Partners for Action is generating data on where property buyouts for flood risk reduction have occurred in Canada. See our progress and map here: bit.ly/3m7jFwo

‘Leaked’ financial information on Charles McVety’s Christian college jolts Doug Ford’s government dlvr.it/RkcNGX

Hey #climate #adaptation twitter. Interested in learning more about the PIEVC protocol, a process to assess the risks of severe weather and climate change on infrastructure, developed by Engineers Canada? Check out this training from Climate Risk Institute docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Doug Ford is dismantling a system set up to prevent flooding after Hurricane Hazel claimed 81 lives, destroyed 1,900 homes and cost nearly $1.3 billion in damage in 1954. thestar.com/news/gta/2020/… #onpoli

"This week, Ford — the for-the-people premier — ignored a lot of the people he claims to represent. He won’t as easily ignore the verdict of voters in the next provincial election a year and a half from now." Waterloo Region Record thank you for capturing a growing movement.

Wondering if there might be a climate change lesson somewhere in here

Let’s stop for a moment during this Xmas season & think, even just for a moment of our two Canadians , the two Michaels. Two years & counting in Chinese jails. For what. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. My Xmas wish is for more diplomats like Christoph Heusgen to speak out. Remember

Whew! King Township has emphatically refused to support a "trojan horse" Minister's Zoning Order request that would have allowed allowed a sprawling multi-use commercial development in the Greenbelt at the heart of the Oak Ridges Moraine. environmentaldefence.ca/2020/12/21/kin…

.@bigcitypolitics & I have a new paper in Canadian Public Administration! We find significant interprovincial variation in the campaign finance rules for Canadian municipal elections. Read our more specific findings: dx.doi.org/10.1111/capa.1…

Government gives Air Canada bailout worth 677 Laurentian Universities #cdnpoli

Dear colleagues in #cdnpse #onpse: some thoughts on the decimation of Laurentian University & what it means for the future of #highered. A thread, even with a few bad joke attempts.💔 1 #FundLU #HumansofLU #SaveLaurentian #OnPoli #cdnpoli

The fact that ministers and first ministers can botch their files, contribute to illness and death, and keep their job is a sign of deeply flawed democracy.

Beyond insane that half of Canada's population lives in a little strip that forms a near perfect line and we don't have a high speed train running down the middle of it

In the Media: Water Institute members Jason Thistlethwaite and Daniel Henstra join forces with Toronto Star to unveil 'Toronto's secret flood map.’ Stay informed and check if your home is at risk! thestar.com/interactives/t…

Encore presentation: "Canada is becoming a more difficult and pricier place to insure relative to other countries." — Craig Stewart (IBC). Is Canada becoming uninsurable? At 8/11pm with Daniel Henstra (University of Waterloo), Kathryn Bakos (Intact Centre | Centre Intact) & Steve Paikin

Dear Doug Ford, Sylvia Jones and our entire Provincial Government. I've written you this video essay—recorded while my child underwent surgery—only after 36 hours of sleep deprivation and social maneuvering to get our healthcare system to pay attention to my daughter's

More affordable flood insurance could be possible if insurers and municipalities share data on flood risk management. 🌊🤝 New research from #UWaterloo reveals a path to better insurance coverage for Canadians. More: bit.ly/4dYWq2p | #UWaterlooNews