The PCs heralded the fact that the budget includes no new taxes for residents or businesses. But it does include tax credits and other measures meant to help parents, seniors and business owners. #onpoli
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Three Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw women water protectors who were occupying the entrance to a natural gas storage facilities site are expected to appear in court in Halifax Apr. 17 after they were arrested and taken into custody Wednesday for defying a temporary court injunction.
Madonna Bernard, Darlene Gilbert and Paula Isaac gave themselves up to the RCMP officers who arrived at the Alton Natural Gas Storage Project site near Stewiake, N.S.
Poulette and Greenland-Smith are also back in court on Apr. 17 for motions regarding Alton’s application for a permanent court injunction against them and the other water protectors. The hearing for the permanent injunction is scheduled for three days in August. #StopAltonGas #nspoli
How NOT to Fix Alberta’s Hurting Jobs Economy | The Tyee
Contrary to what you might have heard, Alberta’s current economic
malaise has little to do with government policies or “foreign-funded”
environmentalists. The real problem is that the global oil and gas
sector is in the midst of a fundamental transformation.
malaise has little to do with government policies or “foreign-funded”
environmentalists. The real problem is that the global oil and gas
sector is in the midst of a fundamental transformation.
The first dimension of this transformation
has to do with the United States. As a result of the fracking boom, U.S.
oil production has more than doubled in 10 years, turning the U.S. into
the world’s largest oil producer, surpassing both Saudi Arabia and
Russia. This change has upset the world’s oil supply-demand balance,
creating global supply gluts which have driven prices down and led to
investment cuts and job cuts in all oil-producing jurisdictions around
the world, including the U.S. itself. It has also allowed the U.S. (the
world’s biggest oil market and Alberta’s biggest customer) to become
more self-sufficient — a change that undermines Alberta’s business
model.
Trudeau, Scheer Tangle In Heated Exchange About White Supremacy
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader
Andrew Scheer traded heated barbs in the House of Commons Wednesday on
the scourge of white supremacy.
Andrew Scheer traded heated barbs in the House of Commons Wednesday on
the scourge of white supremacy.
Trudeau called on the
Conservative leader to denounce white supremacists by name after a Tory
senator’s remarks about racism. Scheer accused the prime minister of
using “typical Liberal smear tactics” to avoid talking about the
SNC-Lavalin affair.
Eight environmental issues at stake in the Alberta election (that are not pipelines) | The Narwhal
“The
Alberta NDP have done a lot relative to previous governments,” Hussey
noted of the party’s environmental track record, “but way less than is
scientifically necessary to address the size of the climate crisis.”
Alberta NDP have done a lot relative to previous governments,” Hussey
noted of the party’s environmental track record, “but way less than is
scientifically necessary to address the size of the climate crisis.”
“On the other hand, for their main competitor — the UCP — their plan is to undo everything the NDP has done.”