Louie Scagnon

Canadian walking fool. Always searching for food, laughter and relaxation. Exploring makes me happy. CFC and Habs fan

[Brandi Morin @Songstress28]

My latest is out via Indigenous Insider. Hit the link below to read/share:
They came to intimidate, to incite hate, and to drag grief and shame back over our people and over the survivors of one of the darkest chapters in this country’s history.

So why the disguises?
Because they don’t want to be caught. They don’t want to face the consequences.
They don’t want the public to know who they are and where they work, because they know they’d be condemned and shamed.
That’s what cowards do.

Chief Kúkwpi7 Casimir urged members to stay vigilant, to not approach, confront or engage with members of the group, and to report anything suspicious to the RCMP.

But Casimir was clear:
Tk’emlúps’ Truth and Reconciliation Day events are going ahead.
“We will not be intimidated,” she said. “This is not going to deter us from gathering, reflecting, or honouring our survivors and the children who returned home.”

https://t.co/zh2z7NGYBD

[Geoffrey Lean @GeoffreyLean]

18 years ago, scientists drew up 9 planetary boundaries not be transgressed if the world is to remain safe and secure. Today they report we have crossed a record seven - with ocean acidification joining others like climate change and biodiversity loss.

https://t.co/kre4jz5qED

[DriveBC @DriveBC]

⛔️REMINDER - #BCHwy97A Closed in #Enderby due to a vehicle incident. https://t.co/QsMhpkwCj7 #SalmonArm #ArmstrongBC

[Molly Ploofkins @Mollyploofkins]

Regimes that have restricted press freedom:

• Nazi Germany (1933–1945)
• Soviet Union under Stalin (1924–1953)
��� North Korea (1948–present)
• Franco’s Spain (1939–1975)
• Mussolini’s Fascist Italy (1922–1943)
• Pinochet’s Chile (1973–1990)
• Communist Cuba (1959–present)
• Putin’s Russia (2000–present)
• The Trump Reich (2017–2021; 2025–present)

[G @Gideoomatic]

No card

[Meg 🇨🇦 @nut_meggy]

UCP: We can’t risk Alberta jobs or scare off investment by using oil as leverage to defend Canada’s sovereignty in a trade war with the U.S.

Also UCP: We can absolutely risk Alberta jobs and scare off investment by holding a referendum on leaving Canada.

[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

This isn't the first time the USA has placed 50% tariffs on Canada.
In 1890, the USA's Tariff Act was touted as a way to build up American industry, but the true goal was forcing the annexation of Canada.
It backfired and made Canada stronger.
This is the story.

📸 LoC

🧵1/10

[CTV News Calgary @CTVCalgary]

Russian-linked actors stoking division in Alberta separation debate, research says https://t.co/DwyNRNBF3A

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

As of Thursday, humankind has used up more natural resources than can be renewed this year.

#EarthOvershootDay is a reminder that humanity is placing unsustainable demands on the planet.

We can still change course – but only if we #ActNow.

[The Breakdown @TheBreakdownAB]

“Separatist Site Offers Donors a Piece of the ‘Republic of Alberta’”

This is the most bonkers article you’ll read today.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli https://t.co/xcsSIfA7tT

[ChelsTransfer @ChelsTransfer]

Anthony Taylor’s Crimes Against Chelsea.

You will not be missed.

[Naheed Nenshi @nenshi]

This referendum will cost nearly $180 million. Today we learned that premier Danielle Smith and the UCP spent $300,000 on a Toronto based firm to create a one-sided biased website to try and get the result they want.

They could’ve spent this money on healthcare, education, or reducing your cost of living. Instead, they spent it on promoting their extremist ideas and their extremist friends. Albertans deserve better.

https://t.co/bNzDgxfSnV

[Brandi Morin @Songstress28]

9:24pm. I saw men in white masks marching on an overpass in my own province. My mouth fell open.
I’m an Alberta girl — Cree, Iroquois, French, Treaty Six. I don’t recognize this place right now.
A group with actual fascist roots marching in masks. A referendum pushed through in defiance of two court rulings. A government going authoritarian — using the law to threaten chiefs instead of answering them. This isn’t simmering anymore — it’s burning right out in the open.
I wrote about what we’re becoming. Don’t look away. Read/Share my latest here at Indigenous Insider.

https://t.co/dzUS9CJdbp

[Patrick Gagnon 🍁 @patgagnon_75]

I served for 23 years. Pierre Poilievre has no idea what he's talking about. We don't have a warrior or woke culture, WHAT WE HAVE IS A TEAM CULTURE. Pierre wouldn't last 1 week in the C.A.F, mainly because he is has no idea whatsoever what being a team player is about. Guy's ..

[Emma 💥 @emmapaling]

The Ford gov't just deleted tens of thousands of reports about the state of long-term care homes from the internet.

Blatant move to protect private interests even at the expense of seniors' health and safety:

https://t.co/ZcrhgkHLkD

[Mother Jones @MotherJones]

Reporter Nate Halverson took to the sky to get an aerial view of forestlands sprayed with the world's most controversial herbicide, glyphosate.

The imagery from above was startling, as the extent of the barren land sprayed with glyphosate became apparent.
The practice of spraying glyphosate—AKA Roundup—in the woods is now the fastest-growing market for the world's most widely used herbicide, according to 5 million state records analyzed by Mother Jones.

An April investigation by Halverson that revealed the extent of the spraying has sparked a national debate over the practice and elicited pointed questions from members of Congress overseeing the Forest Service, leading some to call for an end to spraying in sensitive forestlands.

The World Health Organization has called glyphosate a probable carcinogen, and the EPA has said it likely harms 93 percent of endangered species and is especially detrimental in areas like forests.
The manufacturer Bayer says it is safe when used as directed.
The United States Forest Service and timber companies say they use the controversial herbicide to reforest land that has burned in wildfires or been harvested by loggers. These foresters believe that by killing all other plant life, they help trees regrow faster by reducing competition for sunlight, water and soil nutrients.

Record amounts of it have now been sprayed across the forest, according to state pesticide reports. In Lassen National Forest, the federal government plans to spray about 10,000 acres with the herbicide. Halverson flew over the area to see both the land planned for spraying and the private timberland where extensive spraying has already taken place within and surrounding the national forest.
Sierra Pacific Industries, a timber company, is the second-largest user of glyphosate in California, according to state records analyzed by Mother Jones.

[Torrance Coste @TorranceCoste]

Buckle up for the feds to take the bill for the northwest transmission line, in exchange for Eby dropping his opposition to a new pipeline.

A generational sellout, @bcndp style

https://t.co/5miPUsvS89

[Brandi Morin @Songstress28]

Years ago I saw a grey wolf trotting through the Alberta oil sands and it broke my heart open. I’ve been carrying him ever since. This piece is for him. And for every wolf that’s been shot from a helicopter since 2015.

Wolves are our relatives. And BC is murdering them in the snow from helicopters while logging companies walk free. I wrote about it. I had to.

Link here: #SaveBCWolves

https://t.co/BKOBuobZc3

[Scott Robertson @sarobertson_]

"It is obvious that the intent is to privatize water in Ontario, and this, as we know from countless international examples, is a disaster in the making."

Avi Lewis responds to the Ford government’s move to strip municipalities of control over water infrastructure, handing it to newly created water corporations.

[Jamal @jamalthetenth]

I’m not just saying this because I’m a chelsea fan. They are a disgusting stain on our game and rules have to be put in place this summer to stop their nonsense in the premier league too or the world will stop watching that league