Christopher Pollon
@C_Pollon
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Freelance Journalist and Author of "PITFALL: THE RACE TO MINE THE WORLD'S MOST VULNERABLE PLACES"
Vancouver British Columbia
Joined January 2009
My @NatObserver story "What Happens When a Country Says ‘No’ to Mining?" has been included in the new book, The State of the Free Press -- as one of the 25 "most important but under-reported news stories" in 2024. @ProjectCensored
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My latest for @NatObserver explores the trade-offs #Churchill Manitoba must navigate to expand into Canada's only rail-connected Arctic trade corridor -- and an export pathway for #criticalminerals and more, to non-US markets.
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RT @rcbregman: 96 private jets full of corrupt elites and celebs flying into Venice, a city destroyed by tourism, to celebrate the wedding….
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There's so much hype about #CriticalMinerals -- but how can Canada avoid making taxpayers (and the biosphere) pay for more toxic cleanups? I co-authored this report for the @ClimateInstit #Mining .
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RT @thewalrus: Donald Trump’s threats to make Canada the fifty-first US state may just be a play for what lies beneath our soil and in our….
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Will Trump 2.0 push more Canadian shipping through the Arctic? In April I went to #Churchill -- the site of Canada's only deep sea #Arctic port connected to North America by rail, to find out. (It's free to read if you register) @NatObserver .
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RT @thewalrus: The trade wars of the future will be battles over access to critical minerals—and Canada is caught in the crosshairs. Journa….
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In my latest for @thewalrus -- I look at how Canadian fresh water and critical minerals could be driving Trump's 51st State annexation rhetoric: .
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RT @rcbregman: Incredibly powerful investigation in Dutch newspaper NRC: Seven of the world’s leading genocide scholars — including renowne….
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The Americans are sniffing around #Churchill Manitoba like they (want to) own the place: here's the first in my series on Arctic sovereignty and #CriticalMinerals for @NationalObs --
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RT @blaireerskine: JD Vance’s sister begs people to stop joking about his visit with the Pope
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Is this real? Do the people of Alberta support this? @ABDanielleSmith.
.@AbDanielleSmith Tomorrow, at Alberta taxpayers’ expense, Danielle is flying to Florida (with staff and security) to take part in this far-right fundraiser for a group that openly promotes annexing Canada to the USA. Whose side is Danielle on?. #ableg #cdnpoli #yyc #yeg
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RT @AdamBolt13: If you want to understand why the support for the Conservative party is slipping, it is because not only has the party gott….
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It's never too late to educate yourself about the #misinformation you are being fed @anderson62SWFL -- Start here:
@MAGACult2 He’ll push it until Canada stops the unfair tariffs on the United States. Then he’ll drop the rhetoric. Until then, he’s gonna keep it up.
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RT @Patrickdery: Hi @karolineleavitt . Patrick here, from Quebec. 👋. 1- It’s $254,000 (Canadian, but still). 2- 53% is the marginal tax rat….
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Over the last 10 weeks, I have posted my Top Action Items from my book PITFALL -- it's week 10!!! It's fitting that the last item is the one I feel most strongly about: @greystonebooks #mining
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Over the last 10 weeks, I have posted almost all of my Top 10 Action Items from my book PITFALL -- it's week 9!!! @greystonebooks #mining
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