Keith Stewart

I watched the Pierre Poilievre - Jordan Peterson lovefest and learned a few things. Like how Pierre thinks oil companies are too green and climate concern means you're overly emotional. Plus he really dislikes loons, even though they are lovely creatures instagram.com/reel/DFJByL8yK…

Poilievre successfully poisoned the well on consumer carbon tax (thanks, misinformation enablers), but industrial carbon price did the heavy lifting & should be expanded alongside an aggressive green industrial strategy that moves into spaces Trump vacates theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…

We welcome today's ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel. 🧵⤵️

This is the best piece I've read so far on the collapse of voluntary 'green' banking alliances: they didn't do much, but banks liked them because they preempted regulation; governments liked them because they didn't have to do the hard work of regulating theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

AP does a deep dive on how "sustainability-linked loans" greenwash banks and fossil fuel companies: How mega-polluters take advantage of billions in green loans apnews.com/article/shell-…

As the election approaches, it’s more important than ever to call political leaders out on their true agenda. We may be up against the vast financial resources of Big Oil and other corporate lobbyists, but we’ve got truth and people power on our side >> act.gp/427jdqk

This is CLIMATE DENIAL. Enough is enough. We must demand that political parties put people and the planet before the profits of big polluters in the next election >> act.gp/3PryhaP

When asked 'how can a new Liberal leader beat Pierre Poilievre?', Trudeau leads with 'Poilievre is bad on climate' in both English and French. Others made this point recently: cbc.ca/news/politics/…

If the RCMP can do this to a First Nation’s chief and get away with it, imagine what they can do to any Indigenous person. theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta…

"Restricting people's ability to protest and speak is a step backward in the journey toward a hate-free world," says Councillor Gord Perks. "If we take away guaranteed rights — even by a bit — we make the most vulnerable in our society more vulnerable."

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The Ontario government has pushed forward plans to boost natural gas to meet soaring energy demand, despite receiving expert advice to “plan a partial abandonment” of gas infrastructure by 2050. An exclusive by @fatimabsyed thenarwhal.ca/ontario-energy…

While banks shift their money out of fossil fuels & into climate solutions, Canadian banks @RBC @scotiabank @cibc @TD_Canada @banquenationale @BMO are doubling down on #LNG projects that fuel the climate crisis & violate Indigenous rights. #FossilBanks act.gp/3ZRBLJu

Follow the money: @Suncor announces capital spending plans to significantly expand oil sands production, but no mention of carbon capture or other major emissions reduction projects #Greenwash

Trudeau government's carbon price has had 'minimal' effect on inflation and food costs, study concludes thestar.com/politics/feder… via @torontostar

How Ontario kicked its coal-power habit and made the air a little healthier to breathe

His true claim to fame (in my household): Jason introduced me to my wife 25 years ago.

The Canadian national identity involves a lot of sneering at the US, but when it comes to oligarchy, Canada makes America look positively amateurish. 1/

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