In New Film, Greta Thunberg Connects the Dots Between Animal Exploitation, Climate Crisis, Pandemics: A quarter of fossil fuel emissions come from agriculture and land use, Thunberg explains in the film, and although 83% of the world’s agricultural land
is used to feed livestock with soy, corn, and wheat — which could be
used to feed people — livestock only provide 18% of human’s calories.

“It
just doesn’t make sense,” Thunberg says in the film. “The land
requirements of meat and dairy production are equivalent to North and
South America combined… We have industrialized life on Earth.”

In New Film, Greta Thunberg Connects the Dots Between Animal Exploitation, Climate Crisis, Pandemics: A quarter of fossil fuel emissions come from agriculture and land use, Thunberg explains in the film, and although 83% of the world’s agricultural land
is used to feed livestock with soy, corn, and wheat — which could be
used to feed people — livestock only provide 18% of human’s calories. “It
just doesn’t make sense,” Thunberg says in the film. “The land
requirements of meat and dairy production are equivalent to North and
South America combined… We have industrialized life on Earth.”Read More

Retiring Supreme Court judge Abella on dangers of populism, the role of the courts and a cherished family life:

“We’ve demonized the words of democracy, we’ve replaced majority,
minority relationships and the balancing with populism, with
authoritarianism, with crushing the media, crushing the independence of
the judiciary, crushing the independence of the bar and the rights of
minorities And we read about it all the time and we worry about it all
the time and nothing happens.”

Retiring Supreme Court judge Abella on dangers of populism, the role of the courts and a cherished family life:
“We’ve demonized the words of democracy, we’ve replaced majority,
minority relationships and the balancing with populism, with
authoritarianism, with crushing the media, crushing the independence of
the judiciary, crushing the independence of the bar and the rights of
minorities And we read about it all the time and we worry about it all
the time and nothing happens.”Read More

One year after George Floyd’s death, where does ‘defund the police’ stand in Canada?:
Supporters say defunding the police isn’t about eliminating police
departments or gutting police budgets. They say it is about addressing
systemic problems in policing and redistributing some of their funding
to other areas of communities, including mental health supports, housing
and education.

While the idea of defunding the police is not a new one, Haag said 

Floyd’s death gave it a focus and audience it had yet to see, including
in Canada.

However, he says defunding the police here is going to be a “somewhat
long-term process” compared to cities in the United States.

One year after George Floyd’s death, where does ‘defund the police’ stand in Canada?:
Supporters say defunding the police isn’t about eliminating police
departments or gutting police budgets. They say it is about addressing
systemic problems in policing and redistributing some of their funding
to other areas of communities, including mental health supports, housing
and education.
While the idea of defunding the police is not a new one, Haag said
Floyd’s death gave it a focus and audience it had yet to see, including
in Canada.
However, he says defunding the police here is going to be a “somewhat
long-term process” compared to cities in the United States.Read More

‘Land rush’ on in Alberta as demand for lighter-than-air helium takes flight: Eight Capital analyst Phil Skolnick said, “Prices have been anywhere
from $200 to $600/MCF.” (MCF is an abbreviation for 1,000 cubic feet.)
“As a frame of reference, natural gas trades at about $3/MCF. Base case,
we could see helium demand outpace supply at least until 2025.”

The
helium market has the potential to be a “significant opportunity for
Canada,” given it has one-fifth of the world’s helium resources and sits
next door to the U.S., the largest consumer of helium, Skolnick said.
Saskatchewan in particular has come out of the gates running — the
province already has nine active helium wells in the province and 24 in the drilling process, according to the government of Saskatchewan.

‘Land rush’ on in Alberta as demand for lighter-than-air helium takes flight: Eight Capital analyst Phil Skolnick said, “Prices have been anywhere
from $200 to $600/MCF.” (MCF is an abbreviation for 1,000 cubic feet.)
“As a frame of reference, natural gas trades at about $3/MCF. Base case,
we could see helium demand outpace supply at least until 2025.”The
helium market has the potential to be a “significant opportunity for
Canada,” given it has one-fifth of the world’s helium resources and sits
next door to the U.S., the largest consumer of helium, Skolnick said.
Saskatchewan in particular has come out of the gates running — the
province already has nine active helium wells in the province and 24 in the drilling process, according to the government of Saskatchewan.Read More

Doug Ford: Dead man walking? – NOW Magazine: Doug Ford has slowly begun to emerge from his self-imposed month in
political hell and crawl out from the hole he’s dug for himself. The
premier showed up for a photo-op at the “Doses After Dark” vaccine
clinic in Mississauga on Monday. And a couple of well-timed leaks out of
Queen’s Park are promising good news ahead.

With the current stay-at-home order set to lift June 2, the word is the province plans to release its plan to reopen for good, including for recreational activities, “very soon,” according to Health Minister Christine Elliott.

But for many Ontarians,
Ford should probably just STFU, at least for a little while longer.
After the cataclysm he’s made of the province’s response to a third wave
of the pandemic, the public has tuned him out – maybe for good. Ford’s
handlers find themselves in a large pickle.

Doug Ford: Dead man walking? – NOW Magazine: Doug Ford has slowly begun to emerge from his self-imposed month in
political hell and crawl out from the hole he’s dug for himself. The
premier showed up for a photo-op at the “Doses After Dark” vaccine
clinic in Mississauga on Monday. And a couple of well-timed leaks out of
Queen’s Park are promising good news ahead.With the current stay-at-home order set to lift June 2, the word is the province plans to release its plan to reopen for good, including for recreational activities, “very soon,” according to Health Minister Christine Elliott.But for many Ontarians,
Ford should probably just STFU, at least for a little while longer.
After the cataclysm he’s made of the province’s response to a third wave
of the pandemic, the public has tuned him out – maybe for good. Ford’s
handlers find themselves in a large pickle.Read More