🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦
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an emergency doctor desperately trying to save the future (and the present) for his children
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Carney’s calamitous course causes consternation at climate summit
Canada arrived at COP30 with empty hands, expressly moving backwards on almost every climate policy we’ve put in place since Paris.
www.nationalobserver.com
I wrote a little thing.
Alt title: the Hypocrisy in Having Value(s)
Alt title: the Hypocrisy in Having Value(s)
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Carney’s approach here is very much in keeping with an observation Paul Wells made back in the summer, that he’s focused on short-term deliverables, not long-term governance challenges.
The problem is, neglecting and failing to improve governance will leave Canada with weaker foundations.
The problem is, neglecting and failing to improve governance will leave Canada with weaker foundations.
So the PM intended to inform B.C.'s premier once the negotiations with Alberta have been finalized?
Nation-building promised, sausage-making delivered.
Regardless of whether this pipeline will ever be built, the process itself is profoundly damaging.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Nation-building promised, sausage-making delivered.
Regardless of whether this pipeline will ever be built, the process itself is profoundly damaging.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Carney and Smith to unveil energy deal in Calgary Thursday, source says
B.C. Premier says he spoke with Carney about concerns over potential oil pipeline
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Carney’s approach here is very much in keeping with an observation Paul Wells made back in the summer, that he’s focused on short-term deliverables, not long-term governance challenges.
The problem is, neglecting and failing to improve governance will leave Canada with weaker foundations.
The problem is, neglecting and failing to improve governance will leave Canada with weaker foundations.
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And it's not just in areas like federalism - Carney's got pathetically short-term vision on the economy and growth, the very things he's supposed to expert in.
Carney’s approach here is very much in keeping with an observation Paul Wells made back in the summer, that he’s focused on short-term deliverables, not long-term governance challenges.
The problem is, neglecting and failing to improve governance will leave Canada with weaker foundations.
The problem is, neglecting and failing to improve governance will leave Canada with weaker foundations.
So the PM intended to inform B.C.'s premier once the negotiations with Alberta have been finalized?
Nation-building promised, sausage-making delivered.
Regardless of whether this pipeline will ever be built, the process itself is profoundly damaging.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Nation-building promised, sausage-making delivered.
Regardless of whether this pipeline will ever be built, the process itself is profoundly damaging.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
November 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
And it's not just in areas like federalism - Carney's got pathetically short-term vision on the economy and growth, the very things he's supposed to expert in.
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"Williams said organizers are simply adopting the same organizational tactics as groups like Take Back Alberta and the Black Hat Gang, which has pressured Smith’s government to take hard-right policy positions..."
9 UCP MLAs facing recall efforts
globalnews.ca/news/1154076...
9 UCP MLAs facing recall efforts
globalnews.ca/news/1154076...
9 Alberta government MLAs are facing recall efforts. What’s going on? | Globalnews.ca
A growing number of recall efforts against sitting MLAs in Alberta is raising pressure on Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party.
globalnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"Williams said organizers are simply adopting the same organizational tactics as groups like Take Back Alberta and the Black Hat Gang, which has pressured Smith’s government to take hard-right policy positions..."
9 UCP MLAs facing recall efforts
globalnews.ca/news/1154076...
9 UCP MLAs facing recall efforts
globalnews.ca/news/1154076...
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It's the first big snow of winter 2025 which means we're all remembering how this works.
However travel, take your time and arrive safely.
I'm thankful to have transportation options like the CTrain to get to work as we enter day 1 budget week - the public hearing 1/
#yyc #yyccc
However travel, take your time and arrive safely.
I'm thankful to have transportation options like the CTrain to get to work as we enter day 1 budget week - the public hearing 1/
#yyc #yyccc
November 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Healthcare Today: 'Calls for the government to recognise Long Covid'
'The British Medical Association and the Royal College of Nursing have written to the government urging it to recognise long COVID as a prescribed industrial disease'
healthcaretoday.com/article/call...
'The British Medical Association and the Royal College of Nursing have written to the government urging it to recognise long COVID as a prescribed industrial disease'
healthcaretoday.com/article/call...
Calls for the government to recognise Long Covid
The British Medical Association and the Royal College of Nursing have written to the government urging it to recognise long COVID as a prescribed industrial disease.
healthcaretoday.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Healthcare Today: 'Calls for the government to recognise Long Covid'
'The British Medical Association and the Royal College of Nursing have written to the government urging it to recognise long COVID as a prescribed industrial disease'
healthcaretoday.com/article/call...
'The British Medical Association and the Royal College of Nursing have written to the government urging it to recognise long COVID as a prescribed industrial disease'
healthcaretoday.com/article/call...
Good summary of how bad Canada's performance was at COP30.
A tough climate summit for Canada
Labeled the "Fossil of the Day" at COP30, Canada faces accusations of pulling back climate policies while pushing forward fossil subsidies and projects. But the committee seemed particularly stung by ...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Good summary of how bad Canada's performance was at COP30.
