Cam Fraser
@cfraser146.bsky.social
Father of 3, G-Dad of 8. Live in Ontario, Canada. Progressive, or so I like to think, on most issues. Interests include politics, economics, the environment, sports and music. "We learn from history that we do not learn from history."
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Fossil fuel employment has fallen to less than 1% of the Canadian work force, while growth in global energy jobs outpaced the wider economy for the third year in a row, according to two reports released over the last several days. #Canada
www.theenergymix.com/fossil-fuels...
www.theenergymix.com/fossil-fuels...
Fossil Fuels Fall Below 1% of Canadian Employment While Global Clean Energy Jobs Surge
Fossil fuel employment has fallen to less than 1% of the Canadian work force, while growth in global energy jobs outpaced the wider economy for the third year in a row, according to two reports releas...
www.theenergymix.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Fossil fuel employment has fallen to less than 1% of the Canadian work force, while growth in global energy jobs outpaced the wider economy for the third year in a row, according to two reports released over the last several days. #Canada
www.theenergymix.com/fossil-fuels...
www.theenergymix.com/fossil-fuels...
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The policy effects of congestion pricing - which Toronto and other Canadian cities would struggle with, given the existing transit infrastructure- are just so striking
Particulate pollution in the air down a whopping 22% in NYC’s congestion pricing zone.
Not only are the streets less congested, but so are our lungs.
e360.yale.edu/digest/new-y...
Not only are the streets less congested, but so are our lungs.
e360.yale.edu/digest/new-y...
In New York City, Congestion Pricing Leads to Marked Drop in Pollution
e360.yale.edu
December 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The policy effects of congestion pricing - which Toronto and other Canadian cities would struggle with, given the existing transit infrastructure- are just so striking
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Canada is clinging to a (thankfully) dying industry. We could become leaders in renewable energy, but instead we have fossil policy on fossil fuels.
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/britain...
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/britain...
Britain becomes world’s largest economy to end new oil and gas exploration - Greenpeace UK
Commenting on the government’s North Sea Future Plan, in which it has confirmed that no more licences for new oil and gas will be issued, Greenpeace UK’s co-executive director, Areeba Hamid, said: “B...
www.greenpeace.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Canada is clinging to a (thankfully) dying industry. We could become leaders in renewable energy, but instead we have fossil policy on fossil fuels.
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/britain...
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/britain...
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Tonight we recognised great Canadian teachers who are empowering the next generation with the skills, mentorship, and experiences they need to succeed.
To the recipients of this year’s Prime Minister’s Teaching Awards: thank you for everything you do.
To the recipients of this year’s Prime Minister’s Teaching Awards: thank you for everything you do.
December 11, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Tonight we recognised great Canadian teachers who are empowering the next generation with the skills, mentorship, and experiences they need to succeed.
To the recipients of this year’s Prime Minister’s Teaching Awards: thank you for everything you do.
To the recipients of this year’s Prime Minister’s Teaching Awards: thank you for everything you do.
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John Lennon was gunned down 45 years ago today.
It makes no more sense now than it did the night my brother came racing upstairs to tell me what Howard Cosell had just announced.
“God is a concept/ by which we measure/ our pain…”
‘Night, all💙🕯️
youtu.be/aCNkPpq1giU?...
It makes no more sense now than it did the night my brother came racing upstairs to tell me what Howard Cosell had just announced.
“God is a concept/ by which we measure/ our pain…”
‘Night, all💙🕯️
youtu.be/aCNkPpq1giU?...
God (Remastered 2010)
YouTube video by John Lennon - Topic
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 1:56 AM
John Lennon was gunned down 45 years ago today.
It makes no more sense now than it did the night my brother came racing upstairs to tell me what Howard Cosell had just announced.
“God is a concept/ by which we measure/ our pain…”
‘Night, all💙🕯️
youtu.be/aCNkPpq1giU?...
It makes no more sense now than it did the night my brother came racing upstairs to tell me what Howard Cosell had just announced.
“God is a concept/ by which we measure/ our pain…”
‘Night, all💙🕯️
youtu.be/aCNkPpq1giU?...
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Yeah, wow. 45 years ago tonight. What a terrible night.
Here’s one of my favorite John Lennon songs (it’s just him and Paul)…
Here’s one of my favorite John Lennon songs (it’s just him and Paul)…
The Beatles - The Ballad Of John And Yoko
YouTube video by TheBeatlesVEVO
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December 9, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Yeah, wow. 45 years ago tonight. What a terrible night.
