Mike
@brechinbrae220031.bsky.social
Politically reformed (left leaning only now), environmentalism, sustainability, equity, science, electoral reform, diverse small scale farming. Working to protect Ontario and Canada's farmland and natural spaces for future generations.
Now Is the Time
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Now Is the Time
Survivors walked through hell to tell this country the truth. The least we can do is stand up and refuse to let it be erased.
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September 23, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Now Is the Time
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Don’t Pave Ontario’s Future - Highway 413 is most expensive & destructive infrastructure project in Ontario’s history. $16 to $18 billion mega-highway saving average driver 30 to 60 seconds while permanently destroying farmland, wetlands & Greenbelt our communities depend on.
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Don’t Pave Ontario’s Future: Stop Highway 413
Highway 413 is the most expensive and destructive infrastructure project in Ontario’s history — a $16 to $18 billion mega-highway that saves the average driver 30 to 60 seconds while permanently…
gpo.ca
September 22, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Don’t Pave Ontario’s Future - Highway 413 is most expensive & destructive infrastructure project in Ontario’s history. $16 to $18 billion mega-highway saving average driver 30 to 60 seconds while permanently destroying farmland, wetlands & Greenbelt our communities depend on.
gpo.ca/action_campa...
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Only 5% of Ontario's land can grow food. This is >48,000 farms, $52 billion in economic activity & 1 in 9 jobs in Ontario. Doug Ford's government keeps overriding local planning decisions to pave it anyway. Once prime farmland is under asphalt it never feeds anyone again.
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September 22, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Only 5% of Ontario's land can grow food. This is >48,000 farms, $52 billion in economic activity & 1 in 9 jobs in Ontario. Doug Ford's government keeps overriding local planning decisions to pave it anyway. Once prime farmland is under asphalt it never feeds anyone again.
gpo.ca/action_campa...
gpo.ca/action_campa...
7 yrs since 7 courageous youth began Mathur et al. v. Ontario, landmark Charter challenge to hold Ontario government accountable for climate targets. Mathur et al. v. Ontario climate case? Date: Thursday, Sept 24, Time: 2:00pm – 3:15pm PT | 5:00pm – 6:16pm ET
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September 22, 2026 at 4:10 AM
7 yrs since 7 courageous youth began Mathur et al. v. Ontario, landmark Charter challenge to hold Ontario government accountable for climate targets. Mathur et al. v. Ontario climate case? Date: Thursday, Sept 24, Time: 2:00pm – 3:15pm PT | 5:00pm – 6:16pm ET
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Alberta landowners take Regulator to court over orphan well cleanup failures ecojustice.ca/file/alberta...
Landowners in court over orphan well cleanup failure
Ecojustice is representing Albertan landowners who are taking the Alberta Energy Regulator to court for failing to properly fund orphan well cleanup
ecojustice.ca
September 22, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Alberta landowners take Regulator to court over orphan well cleanup failures ecojustice.ca/file/alberta...
Court sides with youth, allows federal climate accountability case to move ahead ecojustice.ca/news/court-s...
Court sides with youth in climate case
Youth, health, and environmental groups are celebrating a legal victory after the court finds their climate accountability case can move forward.
ecojustice.ca
September 22, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Court sides with youth, allows federal climate accountability case to move ahead ecojustice.ca/news/court-s...
Ford must answer for poor hospital privatization track record over last five years: New report tracks town-by-town how the privatization scheme has created new inequalities, delays, higher costs and wasted local public hospitals’ resources.
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www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca
September 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Ford must answer for poor hospital privatization track record over last five years: New report tracks town-by-town how the privatization scheme has created new inequalities, delays, higher costs and wasted local public hospitals’ resources.
www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca/index.php/re...
www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca/index.php/re...
Ksi Lisims is a bad bet for Canada. It will weaken our economy & democracy & harm the planet while lining the pockets of US billionaires. Ksi Lisims is 100% Trump-backed & owned by an American company called Western LNG. A company that has never built an LNG terminal.