"So, the final score? COP30 was a masterclass in keeping a broken system alive, while the real hope came from the people, cities, and countries pushing from the outside."
scroll.in/article/1088...
scroll.in/article/1088...
COP30: The good, the bad, the unforgivable and why you should care about the UN climate change meet
The lowdown from the conference, which ended in Brazil on Monday.
scroll.in
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
"So, the final score? COP30 was a masterclass in keeping a broken system alive, while the real hope came from the people, cities, and countries pushing from the outside."
scroll.in/article/1088...
scroll.in/article/1088...
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A federal watchdog urged consumers on Monday to immediately stop using and safely dispose of two models of lithium-ion batteries made for a popular e-bike brand, warning of serious fire risks.
Batteries for Rad Power Bikes Get Federal Fire Risk Warning
A federal watchdog said two models of batteries found in Rad Power Bikes should be immediately, and safely, disposed of. The bike company disputes the safety agency’s findings.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 3:40 AM
A federal watchdog urged consumers on Monday to immediately stop using and safely dispose of two models of lithium-ion batteries made for a popular e-bike brand, warning of serious fire risks.
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Trump's erratic and unpredictable, but both Mamdani and Slotkin showed you can advance your message and make him look terrible if you state core principles clearly and refuse to bend the knee. www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-mamd...
Dems win key messaging battles against Trump
Dems across the ideological spectrum are taking him on and emerging stronger.
www.publicnotice.co
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Trump's erratic and unpredictable, but both Mamdani and Slotkin showed you can advance your message and make him look terrible if you state core principles clearly and refuse to bend the knee. www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-mamd...
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"This is an historic betrayal of Canada's climate commitments and the rights of Coastal First Nations to protect their land and waters from oil spills." - @climatekeith.bsky.social
Tell Carney: fast track climate solutions NOT pipelines 🙅
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Tell Carney: fast track climate solutions NOT pipelines 🙅
act.gp/4of2Kru
Fast-track climate solutions, not fossil fuels
Add your name to tell Carney that Canada’s “nation-building” projects should create green energy and affordable homes.
act.gp
November 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
"This is an historic betrayal of Canada's climate commitments and the rights of Coastal First Nations to protect their land and waters from oil spills." - @climatekeith.bsky.social
Tell Carney: fast track climate solutions NOT pipelines 🙅
act.gp/4of2Kru
Tell Carney: fast track climate solutions NOT pipelines 🙅
act.gp/4of2Kru
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Here I am at the iPolitics awards with my Alberta Senate colleague Patti LaBoucane-Benson. I won for best Senate speaker - but Patti won for Senator of the Year! Alberta girls getting things done! #SenateofCanada #Alberta #cdnpoli #abpoli @senindepend.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Here I am at the iPolitics awards with my Alberta Senate colleague Patti LaBoucane-Benson. I won for best Senate speaker - but Patti won for Senator of the Year! Alberta girls getting things done! #SenateofCanada #Alberta #cdnpoli #abpoli @senindepend.bsky.social
"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
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
"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."
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“In Canada, the total burden on the healthcare system from long COVID was estimated to be between CAD 7.8 and CAD 50.6 billion up to spring 2023, with unvaccinated individuals having higher impacts.”
November 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
“In Canada, the total burden on the healthcare system from long COVID was estimated to be between CAD 7.8 and CAD 50.6 billion up to spring 2023, with unvaccinated individuals having higher impacts.”
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Economic burden of long COVID: macroeconomic, cost-of-illness and microeconomic impacts - npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine
npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine - Economic burden of long COVID: macroeconomic, cost-of-illness and microeconomic impacts
www.nature.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:37 PM
"A CCS project and a new pipeline may be on the horizon as AB gets closer to signing a memo of understanding, which Premier Smith calls a "grand bargain" with the feds. Proponents tout CCS as a way to reduce emissions from oil sands. But critics say the tech only enables the ff industry to expand."
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www.cbc.ca
November 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
"A CCS project and a new pipeline may be on the horizon as AB gets closer to signing a memo of understanding, which Premier Smith calls a "grand bargain" with the feds. Proponents tout CCS as a way to reduce emissions from oil sands. But critics say the tech only enables the ff industry to expand."
2 sides: 1) FF promoters such as the US using tactics such as trade tariffs or access as leverage to encourage others to buy LNG.
2) countries like China, using its massive cost advantage in RE tech to sell cheaper electricity solutions that don’t lock in a reliance on imports of price-volatile ffs.
2) countries like China, using its massive cost advantage in RE tech to sell cheaper electricity solutions that don’t lock in a reliance on imports of price-volatile ffs.
