Environment & Climate Change Canada
Review of Baffinland mine expansion in Nunavut presses on, despite Inuit concerns | The Narwhal
Bad Dreams on Burnaby Mountain: Threats of Oil Spills, Explosions and Killer Firestorms | National Observer
The last ice: How open summer seas in the Arctic endanger Canada’s efforts to protect it – The Globe and Mail
Canada must pass accountability law – or risk losing ground in climate fight
Wilderness Committee – Posts
Weak oil demand forecasted – The Rocky Mountain Goat
Banks and insurers shun Canada’s oil sands | BOE Report
$100M Federal Grant Pays Fossils for R&D They Should Fund Themselves, Climate Hawks Contend – The Energy Mix
No more government subsidies to nuclear energy | The Star
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https://theenergymix.com/2020/10/07/innu-nation-files-4-billion-compensation-claim-for-churchill-falls-hydropower-project/
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https://www.wildernesscommittee.org/news/bc-government-endangering-last-pair-spotted-owls-canada
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Fisheries & Oceans Canada
Ottawa opens door to First Nations fisheries authority | CBC News
Homalco chief in B.C. critical of DFO decsion on fish farms
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Grieg says closed containment is too expensive,… – Alexandra Morton
To save wild salmon, Discovery Islands fish farms must go | rabble.ca
Scientist at Department of Fisheries and Oceans says Ottawa is too beholden to fish farm industry – The Globe and Mail
Status Update for Fraser River Late-Run Summer Steelhead, October 2020 | Watershed Watch Salmon Society
‘Unprecedented’ new data tool aims to bolster B.C. salmon conservation | National Observer
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New study suggests fish farms raise risk of exposure to infectious disease for wild B.C. salmon | CBC News
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Wild Salmon Warrior arrested for Occupying DFO office
Trapped in Conflict: How the corporate megafishery Clearwater has set the stage for violent conflict in Mi’kma’ki | The Council of Canadians
First Nations have their own legal authority to regulate their fishing rights
Danish minister introduces legislation to halt traditional aquaculture growth | Intrafish
Nova Scotia’s Lobster War: How Ottawa Set the Fire | The Tyee
Trevor Hancock: Our fisheries are as badly managed as our forests | Times Colonist
Scary but true – no code of practice for Salmon Fisheries | BC SPCA
Sipekne’katik backs out of commercial lobster season citing fears over safety | CBC News
The biggest threat to wild Pacific salmon is Fisheries and Oceans Canada – iPolitics
N.S. Mi’kmaq chiefs demand stop of alleged federal plans to seize lobster traps | Kamloops This Week
https://www.greenparty.ca/en/media-release/2020-09-22/mp-atwin-calls-federal-government-respect-indigenous-fishing-rights
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/miller-fishery-dispute-1.5763402
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-rcmp-criticized-for-inaction-after-mob-violently-attacks-mikmaq/
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Natural Resources Canada
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Indigenous Relations Canada
Joyce Echaquan’s death mirrors Inuit experience seeking health care: Makivik | Nunatsiaq News
“One day they are going to kill me”: Joyce Echaquan killed by Canada’s racist Healthcare system | Real People’s Media
“One day they are going to kill me”: Joyce Echaquan killed by Canada’s racist Healthcare system | Real People’s Media
Opinion: Racism in the medical system goes far beyond a few bad apples – The Globe and Mail
Judge says First Nation treaty, equality rights violated under current law | Stony Plain Reporter
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‘An impossible choice’: Beaver Lake Cree Nation looks to Supreme Court in advanced legal cost case | CBC News
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Innu Nation Files $4-Billion Compensation Claim for Churchill Falls Hydropower Project – The Energy Mix
Real Peoples Media – Posts
Indigenous Land Rights Action Blocks Northern BC Highway | The Tyee
MP Atwin calls on federal government to respect Indigenous fishing rights
Indigenous man dies in Chicoutimi hospital after complaints of racist remarks | Montreal Gazette
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Ont. musician Tom Wilson arrested, charged for visiting Six Nations land defenders | CTV News
3 days without water dehumanizing for residents of Neskantaga First Nation, chief says | CBC News
Climate change driving food insecurity in First Nations while government stands by, report says | CBC News
Climate change driving Indigenous food insecurity in Canada: report | The Narwhal
Jason Kenney’s handpicked advisors call for mention of residential schools to be erased from primary grades curriculum | rabble.ca
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As standoff at ‘1492 Land Back Lane’ heats up in Caledonia, land defenders say, ‘This is a moment for our people to say no’ | The Star
