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Young Canadians are suing to protect the CPP. Join them in demanding action on climate risk. The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is supposed to protect our future. But instead, the people managing our national retirement fund are gambling billions on oil, gas, coal and pipelines – putting the finan...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/yo...

13.11.2025 22:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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More than 100 organisations tell Hoekstra not to bring fossil fuel lobbyists to COP30! - Fossil Free Politics As COP30 approaches, we're now calling on the EU's climate chief, Commissioner Wopka Hoekstra, to not bring fossil fuel lobbyists to the UN climate talks again this year, and to push member states to ...

A letter signed by more than 100 organisations was sent to Hoekstra, asking not to bring fossil fuel lobbyists to COP30 🇧🇷

👍 Promisingly, there were no lobbyists in the official EU delegation last year

👎EU Member States still brought 113 lobbyists

✉️: fossilfreepolitics.org/news/cop30-l...

#COP30

04.11.2025 14:46 👍 35 🔁 25 💬 1 📌 6
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Young Men in the Hate-o-Sphere Recently, CBC ran a story about how the Poilievre Conservatives are touring Canadian universities to build support among young men.

Young Men in the Hate-o-Sphere
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06.11.2025 22:12 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Residential electricity generation rates to rise by 29%! Residential electricity generation rates to rise by 29%! Wind and solar – not nuclear – is how we can lower rates. #onpoli

Residential electricity generation rates to rise by 29%!
Wind and solar – not nuclear – is how we can lower rates.
#onpoli
www.cleanairalliance.org/rates/

30.10.2025 16:09 👍 31 🔁 29 💬 2 📌 8
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Ahead of #COP30, we are launching “Basic Income for a Just Transition” Paper, showing how unconditional cash can drive #ClimateJustice across 5 key #UNFCCC workstreams.
💡 Read the paper here: www.equalright.org/publications
#JustTransition #LossAndDamage #ClimateFinance

29.10.2025 13:33 👍 16 🔁 10 💬 1 📌 1
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Ontario power rates to rise on higher nuclear generation costs, conservation spending Rate jump of 29% partly offset by higher provincial electricity rebate

Electricity rates for Ontarians increased today by 29% though will be partly offset by a higher provincial rebate.

We responded:

“This massive subsidy disguises the real cost of keeping the lights on with expensive nuclear reactors.”

#onpoli #fordnation
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01.11.2025 19:06 👍 11 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 1
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Angels of Afghanistan Sometimes, signs come in the most unexpected form.

Angels of Afghanistan
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01.11.2025 19:56 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Carney gets it wrong on climate Tell PM Carney to build a modern east-west electricity grid powered by low-cost renewable energy – wind, water, solar and storage – not nuclear. #cdnpoli #onpoli

Tell PM Carney to build a modern east-west electricity grid powered by low-cost renewable energy – wind, water, solar and storage – not nuclear.

#cdnpoli #onpoli
www.cleanairalliance.org/carney-wrong/

27.10.2025 14:54 👍 52 🔁 44 💬 3 📌 3
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IESO needs to rethink its plans for Toronto The IESO needs to rethink its plans for Toronto: phase-out the Portlands gas plant and invest in energy efficiency, renewables and storage. #onpoli #topoli

The IESO needs to rethink its plans for Toronto: phase-out the Portlands gas plant and invest in energy efficiency, renewables and storage.
#onpoli #topoli
www.cleanairalliance.org/irrp/

23.10.2025 11:51 👍 24 🔁 22 💬 0 📌 1
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Are heat pumps more expensive now that Carney killed the carbon tax? Ontario homeowners question truth of Enbridge notice Emily Hunter got an email from Enbridge warning about the cost of her planned heat pump. She says the natural gas company has a conflict of interest.

Are heat pumps more expensive now that Carney killed the carbon tax?

Emily Hunter got an email from Enbridge warning about the cost of her planned heat pump. She says the natural gas company has a conflict of interest.

18.09.2025 15:10 👍 13 🔁 10 💬 3 📌 0
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How the Hate Card Could Play in Canada A political storm is coming, and it’s going to hit hard.

How the Hate Card Could Play in Canada
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24.10.2025 12:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Canada's People Power Movement Deals MAGA a Massive Hit We are now 10 months into Trump’s economic war on Canada.

Canada's People Power in Action
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22.10.2025 21:39 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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James Comey, the Fascist Playbook and the Trail of Dirty Russian Money Are you shocked by the arrest of former FBI director James Comey?

