Alex Cool-Fergus
@alexcoolfergus.bsky.social
Political junkie, mom, EN/FR. Wish I didn't have to be here. Thoughts and memes are my own.
Sadly, Bill C-5 doesn't advance any of those priorities. But I sure won't be forgetting how quickly this legislation moved through the House and Senate. Turns out it is possible to get big things done when we care enough.
June 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Sadly, Bill C-5 doesn't advance any of those priorities. But I sure won't be forgetting how quickly this legislation moved through the House and Senate. Turns out it is possible to get big things done when we care enough.
Let's put the things that really matter to Canadians on the fast-track. Time with their loved ones. Protection from climate disasters. Affordable housing. Access to good public healthcare and education. Indigenous rights.
June 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Let's put the things that really matter to Canadians on the fast-track. Time with their loved ones. Protection from climate disasters. Affordable housing. Access to good public healthcare and education. Indigenous rights.
It may not be as easy to cut a ribbon on decreased deaths due to avoided pollution, and it sure as hell isn't simple to calculate the avoidance of loss, but wouldn't it be nice if the federal government paid more attention to that than whatever the C-suite is peddling around Ottawa these days.
June 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
It may not be as easy to cut a ribbon on decreased deaths due to avoided pollution, and it sure as hell isn't simple to calculate the avoidance of loss, but wouldn't it be nice if the federal government paid more attention to that than whatever the C-suite is peddling around Ottawa these days.
I'm calling on PM @mark-carney.bsky.social to remember that hundreds of thousands of families depend on an eroding social safety net. That is a form of infrastructure, and would go way beyond pipelines in terms of nation-building.
June 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I'm calling on PM @mark-carney.bsky.social to remember that hundreds of thousands of families depend on an eroding social safety net. That is a form of infrastructure, and would go way beyond pipelines in terms of nation-building.
Thank you Senator for your transparency here. We remain hopeful that the Senate can provide sober second thought. Environmental organizations encourage these amendments, which would help protect environment and health: ecojustice.ca/wp-content/u...
ecojustice.ca
June 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Thank you Senator for your transparency here. We remain hopeful that the Senate can provide sober second thought. Environmental organizations encourage these amendments, which would help protect environment and health: ecojustice.ca/wp-content/u...
And further reading: www.desmog.com/2025/05/23/t...
Top Free-Market Think Tank Unsure That Canada Needs More Pipelines
While Alberta premier Danielle Smith demands new oil corridors, the Macdonald Laurier Institute notes that pipeline capacity is currently ‘sufficient.’
www.desmog.com
May 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
And further reading: www.desmog.com/2025/05/23/t...
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Agree, I think of AI as similar to single use plastic. There may be some useful applications- like discrete targeted medical devices - but packaging every damn thing we drink or buy in it wrecks the planet. Maybe AI helps detect cancer in mammograms; cool do that but stop editing my emails.
May 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Agree, I think of AI as similar to single use plastic. There may be some useful applications- like discrete targeted medical devices - but packaging every damn thing we drink or buy in it wrecks the planet. Maybe AI helps detect cancer in mammograms; cool do that but stop editing my emails.
Carney's government has to pick a path. To those hoping to reduce our reliance on the US, reduce the cost of living, and grow the Canadian economy, the choice is clear: we need a national electricity grid. Not new pipelines. Full stop. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
PM Carney’s new cabinet sending mixed signals on pipelines
After Prime Minister Mark Carney explicitly said he supports building a pipeline if the consensus in Canada exists for one, members of his newly formed cabinet appear to have differing views on the is...
www.ctvnews.ca
May 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Carney's government has to pick a path. To those hoping to reduce our reliance on the US, reduce the cost of living, and grow the Canadian economy, the choice is clear: we need a national electricity grid. Not new pipelines. Full stop. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
According to the Climate Institute of Canada, climate-induced damages slow Canada’s economic growth in 2025 by $25 billion annually, which is equal to 50 per cent of projected GDP growth in 2025. This is massive. climateinstitute.ca/reports/the-...
The Costs of Climate Change - Canadian Climate Institute
Climate change is already costing Canadian households billions of dollars—and these costs are just the tip of the iceberg.
climateinstitute.ca
May 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
According to the Climate Institute of Canada, climate-induced damages slow Canada’s economic growth in 2025 by $25 billion annually, which is equal to 50 per cent of projected GDP growth in 2025. This is massive. climateinstitute.ca/reports/the-...