Christy Kelly-Bisson
@garlicbreath644.bsky.social
Researcher for Common Ground Network at Dalhousie U
PhD de l'uOttawa études politiques
Historical materialism, settler colonialism, land grabs, and land tenure
Smallholder Garlic Farmer
Kespukwitk, Mi’kma'ki
they/iel
https://christykellybisson.com/
PhD de l'uOttawa études politiques
Historical materialism, settler colonialism, land grabs, and land tenure
Smallholder Garlic Farmer
Kespukwitk, Mi’kma'ki
they/iel
https://christykellybisson.com/
"public grocery stores could cut costs by 30 to 40 per cent by using a subsidized warehouse model ... Lewis has called for the creation of regional food hubs where local produce could be grown, stored and distributed."
#CDNpoli #PublicGrocery #FoodHubs #FoodSovereignty #NDP
#CDNpoli #PublicGrocery #FoodHubs #FoodSovereignty #NDP
The NDP leadership candidates have some ambitious ideas — here are some of them
OTTAWA - The five NDP leadership candidates all agree on the need to revitalize the party's grassroots and build up riding associations as the party recovers from its near-wipeout in
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"public grocery stores could cut costs by 30 to 40 per cent by using a subsidized warehouse model ... Lewis has called for the creation of regional food hubs where local produce could be grown, stored and distributed."
#CDNpoli #PublicGrocery #FoodHubs #FoodSovereignty #NDP
#CDNpoli #PublicGrocery #FoodHubs #FoodSovereignty #NDP
“We have zero interest in co-ownership or economic benefits of a project that has the potential to destroy our way of life and everything we have built on the coast,” Marilyn Slett, the president of the Coastal First Nations (CFN)
#Haida #CDNpoli #Carney #Pipeline
#Haida #CDNpoli #Carney #Pipeline
‘Not going to happen’: First Nations threaten to end Carney’s pipe dream
The Canadian PM’s breakthrough oil deal with Alberta cost him a cabinet minister and will still face stiff opposition
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
“The amount of lobster that's taken [by First Nations fishers] is just a minimal, little, tiny fraction of what's taken in the lobster fishery itself,” - Shelley Denny, leading fisheries scientist.
#Mikmaki #Lobster #DFO #CDNpoli #NSpoli
#Mikmaki #Lobster #DFO #CDNpoli #NSpoli
Some commercial lobster fishers say Indigenous treaty fishing threatens stocks. Government memo says otherwise | CBC News
The fifth estate investigates misconceptions and allegations fuelling conflict in Canada’s largest lobster fishery, where Mi’kmaw fishers face broad opposition when exercising treaty rights.
www.cbc.ca
November 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
"the private sector is responsible for ever-rising grocery prices and can’t be relied on to fix the problem. Our food system needs a public option."
#cdnpoli #cdnag #foodprices #publicgrocers
#cdnpoli #cdnag #foodprices #publicgrocers
How Public Groceries Can Make Food Affordable Again
Errol Schweizer, a former national vice president of grocery at Whole Foods, argues in Jacobin that the private sector is responsible for ever-rising grocery prices and can’t be relied on to fix the p...
jacobin.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
"the private sector is responsible for ever-rising grocery prices and can’t be relied on to fix the problem. Our food system needs a public option."
#cdnpoli #cdnag #foodprices #publicgrocers
#cdnpoli #cdnag #foodprices #publicgrocers
Gary Sands of Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers: “Is consolidation responsible for the food prices that we're paying today? And I'm saying adamantly, vigorously, no. There's just no evidence to support that.”
The Competition Bureau disagrees:
competition-bureau.canada.ca/en/how-we-fo...
The Competition Bureau disagrees:
competition-bureau.canada.ca/en/how-we-fo...
Independent grocers federation not happy with farmers' call for cap on profits
HALIFAX - The Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers says it's disappointed and surprised that a farmers lobby group is calling for caps on the profits of major grocery chains.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 27, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Gary Sands of Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers: “Is consolidation responsible for the food prices that we're paying today? And I'm saying adamantly, vigorously, no. There's just no evidence to support that.”
The Competition Bureau disagrees:
competition-bureau.canada.ca/en/how-we-fo...
The Competition Bureau disagrees:
competition-bureau.canada.ca/en/how-we-fo...
"A report by a provincially legislated panel on environmental racism contains 14 recommendations — including a call for a formal apology by the Nova Scotia government — and suggests reparations should also be considered"
#Mikmaki #NovaScotia #NSpoli
#Mikmaki #NovaScotia #NSpoli
Report calls on N.S. to apologize to Mi’kmaw, Black communities for environmental racism | CBC News
A report by a provincially legislated panel on environmental racism contains 14 recommendations — including a call for a formal apology by the Nova Scotia government — and suggests reparations should ...