Mi’kmaq secure injunction against interference with lobster fishery
‘This is not the country you believe it is,’ Neskantaga First Nation chief says amid water crisis | CBC Radio
Parallels drawn between police action over B.C. pipeline fights, Mi’kmaq fishers | National Observer
COVID 19: No excuse to delay reconciliation – RAVEN Trust
Open Letter From The Williams Family Regarding Their Rights and Safety – Yellowhead Institute
Missing & Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada – Posts
‘I wanted to show them I wasn’t extinct’ | The Narwhal
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https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/coroners-inquiry-into-joyce-echaquans-death-wont-happen-before-2021-quebec-says/
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http://kukukwes.com/2020/10/14/angry-mob-trap-mikmaw-fishermen-at-a-lobster-pound-in-southwestern-nova-scotia/
https://www.facebook.com/realpeoplesmedia2016/posts/3325364897532829
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-rcmp-criticized-for-inaction-after-mob-violently-attacks-mikmaq/
https://canadians.org/analysis/trapped-conflict-how-corporate-megafishery-clearwater-has-set-stage-violent-conflict
https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/october-2020/first-nations-have-their-own-legal-authority-to-regulate-their-fishing-rights/
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/afn-calling-for-trudeau-to-remove-rcmp-commissioner-lucki-1.5158148
https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2020/10/23/Nova-Scotia-Lobster-War/
https://raventrust.com/raven-calls-on-the-federal-and-nova-scotia-governments-to-uphold-the-honour-and-integrity-of-the-crown-in-their-dealings-with-the-mikmaq-people/
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https://readpassage.com/media-attacked-the-wetsuweten-but-ignore-white-fisher-violence/
Provinces & Territories
Nearly every single Halifax-area public school has too much lead in its drinking water | Globalnews.ca
Inquiry into death of Joyce Echaquan won’t start until 2021 says coroner
The Australian Invasion: Big Coal’s Plans for Alberta | The Tyee
Alberta ranchers fear loss of grazing lands due to proposed coal mine | The Narwhal
City of Whitehorse corporate emissions up 40 per cent in four years due to unlikely culprit | The Narwhal
Doug Ford ready to cut environmental assessments (again) for ‘economic recovery’ | National Observer
The man who took on the Irving Oil refinery and won | The Narwhal
Bill 156: APPC Responds to Ontario Government’s Ag-Gag Proposals. – Animal Protection Party Of Canada
Ontario’s proposed Blue Box regulation will mean more plastic waste in parks, lakes, and landfills – Environmental Defence
How corporate mega-fishery Clearwater has set the stage for violent conflict in Mi’kma’ki | rabble.ca
PressProgress
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https://realpeoples.media/one-day-they-are-going-to-kill-me-joyce-echaquan-killed-by-canadas-racist-healthcare-system/
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/miller-fishery-dispute-1.5763402
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https://canadians.org/analysis/trapped-conflict-how-corporate-megafishery-clearwater-has-set-stage-violent-conflict
https://raventrust.com/raven-calls-on-the-federal-and-nova-scotia-governments-to-uphold-the-honour-and-integrity-of-the-crown-in-their-dealings-with-the-mikmaq-people/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/husky-pipeline-spill-alberta-1.5780578
Policing, RCMP, Public Safety Canada
RCMP watchdog raises serious concerns about strip searches | CBC News
‘Taken, not sent away’: RCMP statement on residential schools sparks criticism, apology – National | Globalnews.ca
Canadian police have a long record of lying to the public | rabble.ca
Nanaimo Mountie charged with assault causing bodily harm | CTV News
Indigenous former students say RCMP response to complaint about John Furlong investigation insufficient | CBC News
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Real Peoples Media – Posts
Indigenous services minister calls raid on N.S. fishing facilities an ‘assault’ on Mi’kmaw people | CBC News
RCMP criticized for inaction after mob violently attacks Mi’kmaq lobster facilities – The Globe and Mail
RCMP pension plan discriminates against women, says Supreme Court | CBC News
R.I.S.E. on Instagram: “UPDATE: Heredity Chief, Secwepemc women, Nlaka’pamux woman and Romilly Cavanaugh have been released by Kamloops RCMP The RCMP failed to…”
RCMP Under Fire For Allowing Lobster Fishermen to ‘Terrorize’ Mi’kmaq Community
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Our neighbour killed our dog. Then the criminal justice system failed her and our family | CBC News
Police to Stay in Vancouver Schools as Review Delayed | The Tyee
Minister says Mi’kmaw fishermen in Nova Scotia being ‘let down’ by police in wake of weekend blaze | CBC News
RCMP have ‘let down’ Indigenous fishers facing violence in Nova Scotia: minister – Goldstream News Gazette
Sex-assault case collapses after Edmonton police take 8 years to execute arrest warrant | CBC News
