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Claire Trottier 🇨🇦
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🗒️Chair of Euphrosine Foundation, chair of @patmillscanada.bsky.social , co-founder of @wecobien.bsky.social, Board of Trottier Family Foundation

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Claire Trottier 🇨🇦 @doctrott.bsky.social · Feb 8
My oped in @thestar.com today:

Do we want a Canada where tech billionaires sell out their country for a tax break, or one where our government fights back against the oligarchy with creative ideas to tax extreme wealth?

www.thestar.com/business/opi...
Trump’s love of ‘broligarchs’ is seeping into Canada. Do our leaders have the courage to take on the ultra-rich?
Delay in capital gains tax reform is a capitulation to the wealthy, writes Claire Trottier. Do we really want to live in a country where the monied get preferential treatment
www.thestar.com
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alainlepine.bsky.social
Les lois de la physique se foutent de l'unité nationale du Canada.

Développer le marché des sables bitumineux, c'est comme boire de l'eau de Javel.

S'y opposer n'est pas une question de coeur, c'est une question de raison.

www.lapresse.ca/actualites/p...
Entente entre Ottawa et l’Alberta | Steven Guilbeault quitte le Cabinet
Le gouvernement Carney est secoué par une première crise : le ministre Steven Guilbeault, principal architecte des politiques de lutte contre les changements climatiques, claque la porte du Cabinet al...
www.lapresse.ca
November 27, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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rachelgilmore.bsky.social
Carney just signed a deal with Alberta that lays out conditions for a new oil pipeline.

In doing this, he managed to piss off one of his own cabinet ministers (who promptly resigned), coastal First Nations, the B.C. government, the Green Party and the Bloc Québécois.

But uh, here's what he got:
November 27, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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jameswsthomson.com
I don't know who needs to hear this but making deals with Alberta and the oilpatch
doesn't
fucking
work

Just ask the last person who tried.
As Carney-Smith pipeline deal looms, Catherine McKenna says oil companies can't be trusted. She would know
Justin Trudeau's first environment minister spoke with Canada's National Observer about misogyny, policy and broken promises.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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rachelgilmore.bsky.social
Trudeau-era environment minister Steven Guilbeault has published a resignation letter detailing the reasons for his departure from Carney's cabinet.

He directly cites today's MOU:
Statement by Steven Guilbeault This afternoon, it is with great sadness that I submitted my resignation to the Prime Minister as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec. As you know, I chose to enter politics to champion the fight against climate change and the protection of the environment. Over the past ten years, our country has made historic progress in reducing climate pollution, protecting nature and the environment, while our economy continued to grow. I believe I have contributed to these advancements, and I remain deeply proud of the achievements I have helped bring forward: • Standing up to tech giants and major polluters • Implementing Canada's first emissions reduction plan, slowing their growth and placing them on a downward trajectory • Establishing the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation • Modernizing the Canadian Environmental Protection Act • Developing the country's first national climate adaptation strategy to protect our communities • Eliminating harmful single-use plastics • Implementing the most ambitious nature conservation plan in the country's history • Continuing the modernization of the Official Languages Act • Making historic investments in arts and culture, including during the COVID-19 crisis and in the most recent budget Changes in our relationship with the United States have led to profound disruptions affecting the global order, diplomatic relations, and the economy. I understand and share the Prime Minister's efforts to ensure our country First, there was no consultation with the Indigenous nations of the West Coast of British Columbia or with the provincial government, who would be greatly affected by this agreement. Furthermore, a pipeline to the West Coast would have major environmental impacts, particularly as it could cross the Great Bear Rainforest, contribute to a significant increase in climate pollution, and move Canada further away from its greenhouse gas reduction targets. Lifting the tanker ban on the West Coast would also significantly increase the risk of accidents in the region. This moratorium was established in 1972 following a unanimous vote in the House of Commons, notably because navigation in the Hecate Strait is highly dangerous. Its removal would also hinder the creation of a marine conservation area in the Great Bear Sea, a project our government has been actively developing with Indigenous partners and the government of British Columbia for several years, protecting more than 100,000 km of this ecologically sensitive region. We cannot hope to decarbonize our economy without decarbonizing the electricity sector. The proposal to exempt Alberta from the Clean Electricity Regulations in exchange for stricter industrial carbon pricing rules and the Pathways project is, in my view, a serious mistake. As shown in the analysis submitted to the House of Commons, without this regulation, the electricity sector-which has halved its pollution over the past 20 years-would return to an upward emissions trajectory. This regulation also saves lives by reducing air pollution, generates over $3 billion in healthcare savings, and ultimately reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 182 million tonnes. Finally, over the past few months, several elements of the climate action plan I worked on as Minister of the Environment have been, or are about to be, dismantled: the consumer carbon pricing, the Zero Emission Vehicle standard, the oil and gas sector emissions cap, the framework to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies, and the Clean Electricity Regulations. In my view, these measures remain essential to our climate action plan. I want to express my sincere gratitude to the citizens of Laurier-Sainte-Marie for the trust they have placed in me since 2019. I will continue to represent them as their Liberal Member of Parliament with dedication. I also thank the Prime Minister for the honor of serving in his cabinet and as his lieutenant in Quebec. When I entered politics, it was because I had a deep conviction that I could make a difference in fighting climate change and protecting our environment. My commitment to leaving a better world for the future of our children and our planet remains unchanged. Steven Guilbeault Member of Parliament for Laurier-Sainte-Marie
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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jameswsthomson.com
The MOU goes much farther than many people expected, giving Alberta's oil producers literally every item on their list of demands, while getting basically nothing in return. Alberta will negotiate a carbon price, something the province had already agreed to the last time Ottawa gave them a pipeline.
November 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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emmettmacfarlane.com
We've fallen into an anti-immigration, anti-climate, short-sighted economic doofus era, brought to you by the guy who we thought was a smart policy wonk.
November 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
doctrott.bsky.social
I’m going to need time to process this devastating oil and gas agreement from Carney. To say I am angry is an understatement.
November 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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climatekeith.bsky.social
1. This federal-Alberta pipeline MOU is even worse than I expected. Even before we get to the pipeline:
- exempts AB from net zero electricity reg (AB produces 44% of all electricity-related GHGs in Canada).
- delays methane reg by 5 years (75% redn by 2035 rather than 2030.
(cont'd)
November 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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readtheorchard.org
Total capitulation www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Carney, Smith sign sweeping energy deal, pledge new pipeline to West Coast
Federal government won’t implement its oil and gas emissions cap, and both sides will consult with B.C. on project, MOU says
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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rutgerbregman.com
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.

