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Concerned about our future. Bioregional regeneration, truth & reconciliation, equity, healthcare, public education, water, democracy, design, research, integrity, empathy. Doing many things Banner: photo looking up blue sky through cedar trees
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There are so many nested and fractal scales of organizing in #bioregional work. Here in #Cascadia, we are thrilled to be part of a much larger movement toward place-based consciousness and #resilience networks. Check out this article for more detail: www.bioregionalearth.org/blog/fractal...

Watch this inspiring video to see how love and care can turn a destroyed piece of land into a native forest where children come to play. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAe3...

Beautiful! Teaching children.. connecting with the land. Planting forests.. bringing water back to the soil. Encouraging biodiversity.. Inspiring through devotion service and passion for the future of 🌎 💙💚 #RegeneratingEarth #BioticPump #Barichara

Horrible news.

A regional chief for Anishinabek Nation says he briefed Ontario Provincial Police Thursday on what to expect when First Nations take to the streets to protest provincial and federal legislation aimed at fast-tracking projects, including Bill 5. #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/1124067...

Protestors calling for #Bill5 to be repealed unfurl huge #KillBill5 banner in the audience while Doug Ford is on the stage at #FordFest in Etobicoke Friday evening. Appears to be a security person in military gear on the roof of the building behind the stage. #ONpoli

Protestors calling for #Bill5 to be repealed unfurl huge #KillBill5 banner in the audience while Doug Ford is on the stage at #FordFest in Etobicoke Friday evening. Appears to be a security person in military gear on the roof of the building behind the stage. #ONpoli

Just published, part two of our article on the likely beneficiaries from Bill 5 Part one looked at special favours, critical minerals and energy. This part looks at special economic zones, and Carney's very similar intentions. www.corruptario.ca/who-benefits...

Report says Ford government obfuscated Greenbelt records through code words toronto.citynews.ca/2025/06/12/r... #onpoli

"When key government decisions are not properly documented, when code words are used, or when records are stored in fragmented ways across personal and official systems, transparency suffers, and with it, public trust." IPC Commissioner wrote as part of her annual report buff.ly/7bn5gfY #onpoli

NEW: Ontario's transparency watchdog has released an investigation into record-keeping during the Greenbelt decision. It lambasts the government for using personal emails and code words, actions that 'erode public trust' in government. #onpoli globalnews.ca/news/1123783...

"Ontario’s housing starts for the first quarter of this year were at the lowest levels since 2009, the province’s financial accountability officer said in a report Wednesday." buff.ly/iMHIhOB #onpoli #Ontario #Canada

Ford government sitting on housing start data for months, internal docs suggest - buff.ly/mS465A1 #onpoli #Ontario #Canada

Doug's getting it done for his cronies! Let's keep those housing starts nice and low so Ford's rich friends can continue to cash in on the housing crisis. Don't worry - Ontarians will never catch on, and if they do, they'll blame the feds! Brains off, Ontario! #onpoli search.app/MEjx3

Anne Applebaum is live now

Ontario has a long and unfortunate history with substandard care in for-profit long term care facilities - and in close ties between the industry and Conservative politicians. This new regulation will censor all reports on LTC after 3 years, and hide evidence of negligence etc from the public.

This entire #military report era in #LTC will be wiped from the public record in less than a month, thanks to the Ford Government. You have 24 days left to give your comments on this repugnant regulation: www.regulatoryregistry.gov.on.ca/proposal/50715

Great knowledge, perspective, and advice.

I am appalled that a leader who is running a country where schoolchildren are being taken while they are at school is being invited to Canada for any reason, never mind a summit with other world leaders. #canpoli

Please Listen: Podcast is Broken Big concerns about Bill C-2 sections designed to appease the authoritation south of the border. What happened to #ElbowsUp ❓ First rule to resist fascism: Do not obey in advance. Thanks @brittlestar.com @steveboots.bsky.social @lisab0923.bsky.social #canpoli

Be careful! Giant hogweed is also present and spreading along the Grand River watershed and other watersheds in southern Ontario. This guide has helpful info to identify plus treatment in case of contact and tips for removal www.invadingspecies.com/invaders/pla...

Busy turbulent week = Rapid power shift towards authoritarian rule by Ford government #ONpoli

Wayne Horton’s article looks into Ford’s Bill 5. He nails it again. letterkenny.substack.com/p/bill-5-ont...

ALL FORD SEES IS DOLLAR SIGNS: "The gutting of environmental protections & the creation of corporate-friendly legal grey zones is very Trump-like. The Ford government’s response to Trump boils down to a bid to be more like him." www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... #ONPOLI #Bill5

A much-neglected aspect of the Doug Ford disaster: child welfare. "The screams of an 11-year-old girl being violently restrained." Assaults. Trafficking. Failed audits. Vulnerable kids, many of them #aboriginal, abused & degraded in Doug Ford's Ontario. #ONpoli globalnews.ca/news/9283010...

#Manitoba #WCK

Grand chief in Ontario says repeal of Bill 5 starting point for discussions with First Nations | Fraser Needham

2025 Ont Budget spends $232.5 billion - passed without any consultations or public hearings. Government is open for business. Closed to the people. @tdotresident.bsky.social @corruptario.bsky.social @stephaniebowman.bsky.social @jamiewestndp.bsky.social @simongood.bsky.social

Critics talking about Bill 5 as an attack on democracy. That's not it. Bill 5 could not be passed if Ontario was still a democracy. Ford's had 7 years to destroy Ontario's democracy via Queen's Park. This is the end game, not an opening move. www.corruptario.ca/who-benefits...

I would argue that in addition to the "reluctance to consult agreeably" - its that the "Crown's" version of consultation does not permit dissent. No mechanism within the process of consultation exists for Indigenous people to veto projects they would deem harmful to them or their lands.

Ford government has underestimated resolve of First Nations with Bill 5: NDP MPP | Fraser Needham

30 years ago, another Conservative premier, Mike Harris, idiotically created the Ipperwash crisis. Blood was shed. ON's honour was blackened. Now Doug Ford seems determined to repeat that sad history. #ONpoli #aptn #AFN #Ontario #Bill5 www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...

A compelling demonstration of the impunity that powerful industrialists have come to expect and would demand from Doug Ford and a Special Economic Zone youtu.be/3VJT2JeDCyw #onpoli

“Are we to trust government and corporations to do the right thing in the wake of a Bill 5? I don’t think so.” #Indigenous #Bill5 #ONpoli #environment #resources

“From now on, Fiddler said, Nishnawbe Aski Nation will not take [Doug Ford] or his government seriously, nor will they engage with Indigenous Affairs Minister Greg Rickford. Fiddler called for his resignation” www.thestar.com/news/ontario... #onpoli

Debate on Bill 5's 3rd & final reading has begun, with a vote expected shortly after 3:30pm today. My Ontario NDP colleagues & I have been pushing back against this govt overreach & we will be voting against it. Watch live at www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/video #onpoli

#BREAKING: We’ve forced an emergency debate to block Doug Ford from ramming Bill 5 through today. This is a dangerous power grab—and we’re using every tool we have to stop it. 📺 Watch live: OntarioNDP.ca/emergency-debate The fight isn’t over. Stay tuned.

"Goodbye Nature":Broken trust and Bill 5: First Nations rally against Doug Ford’s controversial mining bill: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill... #onpoli #StopBill5

"Regenerative systems—from agroecology to conservation agriculture and organic farming—are “not only viable but already superior in most contexts” to conventional agriculture when it comes to yield, resilience, and planetary health, according to a new study from farmer-led coalition EARA."

Bill 5 must be withdrawn! Do not let the Government of Ontario ram this bill through before their early extended summer break! Read the full co-signed statement here: ontarionature.org/news-release... @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social @thetorontozoo.bsky.social