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Patrick Canning 🇨🇦
Patrick Canning 🇨🇦
@patrickcanning.bsky.social
Climate litigation. Lawyer, husband, girl dad. Every inch of the Earth is worth fighting for. No Xers. No AI. Work: https://patrickccanning.com/ Climate law blog: https://feeltheheat.blog/ LLM (Lewis & Clark). Not legal advice
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He did not compromise with fascists. This seems virtually inconceivable to Canadian politicians.
It's really important to pay attention to the fact that Lula beat the fascist candidate not by compromising and trying to meet fascist voters in the middle, but by sticking to his guns, promising prosecutions for election interference, and mobilising his own voters to turn out in greater numbers.
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"Digital crimes must be dealt with like real life crimes." Canada, anyone?
In his acceptance speech, Lula says he will work to regulate digital platforms in Brazil. “Digital crimes must be dealt with like real-life crimes.” This comes after Meta directly interfered with the Brazilian elections, favouring Flávio Bolsonaro.
54 years on this planet and I still can't account for how shitty people are. Catch your breath, BC, we've got a fight ahead.
I am predicting a very unstable minority government that lasts a year to 18 mos. But in that time Emily Lowan will be in the house, rocking it and holding people accountable, making for a very different election next time.
I am predicting a very unstable minority government that lasts a year to 18 mos. But in that time Emily Lowan will be in the house, rocking it and holding people accountable, making for a very different election next time.
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Replying to @wcelaw.bsky.social
Take action below – email your MP and key ministers urging them to ensure major projects are developed safely and responsibly. #cdnpoli
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NEW: Inside how a pro-fossil fuel group gets millions of online views for industry talking points. buff.ly/uZx77GT
Mafia family, trying to create a mafia world.
Not just a bombshell, a barrage of bombshells. "Jared promised MBZ that he’d push their agenda with Trump... "UAE's Mohamed bin Zayed (MBZ) and Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) of Saudi Arabia...put at least $2B into at least two bank accounts for Kushner." www.vanityfair.com/story/jared-...
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They have abandoned us. Like Carney - they don't care. They watched tens of thousands die from climate impacts this summer, and.. They. Don't. Care.
An adviser to the Canadian PM said that one of the purposes of data centres is to create a market for fracked gas..
Data centers solve two big problems for Permian oil drillers: excesses of water and fossil gas. Historically they've flared the fracked gas and injected the produced water into the ground, causing earthquakes. Now they expect data centers will burn all the gas and use the water for cooling.
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This is rich. #Eby/BC NDP are simply Conservatives minus the poisonous social rhetoric. They stuff pockets of profitable US oil and gas firms with our tax dollars while healthcare in crisis, care homes cancelled, post secondary floundering.
If you’ve voted Green in the past, I’m asking for your support in this election. In 11 seats last time, the Green vote was the difference between electing a Conservative and electing a New Democrat.
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But @alexgoatcher.bsky.social you can rest easy #Carney will care for #Canada’s nature. I mean, his wife has a new job protecting oceans after he gutted Oceans Canada the same way. He’ll come up with another genius solution. Perhaps oil and gas drilling in parks to pay for their protection? #cdnpoli
This is a ludicrous, nonsensical plan of abandonment. At what CO2 ppm do temps start to come down? If we're still going up, how do we plan to get down? No one seems to know.
"a planet nearing it's limits" is not time to hit the chicken switch
This is a ludicrous, nonsensical plan of abandonment. At what CO2 ppm do temps start to come down? If we're still going up, how do we plan to get down? No one seems to know.
AMOC is close to collapse, but we're going to let things go on a few more decades, and we'll bring temps down later.. like, when we no longer have organised society (?)
I firmly believe that if Eby gets the solid majority he seeks he will repeal or gut DRIPA. Only the @bcgreens.bsky.social will keep it as is.
The BC Greens stand with Indigenous rights, with DRIPA, to confront hatred and disinformation, and to uphold Indigenous self-determination. Please see the full policy brief on our website for our full list of pledges: bcgreens.ca/statement-on...
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Replying to @davidebybc.bsky.social
Forests are burning, like never before. Ice caps are melting, like never before. Ocean temperatures are rising, like never before But YOU support building more pipelines & fast tracking LNG that put BILLIONS of TONS of CO2 into the atmosphere? Im Voting GREEN! @bcgreens.bsky.social
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Vote for David Eby and the BCLNG Party to incinerate your children's future.
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Receipts. 🧵 Guilbeault: "Worse than Harper". Me: Principles before party/leader. "Millions of Canadians who cheered on parliamentary intern Brigette DePape when she boldly engaged in silent protest against Stephen Harper's policy agenda now angrily cheerlead for the very same policy agenda!"
Millions of Canadians who cheered on parliamentary intern Brigette DePape when she boldly engaged in silent protest against Stephen Harper's policy agenda now angrily cheerlead for the very same policy agenda as Mark Carney repeatedly draws directly from Stephen Harper's playbook. 🧵1/
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From "we're the greenest province, we have a carbon tax!", to "we need to cut the carbon tax because the economy!" to "we're going to use taxpayer money to pay you to buy gas". Put a cowboy hat on, you'll fit in better.
Up to $20 back in your pocket every time you fill up. Our plan cuts up to 30 cents a litre off gas by suspending part of the gas tax and reining in big oil’s profits at the pump. It’s one of the ways we'll make life more affordable, and how we build B.C. strong.
If we want to show the world that aggression does not pay there also needs to be consequences for trump's illegal invasion of Venezuela and Iran, and embargo of Cuba.
If we want to deter a wider war in Europe, or a future war over Taiwan, we need to demonstrate that aggression does not pay. That means more weapons for Ukraine and more sanctions on Russia. Supporting Ukraine is not charity. It is in America's national interest. 10/
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These documents, prepared for a meeting of groups advocating for the oil and gas industry, were hiding in plain sight. Our latest newsletter:
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When an LNG lobbyist smoothed Eby's path to NDP leadership and becoming Premier they got more LNG projects in return. Now real estate and AirBNB lobbyists are working to get him reelected. Eby has their back not British Columbians. #VoteGreen ricochet.media/politics/two...
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“This year’s election bribes are next year’s broken promises,” [Emily Lowan] said. “This has been the consistent trend for your government.” Zing, from last night's #bcpoli leaders debate thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...
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🇨🇦 Canada’s climate action is headed in the wrong direction, with the federal government under Mark Carney’s leadership steadily dismantling climate policies. We continue to rate Canada’s climate action as “Highly Insufficient”. Read our full analysis here: climateactiontracker.org/countries/ca...