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I spoke to CTV News this morning about the devastating impacts of the cold on unhoused people. Frostbite can lead to amputation, hypothermia to death. People escape the pain of being cold by using drugs, which increases risk of OD. We can't be neutral about this. www.ctvnews.ca/video/2026/0...
Advocate on the dangers of extreme cold on the unhoused
Advocate on the dangers of extreme cold on the unhoused Diana Chan McNally, a homelessness advocate, speaks about the devastating impact of frostbite and being
www.ctvnews.ca
January 24, 2026 at 8:11 PM
I spoke to CTV News this morning about the devastating impacts of the cold on unhoused people. Frostbite can lead to amputation, hypothermia to death. People escape the pain of being cold by using drugs, which increases risk of OD. We can't be neutral about this. www.ctvnews.ca/video/2026/0...
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OPG is seeking permission to build in Port Hope, Ontario, what would be the world’s largest nuclear station. Why should Ontarians be locked into the most expensive and slowest option for decades to come?
#onpoli
www.cleanairalliance.org/worlds-large...
#onpoli
www.cleanairalliance.org/worlds-large...
World’s Largest Nuclear Station or Lower Electricity Bills?
OPG is seeking permission to build in Port Hope, Ontario, what would be the world’s largest nuclear station. Why should Ontarians be locked into the most expensive and slowest option for decades to co...
www.cleanairalliance.org
January 23, 2026 at 4:43 PM
OPG is seeking permission to build in Port Hope, Ontario, what would be the world’s largest nuclear station. Why should Ontarians be locked into the most expensive and slowest option for decades to come?
#onpoli
www.cleanairalliance.org/worlds-large...
#onpoli
www.cleanairalliance.org/worlds-large...
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Ford govt's transition from municipal recycling to a privately funded and run system continues to be problem-filled. Some T.O. condos & apts have received no pickup this month, creating mountains of waste and forcing residents to store some in their units www.thestar.com/news/gta/it-...
‘It’s a disaster’: How Ontario’s new recycling system has left these Toronto residents holding the bag
Residents of Peel Region and other communities have been told that overflow recycling left beside bins in clear bags will not be collected after March 1.
www.thestar.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Ford govt's transition from municipal recycling to a privately funded and run system continues to be problem-filled. Some T.O. condos & apts have received no pickup this month, creating mountains of waste and forcing residents to store some in their units www.thestar.com/news/gta/it-...
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On the left: Councillor Brad Bradford in 2020, joining with a small group of councillors to support taking a look at heated pavement as a way to encourage more winter cycling.
On the right: Brad Bradford in 2026, doing whatever this is.
On the right: Brad Bradford in 2026, doing whatever this is.
January 23, 2026 at 3:48 PM
On the left: Councillor Brad Bradford in 2020, joining with a small group of councillors to support taking a look at heated pavement as a way to encourage more winter cycling.
On the right: Brad Bradford in 2026, doing whatever this is.
On the right: Brad Bradford in 2026, doing whatever this is.
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Sous sa nouvelle direction politique, Québec solidaire pourrait réussir à rallier l’imaginaire et à susciter l’enthousiasme des Québécois·e·s progressistes en vue des élections générales de 2026.
Les utopistes pragmatiques de Québec solidaire | Perspectives Journal
Sous sa nouvelle direction politique, Québec solidaire pourrait réussir à rallier l’imaginaire et à susciter l’enthousiasme des Québécois·e·s progressistes en vue des élections générales de 2026.
perspectivesjournal.ca
January 20, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Sous sa nouvelle direction politique, Québec solidaire pourrait réussir à rallier l’imaginaire et à susciter l’enthousiasme des Québécois·e·s progressistes en vue des élections générales de 2026.
Sober breakdown of why the math does not make sense on building new pipelines.
If the NDP is to have any relevance going forward, it needs to pick a leader that is honest with Canadians about this reality, and helps us demand a better path
#cdnpoli #ndp.ca #greensky
macleans.ca/economy/even...
