Ecocide Canada — March 2020

Environment & Climate Change Canada

Island Voices: Oil boom is long over — it’s time to alter our strategy | Times Colonist

Opinion: The oil boom is over. Will Alberta’s energy policy catch up? – The Globe and Mail

Supreme Court of Canada will not hear B.C. groups’ challenges against Trans Mountain pipeline expansion | CBC News

Auditor General must tell the truth about climate and infrastructure spending | Ricochet

Trans Mountain Deal Was Structured to Bleed Billions, Finds Economist | The Tyee

Here’s what you need to know about the Vista mine, Alberta’s thermal coal project that ‘sidestepped’ a federal review | The Narwhal

The top 4 reasons why Volkswagen avoided paying the real cost of its crime in Canada – Environmental Defence

Ottawa prepares multibillion-dollar bailout of oil and gas sector – The Globe and Mail

Opinion: Beyond pipelines: The nation-building project that could electrify Canada – The Globe and Mail

Morneau challenged to ensure COVID-19 aid won’t bail out ‘high-polluting industries’ | National Observer

Proposed B.C. container terminal would threaten endangered killer whales, review panel finds | CBC News

Now is a good time to begin a managed decline of Canadian fossil fuel production | rabble.ca

https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/wet-hurting-canada-200229123112969.html

https://in-sights.ca/2020/03/04/unmeasured-ghg-emissions-ignored/

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/03/04/news/disputed-environmental-claim-championed-tories-comes-shell-insider

https://environmentaldefence.ca/2020/03/06/governments-year-behind-plan-save-lake-erie/

https://thenarwhal.ca/nowhere-else-turn-first-nations-inundated-oilsands-face-impossible-choices/

Fisheries & Oceans Canada

With spotlight on Indigenous rights, Gitxsan Nation assert control over sport fishing – The Globe and Mail

Pacific Wild – Posts

Environmentalists criticize controversial 2020 herring fishery | Watch News Videos Online

Restoration of salmon habitat in the Lower Fraser is key: report – Chilliwack Progress

Herring roe fishing opens despite dire warnings about the health of the fishery – The Globe and Mail

UBC quietly appeals conviction for dumping fish-killing ammonia in Fraser River tributary | The Narwhal

Letter of Resignation to DFO Fish Health Committee – alexandra morton

Natural Resources Canada

Canada mining firm accused of slavery abroad can be sued at home, supreme court rules | World news | The Guardian

https://thenarwhal.ca/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-vista-mine-albertas-thermal-coal-project-that-sidestepped-a-federal-review/

Indigenous Relations Canada

Unist’ot’en Camp – Posts

The Six Nations and a century of Canada-Indigenous clashes over the ‘rule of law’ | Ricochet

Fort Albany First Nation ‘alarmed’ by Northern Road link announcement | CBC News

Prime Minister criticized for naming Miller as ‘alternate’ member of COVID-19 committee – APTN NewsAPTN News

6 First Nations sue province for charges against Indigenous loggers | CBC News

The Plight of Indigenous Peoples During the Pandemic. | kimsenlkipharvey

Ottawa response for COVID-19 outbreak in Indigenous communities troubling | National Observer

Justice for Evelyn Wassaykeesic | Real People’s Media

‘A huge health risk’: First Nations pressured to hold elections amid COVID-19 pandemic, say experts | CBC News

https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/wet-hurting-canada-200229123112969.html

https://www.goldstreamgazette.com/news/recognition-of-title-rights-still-a-struggle-for-first-nation-after-court-win/

https://takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/34584/action/1

https://nowtoronto.com/news/doug-ford-reconciliation-mining-ring-of-fire/?

https://thenarwhal.ca/nowhere-else-turn-first-nations-inundated-oilsands-face-impossible-choices/

https://ricochet.media/en/2982/release-order-bars-woman-from-voicing-support-for-wetsuweten-online

https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/articles/18259/indigenous-needs-during-pandemic-demand-culturally-competent-response-naomi-sayers

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Provinces & Territories

Alberta’s backyard: photos of the ten provincial parks and recreation areas that are now completely shut down | The Narwhal

Stop the Spray BC

Report ‘buried’ by Alberta government reveals ‘mounting evidence’ that oil and gas wells aren’t reclaimed in the long run | The Narwhal

Doug Ford gives reconciliation the shaft – NOW Magazine

Oil sands spending and productivity figures indicate majority of lost jobs not likely to return – new report | Corporate Mapping Project

Without a paddle: Ontario and federal governments now a year behind on their plan to save Lake Erie – Environmental Defence

The Horrible Greta Thunberg Sticker Highlights Alberta’s Toxic Oil Culture – VICE

