OneCowichan

Connecting citizens who want to help make the Cowichan Valley a great place to live, work and play - sustainable, equitable and inclusive

[Ricochet Media @ricochet_en]

Now that the far-right insurgency failed in its takeover of #BC, there’s an opportunity for bold reforms to save lives and strengthen the social safety net for those most in need.

NEW analysis from @derrickokeefe:

https://t.co/nFDAomhhu6

#BCpoli #BCvotes

[Damian Carrington @dpcarrington]

Pollutants from gas stoves kill 40,000 Europeans each year, report finds

- Study says harmful gases linked to heart and lung disease shave nearly two years off a person’s life

#AirPollution
Story by @NiranjanAjit
https://t.co/XG2kJgnYQR

[Dr. William J. Ripple @WilliamJRipple]

Think ecological overshoot when you think about climate change. https://t.co/iylKXfy36I

[Fair Vote Canada 🗳 🇨🇦 @FairVoteCanada]

After today, the NDP could hold majority governments in three provinces, each with the power to bring in proportional representation.

If the NDP is serious about fixing our democracy, now’s their chance to lead by example.

[The Tyee @TheTyee]

Canada has passed the Pharmacare Act.

Provinces and territories need to act quick to secure free contraceptives and diabetes medications before a federal election is called, say advocates. @michelle_gamage reports. #bcpoli #canpoli

https://t.co/BQJIyf20H8

[Julia Levin @lev_jf]

Canada committed to ending thermal coal exports by 2030, but a massive mine expansion proposed in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains will keep exports trending in the wrong direction

From @NBulowski

https://t.co/k0jncCOviT

[APTN News @APTNNews]

A BC Conservative candidate who made derogatory comments about Indigenous Peoples on election night more than a week ago is now facing calls to be removed from the party.

Here's what was said, along with the reaction that followed.

[Fair Vote Canada 🗳 🇨🇦 @FairVoteCanada]

Many bold infrastructure plans like this have been derailed by first-past-the-post-induced policy lurch.

That's just one of the reasons why so many of the countries beating us in high-speed rail use proportional representation.

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

WATCH: Barcelona was never an obvious candidate to be a bike-friendly city. They knew traffic jams & air pollution couldn’t be solved just by managing cars & trucks. It took the pandemic for them to really transform things. ANY city could do the same now.

[Allie @AlienorR2]

Too often, we avoid talking about class when we do climate work.

That's a mistake: many people reject climate policies because they feel they are being asked to do more than their fair share.

So, let's talk about how the super-rich fuel the crisis that hurts the poorest first

[Stand.earth @standearth]

👻 BOO! There’s something sinister lurking in your community… un-natural gas! ☠️

The Gas industry is greenwashing its product to put the “trick” in trick-or-treat this spooky season – but these #MonsterMisconceptions are far from #TheFrackingTruth. 🔗 https://t.co/LHbi6uAUh2

[Climate Justice Victoria 🌅 @CJusticeVic]

“If we really wanted to provide more room for trees, one of the biggest ways to do that would be to have less cars in the city. So I would rather get rid of cars before I get rid of homes,” Todd Irvine, arborist https://t.co/D8lsdmh8FQ #yyj #yyjpoli

[The Narwhal @thenarwhalca]

Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs have filed a new legal challenge against Ksi Lisims LNG project, saying B.C. failed to consult on potential impacts to salmon. #bcpoli VIA @writermjs https://t.co/KVsblelng0

[West Coast Environmental Law @WCELaw]

"Climate change is and will continue to be very expensive, with costs ultimately and unfairly landing on today’s youth." Check out Squamish Cllr Lauren Greenlaw's letter in support of @SueBigOil to make polluters pay their fair share of climate costs! https://t.co/6DqMotPQRd

[West Coast Environmental Law @WCELaw]

From Mitchikanibikok Inik First Nation in Quebec to Gitxaała Nation here in BC, Indigenous peoples across the country are challenging colonial free entry mining regimes and winning. #ReformBCMining https://t.co/eqD46gYML8

[Maude Barlow @MaudeBarlow]

International biodiversity negotiations are underway, but political turmoil is bogging down Canada's response | Canada's National Observer: Climate News https://t.co/nBOXgBhi2w

[APTN News @APTNNews]

‘It was a system that was set up to … destroy who you were as an Indigenous person.’

On the latest episode of Face to Face, Governor General Mary Simon discusses the rise in residential school denialism.

Watch the full interview: https://t.co/a1eKWUXzYu

[Damian Carrington @dpcarrington]

‘Crunch time for real’: UN says time for climate delays has run out

- Means to stop catastrophic global heating exist, says UN chief, but political courage is needed to end world’s fossil fuel addiction

@UNEP #ClimateCrisis
Story by me
https://t.co/Wg1s5rbz6d

[Julia Levin @lev_jf]

Danielle Smith is trying to silence those of us calling for a cap on pollution from the oil & gas industry

Let's show her that she can't intimidate us - get your own "emissions cap" here https://t.co/1550muAy01