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If
@fordnation
gets his way, a new 4-6 lane highway will be paved through the world's largest protected Greenbelt. But
@s_guilbeault
has the power to stop it.
Tell the feds to STOP HIGHWAY 413 by signing here
#HandsOffTheGreenbelt
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There is NOTHING ok about this. Protections being removed from critical land. Conservative donors/land developers benefiting from seemingly insider information. Where is the investigation? Where is the OUTRAGE?
#HandsOffTheGreenbelt
#ONpoli
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Gordon Lightfoot - beloved musician - was a dear friend who contributed more than most people know. Lightfoot was a huge supporter of the environmental movement over the decades.
Read our co-founder David Suzuki's tribute about his friend Gord:
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So tell us again
@fordnation
why we're paving over the beautiful Greenbelt?
#HandsOffTheGreenbelt
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2018: "We are not touching the Greenbelt. We will protect it and all its beauty."
2023: The Greenbelt is "an empty field with weeds in it."
What changed,
@fordnation
? 💸
#HandsOffTheGreenbelt
#onpoli
I was clear during the campaign. I listened to the people and we are not touching the Greenbelt. We will protect it and all its beauty.
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Wet’suwet’en officials have confirmed
@CoastalGasLink
has dug up gravel beds and drove heavy equipmen across
#salmon
spawning habitat violating Wet’suwet’en and Canadian laws. Work on pipeline river crossings needs to stop immediately
#bcpoli
#LNG
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.
@GretaThunberg
and David Suzuki - youth and elder, ready to take to the street and march in Montreal! A good start to the morning 🌎💪
#fridaysforfuture
#climatestrike
#globalclimatestrike
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Yesterday, we joined thousands of people and
@GretaThunberg
to witness 15 brave young Canadians announce the first federal youth climate lawsuit in our country's history. An incredible day full of hope and action!
#YouthvCan
#FridaysForFuture
📷: Robin Loznak
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Social distancing: tree edition. Some species of trees avoid touching each other in a phenomenon called crown shyness. Day 4 of our online
#forestbathing
- research shows that even just looking at images of lush nature can alleviate stress 😌
📷: Dag Peak
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The Greenbelt may seem an abstract thing we’ve taken for granted for a long time.
Walking it reveals it’s precious, beautiful and that we’re very lucky to have it though. It’s worth fighting for with all we’ve got.
#Opinion
by
@shawnmicallef
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On his 84th birthday, a message from David to you: “Dear friends, In these extraordinary times, I wish you all health, strength and solidarity. We will get through this challenge together, and learn from each other. This collective wisdom can help us make our world healthier."
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Now that the Greenbelt is about to be carved up, developers are moving on to other protected land. This is just the beginning thanks to
@fordnation
#HandsOffTheGreenbelt
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Why is the
@fordnation
gov't thanking farmers for all their contributions while at the same time planning to destroy their farms? Hwy 413 would pave over 2,000 acres of Ontario's most productive farmland!
#localfoodweek
#handsoffthegreenbelt
#enoughisenoughON
It’s Local Food Week!
Ontario’s agri-food sector employs over 750,000 people and contributes more than $47 billion in GDP to our economy. This week, be sure to thank your local farmers, food processors and retailers for all they do promoting Ontario Food.
#OntAg
#LocalFoodWeek
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Ontario announced it "won't make any changes to the Greenbelt in the future." Yet, the Premier noted his gov still plans to build Highway 413 - which would pave part of the Greenbelt. This hypocrisy needs to stop. Help hold ON accountable -
#StopHwy413
:
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Surprise, surprise 🙄 The
@fordnation
gov't didn't do any research into Highway 413's impact on endangered species or greenhouse gas emissions.
Ask the feds to conduct a FULL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ➡️
#HandsOffTheGreenbelt
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In 2021, there’s no justifying cutting down ancient forests. As arrests continue, we call on Premier
@jjhorgan
to break his silence on the old growth logging dispute and present a solution that involves dialogue, not handcuffs and chainsaws.
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Join us in wishing David Suzuki a very happy 83rd birthday! Thank you, David, for a lifetime of service — your drive and passion for protecting the environment are electrifying. Cheers! 🍻
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This. Must. Stop.
#onpoli
#savethegreenbelt
Be furious Ontarians! Against his word, Doug Ford is planning to open up the Greenbelt for development with his developer friends. Greenbelt is a major economic driver, protects critical nature & species, provides much needed parks & trails, supports climate resilience.
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For the cost of Highway 413, Ontario could hire 20,000 nurses AND keep them working for 4+ years across the entire province. Sounds good to us! What do you think,
@ontarionurses
@RNAO
!?
#StopHwy413
#SupportNurses
📸: ONA
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Those attacking the carbon levy with false and misleading information offer no alternatives, especially ones as cost-effective as carbon pricing.