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"A report by a provincially legislated panel on environmental racism contains 14 recommendations — including a call for a formal apology by the Nova Scotia government — and suggests reparations should also be considered"
#Mikmaki #NovaScotia #NSpoli
#Mikmaki #NovaScotia #NSpoli
"This agrivoltaic crop yield bump has been shown for dozens of other crops and solar panel combinations all over the world, including basil, broccoli, celery, corn, grapes, kale, lettuce, pasture grass, peppers, potatoes, tomatoes and more."
#CDNag #Agrovoltaics
#CDNag #Agrovoltaics
The gift that keeps on giving: How solar panels on farms can help increase crop yields
A new study finds farmers can enjoy increased crop yeilds under partial shade of solar panels long after they stop working decades from now.
theconversation.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:20 PM
"This agrivoltaic crop yield bump has been shown for dozens of other crops and solar panel combinations all over the world, including basil, broccoli, celery, corn, grapes, kale, lettuce, pasture grass, peppers, potatoes, tomatoes and more."
#CDNag #Agrovoltaics
#CDNag #Agrovoltaics
"Based on interviews and a workshop with 56 urban growers, community organizations and city staff in London, we found how a promising strategy can stall without clear leadership, resources and follow-through."
#UrbanAgriculture #LocalFood #FoodSovereignty
@richardbloomfield.bsky.social
#UrbanAgriculture #LocalFood #FoodSovereignty
@richardbloomfield.bsky.social
Growing pains: An Ontario city’s urban agriculture efforts show good policy requires real capacity
London, Ont., adopted Canada’s first stand-alone Urban Agriculture Strategy in 2017. Yet, almost eight years later, many of the strategy’s goals remain unrealized.
theconversation.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
"Based on interviews and a workshop with 56 urban growers, community organizations and city staff in London, we found how a promising strategy can stall without clear leadership, resources and follow-through."
#UrbanAgriculture #LocalFood #FoodSovereignty
@richardbloomfield.bsky.social
#UrbanAgriculture #LocalFood #FoodSovereignty
@richardbloomfield.bsky.social
“When you burn it lightly in the springtime, the fire consumes the fuels and turns it into nutrients for the plants,” Gilchrist explained.
#CulturalBurns #ClimateCrisis #LandBack
#CulturalBurns #ClimateCrisis #LandBack
Amid climate impacts, leading Secwépemc firekeeper shares 'a better way of looking after the land'
In a time of worsening wildfires, Joe Gilchrist says cultural burning 'needs to be multiplied hundreds of times' — returning to Indigenous stewardship
indiginews.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
“When you burn it lightly in the springtime, the fire consumes the fuels and turns it into nutrients for the plants,” Gilchrist explained.
#CulturalBurns #ClimateCrisis #LandBack
#CulturalBurns #ClimateCrisis #LandBack
"The minister says the panel will have a mandate to recommend practical steps to create jobs, raise productivity, support businesses and strengthen communities."
#CDNpoli #CorporateCapture #Privatization #Austerity
#CDNpoli #CorporateCapture #Privatization #Austerity
Ottawa appoints new private-sector economic advisory panel for Atlantic Canada
HALIFAX - The federal government has appointed a new economic advisory committee for the Atlantic region.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
"The minister says the panel will have a mandate to recommend practical steps to create jobs, raise productivity, support businesses and strengthen communities."
#CDNpoli #CorporateCapture #Privatization #Austerity
#CDNpoli #CorporateCapture #Privatization #Austerity
"The Nova Scotia government says it has approved the environmental assessment for Setapuktuk Wind Project, owned by EverWind NS Holdings Ltd. in partnership with Membertou Development Corp."
#Mikmaki #NSpoli #EnergyTransition
#Mikmaki #NSpoli #EnergyTransition
Environmental review approved for wind project tied to Membertou First Nation in N.S.
HALIFAX - A wind project in Guysborough County, N.S., involving the Membertou First Nation has passed the environmental review stage.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
"The Nova Scotia government says it has approved the environmental assessment for Setapuktuk Wind Project, owned by EverWind NS Holdings Ltd. in partnership with Membertou Development Corp."
#Mikmaki #NSpoli #EnergyTransition
#Mikmaki #NSpoli #EnergyTransition
"Farmers want Ottawa to set up a 10-year pilot project that would ensure they receive an annual income of at least $50,000, a rate that would rise by inflation every year."
#CDNpoli #CDNag #Farmers #BasicIncome
#CDNpoli #CDNag #Farmers #BasicIncome
Farmers will lobby Ottawa for $50K guaranteed annual income pilot program
HALIFAX - A farmers advocacy group says it plans to lobby the federal government for a guaranteed annual income of $50,000.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 11:24 AM
"Farmers want Ottawa to set up a 10-year pilot project that would ensure they receive an annual income of at least $50,000, a rate that would rise by inflation every year."