‘Nowhere else to turn’: First Nations inundated by oilsands projects face impossible choices | The Narwhal

Ecojustice alleges unfairness in ‘secret’ public inquiry into anti-Alberta energy campaign | CBC News

After being beaten and marched naked through RCMP detachment, Siksika man sues Mounties | CBC News

Endangered Ecosystems Alliance – Posts

Alberta to sell native grassland despite promises no Crown land would be sold | CBC News

https://pressprogress.ca/work-camp-in-albertas-oil-field-issues-notice-that-workers-may-have-been-exposed-to-covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR30qreE8_659z_sphrHGb9F94WQunr3bjr8kUWvX64_rH9iE_JwIbhYxj8

Alberta’s record-low oil prices: what the coronavirus and a supply glut mean for the province | The Narwhal

Ontario Spring Bear Hunt is back in 2021 | CBC News

Game Over for Kenney | The Tyee

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Alberta to declare oil sands workers essential as province prepares COVID-19 pandemic response – The Globe and Mail

Alberta Medical Association says province going ahead with ‘irresponsible’ changes | CBC News

‘Critical for our economic future’: Keystone XL surprise go-ahead to energize struggling oilpatch | Financial Post

Jason Kenney calls on federal government to take action on ‘predatory dumping’ of oil on the market | CTV News

https://ricochet.media/en/2963/albertas-anti-protestor-bill-suppresses-democracy-and-violates-treaties-say-critics

https://www.facebook.com/WolfAwarenessCanada/photos/a.542786362552657/1559864510844832/?type=3&theater

https://action.ifaw.org/page/48181/action/1

https://thenarwhal.ca/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-vista-mine-albertas-thermal-coal-project-that-sidestepped-a-federal-review/

https://ricochet.media/en/2982/release-order-bars-woman-from-voicing-support-for-wetsuweten-online

https://theenergymix.com/2020/03/25/analysis-fossil-bailout-not-the-prescription-for-canadas-fiscal-health/

https://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/other-hand/2020/03/now-good-time-begin-managed-decline-canadian-fossil-fuel

https://4earthindex.catladymori.com/britishcolumbia/government-of-british-columbia-genocide-ecocide-march-2020/

Prime Minister, Canada, Agencies

Despite Denials, RCMP Used Facial Recognition Program for 18 Years | The Tyee

Opinion | Has Trudeau (Politely) Betrayed Native People Again? – The New York Times

Canada fails when it comes to animal protection laws: report

Animal Protection Index

9 Things Canadian Governments Can Do to Avoid a “Social Distancing” Economic Tragedy

The Other Emergency Is Crashing Oil Prices | The Tyee

Ottawa prepares multibillion-dollar bailout of oil and gas sector – The Globe and Mail

Tell Justin Trudeau to Invest in People, Not Big Oil – 350

Bail out Workers, Not Fossil Fuels, Climate Advocates Tell Trudeau | The Tyee

Stop Canada’s Brutal Seal Bloodbath! – In Defense of Animals

Human rights and Canada’s possible $15-billion bailout package for the oil and gas industry | rabble.ca

Ottawa prepares multibillion-dollar bailout of oil and gas sector – The Globe and Mail

Governments should support oil sands workers, not companies | Corporate Mapping Project

Fossil Bailout Not Prescription for Canada’s Fiscal Health – The Energy Mix

How Canada can build an environmentally sustainable future after the COVID-19 Crisis – Environmental Defence

Canadian heavy oil collapses another 28% to under $5 as oilsands face shut-ins | Financial Post

The Latest | Corporate Mapping Project

Trans Mountain pipeline cost jumps by 70% to $12.6 billion | Financial Post

New China Data Undercuts Reassurances by Our Health Officials | The Tyee

COVID-19 heats up Canada’s climate change debate | The Star

https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/wet-hurting-canada-200229123112969.html

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/03/04/news/disputed-environmental-claim-championed-tories-comes-shell-insider

https://www.facebook.com/rollingjusticebus/photos/a.1634627923419346/2517708078444655/?type=3&theater

https://takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/34584/action/1

https://aptnnews.ca/2020/03/09/prime-minister-criticized-for-naming-miller-as-alternate-member-of-covid-19-committee/

https://www.kimsenklipharvey.com/post/the-plight-of-indigenous-peoples-during-the-pandemic

https://environmentaldefence.ca/2020/03/15/4-reasons-volkswagen-paying-crime-canada/

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/03/25/news/morneau-challenged-ensure-covid-19-aid-wont-bail-out-high-polluting-industries

https://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/other-hand/2020/03/now-good-time-begin-managed-decline-canadian-fossil-fuel