I’ve gotten a bunch of new followers since that post about the Canadian Federal Election has been going around. 🙂
If you have any questions about Canadian Politics my ask box is always open (and anonymous is turned on). Even if you’re not Canadian and need some clarification on any particular issue I’ll be happy to answer. I know a lot of the terminology, acronyms and political parties may not be readily obvious unless you live here or are politically engaged.
I also tag everything on this blog so for example you can find all posts about Justin Trudeau by viewing that tag: #Justin Trudeau
There are also hashtags for all the political parties: #LPC, #CPC, #NDP, #GPC, etc; all the political party leaders, etc
Every person, province, town or city of note has a hashtag too.
Category Archives: General
Air pollution cost Canadians $36B in 2015 due to premature death and illness | CBC News
Air pollution cost Canadian families an estimated $36 billion in 2015 due to premature death and illness, a new research report says.
The report, Costs of Pollution in Canada, is a compilation of scientific data on all aspects of pollution, from smog to oil spills and fertilizer use.
Climate change ’cause of most under-reported humanitarian crises’
was responsible for the majority of under-reported humanitarian
disasters last year, according to analysis of more than a million online
news stories.
Whole populations were affected by food crises in countries ravaged by by drought and hurricanes such as Ethiopia and Haiti, yet neither crisis generated more than 1,000 global news stories each.
In Madagascar,
more than a million people went hungry as corn, cassava and rice fields
withered under drought and severe El Niño conditions. Almost half the
country’s children have been stunted, but their suffering sparked few
headlines.
B.C. chief says one major oil spill could ruin her nation’s economy forever
“It was a matter of minutes before our beaches were contaminated and the damage was done,” she said.
She said if a diesel spill from a sunken barge can cause that much damage and take years to clean up, a major oil spill would be catastrophic. #bcpoli
