Out of sight, out of mind? What the experts say we need to know about #COVID19 as we head indoors in the fall, by Maddi Dellplain healthydebate.ca/2024/09/topic/… via Healthy Debate

Because what’s the point of constantly selling out yourself and other people in precarious situations? To keep being pulled towards normalized evil for the sake of pragmatism. At some point you’ll rationalize the worst possible thing and the there’s no coming back.

If the carbon tax really does end up going down and politicians genuinely care about minimizing costs on individuals then we're pretty much giving up the fight on climate. The entire point of a carbon tax is that it is the single lowest cost way to reduce emissions.

Jagmeet Singh attacking carbon pricing in Canada is a betrayal of his own party. It’s cynical because there’s no doubt that he knows it’s important public policy for climate change mitigation, but he’s attacking it anyway using Conservative talking points. nationalobserver.com/2024/09/12/opi…

Summer covid surge, 2024, should be the final nail in the coffin of "population-wide hybrid-immunity" to covid, we just witnessed this house-of-cards theory collapse in real time, millions acquiring long covid, and tens of thousands dying as a result of over-reliance

The discourse around carbon tax is maddening. Last year, our house used 80 GJ of natural gas & 3500L of gas, which works out to $830 in carbon tax. Our rebate is $1800. I realize not everyone is in the same boat, but ppl talk like we're all getting hosed and it's just...not true.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has announced 200 scholarships for Palestinians to study medicine in Cuba. This initiative continues Cuba's long-standing support for Palestinian liberation, having already helped hundreds of Palestinians become doctors.

The kids are NOT OK! Canadian study of youth age 16-25: Climate emotions and anxiety among young people in Canada: A national survey and call to action. 78% of youth reported climate change impacts their overall mental health. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The BC NDP government pulled harm-reduction kiosks from Vancouver Island hospitals after Conservative outrage… But at what cost? guyfelicella is on This is VANCOLOUR CHEK News 📺 Apple: tinyurl.com/53jkctt7 Spotify: tinyurl.com/k866sebv YouTube: tinyurl.com/8ffcm3u6

Canada Needs a National COVID-19 Inquiry Now Preprint, with David Fisman Dr. Jillian Horton Matthew Oliver Mark Ungrin Julia M Wright AIRBORNE @juliamwright.bsky.social and Dr. Dick Zoutman find it here: osf.io/preprints/soca…

Great longform journalism on the right to be vaccinated with Novavax in Canada (some people can't tolerate, or prefer not to be vaccinated with, the mRNA vaccines. (free article with email address) theijf.org/no-good-option…

"[They] keep claiming this isn’t privatization, but Albertans haven’t been offered anything to suggest otherwise. What is this ‘competitive process’ ... What is the funding model? Albertans deserve to know," says FOM's ED, Chris Gallaway. discoverairdrie.com/articles/conce…

Register now for Parkland Institute’s The Road Ahead Conference, Nov 15-17. I’m delighted to join John Vaillant, Nora Loreto & others for an urgent discussion about policy & politics. After this doozie of a week, we need bold ideas more than ever. #abpoli #bcpoli parklandconference.ca/presenters

B.C. Premier David Eby suddenly says he’s prepared to ditch the consumer carbon tax, as the provincial election fast approaches. BC Conservative leader John Rustad is claiming victory. How did we get here? Shannon Waters breaks it all down. #bcpoli thenarwhal.ca/bc-carbon-tax-…

Why not try building a voluntary treatment system before promising an involuntary system? VANDU has been calling for subsidized, regulated, evidence based treatment on demand for decades.

There are honestly no limits to the gaslighting these days

Community rallies behind Kensington Market drug consumption site cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

And we’re off!

New polling on the possible Air Canada pilot strike, conducted for Air Canada ALPA Pilots finds 2 in 3 Canadians don't believe the federal government should intervene in the labour dispute and there's similar views across the political spectrum. abacusdata.ca/air-canada-pil…