Christy Kelly-Bisson
@garlicbreath644.bsky.social
Researcher for Common Ground Network at Dalhousie U
PhD de l'uOttawa études politiques
Historical materialism, settler colonialism, land grabs, and land tenure
Smallholder Garlic Farmer
Kespukwitk, Mi’kma'ki
they/iel
https://christykellybisson.com/
PhD de l'uOttawa études politiques
Historical materialism, settler colonialism, land grabs, and land tenure
Smallholder Garlic Farmer
Kespukwitk, Mi’kma'ki
they/iel
https://christykellybisson.com/
“When you burn it lightly in the springtime, the fire consumes the fuels and turns it into nutrients for the plants,” Gilchrist explained.
#CulturalBurns #ClimateCrisis #LandBack
#CulturalBurns #ClimateCrisis #LandBack
Amid climate impacts, leading Secwépemc firekeeper shares 'a better way of looking after the land'
In a time of worsening wildfires, Joe Gilchrist says cultural burning 'needs to be multiplied hundreds of times' — returning to Indigenous stewardship
indiginews.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
“When you burn it lightly in the springtime, the fire consumes the fuels and turns it into nutrients for the plants,” Gilchrist explained.
#CulturalBurns #ClimateCrisis #LandBack
#CulturalBurns #ClimateCrisis #LandBack
"The minister says the panel will have a mandate to recommend practical steps to create jobs, raise productivity, support businesses and strengthen communities."
#CDNpoli #CorporateCapture #Privatization #Austerity
#CDNpoli #CorporateCapture #Privatization #Austerity
Ottawa appoints new private-sector economic advisory panel for Atlantic Canada
HALIFAX - The federal government has appointed a new economic advisory committee for the Atlantic region.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
"The minister says the panel will have a mandate to recommend practical steps to create jobs, raise productivity, support businesses and strengthen communities."
#CDNpoli #CorporateCapture #Privatization #Austerity
#CDNpoli #CorporateCapture #Privatization #Austerity
"The Nova Scotia government says it has approved the environmental assessment for Setapuktuk Wind Project, owned by EverWind NS Holdings Ltd. in partnership with Membertou Development Corp."
#Mikmaki #NSpoli #EnergyTransition
#Mikmaki #NSpoli #EnergyTransition
Environmental review approved for wind project tied to Membertou First Nation in N.S.
HALIFAX - A wind project in Guysborough County, N.S., involving the Membertou First Nation has passed the environmental review stage.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
"The Nova Scotia government says it has approved the environmental assessment for Setapuktuk Wind Project, owned by EverWind NS Holdings Ltd. in partnership with Membertou Development Corp."
#Mikmaki #NSpoli #EnergyTransition
#Mikmaki #NSpoli #EnergyTransition
"Farmers want Ottawa to set up a 10-year pilot project that would ensure they receive an annual income of at least $50,000, a rate that would rise by inflation every year."
#CDNpoli #CDNag #Farmers #BasicIncome
#CDNpoli #CDNag #Farmers #BasicIncome
Farmers will lobby Ottawa for $50K guaranteed annual income pilot program
HALIFAX - A farmers advocacy group says it plans to lobby the federal government for a guaranteed annual income of $50,000.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 11:24 AM
"Farmers want Ottawa to set up a 10-year pilot project that would ensure they receive an annual income of at least $50,000, a rate that would rise by inflation every year."
#CDNpoli #CDNag #Farmers #BasicIncome
#CDNpoli #CDNag #Farmers #BasicIncome
"This is an empty deal. Cop30 provides a stark reminder that the answers to the climate crisis do not lie inside the climate talks – they lie with the people and movements leading the way toward a just, equitable, fossil-free future.” Nikki Reisch
#COP30 #ClimateCrisis
#COP30 #ClimateCrisis
End of fossil fuel era inches closer as Cop30 deal agreed after bitter standoff
Wealthy countries should triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
"This is an empty deal. Cop30 provides a stark reminder that the answers to the climate crisis do not lie inside the climate talks – they lie with the people and movements leading the way toward a just, equitable, fossil-free future.” Nikki Reisch
#COP30 #ClimateCrisis
#COP30 #ClimateCrisis
"The infilled area was small, barely larger than a parking space, and it’s not clear if building on it would have been permitted. But it had a prime location at the corner of the pond, across the street from Westhaver Beach and a few [kms] down the road from Mahone Bay."