They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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cathmckenna.bsky.social
Hey Canadians: This is what winning the future looks like! (Hint: it’s not doubling down on oil and gas!)

Great piece by @gmbutts.bsky.social, Rick Smith, Peter Nicholson.
November 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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patrioticmillionaires.org
@abigaildisney.bsky.social's ethos confuses people all the time: "It turns out that it is that hard to believe that, that someone would actually do something for the greater good and not in their own self-interest."

But to us, it makes perfect sense: time.com/7335911/abig...
A Disney Heiress Begs Congress to Hike Her Taxes
“We can afford to pay more in taxes,” Abigail Disney says
time.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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wishartae.bsky.social
Canada’s research and scientific spending is declining relative to other nations, report says

Gift link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/46f1bee...
Canada’s research and scientific spending is declining relative to other nations, report says
Low rate of R&D investment plays key role in productivity crisis, according to Council of Canadian Academies
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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garyseconomics.bsky.social
Why the government and normal people are going broke (on Sky News just now)
November 19, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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garyseconomics.bsky.social
Tax wealth not work
November 19, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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patrioticmillionaires.org
G20 leaders meeting this week in South Africa: The world deserves hope. And our hope is a more equal and sustainable future. You can help deliver this.

Be the people's champion: Tax The Super Rich. #G20SouthAfrica
November 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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taxjusticeuk.bsky.social
Quick, someone tell Spain a wealth tax is anti-growth and will destroy their economy.

www.ft.com/content/6b8d...
November 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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alexandreshields.bsky.social
Catherine McKenna dénonce le lobby des énergies fossiles. L’ancienne ministre fédérale de l’Environnement déplore le lobbying incessant des entreprises auprès du gouvernement et qualifie de «greenwashing» les projets capture et stockage de carbone de l'indusrie. www.ledevoir.com/actualites/e...
Catherine McKenna dénonce le lobby de l’industrie des énergies fossiles
L’ancienne ministre fédérale de l’Environnement déplore le lobbying incessant des entreprises auprès du gouvernement.
www.ledevoir.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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nytimes.com
The divide between rich and poor in the U.S. has become more pronounced in recent months. Wealthier Americans, buoyed by a stock market that keeps setting records, have continued to spend freely. Lower-income households — stung by persistent inflation and a slowing labor market — are pulling back.
Wealthy Americans Are Spending. People With Less Are Struggling.
Data show a resilient economy. But that largely reflects spending by the rich, while others pull back amid high prices and a weakening labor market.
nyti.ms
October 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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cathmckenna.bsky.social
Oil & gas is the worst. They’re happy to be on the major project list while demanding the govt kill any regulations that require them to clean up the poison they spew, instead demanding taxpayers pay while giving their massive profits to shareholders & laying off Cdn workers.
November 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social
Ironically, PM Carney skipped COP30 in Brazil, to announce that the federal government will fast-track the American-owned Ksi Lisims liquefied natural gas project in British Columbia. 👎😒

Media release> dsfdn.org/CarneySkipsC...
November 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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clbergpowers.bsky.social
And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
ips-dc.org Institute for Policy Studies @ips-dc.org · 15d
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.

And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*

Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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woodsideful.bsky.social
Just about every part of this decision is baffling. Indigenous opposition, awful climate implications, timed to come online just as a global LNG supply gut takes shape & financially benefits US billionaires linked to Trump (one of which is under investigation for $170 million payment to Epstein).
November 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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woodsideful.bsky.social
New from me and @natashabulowski.bsky.social on Carney's decision today to refer Ksi Lisims LNG, which would require a new gas pipeline snaking through Indigenous territory without consent, to the Major Projects Office.

Expect more court challenges to this carbon bomb in the months ahead.
Feds send Ksi Lisims LNG to Major Projects Office amid court challenges
Indigenous leaders, climate advocates and financial experts are condemning Prime Minister Mark Carney's decision to refer the Ksi Lisims LNG project to the Major Projects Office for potential fast-tra...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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alexandreshields.bsky.social
Plus de 450 chercheurs universitaires demandent à Mark Carney de faire du climat «une priorité». La lutte contre la crise climatique est essentielle pour l’avenir du Canada, affirment-ils dans une lettre. www.ledevoir.com/actualites/e...
Plus de 450 chercheurs universitaires demandent à Mark Carney de faire du climat «une priorité»
La lutte contre la crise climatique est essentielle pour l’avenir du Canada, affirment-ils dans une lettre.
www.ledevoir.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:06 AM