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Stephen Thomas @stephenjwt.bsky.social · Aug 6

The Green Economy Network is hiring a new National Convenor.

@greeneconnet.bsky.social (GEN) is a coalition of labour, environmental, and social justice organizations working to build a green economy in Canada.

Full posting: broadbentinstitute.ca/work-with-us/

Applications by August 21, 2025

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Broadbent Institute @broadbent.bsky.social · Jun 6

🎙New Class & Climate episode: @avansi.bsky.social‬ + Vijay Kolinjivadi join‪ @greeneconnet.bsky.social's Nick Pearce to take on the “sustainability class” and show why green consumption isn’t enough.

Listen here: perspectivesjournal.ca/the-sustaina...

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greeneconnet.bsky.social @greeneconnet.bsky.social · Jun 3

“Build, build, build” needs workers — and a budget

If Prime Minister Mark Carney wishes to turn the page on past governments and stand up to US President Donald Trump, a green industrial strategy is serious forward-looking leadership.

www.nationalobserver.com

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Broadbent Institute @broadbent.bsky.social · May 2

A green economy runs on clean transit—and good jobs. 🚊🌱

Blandine Sebileau (@equiterre.bsky.social) joins Class & Climate's Nick Pearce (@greeneconnet.bsky.social) to talk climate, cost of living & why better transit matters.

🎧 perspectivesjournal.ca/climate-mobility-equiterre/

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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · May 1

"Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other’s welfare, social justice can never be attained." — Helen Keller

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Coalition Sortons le gaz! @sortonslegaz.bsky.social · May 1

🛠️🔥 #1ermai | Journée internationale des travailleurs et travailleuses

💬 Pas de justice climatique sans justice sociale.

Sortir du gaz, oui — mais pas sans les travailleurs et travailleuses !

Pour une transition juste :
✅ Reconversions accompagnées
✅ Emplois durables
✅ Fin de l’écoblanchiment

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greeneconnet.bsky.social @greeneconnet.bsky.social · Apr 24

The energy transition runs on union power.

On the latest podcast episode of 'Class & Climate: Perspectives on a Green Economy' (w/
@broadbent.bsky.social), we learn how energy workers experience the climate crisis firsthand.

LISTEN: perspectivesjournal.ca/union-power-...

Class & Climate: Union Power with Brandon Dyck - IBEW | Perspectives Journal

The energy transition runs on union power. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) is one of the labour unions that will generate the electricity needed to seize the potential and j...

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greeneconnet.bsky.social @greeneconnet.bsky.social · Apr 24

The energy transition runs on union power.

On the latest podcast episode of 'Class & Climate: Perspectives on a Green Economy' (w/
@broadbent.bsky.social), we learn how energy workers experience the climate crisis firsthand.

LISTEN: perspectivesjournal.ca/union-power-...

Class & Climate: Union Power with Brandon Dyck - IBEW | Perspectives Journal

The energy transition runs on union power. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) is one of the labour unions that will generate the electricity needed to seize the potential and j...

perspectivesjournal.ca

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Broadbent Institute @broadbent.bsky.social · Apr 24

The energy transition runs on union power.

On the latest podcast episode of 'Class & Climate: Perspectives on a Green Economy' (w/ @greeneconnet.bsky.social) how do electrical workers experience climate change firsthand?

LISTEN: perspectivesjournal.ca/union-power-ibew

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Canadian Labour @canadianlabour.bsky.social · Apr 16

Canada just saw the worst March for full-time job losses, outside of the pandemic.

Our senior economist, @dtcochrane.bsky.social, breaks down why Trump’s tariffs are driving job precarity and why the federal government must act now. #cdnpoli

www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

Opinion: Tariffs are already changing Canada’s job market, and workers are paying the price

Canada lost 62,000 full-time jobs in March. Excluding the first year of the pandemic, this is the worst March on record for full-time job losses

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Broadbent Institute @broadbent.bsky.social · Apr 14

New episode: Lindsay Amundsen of Canada's Building Trades Unions joins Nick Pearce on @greeneconnet.bsky.social's Class & Climate to talk building trades, training, and what a real just transition looks like for Canadian workers.

🎙️ perspectivesjournal.ca/building-a-green-workforce-lindsay-amundsen/

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Broadbent Institute @broadbent.bsky.social · Apr 3

The April Broadbent Bulletin is out! 🚨

@hassum.bsky.social on Trump’s tariffs, key updates on #Broadbent2025 Progress Summit, and the launch of 'Class & Climate: Perspectives on a Green Economy' a new podcast with @greeneconnet.bsky.social.