#Mikmaki #NSpoli #Lunenburg
#Mikmaki #NSpoli #Lunenburg
Province removes controversial infill from coastal pond | CBC News
More than three years after a property owner manufactured land at the corner of Westhaver Pond in Maders Cove, N.S., the Department of Public Works has dug it up and cleared it away. Community members...
www.cbc.ca
November 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"The infilled area was small, barely larger than a parking space, and it’s not clear if building on it would have been permitted. But it had a prime location at the corner of the pond, across the street from Westhaver Beach and a few [kms] down the road from Mahone Bay."
#Mikmaki #NSpoli #Lunenburg
#Mikmaki #NSpoli #Lunenburg
Garlic crop 2026 is all planted! And thats the end of the growing season for me. What a year.
November 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Garlic crop 2026 is all planted! And thats the end of the growing season for me. What a year.
“We see a widening gap between what farmers receive for their products and what consumers are paying for at the grocery store” said NFU Policy Analyst James Hannay
#CDNpoli #CDNag #FoodSovereignty #FoodPrices @nfucanada.bsky.social
#CDNpoli #CDNag #FoodSovereignty #FoodPrices @nfucanada.bsky.social
Farmers talk food prices, cloning at national convention in Moncton
Farmers from across the country are meeting in Moncton this week for the National Farmers Union annual convention - the first time the event has ever been held in New Brunswick.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
“We see a widening gap between what farmers receive for their products and what consumers are paying for at the grocery store” said NFU Policy Analyst James Hannay
#CDNpoli #CDNag #FoodSovereignty #FoodPrices @nfucanada.bsky.social
#CDNpoli #CDNag #FoodSovereignty #FoodPrices @nfucanada.bsky.social
"The federal budget, which passed on Monday, introduced a $2-billion "critical minerals sovereign fund" and a $371.8-million "first and last mile fund," both of which will support development projects."
Karen McKendry (EAC) "we can’t mine our way out of the climate crisis.”
#Mikmaki #NSpoli #CDNpoli
Karen McKendry (EAC) "we can’t mine our way out of the climate crisis.”
#Mikmaki #NSpoli #CDNpoli
Ottawa's support of critical mineral development sparks optimism, skepticism | CBC News
Members of Nova Scotia's critical minerals industry are celebrating the federal government's new budget that would see extra attention and resources for the sector, but one environmental advocate is u...
www.cbc.ca
November 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Feels like the start of another farmers vs. Pickering airport-kind of land conflict.
"DND sent letters to Brooks and dozens of other farmers in the area during the summer asking if they would consider selling their properties to make way for a large-scale radar project."
#CDNpoli #NORAD #Farmland
"DND sent letters to Brooks and dozens of other farmers in the area during the summer asking if they would consider selling their properties to make way for a large-scale radar project."
#CDNpoli #NORAD #Farmland
A radar system meant to spot distant threats could land right in Ontario farmers' backyards | CBC News
Family farms in Clearview Township, Ont., face uncertainty after the Department of National Defence proposed a $38-billion NORAD radar project. Generations of farmers fear losing land to the military,...
www.cbc.ca
November 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
“The language that CSIS used in this document fundamentally delegitimizes the rights of Indigenous people. I think it's fair to claim that a lot of this language itself is racist. It's highly colonial,” said Jeffrey Monaghan, an associate professor of criminology at Carleton U
#CDNpoli #LandBack
#CDNpoli #LandBack
How investigating Indigenous activists became a CSIS priority for at least a decade | CBC News
Canada's spies subjected Indigenous activists to a series of “Native extremism” investigations for at least a decade beginning in 1988, in what internal documents show was a countrywide surveillance p...
www.cbc.ca
November 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
"The revelations come amid growing frustration at the unfettered access given to corporations that profit from maintaining global dependence on fossil fuels and/or the destruction of forests and other ecosystems vital for mitigating climate catastrophe."
#COP30 #ClimateCrisis #CorporateCapture
#COP30 #ClimateCrisis #CorporateCapture
More than 300 big agriculture lobbyists took part in Cop30, investigation finds
Lobbyists representing industry responsible for a quarter to a third of global emissions participated in key talks at the UN climate summit
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
"The revelations come amid growing frustration at the unfettered access given to corporations that profit from maintaining global dependence on fossil fuels and/or the destruction of forests and other ecosystems vital for mitigating climate catastrophe."
#COP30 #ClimateCrisis #CorporateCapture
#COP30 #ClimateCrisis #CorporateCapture
"The Shoulder to Shoulder Rally in Halifax Saturday was organized by Mi'kmaw leaders and non-Indigenous community groups who want Nova Scotia's provincial government to do more to protect the environment."
