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Oliver Moore @oliver-moore.bsky.social · 1d

Inbox: a press release about the “best” and “worst” US cities in which to drive

Awkward reality: the so-called best are generally cities where people don’t want to live while the worst are some of the most desirable places in the country. Go figure

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Trade and Investment Research Project @ccpa-tirp.bsky.social · 1d

PM Carney says "we'll do better" working together, with the United States, in competing with China. Why say that? Why concede that? Why not just say nothing, like Carney's been doing for most of this press conference?

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 1d

As the president of a national charity that works very, very hard to remain compliant with CRA rules, this kind of thing is enraging. It corrodes faith that Canadians have in the charitable system, that charitable numbers are given to organizations that are abiding by their charitable objects.

Canadian Cynic @canadiancynic.bsky.social · 1d

I would still like the Canada Revenue Agency to explain why donations to pay Tamara Lich's legal fees are tax deductible.

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Blayne Haggart @bhaggart.bsky.social · 2d

Case in point: QC Premier Legault‘s ongoing, utterly delusional calls for “certainty” in the Canada-US trade relationship.
Certainty is impossible. An agreement can’t deliver it. The problem’s not just Trump, but that the US elected an authoritarian party that no longer respects the rule of law.

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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 2d

'Biodiversity loss, extreme weather and water scarcity' is Europe's future, report warns

Europe's environment is in a "bad to poor" state, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency. While there are some positive developments the general situation remains dire.

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 2d

🤤 (shocked, shocked I tell you)

Vehicles registered to Ford cabinet ministers caught by speed cameras more than 20 times | Globalnews.ca

Documents obtained by Global News reveal that, over three years, vehicles registered to Ford’s cabinet minister received more than $3,300 in fines for speeding.

globalnews.ca

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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 5d

Yes! That's the other thing. Toronto has EXCELLENT public transit by North American standards and has the standards of a regional 300,000-person college town by European or Japanese standards

mrwalkerb.bsky.social @mrwalkerb.bsky.social · 5d

I used my trip to Toronto as an example of a city with incredible transit compared to Edmonton

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Trade and Investment Research Project @ccpa-tirp.bsky.social · 5d

People (like Gerald Butts in this story) flatter Carney and delude themselves by claiming some great compromise on oil-climate is possible. Taxing oil and gas exports (in part to support domestic value-add) is a smarter policy than expanding either. www.wsj.com/world/americ...

Mark Carney’s Shift From Climate-Change Warrior to Fossil-Fuel Cheerleader

Canada’s prime minister has scrapped green policies and pledged to transform the country ”into an energy superpower.”

www.wsj.com

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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 5d

POLICING THE OPEN ROAD is really important reading. From the very beginning, we've had a deeply ambivalent answer to the question "should the law apply to upper- and middle-class people?"

Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 5d

This makes me feel crazy. Being aware of the speed limit is like step 1 for driving! "Stealing is illegal, sure, but how are people supposed to know which stores they can steal from without getting caught if the camera ones don't have giant 'NO STEALING' signs??"

www.thestar.com/news/gta/20-...

Chow is pushing for larger signage and changing Toronto’s program so that once a driver is fined for speeding the first time, they cannot be fined again for seven days. It gives drivers an opportunity to receive their fine in the mail and become aware of the camera’s location.

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Ontario Nature @ontarionature.bsky.social · 6d

“There’s a disconnect between what people want and what the government is doing,” Tony Morris @OntarioNature says, one of the experts that testified before committee hearings on Bill 5 back in May. “Ontarians care about nature. They want it protected.”
🔗: ricochet.media/climate/doug...
#onpoli

Doug Ford’s 'common-sense conservation' is a fast track to extinction, experts warn

With Bill 5, the Ontario government has gutted protections for endangered species and wetlands, dismantling decades of work to pave the way for a ‘wild west’ of unchecked development

ricochet.media

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Joey Coleman @joeycoleman.ca · 6d

Now on TPR:

On Monday, the Ontario Land Tribunal held the first Case Management Conference for Hamilton’s largest-ever urban boundary expansion application.
All participants' requests granted.
City and developers instructed to scope the issues list.
No future hearing dates set. #HamOnt #yhmcc

OLT Holds First Case Conference on Elfrida Expansion Appeal

Appeal follows City Council’s unanimous vote to reject the private application for Hamilton’s largest-ever proposed urban boundary expansion.

thepublicrecord.ca

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 6d

If only driving murderously was as culturally taboo as oh I don't know say cutting in line?