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Is Canada building a future for billionaires, or for the people?
On the northern coast of B.C., the 100%- US owned Ksi Lisims LNG project is shaping up to be a terrible deal for Canada. Read our brand-new report, "Making Canada Weaker", and join us in telling our l...
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September 22, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Ksi Lisims is a bad bet for Canada. It will weaken our economy & democracy & harm the planet while lining the pockets of US billionaires. Ksi Lisims is 100% Trump-backed & owned by an American company called Western LNG. A company that has never built an LNG terminal.
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Saddle Lake Cree Nation calls Alberta trans health-care laws a violation of Treaty rights, announces path to work around the legislation
Saddle Lake Cree Nation calls Alberta trans health-care laws a violation of Treaty rights, announces path to work around the legislation
September 9, 2026 at 10:43 PM
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I stand with the Saddle Lake Cree Nation and my fellow Treaty 6 peoples in opposition to the illegitimate Alberta government.
The UCP switching their campaign platform to Project 25 and separation from Canada AFTER the election is not democracy.
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#ableg
#cdnpoli
The UCP switching their campaign platform to Project 25 and separation from Canada AFTER the election is not democracy.
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#ableg
#cdnpoli
First Nations singlehandedly standing up for Canadian rights against a province determined to trample them. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #lawsky
BREAKING!
"Saddle Lake Cree Nation is asserting its Treaty rights and jurisdiction to provide safe refuge for those seeking and providing gender-affirming care.
Any Albertan will be able to access gender-affirming care on Saddle Lake Cree Nation reserved lands and territories"
"Saddle Lake Cree Nation is asserting its Treaty rights and jurisdiction to provide safe refuge for those seeking and providing gender-affirming care.
Any Albertan will be able to access gender-affirming care on Saddle Lake Cree Nation reserved lands and territories"
September 10, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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Danielle Smith is NOT Not a Fascist
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Recognize the fascism and resist. Silence only enables the fascists.
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Recognize the fascism and resist. Silence only enables the fascists.
September 22, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Danielle Smith is NOT Not a Fascist
youtu.be/cJbemXsgP9o?... via @YouTube
Recognize the fascism and resist. Silence only enables the fascists.
youtu.be/cJbemXsgP9o?... via @YouTube
Recognize the fascism and resist. Silence only enables the fascists.
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“they don’t know what’s about to hit them” - child rape fan Danielle smith, referring to “the left”, Feb ‘24
#ableg
#ableg
NEW: For @macleans.bsky.social, I wrote about how Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is fusing corporate and state power to help build what I call the New Authoritarianism.
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Danielle Smith Is Putting Alberta Up for Sale - Macleans.ca
The corporate lobbyist-turned-premier is letting the private sector run the government
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September 19, 2026 at 2:28 AM
“they don’t know what’s about to hit them” - child rape fan Danielle smith, referring to “the left”, Feb ‘24
#ableg
#ableg
srael’s murderous right wing government is being allowed to plan their systematic genocide directed at Palestinians and Lebanese. Taking every opportunity to kill & eliminate all aspects of Palestinian and Lebanese society & then steal what is left of their homeland.🇵🇸🇱🇧
#Lebanon, 21 Sep 2026
#israeli forces have targeted the outskirts of the town of Zifine in the Tyre district with a number of heavy 155 mm artillery shells.
#NetanyahuWarCriminal #Boycottisrael
#TrumpWarCriminal #BoycottUSA
#israel Enemy of Humanity
#israeli forces have targeted the outskirts of the town of Zifine in the Tyre district with a number of heavy 155 mm artillery shells.
#NetanyahuWarCriminal #Boycottisrael
#TrumpWarCriminal #BoycottUSA
#israel Enemy of Humanity
September 22, 2026 at 3:44 AM
srael’s murderous right wing government is being allowed to plan their systematic genocide directed at Palestinians and Lebanese. Taking every opportunity to kill & eliminate all aspects of Palestinian and Lebanese society & then steal what is left of their homeland.🇵🇸🇱🇧
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#Lebanon, 21 Sep 2026
#israeli forces have targeted the outskirts of the town of Zifine in the Tyre district with a number of heavy 155 mm artillery shells.
