Ecocide & Genocide Canada — June 2021

Environment & Climate Change Canada

The Push to Protect Lab Animals in Canada | The Tyee

Canada’s emissions increase greatest in G7 since Paris: New report shows jobs and royalties declining with emissions rise | Corporate Mapping Project

Canada’s Carbon Conundrum and the Difficult Path Forward | Corporate Mapping Project

First Nations chiefs moving ahead with climate constitutional challenge despite court loss – The Lawyer’s Daily

As Canada delays climate action, Wet’suwet’en push on – RAVEN Trust

Net zero emissions: muddying the waters or real solutions? | Corporate Mapping Project

A safe future for people and the the planet means immediately stopping fossil fuel expansion – Environmental Defence

321 years into a 246 year cycle – In-Sights

The world is against Trans Mountain | Canada’s National Observer: News & Analysis

New bill aims to force Canada to tackle ‘systemic’ environmental racism | Canada | The Guardian

Marc Lee: Canada’s road to zero carbon emissions full of dangerous distractions | Vancouver Sun

Trevor Hancock: Stop subsidies to ‘corporate welfare bums’ that harm our health | Times Colonist

Three reasons you – yes, you – should care about Canada setting a stronger climate target – Environmental Defence

Hypocrisy – In-Sights

https://in-sights.ca/2021/06/01/oversell-promises-under-deliver-results/

https://www.corporatemapping.ca/energy-sector/

https://www.facebook.com/standearth/photos/a.415188889220/10158662149624221/

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2021/06/07/Shining-Lies-Canadians-Told-Lowering-Emissions/

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/07/wealthy-nations-breaking-climate-pledge-with-gas-dash-in-global-south

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/10/climate-and-nature-crises-solve-both-or-solve-neither-say-experts

https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/most-of-the-proposed-lng-projects-unlikely-to-be-built-as-investors-fall-out-of-love-with-natural-gas

https://www.straight.com/news/david-suzuki-fossil-fuel-industry-faces-an-overdue-reckoning

https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/06/21/Net-Zero-Emissions-Not-As-Green-As-You-Think/

https://www.goldstreamgazette.com/news/albertas-wood-buffalo-national-park-nears-endangered-status/

https://thenarwhal.ca/wood-buffalo-national-park-unesco-report-2021/

https://www.greenbiz.com/article/net-zero-backlash-has-arrived

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=176489844490351&set=a.122269413245728

https://www.corporateknights.com/channels/climate-and-carbon/are-corporations-getting-trapped-in-net-zero-16249640/

https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/stephanie-seneff-toxic-legacy-glyphosate-destroying-our-health/?itm_term=home

https://thenarwhal.ca/california-boreal-forest-indigenous-bill/

Fisheries & Oceans Canada

Listuguj takes action against Feds for reneging on 2019 fisheries deal

Virus Spreads From B.C. Fish Farms to Wild Chinook Salmon, Study Finds | The Daily Chronicle

$647M for salmon falls short: B.C. environmentalists – Richmond News

Fish farms and the push to save jobs and wild salmon stocks in B.C.

https://bcsalmonfarmers.ca/news/science-advances-prv-report-called-into-question/

Natural Resources Canada

https://in-sights.ca/2021/06/01/oversell-promises-under-deliver-results/

https://www.facebook.com/standearth/photos/a.415188889220/10158662149624221/

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2021/06/07/Shining-Lies-Canadians-Told-Lowering-Emissions/

https://www.corporatemapping.ca/canadas-carbon-conundrum/

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/07/wealthy-nations-breaking-climate-pledge-with-gas-dash-in-global-south

https://www.straight.com/news/david-suzuki-fossil-fuel-industry-faces-an-overdue-reckoning

https://environmentaldefence.ca/2021/06/21/a-safe-future-for-people-and-the-the-planet-means-immediately-stopping-fossil-fuel-expansion/

https://in-sights.ca/2021/06/18/321-years-into-a-246-year-cycle/

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/06/21/news/world-against-trans-mountain-pipeline

https://www.greenbiz.com/article/net-zero-backlash-has-arrived

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=176489844490351&set=a.122269413245728

Indigenous Relations Canada

Indigenous women’s group releases own plan on MMIWG, citing ‘toxic’ federal process | CTV News

Muskowekwan First Nation recognizes 35 unmarked graves at residential school site | CTV News

‘The Story of a National Crime’ | The Tyee

Blackstock on Trudeau: ‘How Much Money Does He Think a Child’s Life Is Worth?’ | The Tyee

Ottawa says it’s not liable for cultural damage caused by Kamloops residential school: court documents | CBC News

Forced and coerced sterilization of Indigenous women ongoing, Senate report reveals – Goldstream News Gazette

No co-operation, no comment: Missionary Oblates who ran Kamloops school won’t release records | Ottawa Citizen

Foster care is modern-day residential school system: Inuk MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq | CBC News

Island survivors share experiences at Indian hospital, day schools

Why so many sexual predators at Indian Residential Schools escaped punishment | National Post