James Comey, the Fascist Playbook, and the Trail of Dirty Russian Money
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29.09.2025 14:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Wildlands League

The Ford government wants to sell 650 acres of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park—including 60% of the public shoreline—for development. 🚨 Stop the Wasaga Beach Sell-Off: wildlandsleague.org/protect-wasa... @gaspforchange.bsky.social

25.09.2025 21:19 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Elbows up, Pete The MAGA ambassador to Canada is at it again — gaslighting our country and blaming Canada for the poor state of Canadian-American relations.

Elbows up, Pete
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24.09.2025 12:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Not Your Emotional Support Maple Leaf: A New Wave of Americans Are “Cosplaying Canadian” Abroad By Pretending To Be Canadians Flag Jacking is a thing: If you're proud to be from Trump's America, stop hiding it behind a Maple Leaf

Not Your Emotional Support Maple Leaf: A New Wave of Americans Are “Cosplaying Canadian” Abroad By Sewing Maple Leafs Into their Backpacks Pretending To Be Canadians
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18.09.2025 22:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Build a People’s Power Grid We're calling on the Carney government to deliver a People’s Power Grid, an East-West Grid that provides affordable, reliable, renewable electricity to people from coast to coast to coast.

It’s time for a People’s Power Grid. Publicly-owned clean energy infrastructure that will bring clean, affordable, reliable energy to everyone. Sign the petition now: act.350.org/sign/ppg

09.09.2025 21:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Fabulous speech! @gaspforchange.bsky.social

08.09.2025 16:41 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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This is ✨Senator Kim Pate✨

Canada's champion for Basic Income in Parliament

She just gave one of the most iconic speeches ever
- it's cheaper than poverty
- encourages work and entrepreneurs
- cuts crime and helps victims of abuse

We break it down🧵

13.06.2025 18:56 👍 329 🔁 146 💬 12 📌 20
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September 2, 2025 In the early hours of Sunday morning, in the middle of a three-day holiday weekend, the Trump administration attempted to take children out of government custody and ship them alone to their country o...

September 2, 2025
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04.09.2025 21:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Login • Instagram Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

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02.09.2025 22:26 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A Dangerous Liaison Trump and RFK Jr. play politics with public health and safety

A Dangerous Liaison
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01.09.2025 17:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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More than 160 people still missing after deadly Texas floods, says governor | CBC News Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says at least 161 people are still missing days after flash floods that killed more than 100 people across central Texas.

The news of this flood is very difficult. The politicians ask for focus now on the rescue effort. Agreed! But soon there must be focus on #1 Adapting to the climate that we already experience and #2 Incentives and regulations to reduce production of green house gas

www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...

11.07.2025 16:58 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Manitoba premier shoots back at U.S. lawmakers over smoke complaint | CBC News Manitoba's premier shot back on Thursday at six U.S. lawmakers who recently complained about Canadian wildfire smoke travelling south, which they said was making it difficult for some Americans to enj...

If they want to point fingers we are all responsible for the fossil fuels that we have used. Politician should protect future generations by passing laws that reduce green house gasses and phase out further gas and oil production.

www.cbc.ca/news/world/c...

11.07.2025 16:13 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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In Gaza City, I Have Surrendered to an Unknown Fate I am camped out on the rubble of my home as the Israeli army gets closer every day

In Gaza City, I Have Surrendered to an Unknown Fate
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29.08.2025 16:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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As climate-fueled wildfires rage, CPPIB spotlights Canada's largest oil & gas producer — Shift - Protect Your Pension and the Planet Amidst another summer of heatwaves, droughts and wildfires forcing Canadians to flee their homes, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) made a bizarre decision to profile its investment in ...

Amidst another summer of heatwaves, droughts & wildfires, CPPIB made a bizarre decision to profile its investment in an oil & gas company whose business model is fundamentally incompatible with the long-term retirement security of Canadians. #cdnpoli #fossilfuels www.shiftaction.ca/news/2025/8/...

25.08.2025 19:34 👍 26 🔁 30 💬 4 📌 6
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The “Peace in Our Time” Moment Why Trump’s Deal With Putin Echos Munich 1938

The “Peace in Our Time” Moment
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25.08.2025 16:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Florida bans "The Diary of Anne Frank" in school libraries. Whoever made this decision should have to eat every page of that amazing book, page by page.

25.08.2025 04:31 👍 15085 🔁 3588 💬 754 📌 301
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Life in the Shadow of the American Dream Voices of Americans

Life in the Shadow of the American Dream
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25.08.2025 16:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Trump Can’t Handle the Truth Sycophants replace reporters in his White House

Trump Can’t Handle the Truth
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24.08.2025 17:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0