophysicist-turned climate scientist, Kate Marvel. On top of the fossil fuel crisis and conflicts derailing the world, it appears that Mother Nature is about to provide the umpteenth lesson that we mess with the grand cycles of the Earth to our peril.

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Trumpian-Fascists Preparing for Mid-Terms Elections

17/03/26

Author:

Bill Blum

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LA Progressive

Mar. 11, 2026

Will January 3rd Be the New January 6th?

Trump and his MAGA allies are flooding the zone with a multipronged scheme to rig the midterms and end democracy.

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First Nations Tell Aaron Gunn: ‘Chillax, Bud’

13/03/26

Author:

andrea bennett

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The Tyee

Land acknowledgements ‘reinforce the radical and dangerous legal concept that most Canadians live on “stolen land,”’ wrote MP Aaron Gunn. Photo via Facebook. Collage by The Tyee.

Mar. 12, 2026

The MP denounced land acknowledgements Tuesday. By Wednesday, the response had gone viral. A Tyee Q&A with Hegus John Hackett.

Four First Nations with territories in Aaron Gunn’s North Island–Powell River riding had a message for the Conservative MP last night: “Chillax, bud.”

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Oil, Capitalism, and Climate /w Adam Hanieh

12/03/26

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Socialist Project

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Left Streamed

Oil, Capitalism, and Climate /w Adam Hanieh

Mar. 8, 2026

Watch here: https://socialistproject.ca/leftstreamed-video/oil-capitalism-climate-w-adam-hanieh/ [Closed captions helps as sound quality is poor!]

We are honoured to welcome author and academic Adam Hanieh back to Toronto to deliver this year’s talk. This event marks the fourth edition of the school’s annual lecture, held in the memory of the late Leo Panitch.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

The Nonviolence Industry And The Rules-Based Order

12/03/26

Author:

Tad Stoermer

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Facebook

Watch here: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1866833574031326

This is not an argument for violence. That’s absurd. This is an argument for honesty about resistance as a historical experience.

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Are Premier Eby & BC NDP in Trouble?

11/03/26

Author:

Kirk LaPointe

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The Hub

Premier David Eby during a press conference at the legislature in Victoria, B.C., Feb. 12, 2026. Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press.

Mar. 10, 2026

Ever since the 2024 election, B.C. Premier David Eby has governed in what would politely be called a protected political environment.

The economy had not yet produced a serious downturn. The opposition BC Conservative Party was busy sidelining its own leader. Donald Trump was a convenient foil in the United States, and Mark Carney an eager collaborator in Ottawa.

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