Here’s one of my favorite John Lennon songs (it’s just him and Paul)…
Here’s one of my favorite John Lennon songs (it’s just him and Paul)…
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The questions unanswered in Alberta’s health care procurement controversy. The province has called off negotiations for two private surgical facilities, but the mystery surrounding the government’s actions remains. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit... via @theglobeandmail.com
Globe editorial: The questions unanswered in Alberta’s health care procurement controversy
The province has called off negotiations for two private surgical facilities, but the mystery surrounding the government’s actions remains
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The questions unanswered in Alberta’s health care procurement controversy. The province has called off negotiations for two private surgical facilities, but the mystery surrounding the government’s actions remains. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit... via @theglobeandmail.com
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Spoiler Alert: Canada is not one of them. At all. Quite the contrary #cdnpoli #MarkCarney www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/c...
The surprising countries pulling off stunningly fast clean energy transitions | CNN
Fossil fuel production is still increasing and the United States is in climate denial mode. But, globally, the use of renewable energy is on the rise — and several countries are shifting to solar fast...
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December 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Spoiler Alert: Canada is not one of them. At all. Quite the contrary #cdnpoli #MarkCarney www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/c...
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This is very cool. Can't wait to see it spread to other states.
Today on Volts: I've had more requests to cover this than almost any other topic in the pod's history, so now, at long last, balcony solar! We dig into how "plug-in solar" took off in Europe & how it's making its way to the US, starting in Utah. Backyard DIY types rejoice!
What's the deal with balcony solar?
Cora Stryker joins me to explain how "plug-in" solar took Europe by storm and is finally, via Utah (?), making its way to America.
www.volts.wtf
December 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This is very cool. Can't wait to see it spread to other states.
www.thestar.com/politics/pro.... Hybrid working from home helps work- life balance, helps address climate change.
Doug Ford ordered Ontario public servants back to the office. Now, nearly 11,000 are asking to work from home
The Treasury Board Secretariat said it has been so inundated with "remote work alternative work arrangement" requests that it cannot process them all.
www.thestar.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
www.thestar.com/politics/pro.... Hybrid working from home helps work- life balance, helps address climate change.
It would not surprise me if the Liberals call an election in 2026. If the opposition parties refuse to help bills get passed through Committee hijinks and other delaying tactics the Liberals could decide to go to Canadians looking for a majority mandate. #Saturdaythoughts.
December 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It would not surprise me if the Liberals call an election in 2026. If the opposition parties refuse to help bills get passed through Committee hijinks and other delaying tactics the Liberals could decide to go to Canadians looking for a majority mandate. #Saturdaythoughts.
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As I understand it, this is follow-through on the softening of Alberta's industrial carbon pricing system that it announced a couple of months ago. climateinstitute.ca/news/alberta...
Alberta’s latest changes to industrial carbon pricing make MOU commitments harder to achieve
Seven days after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with federal government, Alberta changes regulations that make the $130 minimum effective carbon credit price harder to achieve
climateinstitute.ca
December 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
As I understand it, this is follow-through on the softening of Alberta's industrial carbon pricing system that it announced a couple of months ago. climateinstitute.ca/news/alberta...
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🚀 Just launched: The EU’s new Heat Auction is a big step for industrial decarbonisation.
It backs clean process heat — heat pumps, electric boilers, geothermal, solar thermal — with competitive, outcome-based support.
cinea.ec.europa.eu/document/dow...
It backs clean process heat — heat pumps, electric boilers, geothermal, solar thermal — with competitive, outcome-based support.
cinea.ec.europa.eu/document/dow...
December 5, 2025 at 9:11 AM
🚀 Just launched: The EU’s new Heat Auction is a big step for industrial decarbonisation.
It backs clean process heat — heat pumps, electric boilers, geothermal, solar thermal — with competitive, outcome-based support.
cinea.ec.europa.eu/document/dow...
It backs clean process heat — heat pumps, electric boilers, geothermal, solar thermal — with competitive, outcome-based support.
cinea.ec.europa.eu/document/dow...
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Koh: I think what we are seeing is what the founding fathers feared the most, which is the collapse of our checks and balances. The Supreme court is supposed to be a co-equal branch of government. It's basically a mouthpiece for Donald Trump at this point.
December 5, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Koh: I think what we are seeing is what the founding fathers feared the most, which is the collapse of our checks and balances. The Supreme court is supposed to be a co-equal branch of government. It's basically a mouthpiece for Donald Trump at this point.
SCOTUS is a joke. Americans need to realize what a partisan body it is. Roberts has done irreparable harm.
just to drive home the point. Texas created this map in August. the lower court rendered its decision November. So three months later, a year before the election in question.
The word "eve" is doing a lot of work here in the Court's 'decision'
December 5, 2025 at 3:07 AM
SCOTUS is a joke. Americans need to realize what a partisan body it is. Roberts has done irreparable harm.
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What's changed is that the Court has become more transparent in its corruption. There's not even an argument here beyond the implicit one which is: how do you expect us to hold the House without those seats?
December 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
What's changed is that the Court has become more transparent in its corruption. There's not even an argument here beyond the implicit one which is: how do you expect us to hold the House without those seats?