#CDNpoli #CDNag #Farmers #BasicIncome
#CDNpoli #CDNag #Farmers #BasicIncome
"This is an empty deal. Cop30 provides a stark reminder that the answers to the climate crisis do not lie inside the climate talks – they lie with the people and movements leading the way toward a just, equitable, fossil-free future.” Nikki Reisch
#COP30 #ClimateCrisis
#COP30 #ClimateCrisis
End of fossil fuel era inches closer as Cop30 deal agreed after bitter standoff
Wealthy countries should triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
"This is an empty deal. Cop30 provides a stark reminder that the answers to the climate crisis do not lie inside the climate talks – they lie with the people and movements leading the way toward a just, equitable, fossil-free future.” Nikki Reisch
#COP30 #ClimateCrisis
#COP30 #ClimateCrisis
"The infilled area was small, barely larger than a parking space, and it’s not clear if building on it would have been permitted. But it had a prime location at the corner of the pond, across the street from Westhaver Beach and a few [kms] down the road from Mahone Bay."
#Mikmaki #NSpoli #Lunenburg
#Mikmaki #NSpoli #Lunenburg
Province removes controversial infill from coastal pond | CBC News
More than three years after a property owner manufactured land at the corner of Westhaver Pond in Maders Cove, N.S., the Department of Public Works has dug it up and cleared it away. Community members...
www.cbc.ca
November 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"The infilled area was small, barely larger than a parking space, and it’s not clear if building on it would have been permitted. But it had a prime location at the corner of the pond, across the street from Westhaver Beach and a few [kms] down the road from Mahone Bay."
#Mikmaki #NSpoli #Lunenburg
#Mikmaki #NSpoli #Lunenburg
Garlic crop 2026 is all planted! And thats the end of the growing season for me. What a year.
November 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Garlic crop 2026 is all planted! And thats the end of the growing season for me. What a year.
“We see a widening gap between what farmers receive for their products and what consumers are paying for at the grocery store” said NFU Policy Analyst James Hannay
#CDNpoli #CDNag #FoodSovereignty #FoodPrices @nfucanada.bsky.social
#CDNpoli #CDNag #FoodSovereignty #FoodPrices @nfucanada.bsky.social
Farmers talk food prices, cloning at national convention in Moncton
Farmers from across the country are meeting in Moncton this week for the National Farmers Union annual convention - the first time the event has ever been held in New Brunswick.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
“We see a widening gap between what farmers receive for their products and what consumers are paying for at the grocery store” said NFU Policy Analyst James Hannay
#CDNpoli #CDNag #FoodSovereignty #FoodPrices @nfucanada.bsky.social
#CDNpoli #CDNag #FoodSovereignty #FoodPrices @nfucanada.bsky.social
"The federal budget, which passed on Monday, introduced a $2-billion "critical minerals sovereign fund" and a $371.8-million "first and last mile fund," both of which will support development projects."
Karen McKendry (EAC) "we can’t mine our way out of the climate crisis.”
#Mikmaki #NSpoli #CDNpoli
Karen McKendry (EAC) "we can’t mine our way out of the climate crisis.”
#Mikmaki #NSpoli #CDNpoli
Ottawa's support of critical mineral development sparks optimism, skepticism | CBC News
Members of Nova Scotia's critical minerals industry are celebrating the federal government's new budget that would see extra attention and resources for the sector, but one environmental advocate is u...
www.cbc.ca
November 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Feels like the start of another farmers vs. Pickering airport-kind of land conflict.
"DND sent letters to Brooks and dozens of other farmers in the area during the summer asking if they would consider selling their properties to make way for a large-scale radar project."
#CDNpoli #NORAD #Farmland
"DND sent letters to Brooks and dozens of other farmers in the area during the summer asking if they would consider selling their properties to make way for a large-scale radar project."
#CDNpoli #NORAD #Farmland
A radar system meant to spot distant threats could land right in Ontario farmers' backyards | CBC News
Family farms in Clearview Township, Ont., face uncertainty after the Department of National Defence proposed a $38-billion NORAD radar project. Generations of farmers fear losing land to the military,...
www.cbc.ca
November 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
“The language that CSIS used in this document fundamentally delegitimizes the rights of Indigenous people. I think it's fair to claim that a lot of this language itself is racist. It's highly colonial,” said Jeffrey Monaghan, an associate professor of criminology at Carleton U
#CDNpoli #LandBack
#CDNpoli #LandBack
How investigating Indigenous activists became a CSIS priority for at least a decade | CBC News
Canada's spies subjected Indigenous activists to a series of “Native extremism” investigations for at least a decade beginning in 1988, in what internal documents show was a countrywide surveillance p...
www.cbc.ca
November 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
"The revelations come amid growing frustration at the unfettered access given to corporations that profit from maintaining global dependence on fossil fuels and/or the destruction of forests and other ecosystems vital for mitigating climate catastrophe."