#NetanyahuWarCriminal #Boycottisrael
#TrumpWarCriminal #BoycottUSA
#israel Enemy of Humanity
#israeli forces have targeted the outskirts of the town of Zifine in the Tyre district with a number of heavy 155 mm artillery shells.
#NetanyahuWarCriminal #Boycottisrael
#TrumpWarCriminal #BoycottUSA
#israel Enemy of Humanity
September 22, 2026 at 2:20 AM
#Lebanon, 21 Sep 2026
#israeli forces have targeted the outskirts of the town of Zifine in the Tyre district with a number of heavy 155 mm artillery shells.
#NetanyahuWarCriminal #Boycottisrael
#TrumpWarCriminal #BoycottUSA
#israel Enemy of Humanity
#israeli forces have targeted the outskirts of the town of Zifine in the Tyre district with a number of heavy 155 mm artillery shells.
#NetanyahuWarCriminal #Boycottisrael
#TrumpWarCriminal #BoycottUSA
#israel Enemy of Humanity
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#UNGA81, 21 Sep 2026
World leaders are gathering for the #UN General Assembly as the world faces critical challenges.
#NetanyahuWarCriminal #Boycottisrael
#TrumpWarCriminal #BoycottUSA
World leaders are gathering for the #UN General Assembly as the world faces critical challenges.
#NetanyahuWarCriminal #Boycottisrael
#TrumpWarCriminal #BoycottUSA
September 22, 2026 at 2:33 AM
#UNGA81, 21 Sep 2026
World leaders are gathering for the #UN General Assembly as the world faces critical challenges.
#NetanyahuWarCriminal #Boycottisrael
#TrumpWarCriminal #BoycottUSA
World leaders are gathering for the #UN General Assembly as the world faces critical challenges.
#NetanyahuWarCriminal #Boycottisrael
#TrumpWarCriminal #BoycottUSA
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#FreePalestine, 21 Sep 2026
Jason Eaton has been convicted of attempted murder by a #US jury & faces up to life in prison for shooting three Palestinian college students, Hisham Awartani, Tahseen Aliahmad & Kinnan Abdalhamid, in 2023
#NetanyahuWarCriminal #Boycottisrael
#TrumpWarCriminal #BoycottUSA
Jason Eaton has been convicted of attempted murder by a #US jury & faces up to life in prison for shooting three Palestinian college students, Hisham Awartani, Tahseen Aliahmad & Kinnan Abdalhamid, in 2023
#NetanyahuWarCriminal #Boycottisrael
#TrumpWarCriminal #BoycottUSA
September 22, 2026 at 2:37 AM
#FreePalestine, 21 Sep 2026
Jason Eaton has been convicted of attempted murder by a #US jury & faces up to life in prison for shooting three Palestinian college students, Hisham Awartani, Tahseen Aliahmad & Kinnan Abdalhamid, in 2023
#NetanyahuWarCriminal #Boycottisrael
#TrumpWarCriminal #BoycottUSA
Jason Eaton has been convicted of attempted murder by a #US jury & faces up to life in prison for shooting three Palestinian college students, Hisham Awartani, Tahseen Aliahmad & Kinnan Abdalhamid, in 2023
#NetanyahuWarCriminal #Boycottisrael
#TrumpWarCriminal #BoycottUSA
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#UN report says a series of #US strikes on vessels allegedly smuggling drugs, which have killed more than 220 people, may have breached international law, warning the attacks in the Caribbean & eastern Pacific could amount to crimes against humanity
#TrumpWarCriminal
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#TrumpWarCriminal
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U.S. Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats Could Be Criminal, U.N. Expert Says
A U.N. human rights investigator, like other experts, concluded that the Trump administration’s deadly attacks violate international law, and said the strikes could be crimes against humanity.