Racist mob exposes RCMP hypocrisy in attacks on Mi’kmaw | Real People’s Media
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Parallels drawn between police action over B.C. pipeline fights, Mi’kmaq fishers | National Observer
AFN calling for Trudeau to remove RCMP Commissioner Lucki | CTV News
Brenda Lucki must go – Macleans.ca
RAVEN calls on the Federal and Nova Scotia Governments to uphold the honour and integrity of the Crown in their dealings with the Mi’kmaq people. – RAVEN Trust
Settler violence against Mi’kmaq fishermen highlights double standard in Canadian policing | rabble.ca
Trudeau stands by RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki amid calls for resignation – The Globe and Mail
‘Worst use of force’: Trial begins for officer who threw handcuffed woman to ground face-first | CBC News
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https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2020/10/23/Nova-Scotia-Lobster-War/
https://thetyee.ca/News/2020/10/30/RCMP-Avoid-Responsibility-Wetsuweten-Diesel-Spill/
Prime Minister, Canada, Agencies
High-carbon retirement: What future is the Canada Pension Plan banking on? | Corporate Knights
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Environmental Defence Canada
CSIS withholds information on Wet’suwet’en demonstrations citing national security threat exemption | CBC News
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Joyce Echaquan’s death highlights systemic racism in health care, experts say | CTV News
NDP and Greens promote environmental plans as Liberal Party pledges more support for forestry sector | CTV News
Canadian Horse Defence Coalition – Posts
Animal Justice – Take Action
Coast Protectors – Posts
Horse Slaughter for Human Consumption: The Ultimate Betrayal
Leaked document details industry’s secret plan to defeat Clean Fuel Standard: “Fighting climate change is a losing battle” – Greenpeace Canada
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Trudeau defends federal response as threats escalate over Mi’kmaw fishery in Nova Scotia | CBC News
Opinion: To end Canada’s hidden horsemeat trade, it must be exposed – The Globe and Mail
‘Abject failure’: Sen. Murray Sinclair criticizes federal response to Mi’kmaw fishery dispute | CBC Radio
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New study suggests fish farms raise risk of exposure to infectious disease for wild B.C. salmon | CBC News
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TMX: What’s at stake? | Corporate Mapping Project
Trans Mountain pipeline expansion no longer needed: new expert report | Corporate Mapping Project
Reassessment of Need for the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project: Production forecasts, economics and environmental considerations | Corporate Mapping Project
Billions could be better spent on Green New Deal jobs rather than warplanes | rabble.ca
Pipe Dream: Taxpayer-Owned TMX Is a Bust, Concludes Analyst | The Tyee
Trans Mountain expansion may not be economically viable, says think tank report | CBC News
Trans Mountain expansion hits snag, must re-start drilling beneath Thompson River in Kamloops | CFJC Today Kamloops
CHARBONNEAU: I was wrong about the Site C dam | CFJC Today Kamloops
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/10/05/opinion/bad-dreams-burnaby-mountain-threats-oil-spills-explosions-and-killer-firestorms
https://www.facebook.com/stopthespraybc/photos/a.509720329363516/1321525838182957/?type=3&theater
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https://www.wildernesscommittee.org/news/bc-government-endangering-last-pair-spotted-owls-canada
https://www.greenparty.ca/en/media-release/2020-09-22/mp-atwin-calls-federal-government-respect-indigenous-fishing-rights
https://www.facebook.com/realpeoplesmedia2016/posts/3325364897532829
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/our-neighbour-killed-our-dog-then-the-criminal-justice-system-failed-her-and-our-family-1.5765916?cmp=rss
https://ipolitics.ca/2020/10/19/oil-is-crashing-again-and-this-time-it-wont-recover-we-cant-let-the-oil-lobby-bring-canada-down-with-it/
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10164194957230057&set=a.493880525056&type=3&theater
https://boereport.com/2020/10/14/banks-and-insurers-shun-canadas-oil-sands/
https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/october-2020/first-nations-have-their-own-legal-authority-to-regulate-their-fishing-rights/
https://theenergymix.com/2020/10/23/federal-technology-grant-pays-fossils-for-work-they-should-fund-themselves-climate-hawks-contend/
https://raventrust.com/raven-calls-on-the-federal-and-nova-scotia-governments-to-uphold-the-honour-and-integrity-of-the-crown-in-their-dealings-with-the-mikmaq-people/
https://canadians.org/analysis/trapped-conflict-how-corporate-megafishery-clearwater-has-set-stage-violent-conflict
https://www.facebook.com/mmiwg2s/posts/4882011605172723
https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/canada-energy-regulator-orders-trans-mountain-to-prove-safety-procedures-orders-contractor-to-stop-using-trench-boxes-after-worker-death-in-edmonton