What does it mean to Build Back Fossil Free? – Greenpeace Canada:

This March, the federal government will deliver what Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has called the most significant budget of our lifetimes. For Prime Minister Trudeau, it will be a moment of truth — will he deliver on the promise of a green & just recovery from covid-19 or will he keep funding the fossil fuel industry? The answer could even trigger a federal election since the Liberals’ minority government will need other parties’ support to pass the budget.

What does it mean to Build Back Fossil Free? – Greenpeace Canada: This March, the federal government will deliver what Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has called the most significant budget of our lifetimes. For Prime Minister Trudeau, it will be a moment of truth — will he deliver on the promise of a green & just recovery from covid-19 or will he keep funding the fossil fuel industry? The answer could even trigger a federal election since the Liberals’ minority government will need other parties’ support to pass the budget.Read More

Snap Out of Your Pandemic Passivity, Canada | The Tyee: “Success in a pandemic is not waiting for a vaccine,” says Bar-Yam.
“It’s about using an arsenal of tools, including vaccines, to defeat the
virus while we have the chance.”

Going to zero therefore means a serious five to seven-week lockdown that brings numbers down exponentially.

It means financially supporting struggling small businesses and their workers during that lockdown.

It means changing our testing programs from
passive systems that wait for symptomatic citizens to show up, to an
active approach that brings tests to the most at-risk communities and
workplaces.

Snap Out of Your Pandemic Passivity, Canada | The Tyee: “Success in a pandemic is not waiting for a vaccine,” says Bar-Yam.
“It’s about using an arsenal of tools, including vaccines, to defeat the
virus while we have the chance.” Going to zero therefore means a serious five to seven-week lockdown that brings numbers down exponentially.It means financially supporting struggling small businesses and their workers during that lockdown.It means changing our testing programs from
passive systems that wait for symptomatic citizens to show up, to an
active approach that brings tests to the most at-risk communities and
workplaces.Read More