#COP30 #ClimateCrisis #CorporateCapture
#COP30 #ClimateCrisis #CorporateCapture
More than 300 big agriculture lobbyists took part in Cop30, investigation finds
Lobbyists representing industry responsible for a quarter to a third of global emissions participated in key talks at the UN climate summit
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
"The revelations come amid growing frustration at the unfettered access given to corporations that profit from maintaining global dependence on fossil fuels and/or the destruction of forests and other ecosystems vital for mitigating climate catastrophe."
#COP30 #ClimateCrisis #CorporateCapture
#COP30 #ClimateCrisis #CorporateCapture
"The Shoulder to Shoulder Rally in Halifax Saturday was organized by Mi'kmaw leaders and non-Indigenous community groups who want Nova Scotia's provincial government to do more to protect the environment."
#Mikmaki #NSpoli
#Mikmaki #NSpoli
Hundreds gather at Halifax rally to call for better environmental protection in Nova Scotia
The Shoulder to Shoulder Rally in Halifax Saturday was organized by Mi'kmaw leaders and non-Indigenous community groups who want Nova Scotia's provincial government to do more to protect the environme...
www.cbc.ca
November 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I don't think we question the notion of "progressive conservative" or "red tory" enough in Canadian politics. It seems like something that deciseively died in the 1980s. I think it is sufficient to just call them conservatives now: The liberal party is a conservative party right now.
#CDNpoli
#CDNpoli
New from me. On Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Pierre Poilievre, Mark Carney and the budget.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
ANALYSIS | Is Mark Carney's budget a Progressive Conservative budget? | CBC News
Attempting perhaps to turn a story about his own leadership into a story about whether the media have unfairly focused on Conservative dissent, Pierre Poilievre challenged reporters to pay as much att...
www.cbc.ca
November 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I don't think we question the notion of "progressive conservative" or "red tory" enough in Canadian politics. It seems like something that deciseively died in the 1980s. I think it is sufficient to just call them conservatives now: The liberal party is a conservative party right now.
#CDNpoli
#CDNpoli
"Countries must recognise the demarcation of Indigenous lands as a key component of tackling the climate crisis, and civil society must help in the defence of such lands against mining interests, Brazil’s minister for Indigenous peoples has said."
#ClimateCrisis #COP30
#ClimateCrisis #COP30
Indigenous lands must be recognised as part of climate policy, says Brazilian minister
Sonia Guajajara tells Cop30 the rights of traditional communities must be maintained in the face of exploitation by the mining industry
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"Countries must recognise the demarcation of Indigenous lands as a key component of tackling the climate crisis, and civil society must help in the defence of such lands against mining interests, Brazil’s minister for Indigenous peoples has said."
#ClimateCrisis #COP30
#ClimateCrisis #COP30
"That Canada cannot be erected on the craven idolatries of colonialism and capitalism, money and its powers. It will need a new imaginary, one that relentlessly refuses possessive individualism’s worship of accumulation ..., privatized property ..., and profit.."
#CDNpoli #Canada #SettlerColonialism
#CDNpoli #Canada #SettlerColonialism
Settler colonialism: What’s in a name?
Once a radical breakthrough, settler colonial theory now dominates Canadian scholarship. In his review of On Settler Colonialism in Canada, Bryan D. Palmer welcomes its moral clarity but warns that it...
canadiandimension.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:38 AM
"That Canada cannot be erected on the craven idolatries of colonialism and capitalism, money and its powers. It will need a new imaginary, one that relentlessly refuses possessive individualism’s worship of accumulation ..., privatized property ..., and profit.."
#CDNpoli #Canada #SettlerColonialism
#CDNpoli #Canada #SettlerColonialism
«Légalement, les prochains gouvernements ne pourront pas y toucher. "Nous assurons l’avenir de cette ile, que les choses qui tiennent à cœur aux gens soient préservées", a déclaré Elspeth McLean-Wile, mairesse de la MODL.»
#Mikmaki #Kespukwitk #Acadie #Conservation
#Mikmaki #Kespukwitk #Acadie #Conservation
L’ile de Cap-LaHave est protégée
Après des années de travail, c’est officiel: la municipalité du district de Lunenburg annonce la conservation de l'ile de Cape-LaHave, sous la gestion de Nova Scotia Nature Trust.
lecourrier.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:27 AM
«Légalement, les prochains gouvernements ne pourront pas y toucher. "Nous assurons l’avenir de cette ile, que les choses qui tiennent à cœur aux gens soient préservées", a déclaré Elspeth McLean-Wile, mairesse de la MODL.»
#Mikmaki #Kespukwitk #Acadie #Conservation
#Mikmaki #Kespukwitk #Acadie #Conservation