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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 7d

Revealed: Europe losing 600 football pitches of nature and crop land a day

Investigation shows extent of green land lost across UK and mainland Europe to development from 2018 to 2023

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 8d

“If we continue, however, with the policies that we have out there, we are clearly on a pathway now of 2.7 degrees or 3 degrees where adaptation is simply not doable anymore. This is just what it is. We cannot protect Amsterdam from sea level rise of 3m. This is just not doable,” Thallinger said.

Why insurers worry the world could soon become uninsurable

Günther Thallinger, a board member at Allianz, one of the world's biggest insurers, says the climate crisis could make adaptation economically unviable.

www.cnbc.com

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Environment Hamilton @environmenthamont.bsky.social · 9d

We had some great feedback on the day, and we are very certain we'll be back out to the farm sometime soon! Stay tuned - Environment Hamilton turns 25 next year, we'll have lots of events planned! #HamOnt

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Environment Hamilton @environmenthamont.bsky.social · 9d

Riders left in the morning fog along the rail trail towards Heart's Content where our fantastic caterer Maxwell Price provided a delicious lunch - then the farm crew of Ella, Richard, Ashley and Alex took folks for wetland and medicinal herb tours on the farm before everyone cycled back to Hamilton!

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Environment Hamilton @environmenthamont.bsky.social · 9d

A huge THANK YOU to our Grow the #Greenbelt cyclists who pedaled over 40KM on Saturday to support Environment #HamOnt's work to protect and grow the Greenbelt and so much more!

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Deanna Allain @deannaallain.bsky.social · 10d

Grow the Greenbelt Cycle 2025 with @environmenthamont.bsky.social and the lovely folks at Heart's Content Organic Farm 🚲🌱

A crowd of 40 people and their bikes before leaving for the Grow the Greenbelt Cycle with Environment Hamilton

Deanna smiling for a selfie with her mom, who also volunteered at the fundraiser

A cookie with the "Grow the Greenbelt Cycle" event graphic digitally printed on it

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Deanna Allain @deannaallain.bsky.social · 10d

Had a great time at Open Streets in #HamOnt while tabling with @environmenthamont.bsky.social! Saw a lot of friends and we worked together to protect the "green belt" 😉🌱

Deanna holding a green belt while sitting on a stationary bike which generates bubbles in the middle of the street

Deanna taking a selfie with a friend and the "green belt" from Environment Hamilton

Four friends posing for photos with the "green belt" from Environment Hamilton

Cyclists and pedestrians enjoying the road closed to vehicles at Open Streets. One person has a crochet stop sign with leaves that they are pulling in a cart

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Environment Hamilton @environmenthamont.bsky.social · 13d

People still break laws despite law enforcement?

Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 13d

“By the way, there’s been hundreds of thousands of these tickets. So obviously their system — the speed cameras — do not work,” declares Premier Doug Ford.

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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 13d

This is all so fucking stupid.

The Conservatives INSTALLED these speed cameras.
The cities want them.
Hospitals say they reduce crashes.
Cops - the Conservatives' best buds! - want to keep them.

The Conservatives are now BANNING speed cameras to buy votes from Johnny BMW With No Lane Change Signal

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Environment Hamilton @environmenthamont.bsky.social · 13d

For a long time safe streets advocates and environmentalists have said that you can get away with nearly anything illegal as long as you do it with a car - now we have a government actively taking issue with the enforcement of laws we have specifically for drivers.

Joey Coleman @joeycoleman.ca · 13d

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces he is banning municipal automated speed camera enforcement.
Premier Ford is concerned that individuals speeding on roadways are being fined for the behaviour.
Legislation will require municipalities to replace cameras with "large new signs" among measures

Ontario Newsroom

news.ontario.ca

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 16d

Mark Carney keeps talking about “decarbonized oil.” Today he admitted that’s bullshit.

At the Council on Foreign Relations, he started saying BC’s new LNG project was “zero carbon,” before adding a key caveat: “before the Scope 3 obviously.”

That’s where the bulk of the emissions come from.

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Environment Hamilton @environmenthamont.bsky.social · 18d

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