If the NDP is to have any relevance going forward, it needs to pick a leader that is honest with Canadians about this reality, and helps us demand a better path
#cdnpoli #ndp.ca #greensky
macleans.ca/economy/even...
Even the Oil Industry Knows We Don't Need a New Pipeline - Macleans.ca
The private sector isn’t interested. It’s because we have more than enough capacity already.
macleans.ca
January 20, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Sober breakdown of why the math does not make sense on building new pipelines.
If the NDP is to have any relevance going forward, it needs to pick a leader that is honest with Canadians about this reality, and helps us demand a better path
#cdnpoli #ndp.ca #greensky
macleans.ca/economy/even...
If the NDP is to have any relevance going forward, it needs to pick a leader that is honest with Canadians about this reality, and helps us demand a better path
#cdnpoli #ndp.ca #greensky
macleans.ca/economy/even...
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I published This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate in 2014. Lots of serious people explained that we didn't have time to tackle capitalism, climate was too important. Let the market fix it for us.
The track record is 12 wasted years and a world on fire. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/c...
The track record is 12 wasted years and a world on fire. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/c...
How Wall Street Turned Its Back on Climate Change
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:20 PM
I published This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate in 2014. Lots of serious people explained that we didn't have time to tackle capitalism, climate was too important. Let the market fix it for us.
The track record is 12 wasted years and a world on fire. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/c...
The track record is 12 wasted years and a world on fire. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/c...
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Australia adds 7 GW of renewables in 2025, stays on track for 2030 target www.pv-magazine.com/2026/01/13/a...
Australia adds 7 GW of renewables in 2025, stays on track for 2030 target
Australian Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen says the country is on track to meet the government’s flagship target of 82% renewable energy by 2030 after solar, wind, and other renewables supplied ab...
www.pv-magazine.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Australia adds 7 GW of renewables in 2025, stays on track for 2030 target www.pv-magazine.com/2026/01/13/a...
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This is the best campaign content I've ever seen come from the #ndp, or any party in Canada frankly
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
Canada's big six banks made $70 billion in profits last year on the backs of working people.
So I went to Bay Street to ask bankers whether it’s time for a wealth tax.
If you agree, become a member of the NDP and let’s fight for it together: avilewis.link/join
youtu.be/KfNEsh9Hx6s?...
So I went to Bay Street to ask bankers whether it’s time for a wealth tax.
If you agree, become a member of the NDP and let’s fight for it together: avilewis.link/join
youtu.be/KfNEsh9Hx6s?...
Avi Lewis asks bankers on Bay Street if it’s time for a wealth tax
YouTube video by Avi Lewis
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January 18, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Ford Gov breaking Ontario's economic backbone, our small business economy, due to soaring energy costs. Instead of investing in cheaper, safer, greener alternatives, Ford works to enrich nuclear and fossil gas industry at expense of everyone else.
#onpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/16/a...
#onpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/16/a...
Ontario's small businesses struggle to stay afloat as electricity costs rise
Several times, Cindy Lougheed came close to closing her café because of high energy costs. But she stayed open, thinking about her staff and her customers — especially her regulars.
www.nationalobserver.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Ford Gov breaking Ontario's economic backbone, our small business economy, due to soaring energy costs. Instead of investing in cheaper, safer, greener alternatives, Ford works to enrich nuclear and fossil gas industry at expense of everyone else.
#onpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/16/a...
#onpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/16/a...
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For all the transportation boffins at Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario, here's an LRT line that works. Of course the high priced help at those agencies had nothing to do with designing and building the ION system.
Some winter scenes today of an LRT that worked well in the snow.
Greetings from Kitchener-Waterloo, with its ION LRT trains running every 10 minutes, on time, with full signal priority! 1/2
Greetings from Kitchener-Waterloo, with its ION LRT trains running every 10 minutes, on time, with full signal priority! 1/2
January 17, 2026 at 2:50 AM
For all the transportation boffins at Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario, here's an LRT line that works. Of course the high priced help at those agencies had nothing to do with designing and building the ION system.