COMMENTARY: Limp COP30 Deal Matters Little in Renewables vs Fossil Battle - Canadian Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow
Clyde Russell Summary (Reuters) - The weak statement that omitted any mention of fossil fuels was probably the best outcome that could have been realistically expected of the COP30 climate summit. It ...
energynow.ca
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
2 sides: 1) FF promoters such as the US using tactics such as trade tariffs or access as leverage to encourage others to buy LNG.
2) countries like China, using its massive cost advantage in RE tech to sell cheaper electricity solutions that don’t lock in a reliance on imports of price-volatile ffs.
2) countries like China, using its massive cost advantage in RE tech to sell cheaper electricity solutions that don’t lock in a reliance on imports of price-volatile ffs.
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In a diplomatic black eye for host country Brazil, what had been promoted as a summit of “truth” and “implementation” delivered little of either.
Backsliding in Belém
Petrostates at COP30 quash fossil fuel and deforestation phaseouts.
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
In a diplomatic black eye for host country Brazil, what had been promoted as a summit of “truth” and “implementation” delivered little of either.
"As we cross the 1.5C threshold into uncharted climatic territory, we the people must make the politicians fight wholeheartedly for fossil fuel phaseout. In the end, it is up to us to create a global politics that will finally save the world for our children."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Another Cop wrecked by fossil fuel interests and our leaders’ cowardice – but there is another way | Genevieve Guenther
The fingerprints of Russia and Saudi Arabia are all over the decision text in Brazil. But a group of nations led by Colombia and the Netherlands offer hope, says End Climate Silence founding director ...
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"As we cross the 1.5C threshold into uncharted climatic territory, we the people must make the politicians fight wholeheartedly for fossil fuel phaseout. In the end, it is up to us to create a global politics that will finally save the world for our children."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Proud to be a Fellow of the National Academy of Medicine in USA, which, along with the National Academies of Science and Engineering, have published a statement on the CDC's "updated" (aka meddled-with by RFK) vaccine guidance.
www.nationalacademies.org/news/stateme...
www.nationalacademies.org/news/stateme...
National Academies - Statement on CDC’s Updated Vaccine Guidance
National Academies respond to CDC’s updated vaccine guidance, offering scientific context and clarity on vaccine safety.
www.nationalacademies.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Proud to be a Fellow of the National Academy of Medicine in USA, which, along with the National Academies of Science and Engineering, have published a statement on the CDC's "updated" (aka meddled-with by RFK) vaccine guidance.
www.nationalacademies.org/news/stateme...
www.nationalacademies.org/news/stateme...
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Incredible……
Colombia declares its entire Amazon Biome off limits to mining & oil extraction.
Colombia declares its entire Amazon Biome off limits to mining & oil extraction.
Colombia Declares Its Entire Amazon Region Off-Limits to Mining and Oil Extraction
At COP30, Colombia's Minister of the Environment announced that the entire Amazon region would be declared free of mining and oil extraction.
colombiaone.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Incredible……
Colombia declares its entire Amazon Biome off limits to mining & oil extraction.
Colombia declares its entire Amazon Biome off limits to mining & oil extraction.
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🛑The world is far off track on methane cuts.
A new #UN report shows countries are on pace to deliver only 8% reductions by 2030.
💀Methane is responsible for a 1/3 of global warming & drives lethal air pollution.
✍️ @stefananderson.bsky.social
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
A new #UN report shows countries are on pace to deliver only 8% reductions by 2030.
💀Methane is responsible for a 1/3 of global warming & drives lethal air pollution.
✍️ @stefananderson.bsky.social
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
World Falls Far Short Of Methane Cut Targets Halfway To 2030 Deadline - Health Policy Watch
First UN assessment since the 2021 Glasgow pledge shows methane cuts falling far short of targets needed to meet climate goals. Accelerated action could yield
healthpolicy-watch.news
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
🛑The world is far off track on methane cuts.
A new #UN report shows countries are on pace to deliver only 8% reductions by 2030.
💀Methane is responsible for a 1/3 of global warming & drives lethal air pollution.
✍️ @stefananderson.bsky.social
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
A new #UN report shows countries are on pace to deliver only 8% reductions by 2030.
💀Methane is responsible for a 1/3 of global warming & drives lethal air pollution.
✍️ @stefananderson.bsky.social
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
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Volcano Hayli Gubbi erupted today in Ethiopia for the first time.
November 24, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Volcano Hayli Gubbi erupted today in Ethiopia for the first time.
Such a strange day for me! the first time in 9 years I haven't been a board member to @cape-acme.bsky.social !
Wandering around lost in a bit of a daze.
Contemplative, excited for the future, but a bit lost as well.
1/
Wandering around lost in a bit of a daze.
Contemplative, excited for the future, but a bit lost as well.
1/
November 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Such a strange day for me! the first time in 9 years I haven't been a board member to @cape-acme.bsky.social !
Wandering around lost in a bit of a daze.
Contemplative, excited for the future, but a bit lost as well.
1/
Wandering around lost in a bit of a daze.
Contemplative, excited for the future, but a bit lost as well.
1/