#Mikmaki #NSpoli
#Mikmaki #NSpoli
Hundreds gather at Halifax rally to call for better environmental protection in Nova Scotia
The Shoulder to Shoulder Rally in Halifax Saturday was organized by Mi'kmaw leaders and non-Indigenous community groups who want Nova Scotia's provincial government to do more to protect the environme...
www.cbc.ca
November 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I don't think we question the notion of "progressive conservative" or "red tory" enough in Canadian politics. It seems like something that deciseively died in the 1980s. I think it is sufficient to just call them conservatives now: The liberal party is a conservative party right now.
#CDNpoli
#CDNpoli
New from me. On Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Pierre Poilievre, Mark Carney and the budget.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
ANALYSIS | Is Mark Carney's budget a Progressive Conservative budget? | CBC News
Attempting perhaps to turn a story about his own leadership into a story about whether the media have unfairly focused on Conservative dissent, Pierre Poilievre challenged reporters to pay as much att...
www.cbc.ca
November 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I don't think we question the notion of "progressive conservative" or "red tory" enough in Canadian politics. It seems like something that deciseively died in the 1980s. I think it is sufficient to just call them conservatives now: The liberal party is a conservative party right now.
#CDNpoli
#CDNpoli
"Countries must recognise the demarcation of Indigenous lands as a key component of tackling the climate crisis, and civil society must help in the defence of such lands against mining interests, Brazil’s minister for Indigenous peoples has said."
#ClimateCrisis #COP30
#ClimateCrisis #COP30
Indigenous lands must be recognised as part of climate policy, says Brazilian minister
Sonia Guajajara tells Cop30 the rights of traditional communities must be maintained in the face of exploitation by the mining industry
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"Countries must recognise the demarcation of Indigenous lands as a key component of tackling the climate crisis, and civil society must help in the defence of such lands against mining interests, Brazil’s minister for Indigenous peoples has said."
#ClimateCrisis #COP30
#ClimateCrisis #COP30
"That Canada cannot be erected on the craven idolatries of colonialism and capitalism, money and its powers. It will need a new imaginary, one that relentlessly refuses possessive individualism’s worship of accumulation ..., privatized property ..., and profit.."
#CDNpoli #Canada #SettlerColonialism
#CDNpoli #Canada #SettlerColonialism
Settler colonialism: What’s in a name?
Once a radical breakthrough, settler colonial theory now dominates Canadian scholarship. In his review of On Settler Colonialism in Canada, Bryan D. Palmer welcomes its moral clarity but warns that it...
canadiandimension.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:38 AM
"That Canada cannot be erected on the craven idolatries of colonialism and capitalism, money and its powers. It will need a new imaginary, one that relentlessly refuses possessive individualism’s worship of accumulation ..., privatized property ..., and profit.."
#CDNpoli #Canada #SettlerColonialism
#CDNpoli #Canada #SettlerColonialism
«Légalement, les prochains gouvernements ne pourront pas y toucher. "Nous assurons l’avenir de cette ile, que les choses qui tiennent à cœur aux gens soient préservées", a déclaré Elspeth McLean-Wile, mairesse de la MODL.»
#Mikmaki #Kespukwitk #Acadie #Conservation
#Mikmaki #Kespukwitk #Acadie #Conservation
L’ile de Cap-LaHave est protégée
Après des années de travail, c’est officiel: la municipalité du district de Lunenburg annonce la conservation de l'ile de Cape-LaHave, sous la gestion de Nova Scotia Nature Trust.
lecourrier.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:27 AM
«Légalement, les prochains gouvernements ne pourront pas y toucher. "Nous assurons l’avenir de cette ile, que les choses qui tiennent à cœur aux gens soient préservées", a déclaré Elspeth McLean-Wile, mairesse de la MODL.»
#Mikmaki #Kespukwitk #Acadie #Conservation
#Mikmaki #Kespukwitk #Acadie #Conservation
"The community is absolutely outraged about what's going on, knowing that the government is having these private and confidential discussions with the corporation regarding public assets,” said Lowry
#Mikmaki #Unamaki #NSpoli
#Mikmaki #Unamaki #NSpoli
West Mabou Beach golf development proposal won't proceed, premier says | CBC News
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston told reporters Thursday the proposal 'won't get to the next step.'
www.cbc.ca
November 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
"Half of all privately owned rural land is held by 421 people or entities. The roots of such disparities lie in the past. The 18th- and 19th-century Highland clearances emptied the glens and readied them for private takeover."
#Scotland #LandReform #HighlandClearances
#Scotland #LandReform #HighlandClearances
The Guardian view on Scottish land reform: vast estates remain feudal in scale | Editorial
Editorial: Half of the country’s privately owned countryside is held by just 421 owners. New legislation suggests democrats still fear powerful interests
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"Half of all privately owned rural land is held by 421 people or entities. The roots of such disparities lie in the past. The 18th- and 19th-century Highland clearances emptied the glens and readied them for private takeover."
