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Adrienne Tanner @adriennetanner.bsky.social · 6d

How sad is that.

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Janet 🇨🇦 @jansplanet.bsky.social · 6d

Pat @pat112.bsky.social · 6d

U.S. Added to Global Human Rights Watchlist Over Declining Civil Liberties

#Cdnpoli #Uspoli
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U.S. Is Added to Human Rights Watchlist

The United States was added Sunday to the CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist, due to declining civil liberties.

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 8d

History repeats.

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Blue sky nice guy @rajandelman.bsky.social · 13d

The bees have discovered Brutalism

Cube Enthusiast @killhamster.bsky.social · 14d

Nature is healing

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Adrienne Tanner @adriennetanner.bsky.social · 12d

Nailed it!

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Janet 🇨🇦 @jansplanet.bsky.social · 18d

#CCS is not a credible solution.
#CdnPoli #DecarbonizedOil #Lies
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/24/n...

Catherine McKenna isn’t buying Carney’s carbon capture grand bargain

In a wide-ranging interview ahead of the launch of her memoir, former climate minister Catherine McKenna warns consequences are coming for the fossil fuel industry, even as the federal government purs...

www.nationalobserver.com

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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 19d

The world’s largest Sitka Spruce tree. Average size children as a comparison. #ThickTrunkTuesday

Large spruce tree trunk, two children can seen just at the base.

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 21d

BREAKING NEWS:

Canada recognizes State of Palestine, offers help to build peaceful future with Israel

Prospect of 2-state solution has ‘gravely eroded’ due to Hamas, Israeli actions: PMO #Canada #cdnpoli

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Canada recognizes State of Palestine, offers help to build peaceful future with Israel | CBC News

Canada now officially recognizes the State of Palestine and is doing so with international partners to preserve the prospect of a two-state solution, according to a statement from Prime Minister Mark ...

www.cbc.ca

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 25d

Responding to reaction of video of members of Carney’s front bench giving Charlie Kirk a standing ovation in the House of Commons, Liberal MP Ernie Klassen clarifies he did not personally participate:

“No, I did not stand. Neither did many of my Liberal colleagues.”

Ernie Klassen @ernieklassen-mp.bsky.social · 25d

I've received many messages from concerned constituents over the past 24 hours, asking me about the standing ovation connected to Charlie Kirk in yesterday's session in the House of Commons. Please see my statement on the matter.

Over the past 24 hours, I’ve received many messages from constituents asking whether I stood for Monday’s ovation in the House of Commons connected to the murder of American podcaster Charlie Kirk. The answer is no, I did not stand. Neither did many of my Liberal colleagues.

Let me be clear: I am strongly opposed to political violence in all its forms. I am also strongly opposed to hate speech and discrimination, which unfortunately permeated Mr. Kirk’s work. Furthermore, his violent death in the United States has only led to escalating violent rhetoric here in Canada. We have seen intensified hate speech and threats, harassment campaigns stoked by public officials, and organized mobs trying to destroy the careers of fellow Canadians. The injustice of what befell him last week should not be used to excuse or ignore any of this.

Ignoring the harms that hate speech and harassment inflict on vulnerable communities means abandoning those who fear for their safety in the face of that rhetoric. I will not stand by while Canadians feel dehumanized by violent rhetoric, and threatened by the political movements and actors that wield it.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 25d

Far as I can tell, Robert Redford was:
* successful at everything he tried
* genuinely intelligent & insightful
* desired by women
* envied by men
* an absolute mensch to everyone he dealt with
* a tireless, lifelong philanthropist
... and he died peacefully in his sleep.

10/10 life. No notes.

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Adrienne Tanner @adriennetanner.bsky.social · 25d

How should Canada respond to Charlie Kirk's murder? Doing better here in Canada means refusing to import the worst elements of America’s ongoing culture war into our own politics. @maxfawcett.bsky.social writes www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/16/o...

How Canada should respond to Charlie Kirk’s murder

Doing better here in Canada means refusing to import the worst elements of America’s ongoing culture war into our own politics.

www.nationalobserver.com

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John Hansen (suburbanerd) @suburbanerd.bsky.social · 26d

Guys. I’m in love with the newly updated New Brunswick libraries chickadee logo.

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JEmphatically @jemphatically.bsky.social · 26d

"Alberta’s oil and gas well problem is a ‘giant stinking pile of shit,’ according to the premier’s special advisor, who wrote the province’s strategy to address the issue and is on the Alberta Energy Regulator board."

#ableg #cdnpoli #orphanwells #climate

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Alberta’s oil and gas legacy is a ‘gigantic problem’: top political staffer | The Narwhal

Alberta’s Mature Asset Strategy aims to deal with the oil and gas industry’s unpaid taxes and orphaned wells. A pitch in Warburg didn’t go as planned

thenarwhal.ca

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Adrienne Tanner @adriennetanner.bsky.social · 26d

The federal government needs support for its upcoming budget and several pieces of legislation -- who will be their dance partner in this minority parliament? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/15/n...

Government seeks dance partner as Poilievre returns to attack mode

Parliament is back and, with it, Question Periods filled with jabs and clever retorts. It remains to be seen whether the Conservatives will once again help the Liberals advance their agenda, like they...

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Adrienne Tanner @adriennetanner.bsky.social · 26d

Is it available in Canada yet?

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 27d

Firing a Black woman for quoting Kirk’s horrific statements about Black women is insane. It seems the Washington Post would rather perform politeness (and demand that the people Kirk harmed do it too) that tell the truth: karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-washin...

The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.

I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

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Adrienne Tanner @adriennetanner.bsky.social · 26d

Wow.. yes, people shouldn't be shot for their words. That really should go without saying. And no, we don't have to honour a hateful bigot. Why are we letting US insanity infect our government process anymore than we have to?

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Brona @mostlydelores.bsky.social · 26d

What the chicken-fried fuck is this this nazi apologia, Canada? Charlie Kirk was anti-free speech and pro-gun. You look like a bunch of poorly-trained seals “honouring” him like this.

Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 26d

Jesus Christ.

A standing ovation — from Liberals too — for Charlie Kirk in the Canadian House of Commons.

You can (and should) oppose political violence without doing all this, you know.

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Adrienne Tanner @adriennetanner.bsky.social · 29d

The province says, once completed, the facility would produce 6,500 tonnes of cobalt sulphate a year — enough to support production of up to one million EVs. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/12/n...

Ontario commits millions toward North America’s first battery-grade cobalt refinery

Ontario is backing a $100-million investment to build North America’s first battery-grade cobalt refinery, aimed at supporting the country’s electric vehicle production at a time when the industry is ...

www.nationalobserver.com

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Adrienne Tanner @adriennetanner.bsky.social · Sep 11

A major carbon bomb sits atop PM Mark Carney’s first tranche of major projects, sparking backlash from environmental and Indigenous communities who say that doubling down on LNG is placing a dangerous bet on Canada’s future. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/11/n...

LNG carbon bomb tops Carney’s list of major projects

Triggering immense backlash from climate groups and Indigenous leaders, Prime Minister Mark Carney revealed his long awaited first batch of nation-building projects that includes doubling capacity at ...

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Adrienne Tanner @adriennetanner.bsky.social · Sep 11

Should add it’s bad anyway. But even worse

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Adrienne Tanner @adriennetanner.bsky.social · Sep 11

Ooof. If this is true, it’s extremely bad.

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Reuters @reuters.com · Sep 11

People killed in US boat strike were not Tren de Aragua, Venezuela minister says reut.rs/46EGX5V

People killed in US boat strike were not Tren de Aragua, Venezuela minister says

None of the 11 people killed in a U.S. military strike on a boat in the Caribbean last week were members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, Venezuela's interior minister said on Thursday, as the South American nation deployed troops amid heightened tensions with the U.S.

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Adrienne Tanner @adriennetanner.bsky.social · Sep 10

Climate policy is no longer merely about reducing emissions or averting a crisis in the future. It's now a key part of the ongoing geopolitical conflict between China and the United States — one that presents a clear risk to Canada's interests. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/10/o...

Mark Carney's climate hinge point is at hand

Why the prime minister's promise of a "carbon competitiveness strategy" is about more than just reducing emissions — and why it might set Canada up for success

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Adrienne Tanner @adriennetanner.bsky.social · Sep 10

New research published in Nature draws a direct link between high-emitting fossil fuel and cement companies and the frequency and severity of heat waves, including the 2021 heat dome that caused 619 deaths in BC www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/10/n...

Research links Canada’s fossil fuel industry to deadly heat waves

Emissions from fossil fuel and cement companies have contributed significantly to the frequency and severity of devastating heat waves over the last two decades, a new study finds. The paper could hel...

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