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I cannot stress enough that homelessness is caused by policy levers primarily at the provincial level.
And AMO's new report shows it: homelessness in Ontario rose 8% last year, with 85,000 people becoming homeless. 20,000 were youth and children.
Horrifying.
globalnews.ca/news/1161124...
And AMO's new report shows it: homelessness in Ontario rose 8% last year, with 85,000 people becoming homeless. 20,000 were youth and children.
Horrifying.
globalnews.ca/news/1161124...
Nearly 85K people homeless in Ontario, up 8% in 1 year: report | Globalnews.ca
Homelessness is getting worse across Ontario with an estimated 85,000 people who were without a home in 2025, a new report from Ontario's municipalities shows.
globalnews.ca
January 14, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I cannot stress enough that homelessness is caused by policy levers primarily at the provincial level.
And AMO's new report shows it: homelessness in Ontario rose 8% last year, with 85,000 people becoming homeless. 20,000 were youth and children.
Horrifying.
globalnews.ca/news/1161124...
And AMO's new report shows it: homelessness in Ontario rose 8% last year, with 85,000 people becoming homeless. 20,000 were youth and children.
Horrifying.
globalnews.ca/news/1161124...
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Carbon capture and storage — or CCS — stops industrial emissions at the source, helping to slow global warming. Canada’s biggest oil and gas companies want public money to put it in place. Is it a wise investment? Here’s what you need to know: thenarwhal.ca/carbon-captu...
Carbon capture in Canada, explained | The Narwhal
Major oilsands companies have plans for carbon capture and storage on a massive scale — and Alberta’s pipeline ambitions hang in the balance
thenarwhal.ca
January 14, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Carbon capture and storage — or CCS — stops industrial emissions at the source, helping to slow global warming. Canada’s biggest oil and gas companies want public money to put it in place. Is it a wise investment? Here’s what you need to know: thenarwhal.ca/carbon-captu...
In case you needed another reason to not bank with Scotiabank or any of the Canadian big 5... Take your banking to a local credit union.
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/08/n...
#cdnpoli #imperialism
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/08/n...
#cdnpoli #imperialism
Scotiabank CEO says Trump doctrine to dominate hemisphere will be good for business
Financial data suggests Canadian banks are poised to profit if Donald Trump’s plan to takeover Venezuela’s oil industry comes to fruition.
www.nationalobserver.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:11 AM
In case you needed another reason to not bank with Scotiabank or any of the Canadian big 5... Take your banking to a local credit union.
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/08/n...
#cdnpoli #imperialism
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/08/n...
#cdnpoli #imperialism
Stopped by my favourite florist in Davenport, Hills Florist, to pick up some flowers for my daughter! Ninety-three years in the neighbourhood, and truly woven into this community. Thank you, Melissa and Laura!
December 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Following news that Labour Minister David Piccini is under investigation over the Skills Development Fund scandal, CP24 asked me why Ontarians should care about this at a time when the cost of living is on everyone's mind. Here’s my response:
December 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Following news that Labour Minister David Piccini is under investigation over the Skills Development Fund scandal, CP24 asked me why Ontarians should care about this at a time when the cost of living is on everyone's mind. Here’s my response:
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Note that the only province where trades workers’ wages have kept up with inflation - made gains, in fact - is in BC via an NDP government.
NDP = the only party who actually delivers for workers.
NDP = the only party who actually delivers for workers.
December 16, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Note that the only province where trades workers’ wages have kept up with inflation - made gains, in fact - is in BC via an NDP government.
NDP = the only party who actually delivers for workers.
NDP = the only party who actually delivers for workers.
This why the tyee is the outlet I go to first for reporting and analysis of BC news - thoughtful, intellectually honest, and principled in the journalism they do.
I hope this is copied broadly in canadian media
thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...
I hope this is copied broadly in canadian media
thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...