Check your inbox or read it now: broadbentinstitute.ca

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greeneconnet.bsky.social @greeneconnet.bsky.social · Mar 28

The first episode of GEN and @broadbent.bsky.social's
new podcast miniseries on green industrial policy, Class & Climate, is out now!

Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3miMCZq...

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Broadbent Institute @broadbent.bsky.social · Mar 28

New podcast alert! Class & Climate: Perspectives on a Green Economy from Perspectives Journal and @greeneconnet.bsky.social

Ep 1 ft. @jimbostanford.bsky.social & Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood on green industrial policy vs Trump’s tariffs & carbon market failure.

perspectivesjournal.ca/green-indust...

Class & Climate: Green Industrial Policy with Jim Stanford and Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood | Perspectives Journal

Our new podcast series maps how climate action can deliver jobs and long-term affordability for workers.

perspectivesjournal.ca

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greeneconnet.bsky.social @greeneconnet.bsky.social · Mar 28

The first episode of GEN and @broadbent.bsky.social's
new podcast miniseries on green industrial policy, Class & Climate, is out now!

Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3miMCZq...

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greeneconnet.bsky.social @greeneconnet.bsky.social · Mar 20

Read our Common Platform here: greeneconomynet.ca/common-platf...

greeneconnet.bsky.social @greeneconnet.bsky.social · Mar 20

Read more: substack.com/home/post/p-...

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greeneconnet.bsky.social @greeneconnet.bsky.social · Feb 24

Read our @nationalobserver.com op-ed arguing for a green industrial strategy to fight the world's dumbest trade war:

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/21/o...

The world’s dumbest trade war makes going green a matter of survival

Putting up thousands of wind turbines and hundreds of solar farms, means more jobs, less global warming and less reliance on the boom and bust oil and gas sector that handcuffs us to the U.S.

www.nationalobserver.com

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greeneconnet.bsky.social @greeneconnet.bsky.social · Mar 4

The Trump tariffs are a wake up call to bet big on big a green industrial strategy that protects jobs.

Read our op-ed making the case for a pro-worker energy transition:

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/21/o...

The world’s dumbest trade war makes going green a matter of survival

Putting up thousands of wind turbines and hundreds of solar farms, means more jobs, less global warming and less reliance on the boom and bust oil and gas sector that handcuffs us to the U.S.

www.nationalobserver.com

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Simon Enoch @simonenoch.bsky.social · Feb 25

High SP3ed Rail? To ensure the public interest, Canada’s HSR should be in public hands www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Canada’s proposed high speed rail shouldn’t be a public private partnership - CCPA

The federal government’s announcement on February 19 that it will pursue an electrified high speed rail (HSR) project from Toronto to Quebec City is welcome news. A national infrastructure project of ...

www.policyalternatives.ca

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greeneconnet.bsky.social @greeneconnet.bsky.social · Feb 24

Investing in an east-west transmission is a key plank of the Green Economy Network's Common Platform.

Read GEN member @hadrianmk.bsky.social's analysis for the @policyalternatives.ca make the case for it here:

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

An east-west oil pipeline is a trap—Canada needs an east-west electricity grid - CCPA

Trump’s economic warfare and threats of annexation have triggered a rare moment of political agreement in Canada. We desperately need to reduce our economic dependence on the United States, our leader...

www.policyalternatives.ca

greeneconnet.bsky.social @greeneconnet.bsky.social · Feb 24

Read our @nationalobserver.com op-ed arguing for a green industrial strategy to fight the world's dumbest trade war:

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/21/o...

The world’s dumbest trade war makes going green a matter of survival

Putting up thousands of wind turbines and hundreds of solar farms, means more jobs, less global warming and less reliance on the boom and bust oil and gas sector that handcuffs us to the U.S.

www.nationalobserver.com

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greeneconnet.bsky.social @greeneconnet.bsky.social · Feb 21

The end of the month sometimes creeps up faster than the end of the world.

A pro-worker, public-led green industrial strategy is the best way to protect jobs without backsliding on emissions

Read GEN's op-ed:

The world’s dumbest trade war makes going green a matter of survival

Putting up thousands of wind turbines and hundreds of solar farms, means more jobs, less global warming and less reliance on the boom and bust oil and gas sector that handcuffs us to the U.S.

www.nationalobserver.com