Catholic Church residential school records belong to survivors and their families | Ricochet

Surgery Is More Dangerous for Indigenous People. It Needn’t Be | The Tyee

Girl mauled by dog in Fort Good Hope; family told no medevac available – CKLB Radio

Indigenous child-welfare battle heads to court despite calls for Ottawa to drop cases – Goldstream News Gazette

Kaschechewan chief calls for assistance as COVID-19 cases spread | CBC News

This fight over compensation for First Nation kids has been raging for 14 years. On Monday, it’s back in court | The Star

AFN slams Ottawa for ‘heartless’ legal challenge of First Nations child compensation – Goldstream News Gazette

Canada excoriated as racist failure during farewell speeches by departing MPs – Goldstream News Gazette

Indigenous sovereignty is long overdue | rabble.ca

Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq on leaving politics, and why she feels no pride in Canada | CBC Radio

Intercepted: Stealing Children to Steal the Land

Cindy Blackstock on the fight to protect Indigenous children | rabble.ca

“Denial is a form of violence” | rabble.ca

National | Indigenous laws are a critical part of Canada’s legal landscape

Class action alleging RCMP abuse of Indigenous people in Northern Canada certified | CBC News

UBCIC calls for Carolyn Bennett’s resignation for “racist” message sent to MP Jody Wilson-Raybould | Georgia Straight Vancouver’s News & Entertainment Weekly

Museum of History cancels Canada Day activities | CBC News

David Suzuki: Indigenous Land Back movement charts better way forward | Georgia Straight Vancouver’s News & Entertainment Weekly

For First Nations in Canada, being ‘poor enough’ is barrier in fight for rights

Sign this Petition – Petitions

This Indigenous ex-cop is owed 15 years in lost wages. Instead he’s living without running water. | CBC News

https://www.goldstreamgazette.com/news/u-n-seeks-full-probe-into-death-of-indigenous-students-at-residential-schools/

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/singh-demands-trudeau-drop-legal-battle-against-first-nations-children-survivors-1.5454745

https://globalnews.ca/news/7922252/canada-residential-schools-justin-trudeau-transformative-change/

https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/articles/27357/first-nations-chiefs-moving-ahead-with-climate-constitutional-challenge-despite-court-loss

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/burnaby-test-apology-1.6061568

https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/fish-farms-jobs-and-wild-salmon-stocks-in-the-discovery-islands-in-b-c/

Provinces & Territories

How 8 idle wells may determine the future of Yukon oil and gas | The Narwhal

Complaint alleges racism in Quebec youth protection | Ricochet

Ontario Spending CA$234 Million to Push Natural Gas into Rural Areas

(3) Missing & Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada – Posts | Facebook

Government-ordered review of hospital noose ignored evidence of racism, Alberta doctors say | CBC News

Ontario law change could mean ‘uncertain’ future for conservation areas | CBC News

Aussie Coal Mines Pose Big Threat to Southern Alberta’s Water: Study | The Tyee

Grade 10 distance course asks about ‘benefits’ of residential schools, calls First Nations alcoholism ‘common’ | CBC News

Manitoba Becomes Fourth Province in Canada to Pass Ag-Gag Laws

Alberta, Ontario amongst Canada’s worst conservation performers

Anti-Alberta Inquiry Notifies Multiple Environmental Groups It Has No Evidence They’ve Engaged in ‘Unlawful’ Activity

Ottawa adds another Alberta coal project to federal environmental assessment list – Goldstream News Gazette

https://regina.ctvnews.ca/muskowekwan-first-nation-recognizes-35-unmarked-graves-at-residential-school-site-1.5451477

https://cklbradio.com/2021/06/11/girl-mauled-by-dog-in-fort-good-hope-family-told-no-medevac-available/

https://www.straight.com/news/david-suzuki-fossil-fuel-industry-faces-an-overdue-reckoning

https://www.goldstreamgazette.com/news/albertas-wood-buffalo-national-park-nears-endangered-status/

https://thenarwhal.ca/wood-buffalo-national-park-unesco-report-2021/

https://thenarwhal.ca/first-nations-canada-indigenous-rights-beaver-lake/

Policing, RCMP, Public Safety Canada

Kelowna Mountie previously charged in rough arrest faces domestic assault charge – Goldstream News Gazette

Sinclair rips ‘heavy-handed’ RMCP investigation | CTV News

Winnipeg Police Agreed to Promote ‘Secretive and Strict’ Religious Sect, Internal Emails Show

Elizabeth May – Posts | Facebook

Settlement reached in UBCO wellness check between Kelowna RCMP, Mona Wang – Goldstream News Gazette

Mounties criticized for wearing ‘thin blue line’ patches at B.C. old-growth logging protests | CTV News

Edmundston, N.B., police officer who shot Indigenous woman will not face charges | CTV News

A B.C. woman reported facing racial slurs while praying for residential school victims. The RCMP never took her statement. | CTV News

