"A widely-criticized police unit is participating in provincial committees coordinating surveillance and policing of protest against major resource projects—including those fast-tracked under new legislation" https://breachmedia.ca/rcmp-unit-controversial-police-opposition-fast-tracked-resource-projects/

#BillC5 #cdnpoli #bcpoli #settlerColonialism #CorporateCapture #IndigenousRights #EcosystemsDestruction #policeViolence #activism #resistance

Controversial B.C. RCMP unit to police opposition to fast-tracked resource projects ⋆ The Breach

A widely-criticized police unit is participating in provincial committees coordinating surveillance and policing of protest against major resource projects—including those fast-tracked under new legislation

The Breach
Alberta is updating its Water Act. One group worries it could lower N.W.T. water levels | CBC News

An indigenous group dedicated to protecting northern waterways is worried that proposed changes to water laws in Alberta will further lower N.W.T. rivers and lakes and worsen communities’ ability to travel, hunt, fish and ship goods.

CBC
Lake Superior has algae blooms, too | The Narwhal

Long a threat to southern Ontario lakes, climate change is making even the coldest of the Great Lakes home for cyanobacteria — or blue-green algae

The Narwhal
Revised plan for Elk Valley coal expansion submitted | The Narwhal

Critics say the revised plan to expand the Elk Valley coal mine in southeast B.C. is better but still imperfect

The Narwhal
Is it too late to escape climate catastrophe?

It’s still possible to avoid climate catastrophe, but not if we continue to elevate human-invented economic systems and politics above nature.

rabble.ca

@TheBreach 💯 Exactly what is happening!! "This worn-out stereotype justifies a narrow, corporate-driven version of #reconciliation. Instead of governments fulfilling their obligations to #Indigenous people, we are left with simplistic corporate formulas of jobs and growth and told to get on board—or get out of the way."

#Capitalism #SettlerColonialism #cdnpoli #CorporateGreed #EcosystemsDestruction

Bill C-5 is not just bad policy, it’s a constitutional mess

Bill C-5 sets a dangerous precedent by bulldozing regulatory guardrails and evidence-based decision making, and sidelining Indigenous rights. In this op-ed, Staff Lawyer Anna Johnston argues that acting in our "national interest" means looking before we leap into decisions about major projects.

Canada’s Bill C-5: here’s what you need to know | The Narwhal

Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, aims to build a lot of things in Canada — and fast. Here’s a guide to what it all means

The Narwhal

"1.7-million-hectare total (of #borealforest burned) represented the most within any single jurisdiction in #Canada and well above the territory’s 10-year average.” https://cabinradio.ca/206372/news/environment/wildfires/nwt-records-third-worst-wildfire-season-this-century-so-far/

#climatechange #wildfires #NWT #SubArctic #EcosystemsDestruction #drought

NWT records third-worst wildfire season this century so far

Life's Better at the Cabin

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Earth’s ‘vital signs’ show humanity’s future in balance, say climate experts

Record emissions, temperatures and population mean more scientists are looking into possibility of societal collapse, report says

The Guardian