Good to see #NWT #Yellowknife #socialJustice coalition, Alternatives North signed onto this. Now will the #NWT government step up the pressure on the CarneyCons? https://www.friendsofmedicare.org/50_orgs_canada_health_act?
#healthcare #Canada #cdnpoli #nwtpoli#CorporateControl
Finally #nwtpoli is speaking for our #water BUT IMHO the fix is already in. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/water-nwt-ab-9.7134277
#abpoli #cdnpoli #waterisLife #regulatoryCapture #CorporateCapture #BigOil #BigData
An N.W.T. MLA says a recent merger of Alberta's water basin and forthcoming regulations to release treated tailings water put Northern water at risk. He wants stronger action to protect the territory's waters from contaminants, and upstream decisions that affect shared waters with Alberta.
This is what #RegulatoryCapture looks like in #NWT. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7118591
A social justice group accuses the N.W.T. government of giving "privileged access” to mining industry representatives as the territory develops new mining regulations. The CBC's Avery Zingel reports.
If they don't leave a toxic mess behind that is a liability to all living things, it will be a 'landmark' closure. https://cabinradio.ca/281528/news/economy/mining/in-landmark-moment-diaviks-final-closure-plan-is-approved/
An example of "increasing #privatization of #primaryCare through #paramedics" https://cabinradio.ca/280746/news/politics/morgan-questions-use-of-paramedics-in-community-health-centres/
"Treaties 6, 8, and 10 are not historical artifacts. They are constitutional promises. They guarantee #IndigenousPeoples the right to continue using the land and #water for as long as the land exists. That promise does not survive industrial saturation." https://jonauger.substack.com/p/the-south-athabasca-plan
“Yet again, the Government of #Alberta is stepping over #FirstNations’ #sovereignty for short-sighted and incredibly risky moves to further the interests of industry,” https://www.albertanativenews.com/treaty-chiefs-warn-of-severe-impacts-as-alberta-passes-water-legislation/
#abpoli #UCP #WaterisLife #nwtpoli #IndigenousPeoples #RegulatoryCapture #CorporateCorruption
@cabinradio Seriously? In the #NWT with high rates of #poverty, #inequality, #foodinsecurity, #homelessness this is what #Canada chooses to invest in. Shameful!
“The companies now are at the point where they just want to start dumping the tailings ponds. It’s not OK,” https://cabinradio.ca/277841/news/health/what-are-the-risks-to-the-nwts-water-quality/
#WaterisLife #BigOil #tarsands #abpoli #cdnpoli #NWTpoli #CorporateCapture #RegulatoryCapture #EcosystemDestruction #BorealForest #environment
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