Read the full column by David Suzuki ⬇️
#cndpoli
#carbontax
#carbonpricing
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Turn down the music
@fordnation
& listen up: The majority of Ontarians don’t want Highway 413 to be built. They want to protect the Greenbelt & spend $8 billion on things we really need, like hospitals, nursing, daycare, schools and better transit
#handsoffthegreenbelt
#onpoli
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“I’m too young to do this,” says
@GretaThunberg
, the climate change activist whose 2018 school strike launched an international youth movement. A new book captures her powerful and inspiring speeches:
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Parks Canada joins the growing list of of those opposed to
@fordnation
's Greenbelt plans, citing "irreversible damage."
IRREVERSIBLE. DAMAGE.
#handsoffthegreenbelt
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Does Alberta's boycott of B.C. wines have you perplexed? Us too. We support
#bcwine
—a fine local industry that when spilled doesn't kill marine life.
#toastthecoast
#stopkm
#pinotnotpipelines
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Dear
@fordnation
, we get it. Life can be hard. We all need friends. But you don't need to destroy the Greenbelt to get them. We'll be your friends! Coffee?
#HandsOffTheGreenbelt
#onpoli
NEW: Of the 15 areas slated to be removed from Ontario’s Greenbelt, eight include properties purchased in the four years since the election of Premier Doug Ford, a Toronto Star and
@thenarwhalca
investigation has found.
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After over six years of delay, the government’s proposal to reclassify
#MonarchButterflies
as endangered and increase protection for two western
#bumblebee
subspecies is welcome news, especially as it could include restrictions on
#pesticides
. 🦋
Read on:
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WOW! Over 500,000 people in Montreal are marching right now! Striking for the climate, the future and all we love and care about 🌎💪
#FridaysForFuture
#ClimateStrike
#GlobalClimateStrike
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Happy 87th birthday to our co-founder
#DavidSuzuki
! David has dedicated his life to protecting the sacred balance of life, all while living his life to the fullest. As an elder, he is committed to passing his wisdom and lessons to the next generation of change makers🌎
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Let’s hope so! 74% of 905ers say the Greenbelt is NO PLACE for a new 4-6-lane highway. We need
@s_guilbeault
to listen since
@fordnation
won’t!
#handsoffthegreenbelt
#onpoli
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Opposition to Hwy 413 is growing! Farmers are saying NO to the destruction of top-quality Canadian farmland, including Max Hansgen of
@NFUOntario
. Listen to why farmers are concerned about the threat of Hwy 413:
@MooreintheAM
@NEWSTALK1010
#StopHwy413
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Join us in wishing David Suzuki a very happy 82nd birthday! Thank you David for a lifetime of service — your drive and passion for protecting the environment are electrifying. 🎉🎉
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While other parts of the world invest in a sustainable future,
@fordnation
is investing $8 BILLION in a highway to the past.
Over 48,500 people have signed our petition asking
@s_guilbeault
to stop Highway 413. Join them here 👉
#HandsOffTheGreenbelt
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"Difficult as it is now, this pandemic will subside and we will learn some profound lessons from the experience. It may provide a chance to reset priorities and direction for ourselves and society." A must-read from David Suzuki ⬇️
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The people haven't changed their minds ➡️ A recent EKOS poll found 74% of Scarborough residents and 81% of Richmond Hill residents support MORE protection of the Greenbelt, not less
#onpoli
#HandsofftheGreenbelt
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Don't believe the hype. Highway 413 won't help create affordable housing. Unless by affordable housing, you mean McMansions.
Save the Greenbelt. Stop Highway 413.
SIGN HERE 👉🏽
#HandsOffTheGreenbelt
#ONpoli
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2023 may be over, but our fight to save Ontario's Greenbelt isn't...
#StopHwy413
#HandsOffTheGreenbelt
Jan 2 and everyone is back at work and
@407ETR
is totally abandoned yet
@ONtransport
wants to spend $10B plus for Hwy 413 - time to use what we have instead of wasting hard earned taxpayer $$ - reduce rates and get people back on
@407ETR
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What's the best way to stop
@fordnation
's plan to pave a highway through the Greenbelt? Get the feds to intervene (yes, they can!). Send a message to
@s_guilbeault
or use our form here 👉
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The carbon price takes a lot of flak but its contribution to inflation is just 0.15 per cent, according to the Bank of Canada. And 80 per cent of households get more money back than the price of carbon costs them.
#cdnpoli
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Ontario farmers are speaking out against Highway 413 and a new EKOS poll shows 81% of residents agree, “The Greenbelt is no place for new highways.”
#StopHwy413
#HandsOffTheGreenbelt
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Over 50,000 people have signed our petition asking the feds to block Highway 413. We’re not stopping until the highway is stopped.
#HandsOffTheGreenbelt
#onpoli
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As we commemorate 50 years of Earth Day, let’s look for signs of hope in our everyday lives and consider how we want our world to look in the next 50.
#EarthDay
A message from David Suzuki 👇
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Happy Birthday to David Suzuki. Thank you for being such an amazing source of inspiration for Canadians and people the world over! 🎂🎉
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A little late to the
#BerniesMittens
meme game, but can you name a more iconic duo?
#berniememes
#berniesanders
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The Ontario government plans to waste eight billion taxpayer dollars on a redundant highway (413) that cuts through protected land. What else could that money buy? Services Ontarians actually need. Sign the petition to stop Highway 413:
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Just a little Monday morning reminder of how incredible the
#SalishSeaOrcas
are 😍
#JoinThePod
Thank you Bob Fraumeni for taking this wonderful video!
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Thank you
@VancityReynolds
for sharing such an important message (and beautiful pic 🙂) - let's all get out and vote for bold climate action on Oct 21!
I love B.C. 🇨🇦 I want my daughters to experience the same natural playground I grew up in. On Oct. 21, the candidate you vote for will SHAPE CLIMATE POLICY. I’m proud of the climate progress made the last 4 years. Click for voting info.
#Capilano
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8 billion taxpayer dollars could fund a new GO train to Bolton, bus rapid transit, light rail & more! Who needs a new highway when you could move 3x the commuters with public transit!? Say NO to a mega-highway through the Greenbelt:
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Breaking news: Federal court overturns approval of Trans Mountain pipeline on basis that Canada did not fulfil its duty to consult with and, if necessary, accommodate the Indigenous applicants. More to come
#CanPoli
#TransMountain
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We should support renewables rather than large infrastructure projects like Petronas LNG that lock us into climate-altering fossil fuels.
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BREAKING NEWS - Canada is moving forward with a ban on single-use plastics along with measures to address plastics that stay in circulation. It will be important to get the details right, but today's announcement is progress! ➡️
#ZeroPlasticWaste
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BREAKING: 50 faith leaders and faith organizations from across the GTA sign an open letter against Highway 413
#HandsOffTheGreenbelt
#onpoli
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"Highway 413 would destroy my farm. We need our communities to be more connected and accessible, but food security and the protection of our farmland are not trade-offs we need to make."
- Rav Singh, Founder & Farmer,
@shadeofmiti
#HandsOffTheGreenbelt
#ONpoli
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On
#NationalAboriginalDay
we take a moment to express our gratitude to the Indigenous peoples across this land.
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📢 A special message from David Suzuki… 📢
Power critical climate projects. Work to conserve and recover at-risk species and habitat. Help make Canada a just, equal, sustainable society.
Join me and become a radically Canadian monthly donor ➡️
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Almost 44,000 people have signed our petition asking
@s_guilbeault
to stop
@fordnation
's attack on the Greenbelt.
Join them here 👉
#handsoffthegreenbelt
#onpoli
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David Suzuki has never stopped defending Earth’s life-support systems. Today’s his 86th birthday.
Help celebrate his tireless work with a donation to power what he cares about most: a safer, healthier, sustainable future for all:
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🧵Much of the “anti-woke” rhetoric you hear from right-wing politicians and media is funded by fossil fuel interests.👉
#cndpoli
#BigOil
#woke
#ClimateCrisis
#climatesolutions
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AWESOME news! Teck has withdrawn its application for the Frontier oilsands mine.
BIG thanks to each and every one of you who spoke up to say
#RejectTeck
💪🌎
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This week, every day, we will be sharing photos of beautiful green forests because research shows that even just looking at photos of nature can trigger a decrease in stress and that’s something we all might need right now. 😌
#staysafe
#tuesdayvibes
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“My holiday wish is that we recognize the right to a healthy environment in the Canadian Environmental Protection Act by Earth Day 2018. I hope you'll join me.” -
@DavidSuzuki
#fixCEPA
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Today, Ontario Premier Doug Ford called the “so-called Greenbelt” a “fancy word” and “just a big scam.”
The real scam is selling the idea that we need to destroy the Greenbelt. In unfancy words: we don’t.
#HandsOffTheGreenbelt
#onpoli
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The
#18to8
campaign is asking Canada to lower the voting age to make sure that climate change is on top of the ballot.
Learn more here ➡️
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We ARE air.
We ARE water.
We ARE soil.
We have to treat Mother Earth with greater respect and care.
#WEDay
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You know what would be even better than thanking farmers? Not paving over their farms.
#HandsOfftheGreenbelt
#LocalFoodWeek
It’s Local Food Week!
Ontario’s agri-food sector employs over 750,000 people and contributes more than $47 billion in GDP to our economy.
This week, be sure to thank your local farmers, food processors and retailers for all they do promoting Ontario Food.
#OntAg
#localfoodweek
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It's official! Microbeads are now banned in Canada 🙌
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•BREAKING NEWS• The EU has banned bee-harming neonic pesticides!
It's Canada's turn. Tell the federal government to protect pollinators and ban all neonics now:
#BanNeonics
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Wow, what a day...An anti-science, overtly biased, repeatedly delayed, $3.5M taxpayer-funded public inquiry releases its final report - and finds environmental groups were simply trying to solve the climate crisis. 🤦♀️
Here's our joint response ➡️
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When is enough, enough
@fordnation
?
Our full statement on today's announcement from
@s_guilbeault
giving Ontario until April 2024 to step up for caribou➡️
#onpoli
#caribou
#enoughisenoughON
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Some great news! The City of Vancouver has banned the use of neonicotinoids.
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Quick, on a Friday afternoon when everyone’s focused on a school strike, let’s slash the Greenbelt! - the Ontario government
#onpoli
#shame
#Media
- Statement from
@pothen
: The Ontario government's proposed 7,400 acre giveaway to land speculators is a death sentence for the entire Greenbelt
#onpoli
#YoursToProtect
More here⤵️
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Lessons from a land developer:
👉 Buy protected land for cheap
👉 Lobby gov't to have protections removed
👉 Thank
@fordnation
for your new billion-dollar investment
Ontario, you don't have to accept this! Speak out 📢
#HandsOffTheGreenbelt
#onpoli
Powerful landowner & PC donor Silvio DeGasperis bought protected Greenbelt farmland cheap, and then spent two decades lobbying to get the protections removed. Doug Ford is about to make him much, much richer. This is about speculation, not housing
#onpoli
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Good news! Quebec is introducing new restrictions on pesticides considered harmful to honeybees.
#BanNeonics
#SaveTheBees
🐝
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BREAKING NEWS ‼️
"Forever chemicals" forever BANNED? Canada is proposing to regulate PFAS - a class of toxic chemicals linked to cancer and environmental harm and they're building up in our bodies. Yet are used in thousands of products.
(1/4) 👇
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Ontario's Greenbelt turns the age of majority today! Too bad she can't decide her own future and tell
@fordnation
not to pave over her.
#HandsOffTheGreenbelt
#HeresTo18MoreYears
Happy Anniversary to Ontario's
#Greenbelt
! 18 years old today! Let's work to protect it from Doug Ford's speculators.
@Rouge_Valley_CC
@RougePark
@GreenbeltAllies
@envirodefence
@DavidSuzukiFDN
@GreenpeaceCA
#HandsOffTheGreenbelt
#ClimateCrisis
#wetlands
#environmentaljustice
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Climate change is here and now in Canada. "Canada is, on average, experiencing warming at twice the rate of the rest of the world, with Northern Canada heating up at almost three times the global average"
#climate
#ActOnClimate
#CdnPoli
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The Greenbelt might soon be irreplaceably paved over. The public has a right to know the real reason why. Where's the TRANSPARENCY
@fordnation
?
#handsoffthegreenbelt
#onpoli
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WOW. Over 600,000 (!!!) people across Canada marched yesterday in the
#GlobalClimateStrike
. We are beyond inspired by the passionate and powerful voices fighting for our future.
#ClimateStrike
#FridaysForFuture
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BREAKING NEWS! Kinder Morgan just suspended activity on the pipeline due to opposition. This is far from over and the pressure to stop this will be even stronger now with a May 31 deadline. People power works!
#NoKM
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Today, we bid farewell to a dear friend, Gord Downie. Through his music, storytelling, politics and more, Gord was a gift to this land.
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Let's yell it out. "It shouldn't be illegal to rewild your yard!"
Replacing lawn with native plants is a way to take action against biodiversity loss and spread the word about the value of nature.
Get all of the tips and tricks with
@rewildingmag
:
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“You could power all of Canada renewably, right now, if you just decided to do it” 🙌
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In Canada, nearly 90% of plastics end up incinerated, or in our landfills, lakes, parks and oceans. It's time for a national waste reduction strategy — one that gets Canada to zero plastic waste by 2025.
#ZeroPlasticWaste
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New poll out today shows a majority of Canadians support a windfall profit tax on oil and gas companies' historically high profits.
In the upcoming federal budget, Canada could unlock billions of dollars by following other countries' lead.
👇Thread 1/7
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The truth about
@fordnation
's Greenbelt deal is that there is no truth. It's just broken election promises, secrecy, backroom deals, and lack of public process.
#HandsOffTheGreenbelt
#onpoli
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Heroic mama bear carries cubs across river on her back! A truly amazing act! 💪🏾🐻
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It's here! David Suzuki got his start in radio 45 years ago. Now, he's thrilled to launch his first podcast today!
Tune in here ➡️ or wherever you find your podcasts.
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Suzuki's Survival Guide strikes again today with a look back to the warnings from 1989.
Listen to the full episode on
@cbcradio
:
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