The Tyee Has a New AI Policy | The Tyee
Long story short: We’re mostly taking a pass on the robots.
thetyee.ca
December 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This why the tyee is the outlet I go to first for reporting and analysis of BC news - thoughtful, intellectually honest, and principled in the journalism they do.
I hope this is copied broadly in canadian media
thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...
I hope this is copied broadly in canadian media
thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...
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While the world goes renewable, Ontario and Canada go gas, oil, pipelines, nuclear... Let's #triplewindandsolar now or risk being left with stranded assets and sky high electricity rates.
#onpoli #cdnpoli
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#onpoli #cdnpoli
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Supply boom in cheaper renewables will seal end of fossil fuel era, says IEA
Watchdog’s flagship report says rise in low-carbon electricity will make transition ‘inevitable’, despite Trump’s calls to carry on drilling
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
While the world goes renewable, Ontario and Canada go gas, oil, pipelines, nuclear... Let's #triplewindandsolar now or risk being left with stranded assets and sky high electricity rates.
#onpoli #cdnpoli
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#onpoli #cdnpoli
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Buried in the Doug Ford govt's fall budget are changes that would remove parts of Wasaga beach from provincial protection. As I reported in August, those parts are 60% of the world’s longest freshwater beach and the main nesting area for the endangered piping plover: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...
November 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Buried in the Doug Ford govt's fall budget are changes that would remove parts of Wasaga beach from provincial protection. As I reported in August, those parts are 60% of the world’s longest freshwater beach and the main nesting area for the endangered piping plover: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...
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In Germany, the sale of heat pumps have surpassed those of gas boilers for the first time.
Like Germany, Ontario gets most of our gas from outside the country (in our case, most of the gas coming into Ontario comes from the U.S.)
Yet Ontario has no credible decarbonization plan.
Like Germany, Ontario gets most of our gas from outside the country (in our case, most of the gas coming into Ontario comes from the U.S.)
Yet Ontario has no credible decarbonization plan.
A historic turning point for clean heating in Europe: For the first time, in the first half of 2025 sales of heat pumps in Germany have surpassed those of gas boilers.
This is a big milestone, demonstrating that the transition away from fossil fuels in our buildings is not just a future ambition.
This is a big milestone, demonstrating that the transition away from fossil fuels in our buildings is not just a future ambition.
November 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
In Germany, the sale of heat pumps have surpassed those of gas boilers for the first time.
Like Germany, Ontario gets most of our gas from outside the country (in our case, most of the gas coming into Ontario comes from the U.S.)
Yet Ontario has no credible decarbonization plan.
Like Germany, Ontario gets most of our gas from outside the country (in our case, most of the gas coming into Ontario comes from the U.S.)
Yet Ontario has no credible decarbonization plan.
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The federal budget is likely quite bad for transit. They've rebranded the Canada Public Transit Fund and rolled it into a more generic "Build Communities Strong Fund"
If 'Transit’ was removed from the name, we have to assume that it isn't a priority for this government. Stay tuned for more updates
If 'Transit’ was removed from the name, we have to assume that it isn't a priority for this government. Stay tuned for more updates
November 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The federal budget is likely quite bad for transit. They've rebranded the Canada Public Transit Fund and rolled it into a more generic "Build Communities Strong Fund"
If 'Transit’ was removed from the name, we have to assume that it isn't a priority for this government. Stay tuned for more updates
If 'Transit’ was removed from the name, we have to assume that it isn't a priority for this government. Stay tuned for more updates
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Yes, Lord of the Rings is about how you must trust the “hard men.” Just as Narnia is about an evil lion. And the New Testament tells a tale of a wimp who wouldn’t fight back. Next week on “fascists read classics,” we’ll meet tech visionary George Orwell…
October 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Yes, Lord of the Rings is about how you must trust the “hard men.” Just as Narnia is about an evil lion. And the New Testament tells a tale of a wimp who wouldn’t fight back. Next week on “fascists read classics,” we’ll meet tech visionary George Orwell…
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I have a very bad feeling about this...
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have a very bad feeling about this...