Canada has missed the boat. We’re going backwards.

Daniel Aldrich @danielaldrich.bsky.social

1 hours ago

China’s green-manufacturing juggernaut, built in part through heavy subsidies from Beijing, matches the current total of grants, loans and private finance that all wealthy countries sent to poorer ones in 2024 to help fight climate change
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

How China’s clean-tech machine is reshaping the global climate fight

China sent $132 billion in clean technology and investment to the developing world last year, by far the largest contribution to carbon-dioxide reduction of any country.

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Not in Carney’s budget: Anything on reducing Canadian software dependence on the large US tech companies, e.g., Microsoft.

W/r/t US and tech power, these are table stakes.

This government isn’t serious about reducing Canadian economic and security vulnerability to US coercion.

I mean, that's what the government's own GBA+ analysis says. A budget for high income men!

Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social

19 hours ago

Reporter: Is it a budget for men by men?

Elizabeth May: I'd be more specific -- it's a budget for white rich men.

This is a central banker’s budget: billions in corporate handouts with incremental relief measures failing to tackle the root cause of the affordability crisis.

Carney's government still has to do the gender-based analysis of the budget (!!!) and it makes it clear that some of his biggest ticket economic measures are expected to have the biggest benefit for high-income men.

They're classified as "regressive."

Lol. Lmao.

If you're a billionaire, this budget is Christmas come early.

Canadians are struggling with the cost of everything — groceries, rent, medication, and everything in between. But this budget only makes it easier for the same corporations fuelling the crisis to profit even more.

Today’s budget is Christmas come early for CEOs, foreign investors and arms dealers. It talks a lot about affordability but does little to actually lower your costs.

In a now-deleted TikTok video from Unfiltered, a young influencer gushes, “BC is sitting on one of the largest natural gas reserves in the world ... Many are hailing this as a generational opportunity.” She then promotes Avatar Innovations, with no disclosure of any partnership or payment.

Canada’s oil and gas industry is using TikTok influencers to target Gen Z voters

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first black woman governor, a latina governor, a native american woman senator, an openly gay senator…woke is back folks

You’re saying measles and masked gunmen shooting people in the street weren’t popular policies

My heart breaks for the families of the victims in Bella Coola tonight. In the midst of such grief and uncertainty, I hope they find answers and, ultimately, closure as the search continues.

My thoughts are with the families, the Nuxalk Nation, and the entire Bella Coola community.