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Richard Larouche
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Associate Professor of Public Health (University of Lethbridge); advocate for physical activity, active transportation, sustainability and social justice; runner, cyclist, hiker, etc.

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Richard Larouche @drrichardlarouche.bsky.social · 19h
Seriously!?!
Alberta MLA urged to apologize for comparing transgender surgery to livestock castration | CBC News
An Alberta legislature member was called on by the Opposition to apologize Thursday after saying the province has a duty to step in to deal with "bad parents" while also comparing transgender surgery ...
www.cbc.ca

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Richard Larouche @drrichardlarouche.bsky.social · 20h
⏰Urgent petition to sign to protect our universal healthcare system! ⌛✍️
URGENT – Stop Premier Danielle Smith’s Plan to End Universal Healthcare
Alberta Premier Smith has used the Notwithstanding Clause to pass laws that erase rights and silence the courts.
notwotier.ca

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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 21h
"The gov't should immediately reinstate the moratorium and implement a permanent ban on new coal exploration and development across the Eastern Slopes. This would protect critical watersheds and prevent the cycle of legal liability that has already cost us $240M."
Opinion: Alberta's coal policy continues to fail taxpayers
Provinces repeated flip flops on approvals has cost us $240 million and counting.
calgaryherald.com

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Richard Larouche @drrichardlarouche.bsky.social · 2d
Agreed! Unless such simple changes are made, the COPs are just delaying action.

I would add that fossil fuel lobbyists should be deemed persona non grata at those meetings because of their obvious conflicts of interest.
michaelemann.bsky.social Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 2d
I'm seeing claims that progress was made at #COP30, but it really wasn't. Each passing year with no fossil fuel phaseout comes at great opportunity cost as we further burn through the vanishing carbon budget that remains for averting dangerous warming. See my commentary: michaelmann.net/bad-cop/

Reposted by David N. Thomas, Christopher Wright, Richard Larouche

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 2d
I'm seeing claims that progress was made at #COP30, but it really wasn't. Each passing year with no fossil fuel phaseout comes at great opportunity cost as we further burn through the vanishing carbon budget that remains for averting dangerous warming. See my commentary: michaelmann.net/bad-cop/

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2d
ICYMI: “In the era of the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike-lanes aren’t fit for office.”— @taylornoakes.com in @cultmtl.com

Also in an era of worsening urban traffic, pollution, city noise, exploding public costs, competition among cities, & not nearly enough space in cities.
In the era of the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike lanes aren’t fit for office
Amid the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike lanes — as in Montreal municipal election campaign — aren’t fit for office.
cultmtl.com

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Richard Larouche @drrichardlarouche.bsky.social · 2d
This sounds promising to hold them accountable... 🌎

#climatechange
Climate change is making heat waves worse. A new study shows how specific companies are fuelling the problem | CBC News
A new study has linked the deadliest type of disaster — heat waves — directly to major fossil fuel companies and their products.
www.cbc.ca

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 5d
To again paraphrase Nigel Tufnel...

"How much more dark could this be? And the answer is none. None more dark."

Yet more horrifying nonsense...👇

CDC website changed to include false claims that link autism & vaccines www.cnn.com/2025/11/20/h...
CDC website changed to include false claims that link autism and vaccines | CNN
Scientific information on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website was replaced on Wednesday with anti-vaccine talking points that don’t rule out a link between vaccines and autism,...
www.cnn.com

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Richard Larouche @drrichardlarouche.bsky.social · 5d
📣 Hot off the press: the new ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Adults...

⏰ Only 46% of Canadian adults meet the recommendation of doing at least 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week...

🚶‍♀️Only 32% did at least 7,500 steps per day
2025 Report Card on Physical Activity for Adults - ParticipACTION
How is Canada performing when it comes to promoting and facilitating adult physical activity? Read the 2025 @ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Adults to find out: https://hubs.la/Q03...
www.participaction.com

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Richard Larouche @drrichardlarouche.bsky.social · 5d
Petition of the day to the tech companies that enable and facilitate ICE's unacceptable behaviours✍️
Tech companies: stop enabling Trump’s deportation machine
Trump’s deportation machine is tearing children from their parents — and Big Tech is powering it. These companies are making millions while families are ripped apart, and they’ll keep doing it unless
action.eko.org

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Richard Larouche @drrichardlarouche.bsky.social · 5d
The last thing the planet and future generations need is a new oil pipeline. Here's hoping for strong opposition of Indigenous communities to this nation wrecking project. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Carney, Smith moving closer to a deal that could include B.C. oil pipeline: source | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are moving closer to reaching a deal on the future of Alberta's energy sector, according to a senior government official, and that memoran...
www.cbc.ca

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Richard Larouche @drrichardlarouche.bsky.social · 6d
"Il y a six ans, la moitié des Canadiens de 18 à 79 ans faisaient plus de 7500 pas par jour (52 %). Ils étaient 49 % deux ans plus tard, en 2021. Ils ne sont plus que 32 % selon le bulletin 2025 de l’organisme (ParticipACTION) dévoilé ce mercredi." 😲
Santé publique | La marche recule
Les Canadiens et les Québécois marchent de moins en moins, selon un rapport dévoilé ce mercredi. Cette tendance qui s’est accélérée depuis la pandémie inquiète plusieurs experts qui y voient un réel e...
www.lapresse.ca

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Richard Larouche @drrichardlarouche.bsky.social · 6d
Here is a link to the petition about the misuse of the notwithstanding clause to pass legislation targeting trans children and adolescents: savethecharter.ca
URGENT – Stop Alberta's government from overriding the Charter of Rights
Alberta Premier Smith has used the Notwithstanding Clause to pass laws that erase rights and silence the courts.
savethecharter.ca

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Richard Larouche @drrichardlarouche.bsky.social · 6d
To add insult to injury, the trans-phobic Government of Alberta announces this withdrawal of rights on Transgender Day of Remembrance...
Alberta to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges | CBC News
The Alberta government has tabled legislation that seeks to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of bills that affects transgender youth and adults from legal challenges.
www.cbc.ca

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Richard Larouche @drrichardlarouche.bsky.social · 8d
"C’est comme un robot avec une clé dans le dos, ajoute un autre conservateur. Tu le crinques un peu et il répète toujours la même chose." 😄
« Malaise et manque de confiance » envers Pierre Poilievre
Sept sources conservatrices se sont entretenues avec Radio-Canada pour parler de leur chef et de la vingtaine de députés qui réclament son départ.
ici.radio-canada.ca

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Prof William Ripple @williamripple.bsky.social · 9d
You might turn off the tap and also read our new 2025 State of the Climate Report here where we wrote "We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red" doi.org/10.1093/bios...

Reposted by Richard Larouche, Brian Doucet

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 11d
A crossing guard was killed by the driver of a dump truck yesterday. absolutely heartbreaking.
Look at our intersections, look how hostile these are for people/children - this is what we continue to build and defend at all costs. These aren't accidents, these are results. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
large intersection with painted crosswalks

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 12d
Good example of scienceploitation - use language of real science to sell bunk.

At-home gut microbiome tests? Hype. medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11...

"Nearly half of the companies offering these tests also sell supplements or probiotics that they recommend based on the test results."
The hype and limits of at-home gut microbiome tests
The market for at-home gut microbiome tests is booming, with companies promising insights into health, chronic illness and even longevity through intestinal bacteria.
medicalxpress.com

Reposted by Raffaella Ravinetto, Richard Larouche, Els Torreele

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 12d
The fact that children in 2025 are suffering from diseases that should have been consigned to history is not just a public health failure. It is a moral failure.

www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...
Kids have a right to vaccinations. Let's bring in the lawyers
Children suffering from diseases that should have been consigned to history is a moral failure. Access to vaccines is a human right.
www.statnews.com

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 13d
Protein: Ignore marketing hype.

