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The Bulletin: April 10-16, 2025
The Bulletin: April 10-16, 2025 This past week’s articles of interest… Living Without Fossil Fuels: How Living Energy Farm Created a Comfortable Off-Grid Lifestyle German Journalist David Bendels Sentenced for Satirical Post Targeting Interior Minister Nancy Faeser The Economics Of A Dying Empire The Sharp Turn: Global Collapse Picks Up Speed Uruguay – by Matt […]
Canadian industry is ‘addicted to fossil fuels,’ but the Green Party can change that, says Elizabeth May
Canadian industry is ‘addicted to fossil fuels,’ but the Green Party can change that, says Elizabeth May Goal isn’t to come up with something politically palatable, it’s to secure future: May Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says Canadians want action on climate change, but are stymied by living in a society “hardwired to fossil fuel […]
As Election Nears, Canada’s Biggest Oil Firm Is Noticeably Quiet
As Election Nears, Canada’s Biggest Oil Firm Is Noticeably Quiet Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he’s Canada’s energy ‘champion.’ Yet he opposes climate policy Suncor supports. As we race towards a federal election that will determine if and how Canada responds to the climate emergency, one central player is noticeably absent. Suncor is without a […]
Canadian Election: A Study in Values
Canadian Election: A Study in Values Those who work on climate change were both chuffed and chagrined by its role in Canada’s federal election campaign, which peaked last week with the victory of Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and defeat of Conservative incumbent Stephen Harper. “The environment” – a catch-all concept that often encompasses concern about […]
Trust Trudeau? I’ll Wait and See
Trust Trudeau? I’ll Wait and See Canada’s young prince promises ‘real change.’ I can’t help but be wary. Like many Canadians, I want to trust the Liberals, but I don’t enjoy having to trust them. Photo by Mario Jean. How are we feeling about the new Canadian Camelot? Justin Trudeau is young, movie star handsome, […]
What Your New Liberal Majority Government Means for Climate, Environment, Science and Transparency
What Your New Liberal Majority Government Means for Climate, Environment, Science and Transparency Holy smokes. Polls are in and Canadians across the country are expressing surprise at the strong win for the federal Liberal party. While there’s much ink to be spilled over former Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s reign, he’s likely locked in a bathroom now, so we’ll save […]
Should everyone vote?
Should everyone vote? It’s election time in Canada, and as usual ad campaigns on TV, radio, print, and even Facebook are urging “everyone” to vote. But is that such a good thing? To ask it another way: Is it really a good thing to tell people who are ignorant of law (so they don’t know […]
Harper’s Revolutionary Foreign Policy
Harper’s Revolutionary Foreign Policy Bellicose words, pandering flip flops, just one aim: Win votes at home. Shredded by vote-driven strategy, Canada’s foreign policy has no real conservative agenda, no moral centre. Canadian flag image via Shutterstock. No Canadian prime minister has put his personal stamp on foreign affairs more than Stephen Harper. And no prime minister has […]
The Canadian Elections: Cover-Up and Steal (Again)
The Canadian Elections: Cover-Up and Steal (Again) Canadians are within a few days of stopping or allowing the Harper regime to continue to destroy the democracy and life fabric of Canada. But the dots are taboo to connect. The PR-led opposition has joined the corporate media in a public stage ritual of forgetting. The endless […]
Campaign cone of silence descends on Saudi Arabia arms deal: Neil Macdonald
Campaign cone of silence descends on Saudi Arabia arms deal: Neil Macdonald Warning: this article contains strong language and imagery The definition of a “campaign issue” is elusive. Generally, it has to do with the self-interest of politicians and the reporters who cover them. If the former think advancing a subject might mean more votes, they […]
Let Me Be Clear: Fact Checking Leaders on Foreign Policy
Let Me Be Clear: Fact Checking Leaders on Foreign Policy A civil debate, sure. But civility, it seems, doesn’t always encourage truthfulness. The fourth debate in this election “season” — a campaign as long as some places in Canada go without snow — was rather polite compared to the first two English debates. It was […]
How Saudi Arabia, and a $15B armoured vehicle deal, became an election issue
How Saudi Arabia, and a $15B armoured vehicle deal, became an election issue Government says contract will create and sustain 3,000 jobs Niqabs, the economy, national unity — all issues that predictably came up in Thursday night’s French-language debate. But few had forecast that Canada’s relations with Saudi Arabia, and specifically, a multibillion-dollar contract to sell armoured vehicles […]
On the economy, politicians debate, central bankers decide
On the economy, politicians debate, central bankers decide Bank of Canada pushing stimulus; Conservatives, NDP talking austerity. Go figure The idea that a prime minister is the “steward of the economy” is a convenient bit of fiction, co-created by politicians and the journalists who cover them. It was an explicit theme of last night’s leaders’ […]
Why Oil As An Election Issue Is Bad News For Canada
Why Oil As An Election Issue Is Bad News For Canada When oil becomes an election issue it is rarely good news. After Joe Clark’s minority PC government was defeated in 1979 over gasoline taxes in a budget, the subsequent Liberal administration introduced the National Energy Program. In 2008, Ed Stelmach’s Alberta PCs campaigned on […]
How Leadnow Will Push Strategic Voting to Defeat Tories
How Leadnow Will Push Strategic Voting to Defeat Tories To avoid splits, organization asks supporters: ‘Vote with your head, not just your heart.’ On the opening afternoon of the Vancouver Folk Festival, a young woman wearing a purple Leadnow T-shirt approached folkies at the event’s main gate and asked them to sign The Pledge. As […]