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Reading this full PDF will make you angry beyond words
We do not have a Supreme Court anymore, not in the sense that concept was intended by the Founders
🔗: electionlawblog.org/wp-content/u...
We do not have a Supreme Court anymore, not in the sense that concept was intended by the Founders
🔗: electionlawblog.org/wp-content/u...
electionlawblog.org
December 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Reading this full PDF will make you angry beyond words
We do not have a Supreme Court anymore, not in the sense that concept was intended by the Founders
🔗: electionlawblog.org/wp-content/u...
We do not have a Supreme Court anymore, not in the sense that concept was intended by the Founders
🔗: electionlawblog.org/wp-content/u...
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As Justice Kagan begins her dissent by pointing out, what is even the point of trial, of fact-finding, of clear error, of standards of review, when the Supreme Court simply ignores every single part of that and decides everything purely on the papers without any real consideration of the facts?
December 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
As Justice Kagan begins her dissent by pointing out, what is even the point of trial, of fact-finding, of clear error, of standards of review, when the Supreme Court simply ignores every single part of that and decides everything purely on the papers without any real consideration of the facts?
Last year there were more wildfires in Canada than ever before - or so it seemed. We are signing up for more of the same.
Hopefully solar and wind will become so cheap we make the switch to clean energy. Politicians need to provide incentives for EV cars.
Hopefully solar and wind will become so cheap we make the switch to clean energy. Politicians need to provide incentives for EV cars.
Of course, but the causation isn't "voters don't care so politicians deprioritize climate", it's "politicians work very hard to convince people that the economy (read: shareholder profits) must be the only urgent focus".
Climate isn’t the ballot question right now.
Only 13% rank it a top concern — meaning big shifts in climate policy can land softly if voters see economic upside.
More insights in our latest poll: davidcoletto.substack.com/p/canadians...
Only 13% rank it a top concern — meaning big shifts in climate policy can land softly if voters see economic upside.
More insights in our latest poll: davidcoletto.substack.com/p/canadians...
December 4, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Last year there were more wildfires in Canada than ever before - or so it seemed. We are signing up for more of the same.
Hopefully solar and wind will become so cheap we make the switch to clean energy. Politicians need to provide incentives for EV cars.
Hopefully solar and wind will become so cheap we make the switch to clean energy. Politicians need to provide incentives for EV cars.
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China continues to press ahead with increasingly impressive (and increasingly affordable) electric vehicles.
The Trump administration is cutting fuel efficiency standards and dreaming about bringing back faux wood-panelling.
The race here is already over.
The Trump administration is cutting fuel efficiency standards and dreaming about bringing back faux wood-panelling.
The race here is already over.
The shift to EVs is happening—fast. Manufacturers can either embrace the long-term transition or chase short-term gains by clinging to petrol and diesel.
China is choosing the long view. Many in Europe aren’t. The risk? Ending up with cars no one wants, lost market share, and shuttered factories.
China is choosing the long view. Many in Europe aren’t. The risk? Ending up with cars no one wants, lost market share, and shuttered factories.
December 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
China continues to press ahead with increasingly impressive (and increasingly affordable) electric vehicles.
The Trump administration is cutting fuel efficiency standards and dreaming about bringing back faux wood-panelling.
The race here is already over.
The Trump administration is cutting fuel efficiency standards and dreaming about bringing back faux wood-panelling.
The race here is already over.
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Climate scientist Simon Donner has resigned as co-chair of the federal government’s Net Zero Advisory Body. www.linkedin.com/posts/simon-...
In late 2019, the federal government asked me to be one of the inaugural members of the Net-Zero Advisory Body (NZAB) - Groupe consultatif pour la carboneutralité (GCPC).
Surprised, I asked “why… | ...
In late 2019, the federal government asked me to be one of the inaugural members of the Net-Zero Advisory Body (NZAB) - Groupe consultatif pour la carboneutralité (GCPC).
Surprised, I asked “why me?...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Climate scientist Simon Donner has resigned as co-chair of the federal government’s Net Zero Advisory Body. www.linkedin.com/posts/simon-...
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#CBC and #Canada #FOOD-BANKS are partnering this season to “MAKE THE SEASON KIND” promoting need for donations and helping food banks stock up ahead of #Christmas.
#Donate whatever you can. It all helps. 🇨🇦❤️
#Donate whatever you can. It all helps. 🇨🇦❤️
Make the Season Kind
Join CBC to help Make the Season Kind for Canadians this winter
www.cbc.ca
December 3, 2025 at 3:21 AM
#CBC and #Canada #FOOD-BANKS are partnering this season to “MAKE THE SEASON KIND” promoting need for donations and helping food banks stock up ahead of #Christmas.
#Donate whatever you can. It all helps. 🇨🇦❤️
#Donate whatever you can. It all helps. 🇨🇦❤️
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This is insane…
December 2, 2025 at 11:32 PM
This is insane…
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