#Scotland #LandReform #HighlandClearances
#Scotland #LandReform #HighlandClearances
"Before settler colonialism, Indigenous nations across the continent regularly conducted low-intensity controlled burns, carefully planned to maintain and replenish the health of the land and its ecosystems."
#TurtleIsland #CulturalBurning #Forestry #WildFires
#TurtleIsland #CulturalBurning #Forestry #WildFires
Indigenous firekeepers come together for inaugural gathering | The Narwhal
First Nations experts attend first National Indigenous Fire Gathering on syilx homelands in B.C., joining counterparts from Canada, Australia and the U.S.
thenarwhal.ca
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"Before settler colonialism, Indigenous nations across the continent regularly conducted low-intensity controlled burns, carefully planned to maintain and replenish the health of the land and its ecosystems."
#TurtleIsland #CulturalBurning #Forestry #WildFires
#TurtleIsland #CulturalBurning #Forestry #WildFires
«Le site n’est plus considéré simplement comme l’emplacement d’un fort français unique, mais comme un paysage culturel à plusieurs niveaux dont l’histoire s’étend sur plusieurs millénaires.»
#Mikmaki #Kespukwitkt #Acadie #RiveSud
#Mikmaki #Kespukwitkt #Acadie #RiveSud
Le fort perdu de Charles de La Tour: à la découverte d'un passé riche en histoire
Les travaux archéologiques menés au lieu historique national du Fort Saint-Louis à Port La Tour, en Nouvelle-Écosse, sous la direction de Catherine Cottreau-Robins, conservatrice principale au Musée d...
lecourrier.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
«Le site n’est plus considéré simplement comme l’emplacement d’un fort français unique, mais comme un paysage culturel à plusieurs niveaux dont l’histoire s’étend sur plusieurs millénaires.»
#Mikmaki #Kespukwitkt #Acadie #RiveSud
#Mikmaki #Kespukwitkt #Acadie #RiveSud
"discussions about local food often overlook the very people that make food production possible: farm workers. These workers form the backbone of the agricultural sector, yet many face unsafe working conditions, inadequate pay and exclusion from basic labour protections."
#CDNpoli #CDNag #CANlab
#CDNpoli #CDNag #CANlab
Canada’s food sovereignty depends on better jobs for farmworkers
A resilient and affordable food system depends on good quality jobs in agriculture.
theconversation.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:37 AM
"a mutation by which liberalism gives way to aggressive mercantilism abroad, while neoliberalism continues to rule at home: 'National Market Liberalism in a Multipolar World.'
#Neoliberalism
#Neoliberalism
As Neoliberalism Crumbles, It Becomes More Destructive
Economist Branko Milanovic is one of the sharpest critics of global inequality. He spoke to Jacobin about how the decline of neoliberal globalization is harshening its most destructive tendencies.
jacobin.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"a mutation by which liberalism gives way to aggressive mercantilism abroad, while neoliberalism continues to rule at home: 'National Market Liberalism in a Multipolar World.'
#Neoliberalism
#Neoliberalism
"Prime Minister Mark Carney’s budget scales back rules around greenwashing, and hints an oil and gas emissions cap is unlikely."
#CDNpoli #CorporateCapture #GreenCapitalism #ClimateCrisis #Greenwashing
#CDNpoli #CorporateCapture #GreenCapitalism #ClimateCrisis #Greenwashing
How Carney’s first budget impacts the environment | The Narwhal
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget scales back many Trudeau-era environmental programs and creates a youth climate corps
thenarwhal.ca
November 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
"Prime Minister Mark Carney’s budget scales back rules around greenwashing, and hints an oil and gas emissions cap is unlikely."
#CDNpoli #CorporateCapture #GreenCapitalism #ClimateCrisis #Greenwashing
#CDNpoli #CorporateCapture #GreenCapitalism #ClimateCrisis #Greenwashing
"Atlantic salmon return each fall from ocean feeding grounds to the rivers where they were born, looking for an ideal place to spawn. But with spawning season in October and November, critically low water levels are threatening how this important step in their life cycle plays out."
#Mikmaki #Salmon
#Mikmaki #Salmon
Drought could threaten salmon returning to N.S. rivers to spawn, say conservationists | CBC News
In October and November, Atlantic salmon return from their ocean feeding grounds to the rivers where they were born, looking for an ideal place to spawn. But in Nova Scotia, the ongoing drought is thr...
www.cbc.ca
November 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM