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Richard Larouche
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Associate Professor of Public Health (University of Lethbridge); advocate for physical activity, active transportation, sustainability and social justice; runner, cyclist, hiker, etc.

Public Health 40%
Psychology 25%

It was nice to return to #ParkRun today. Happy with a sub-18 minute time on a windy early February 5K... 🏃
www.parkrun.ca

Great op-ed on why we need to keep our bike lanes and build new ones... #cycling 🚴💯
For Our Kids Toronto Stands Up for Bike Lanes in Op-ed for Toronto Today
www.forourkids.ca

Winter sports are threatened by #climatechange, which is largely caused by fossil fuels. Tell Canada to make Milano Cortina 2026 the last Olympics sponsored by fossil fuels. cape.ca/action/choos...
Choose winter: Make Milano Cortina the last Olympics sponsored by fossil fuels - CAPE
Urge Canada to protect winter sports and public health by ending fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship at the Olympics.
cape.ca

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(FT) - Canada will open a consulate in Greenland on Friday in a show of support for the Arctic island after US threats to take control of the country.

@financialtimes.com 🇨🇦
www.ft.com/content/7c78...
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news

Terrible idea in a climate emergency! 🤢
Instead @mark-carney.bsky.social could eliminate fossil fuel subsidies. This is long overdue!
Carney’s government is cutting hundreds of environment and science jobs. Here’s what that means for Canadians | CBC Radio
Scientists and labour leaders are warning that cuts to Environment and Climate Change Canada could significantly impact the health and safety of Canadians as well as Canada's wildlife and environment.
www.cbc.ca

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Le Canada est un pays bilingue, peu importe l'opinion de Danielle Smith! Sa demande est inconstitutionnelle et c'est une insulte envers les francophones.
Danielle Smith demande de relâcher les exigences de bilinguisme des juges
L'obligation d'être bilingue pour siéger à la Cour suprême est un « obstacle systémique », selon elle.
ici.radio-canada.ca

Today is #WinterWalkDay in Canada, but it was +19 degree Celsius in Lethbridge, so it felt more like #GlobalRunningDay (which is June 3 this year) 🤯 🌡️

Anyways, it was a nice day for any outdoor #PhysicalActivity I mostly did trail running and walked a few very steep parts...

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Since both Bill Gates and Bjorn Lomborg are back in the news (in the context of the Epstein Files):

Nice to see this, especially in a city that has prided itself with it's "natural" gas...
Alberta's 'Gas City' makes landmark investment in solar energy | CBC News
Elected officials in Medicine Hat, Alta., approved moving ahead with a 75-megawatt solar farm in a landmark decision Monday evening.
www.cbc.ca
Brilliant

No kidding! 😠

Either they are extremely naive or they think we're credulous. Anyways, here's the link to the petition to tell them to stop doing business with ICE: action.openmedia.org/page/185357/...
Vancouver tech company Hootsuite facing backlash for contract with U.S. Homeland Security, which oversees ICE | CBC News
CEO Irina Novoselsky said Hootsuite has worked with government organizations across countries and administrations for more than 15 years, including the U.S. government.
www.cbc.ca

It's time to put this myth to rest! 👇

One #publichealth lesson to remember from the pandemic is that airborne viruses spread much more easily in crowded indoor environments than outdoors!

Remember, there's no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothing ☃️
Winter Outdoor Play: Will Playing Out in the Cold Make Me Catch a Cold? » Outdoor Play Canada
Thank you to Dr. Louise de Lannoy, Executive Director, Outdoor Play Canada, and Kim Hiscott, Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Fleck Children’s Services, for providing this post. Why play outside when i...
www.outdoorplaycanada.ca

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Believe your eyes, not the lies.

Via @adamzyglis.bsky.social

Totally unacceptable comments from the Alberta premier related to the rule of law... 👎
Alberta justices speak up about independence after premier muses about directing the courts | CBC News
The chief justices of all three levels of Alberta’s court system issued a rare public message Tuesday. Without any context, the statement comes on the heels of comments about judicial authority made o...
www.cbc.ca

We stand with Minnesota ✊❤️
Selling armoured vehicles to ICE isn't Canada Strong. @mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social
STOP the sale of Canadian arms to ICE and #CloseTheLoopholes!
act.gp/3NzQipI @greenpeaceca.bsky.social
No more armoured vehicles for ICE!
Sign the petition to demand Canada stop exporting military equipment fuelling human rights abuses.
act.gp

"676 villages et communautés pourraient devoir déménager au cours des prochaines années" 😱
Les îles Fidji craignent de devenir un paradis perdu
Cet archipel de plus de 300 îles du Pacifique Sud, où les deux tiers de la population vit près du littoral, est en première ligne de la crise climatique.
ici.radio-canada.ca

Go for it!

in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today

📣 Check out our new post on the @outdoorplayca.bsky.social blog about findings of our national longitudinal study on correlates of #outdoorplay among Canadian children

Picture from the Breath of Fresh Air summit where I presented outdoor play results from the GAC-PAQ project @gac-paq.bsky.social
Which factors predict outdoor play in Canadian 7- to 12-year-olds? » Outdoor Play Canada
Thank you to  Dr. Richard Larouche, Associate Professor of Public Health at the University of Lethbridge, for providing this post. Which factors predict outdoor play in Canadian 7- to 12-year-olds?   ...
www.outdoorplaycanada.ca
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
bit.ly

Cartoon by Mike Luckovich | Creators

✍️ In a #ClimateEmergency we need to strengthen - not weaken - anti-greenwashing rules!
Tell the Prime Minister: Protect Canada’s anti-greenwashing rules - CAPE
Send a message to the Prime Minister to protect and strengthen Canada’s anti-greenwashing rules instead of dismantling them.
cape.ca