Chip Pitfield
@chipduck.bsky.social
Passionate supporter of human rights. Trying hard to be a student of history. Finding it quite discouraging. Proud CDN in Toronto. Recent victim of USC 922(G)(7)
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Thanks to @maritstilesndp.bsky.social & NDP for this proposed legislation. We had a wildfire in the ravine 60 metres from our house late this summer. It could have been a disaster. There’s no way for Ford’s friends to make money so he’s not interested
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Growing urban wildfire risk spurs Ontario NDP bill
On Thursday, the party introduced legislation to address the rising threat of fires that could jump from nearby natural areas into metropolitan centres.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Thanks to @maritstilesndp.bsky.social & NDP for this proposed legislation. We had a wildfire in the ravine 60 metres from our house late this summer. It could have been a disaster. There’s no way for Ford’s friends to make money so he’s not interested
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Carney is an environmental fraud. He virtue-signals but his actual behaviour suggests otherwise. The irony is that Canadians WANT climate action and expanded renewable power generation.
Canada is in "in principle" in favour of a global roadmap to transition off fossil fuels — a position hard to square with PM Mark Carney's fossil fuel expansion plans at home. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/21/n...
Canada talks oil and gas transition abroad while doubling down on industry back home
The Carney government has tipped its hand, revealing its position on a key diplomatic sticking point at this year's UN climate summit — and it's hard to square with the Liberals' latest domestic moves...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Carney is an environmental fraud. He virtue-signals but his actual behaviour suggests otherwise. The irony is that Canadians WANT climate action and expanded renewable power generation.
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I will still gift a Libro.fm audiobook copy of this to anyone who donates $50 USD to Rana Alhaj’s campaign
(I only have 2 credits so pls check with me first)
gofund.me/7c3fa4cbd
(I only have 2 credits so pls check with me first)
gofund.me/7c3fa4cbd
November 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I will still gift a Libro.fm audiobook copy of this to anyone who donates $50 USD to Rana Alhaj’s campaign
(I only have 2 credits so pls check with me first)
gofund.me/7c3fa4cbd
(I only have 2 credits so pls check with me first)
gofund.me/7c3fa4cbd
An excellent essay.
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
An excellent essay.
A brilliant Pankaj Mishra essay in Harper’s December issue:
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November 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
A brilliant Pankaj Mishra essay in Harper’s December issue:
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I’m astonished no Conservative MPPs are objecting. I’d have thought Peter Bethanfalvy would find this shameful, but as @corruptario.bsky.social notes that’s not the case. And Crombie is of course proving herself useless once again.
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I’m astonished no Conservative MPPs are objecting. I’d have thought Peter Bethanfalvy would find this shameful, but as @corruptario.bsky.social notes that’s not the case. And Crombie is of course proving herself useless once again.
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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The sight of Mohammed bin Salman sitting in the Oval Office should make all Americans want to vomit. It sure does for me.
November 19, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The sight of Mohammed bin Salman sitting in the Oval Office should make all Americans want to vomit. It sure does for me.
@shawnmicallef.bsky.social Thanks for this essay. You make several sensible observations. And in general thanks for the efforts you make on our collective behalfs.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... Let’s fix it: Put Toronto’s parking lots to better use
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... Let’s fix it: Put Toronto’s parking lots to better use
Shawn Micallef: Let’s fix it: Toronto has more underused parking lots than you’d think. Here’s how to use them better
The subject of parking still seems to drive a lot of what happens in Toronto politics, but the underused lots around the city could be put to better use.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
@shawnmicallef.bsky.social Thanks for this essay. You make several sensible observations. And in general thanks for the efforts you make on our collective behalfs.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... Let’s fix it: Put Toronto’s parking lots to better use
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... Let’s fix it: Put Toronto’s parking lots to better use
Just watched Nuremberg. Even allowing for the likelihood that today’s world influenced the movie, it is gripping and predictive. The future of US democracy is clearly imperilled and our Canadian democracy will be under increasing threat as the US sinks.
November 15, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Just watched Nuremberg. Even allowing for the likelihood that today’s world influenced the movie, it is gripping and predictive. The future of US democracy is clearly imperilled and our Canadian democracy will be under increasing threat as the US sinks.
The world is confronting a crisis and Canada is not prioritizing the energy transition to renewables. How stupid is that??
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New reports paint picture of an ‘extremely dangerous’ future with warming expected to blow past key limit | CNN
Melting ice sheets. Massive flooding. Dead coral reefs. Humanity is careening toward an untenable future as global temperatures rise, scientists warn
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November 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The world is confronting a crisis and Canada is not prioritizing the energy transition to renewables. How stupid is that??
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It is the responsibility of all of us to return the nation to a path that is morally sustainable.
Trump is threatening the basic needs of poor Americans. How low he has sunk | Robert Reich
The president has put Snap benefits in jeopardy amid a fight over Medicaid. The nation has lost its moral authority
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November 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
It is the responsibility of all of us to return the nation to a path that is morally sustainable.
How is it that supposedly bright people don’t understand this?? We are making the lives of future generation impossible. And where is @mark-carney.bsky.social in all of this?? Is his strategic horizon really so close??
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The black work of Big Oil
Now is the sinister time of year when the Barons of Big Oil gather together, under the auspices of the United Nations and with the blessing of most world leaders, to celebrate the 350 million needless...
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November 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
How is it that supposedly bright people don’t understand this?? We are making the lives of future generation impossible. And where is @mark-carney.bsky.social in all of this?? Is his strategic horizon really so close??
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I am devastated that Carney is proving to be such an environmental fraud.
The world blew past the dangerous 1.5 degree red line.
Our grandkids will pay the price.
Canada was the outlier in the G7 because of massive oil production expansion.
Mark Carney has decided to go all in on planet burning as a national strategy.
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Our grandkids will pay the price.
Canada was the outlier in the G7 because of massive oil production expansion.
Mark Carney has decided to go all in on planet burning as a national strategy.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/07/c...
Carney tells business crowd a new pipeline project is 'going to…
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November 8, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I am devastated that Carney is proving to be such an environmental fraud.
Isn’t it shameful that Canada doesn’t seem to care?!
UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened a gathering of heads of state in Belem, Brazil, with harsh words for world powers who he said “remain captive to the fossil fuel interests, rather than protecting the public interest.” www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/n...
At UN climate summit, world leaders say time is running short to stop the worst effects of warming
UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened a gathering of heads of state in Belem, Brazil, with harsh words for world powers who he said “remain captive to the fossil fuel interests, rather than pro...
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November 8, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Isn’t it shameful that Canada doesn’t seem to care?!
Canada is doing the same. Our @cathmckenna.bsky.social is representing the country well internationally but we desperately need her energy and attention domestically where @mark-carney.bsky.social appears completely disinterested.
Starmer affirms UK commitment to climate action ahead of Cop30 summit au.news.yahoo.com/starmer-affi... via @@YahooNewsAU
November 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Canada is doing the same. Our @cathmckenna.bsky.social is representing the country well internationally but we desperately need her energy and attention domestically where @mark-carney.bsky.social appears completely disinterested.
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We must champion a radical socialism, which includes slashing the $1 trillion spent on the war industry and ending our suicidal addiction to fossil fuels,
November 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
We must champion a radical socialism, which includes slashing the $1 trillion spent on the war industry and ending our suicidal addiction to fossil fuels,
This is appalling. Canadians must understand that Carney’s supposed environmental concerns are BS. He is a captive of corporate Canada.
“Since April's election, oil and gas lobbyists notched at least 177 meetings with federal officials — a third of which were in September alone. If Tuesday's budget is any indication, they successfully persuaded Prime Minister Mark Carney's government” www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/n...
Feds faced intense lobbying pressure before budget
Since April's election, oil and gas lobbyists notched at least 177 meetings with federal officials — a third of which were in September alone. If Tuesday's budget is any indication, they successfully ...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
This is appalling. Canadians must understand that Carney’s supposed environmental concerns are BS. He is a captive of corporate Canada.
And Canada boasts about austerity and a new pipeline… how can we be so shortsighted??
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Free Electricity. Like, at no cost. For everyone. Now.
Let's talk about affordability, abundance, and Australia--and why thanks to Trump we can't have nice things
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November 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
And Canada boasts about austerity and a new pipeline… how can we be so shortsighted??
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This is a powerful condemnation of the federal government’s ineptitude on AI. Let’s hope the feds heed their warnings.
Researchers at the Citizen Lab and director @rondeibert.bsky.social sign open letter to the Canadian Minister of AI and Minister of Industry rejecting the “National Sprint” on AI strategy.
Read it here: bccla.org/policy-submi...
Read it here: bccla.org/policy-submi...
OPEN LETTER to the Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation from civil society organizations and individuals opposing "National Sprint" consultation on AI strategy - BC Civil Liberti...
The Honourable Mélanie JolyMinister of IndustryHouse of CommonsOttawa, OntarioK1A 0A6 The Honourable Evan SolomonMinister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital InnovationHouse of CommonsOttawa, Ontar...
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November 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This is a powerful condemnation of the federal government’s ineptitude on AI. Let’s hope the feds heed their warnings.
An excellent, clear-eyed assessment. ‘Austerity’ bites the wrong people in the ass. And if we really have a deficit problem, let’s marry austerity to tax increases for both people and corporations. We’ve had 60 years of rate reductions and it’s time to change direction a bit.
Canada’s debt is modest, self-financed, and stable. Yet we are told to accept austerity as the “responsible” path forward. Deficit panic is really a strategy to limit what’s politically imaginable—universal services, public housing, and climate action.
The deficit is not an economic problem—it’s a political weapon
Mark Carney’s new budget exposes how Canada’s political class weaponizes the deficit to protect elites and justify austerity. Despite alarmist rhetoric, Canada’s debt is modest and self-financed. The ...
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November 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
An excellent, clear-eyed assessment. ‘Austerity’ bites the wrong people in the ass. And if we really have a deficit problem, let’s marry austerity to tax increases for both people and corporations. We’ve had 60 years of rate reductions and it’s time to change direction a bit.
@cnnipr.bsky.social I’m curious: how many deaths must one cause before CNN will not eulogize you???
November 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
@cnnipr.bsky.social I’m curious: how many deaths must one cause before CNN will not eulogize you???
This Dahlia Lithwick interview of Judge Luttig is excellent. He speaks clearly and forcefully and there is no possibility of confusion.
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The Federal Judiciary Is Trapped
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November 4, 2025 at 11:52 AM
This Dahlia Lithwick interview of Judge Luttig is excellent. He speaks clearly and forcefully and there is no possibility of confusion.
pca.st/episode/637c...
pca.st/episode/637c...
This should surprise nobody. The oil and gas co’s are fine pushing expanded production because it’ll let them keep kicking the environmental can down the road. Then they’ll suddenly not have the cash to clean it up and taxpayers’ll get screwed.
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Insufficient disclosure obscuring billions in Alberta oil sands liabilities, advocates say
Shareholders of Canada’s largest oil and gas companies could face a shortfall of tens of billions of dollars tied to spent wells, oil sands mines
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November 3, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This should surprise nobody. The oil and gas co’s are fine pushing expanded production because it’ll let them keep kicking the environmental can down the road. Then they’ll suddenly not have the cash to clean it up and taxpayers’ll get screwed.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...