Canadian Fossil Subsidies Tripled in 2020, Report Shows – The Energy Mix: The annual inventory of fossil fuel subsidies published by the
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) shows Canada
spent at least C$1.9 billion in direct aid to the traditional energy
sector last year, up from $600 million in 2019, The Canadian Press reports. More than three-quarters of that—$1.5 billion—was to help companies restore abandoned oil wells in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia. 

The report also highlights that almost all the direct aid was paid
out in two programs to protect jobs and cut greenhouse gas emissions, CP
says.

Note: Protecting jobs is nice, of course. Many jobs were protected by cleaning up abandoned oil wells. Basically, the companies made their millions, weren’t required to save the millions required for clean up and remediation, so the rest of Canada is ‘on the hook’ to clean up their mess while they lounge in their profits. Pretty good deal for them….

Canadian Fossil Subsidies Tripled in 2020, Report Shows – The Energy Mix: The annual inventory of fossil fuel subsidies published by the
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) shows Canada
spent at least C$1.9 billion in direct aid to the traditional energy
sector last year, up from $600 million in 2019, The Canadian Press reports. More than three-quarters of that—$1.5 billion—was to help companies restore abandoned oil wells in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia. The report also highlights that almost all the direct aid was paid
out in two programs to protect jobs and cut greenhouse gas emissions, CP
says. Note: Protecting jobs is nice, of course. Many jobs were protected by cleaning up abandoned oil wells. Basically, the companies made their millions, weren’t required to save the millions required for clean up and remediation, so the rest of Canada is ‘on the hook’ to clean up their mess while they lounge in their profits. Pretty good deal for them….Read More

From food to frailty: the link between long-term care and land concentration: Revera
is a privately owned Canadian operator of long-term and retirement
residences. According to its website, Revera owns or operates more than
500 properties in Canada, the United States and the U.K. In Canada,
Revera has 186 managed communities, 225 owned communities and
22,500-plus managed units.

Many seniors’ homes are seen as unsafe for both seniors and workers
these days. And while Revera is in the spotlight, it is not the only for-profit seniors’ care corporation deemed unhealthy. But it is the only one owned by a Crown corporation.

As part of its response to the pandemic and conditions in the
seniors’ housing which it operates, Revera has published a report
produced by an advisory committee titled “A Perfect Storm.” While the pandemic has brought to light the conditions in many long-term retirement homes across Canada, Revera had more than 85 lawsuits filed before the pandemic by families calling for accountability regarding negligence toward retirement residents.

And since the pandemic began, other class–action lawsuits are now underway.

From food to frailty: the link between long-term care and land concentration: Revera
is a privately owned Canadian operator of long-term and retirement
residences. According to its website, Revera owns or operates more than
500 properties in Canada, the United States and the U.K. In Canada,
Revera has 186 managed communities, 225 owned communities and
22,500-plus managed units.Many seniors’ homes are seen as unsafe for both seniors and workers
these days. And while Revera is in the spotlight, it is not the only for-profit seniors’ care corporation deemed unhealthy. But it is the only one owned by a Crown corporation. As part of its response to the pandemic and conditions in the
seniors’ housing which it operates, Revera has published a report
produced by an advisory committee titled “A Perfect Storm.” While the pandemic has brought to light the conditions in many long-term retirement homes across Canada, Revera had more than 85 lawsuits filed before the pandemic by families calling for accountability regarding negligence toward retirement residents.And since the pandemic began, other class-action lawsuits are now underway.Read More