How much protein do you really need? www.nature.com/articles/d41... via @nature.com

"...the protein craze has been driven mostly by aggressive marketing of high-protein foods and supplements..."

"...most Americans already eat more than enough proteins."
How much protein do you really need? What the science says
Fitness influencers promote super-high-protein diets, but studies show there’s only so much the body can use.
www.nature.com

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Richard Larouche @drrichardlarouche.bsky.social · 14d
Shameful! Gaining it back is not rocket science, but it requires that the government stops undermining #publichealth
Alberta's role in Canada's loss of measles elimination status embarrassing, former chief medical officer says | CBC News
The latest federal data shows Alberta accounts for 38 per cent of Canada’s cases.
www.cbc.ca

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 14d
You don’t have to ban cars everywhere to transform your city centre. But you do have to seriously rethink and redefine the car’s role. There are many ways to do that, from #completestreets to #sharedstreets, pedestrian priority streets & Dutch #woonerfs, that prioritize streets for people, not cars.
“You don’t necessarily have to ban cars to create great places. But you do have to completely redefine the cars role. You have to prioritize cars last and people first.” — Brent Toderian

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Richard Larouche @drrichardlarouche.bsky.social · 15d
Very disgusting! 🤮
MMA gym owners, coaches ID’d at secretive neo-Nazi event in B.C. | CBC News
This summer in Vancouver, dozens of people gathered to attend a conference organized and attended by some of Canada’s most prominent white supremacist organizations. CBC’s visual investigations team l...
www.cbc.ca

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Richard Larouche @drrichardlarouche.bsky.social · 15d
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Pédaler pour la santé mentale des vétérans
À Calgary, un vétéran de l’armée américaine organise une promenade à vélo afin de sensibiliser aux enjeux de santé mentale chez les vétérans.
ici.radio-canada.ca

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Prof William Ripple @williamripple.bsky.social · 16d
We just published a report that serves as a warning to humanity that we are hurtling towards climate chaos. More info here: doi.org/10.1093/bios... and here www.nationthailand.com/blogs/sustai...
Earth hits hottest level in 125,000 years
A global study finds 2024 was hotter than the peak of the last Ice Age, with record-breaking heat, ocean warming, and ice loss driving Earth toward irreversible tipping points.
www.nationthailand.com

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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 17d
He was just mad because someone else was getting the attention due to him.
markhamillofficial.bsky.social Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 18d
The Sociopath-In-Chief couldn't be bothered to even turn his head in the direction of a man in the midst of a medical emergency who collapsed in his office. Completely incapable of empathy, the EPSTEIN Files can't be released soon enough.

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Richard Larouche @drrichardlarouche.bsky.social · 17d
act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/176199/...
Don’t Be Fooled by Carbon Capture. Invest in Real Sustainable Solutions
Tell the Federal Government: Don’t Be Fooled by Carbon Capture. Invest in Real Sustainable Solutions. We can’t build a stronger, prosperous Canada by fast-tracking terrible projects. Carbon capture is...
act.environmentaldefence.ca

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Richard Larouche @drrichardlarouche.bsky.social · 18d
Petition of the day...✍️

Using a catchy slogan against the "Make Alberta Great Again" (MAGA) conservatives who love to use catchy slogans! 🤔🪃
Axe the Vax Tax: Health Shouldn’t Come With a Price Tag
Charging for vaccines means fewer people get protected. Families living paycheck to paycheck will skip vaccines. Workers will get sick, especially health care and education workers.
axethevaxtax.ca

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Richard Larouche @drrichardlarouche.bsky.social · 18d
November "super moon" 🌙 on my walk back from work today...

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Richard Larouche @drrichardlarouche.bsky.social · 19d
Draconian cuts to immigration are a huge problem for universities and colleges, especially when combined with excessive cuts to postsecondary education funding by provinces.
U of C already out $34.7 million this year as Ottawa proposes further immigration cuts | CBC News
Immigration was on the chopping block in Tuesday’s federal budget, leaving post-secondary institutions, settlement organizations and lawyers in Calgary worried about what the future holds.
www.cbc.ca