One generous reporter decided to cut Scheer some slack and ask an easy question: “Can you point to a single policy in your platform that you believe shows that you do support women’s rights?”
Apparently that was a tricky question for Scheer.
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Canada’s fossil fuel subsidies amount to $1,650 per Canadian. It’s got to stop. | The Narwhal
According to a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) report, Canada subsidized the fossil fuel industry to the tune of almost $60 billion in 2015 — approximately $1,650 per Canadian.
Yet subsidizing one of the world’s wealthiest industries is folly.
Such subsidies not only hurt Canadian taxpayers and the economy — they also exacerbate the climate emergency.
Singh brushes off Green complaint about abortion-related social media posts | CBC News
On Monday, a report
from PressProgress — a project of the Broadbent Institute, which is
named for former NDP leader Ed Broadbent — raised questions about
whether Green candidates, if elected, would quash any effort to reopen
the abortion debate.
from PressProgress — a project of the Broadbent Institute, which is
named for former NDP leader Ed Broadbent — raised questions about
whether Green candidates, if elected, would quash any effort to reopen
the abortion debate.
In
a statement Friday morning, the Greens said the party filed a complaint
with the Broadbent Institute and demanded an apology from the New
Democrats after that party’s candidates circulated the report on social
media.
May Slams ‘Desperate’ NDP, Accuses Singh Of Spreading Misinformation
The Green leader says Singh falsely states her party is wobbly on abortion rights, weak on national unity and prepared to prop up a possible minority Conservative government.
“I can see the NDP is feeling a bit desperate, but it’s not honourable,” May said Thursday. “I’m losing respect for Mr. Singh because this is a campaign based on whipping up a non-issue and it’s lamentable. We have real issues to discuss.”
Sea Level Rise, Severe Storm Surge Could Sever Nova Scotia’s Land Link to Canada – The Energy Mix
“As storms like [Hurricane] Dorian become more common, there is one area that’s being considered especially vulnerable, the Chignecto Isthmus,” Global News reports. “It is described by the United Nations as one of the most vulnerable spots in North America for both the rising tide and storm surges.”
The isthmus, currently protected by a system of dikes and aboiteaus, is expected to see about a metre of sea level rise over the next eight decades. And “there is not a lot of elevation between that water and where we are standing,” said Amherst, NS Mayor David Kogon, speaking from a coastal information centre near the Minas Basin. “Which is why this area is in such peril if there’s a storm surge, or if the sea level rise becomes more significant.”