Racist Catcalls Shatter a Quiet Moment to Honour Residential School Survivors | The Tyee

Privacy watchdog says RCMP’s use of facial-recognition tool broke law

RCMP Fails to Explain How It Used Clearview AI Facial Recognition | The Tyee

Windspeaker.com

Ottawa police officer pleads guilty to filming, mocking vulnerable people in custody | CBC News

Ottawa should explore removing Mounties from communities, MPs suggest | CBC News

(1) Fairy Creek Blockade – Posts | Facebook

Montreal police filmed kneeling on Black teen’s neck, prompting calls for investigation | CBC News

MPs’ study of systemic racism in policing concludes RCMP needs new model – Goldstream News Gazette

Police smash couple’s living room window with armoured vehicle in drug raid that finds nothing | CBC News

More protections needed against police no-knock raids, lawyers say | CBC News

Regina man alleges RCMP used excessive force in arrest | CTV News

Fairy Creek: Midnight raids and police aggression stoke tensions | Ricochet

Police officer assessed by fake psychologist after complaining of sexual harassment | CBC News

https://www.focusonvictoria.ca/reporting/41/

https://www.cheknews.ca/first-nations-group-wants-to-intervene-in-human-rights-case-against-vancouver-police-819798/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/class-action-rcmp-abuse-indigenous-people-certified-1.6076962

Agriculture Canada

Animal Justice – Animal Protection Groups Blocked From Testifying About Federal Ag Gag Law

https://www.facebook.com/animaljusticecanada/photos/a.270826382933918/4782565898426588/

https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/06/08/Canada-Cruelty-Laws-Run-Thin-None-Imported-Wildlife-Farms/

https://spca.bc.ca/ways-to-help/take-action/stop-funding-fur-farming/

https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/stephanie-seneff-toxic-legacy-glyphosate-destroying-our-health/?itm_term=home

Global Affairs, Export Development Canada

Foreign victims should have right to sue Canadian companies, urges human rights group – The Hill Times

https://thenarwhal.ca/california-boreal-forest-indigenous-bill/

Health Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency

B.C. campaign seeks to end Canada’s shipping of horses overseas for slaughter | CTV News

Ban the shipping of horses overseas for slaughter | BC SPCA

Jann Arden on the export of thousands of Canadian horses to be slaughtered for meat | CTV News

From Imported Wildlife to Farms, Canada’s Cruelty Laws Run Thin to None | The Tyee

Jann Arden on the export of thousands of Canadian horses to be slaughtered for meat | CTV News

Feds lose attempt to block human rights inquiry into blood ban | CTV News

Groups going to court to stop continued use of dangerous pesticide |

CFIA launches new dog importation requirements | BC SPCA

https://www.goldstreamgazette.com/news/forced-and-coerced-sterilization-of-indigenous-women-ongoing-senate-report-reveals/

https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/06/07/Push-Protect-Lab-Animals-Canada/

https://animaljustice.ca/blog/animal-protection-groups-blocked-from-testifying-about-federal-ag-gag-law

https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/stephanie-seneff-toxic-legacy-glyphosate-destroying-our-health/?itm_term=home

Prime Minister, Canada, Agencies

Singh demands Trudeau drop legal battle against First Nations children, survivors | CTV News

Canada’s Energy Sector | Corporate Mapping Project

Trudeau must fulfill vow of ‘transformative’ change for Indigenous people: Wilson-Raybould – National | Globalnews.ca

The Shining Lies Canadians Are Told about Lowering Emissions | The Tyee

Why are Canadian pensions risking our future by funding fossil fuel expansion? | Corporate Knights

Military Admits It Made ‘Errors’ Aiming Propaganda at Canadians and Spying on Black Lives Matter Groups

https://in-sights.ca/2021/06/01/oversell-promises-under-deliver-results/

https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/06/02/Cindy-Blackstock-Indigenous-Children-Trudeau-Residential-Schools/

https://www.hilltimes.com/2021/06/07/foreign-victims-should-have-right-to-sue-canadian-companies-urges-human-rights-group/300200

https://www.corporatemapping.ca/canadas-carbon-conundrum/

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/07/wealthy-nations-breaking-climate-pledge-with-gas-dash-in-global-south

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/10/climate-and-nature-crises-solve-both-or-solve-neither-say-experts

https://www.goldstreamgazette.com/news/canada-excoriated-as-racist-failure-during-farewell-speeches-by-departing-mps/

https://animaljustice.ca/blog/animal-protection-groups-blocked-from-testifying-about-federal-ag-gag-law

https://environmentaldefence.ca/2021/06/21/a-safe-future-for-people-and-the-the-planet-means-immediately-stopping-fossil-fuel-expansion/

https://in-sights.ca/2021/06/18/321-years-into-a-246-year-cycle/

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/06/21/news/world-against-trans-mountain-pipeline

https://www.greenbiz.com/article/net-zero-backlash-has-arrived

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=176489844490351&set=a.122269413245728

https://thenarwhal.ca/california-boreal-forest-indigenous-bill/