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September 22, 2026 at 2:55 AM
#UN report says a series of #US strikes on vessels allegedly smuggling drugs, which have killed more than 220 people, may have breached international law, warning the attacks in the Caribbean & eastern Pacific could amount to crimes against humanity
#TrumpWarCriminal
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/w...
#TrumpWarCriminal
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This year’s El Niño is on course to be the largest in at least *1,000* years. That’s going to drive excess heat into the atmosphere and combined with man-made heating will make 2027 the hottest year ever recorded.
#climatecrisis
#climatecrisis
‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak
‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will have a huge impact on communities across the world
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September 21, 2026 at 9:04 PM
This year’s El Niño is on course to be the largest in at least *1,000* years. That’s going to drive excess heat into the atmosphere and combined with man-made heating will make 2027 the hottest year ever recorded.
#climatecrisis
#climatecrisis
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If Americans believe they are getting a "massive deal" buying tons of potash from Belarus over buying Canadian potash, then they should 'fill their boots'.
How do I know that this “massive deal” with Belarus for potash is another Trump post I will be bringing back months from now to show it was another big promise that never happened, along with hundreds of others?
September 22, 2026 at 3:41 AM
If Americans believe they are getting a "massive deal" buying tons of potash from Belarus over buying Canadian potash, then they should 'fill their boots'.
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How do I know that this “massive deal” with Belarus for potash is another Trump post I will be bringing back months from now to show it was another big promise that never happened, along with hundreds of others?
September 21, 2026 at 4:56 PM
How do I know that this “massive deal” with Belarus for potash is another Trump post I will be bringing back months from now to show it was another big promise that never happened, along with hundreds of others?
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Buying Canadian can start with the essentials you already buy.
Here are 7 easy Canadian-made swaps for everyday products such as bread, eggs, toilet paper and dish soap. Start with one swap and go from there. 🇨🇦
www.truenorthfinds.ca/blog/7-easy-...
Here are 7 easy Canadian-made swaps for everyday products such as bread, eggs, toilet paper and dish soap. Start with one swap and go from there. 🇨🇦
www.truenorthfinds.ca/blog/7-easy-...
7 Easy Canadian-Made Swaps for Essentials
One of the easiest ways to buy more Canadian products is to start with things already on your grocery list. Here are seven products you can switch without changing where you shop.
www.truenorthfinds.ca
September 21, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Buying Canadian can start with the essentials you already buy.
Here are 7 easy Canadian-made swaps for everyday products such as bread, eggs, toilet paper and dish soap. Start with one swap and go from there. 🇨🇦
www.truenorthfinds.ca/blog/7-easy-...
Here are 7 easy Canadian-made swaps for everyday products such as bread, eggs, toilet paper and dish soap. Start with one swap and go from there. 🇨🇦
www.truenorthfinds.ca/blog/7-easy-...
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When people need to hide their identity to avoid responsibility for their actions, fascist atrocities will follow. That means you ICE. All to prop up a minority of greedy people with corporate agendas, using irresponsible politicians. Recognize fascism & resist. Silence only enables the fascists.
ICE fascists shot Wilber Rafael Garces Perez in the back. He's now in prison, with the bullet still in his back.
This isn't due process, this is fascism. Unacceptable and indefensible.
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This isn't due process, this is fascism. Unacceptable and indefensible.
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He Was Making a DoorDash Delivery. Then an ICE Agent Shot Him.
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez says there was no foot chase before an ICE officer shot him. Now, from detention, he says the bullet is still lodged in his body and he isn't getting the medical care he nee
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September 22, 2026 at 3:35 AM
When people need to hide their identity to avoid responsibility for their actions, fascist atrocities will follow. That means you ICE. All to prop up a minority of greedy people with corporate agendas, using irresponsible politicians. Recognize fascism & resist. Silence only enables the fascists.