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Fossil fuel production far exceeds climate targets, UN says
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Admiral Beez
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Not so much progress https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/stefanovich-liberal-long-term-drinking-water-promise-1.5780403You can see the progress made on clean water on reserves here:
Ending long-term drinking water advisories
This initial progress is the result of First Nations' work with the Government of Canada and other partners towards a common goal: to end drinking water advisories that last more than one year by March 2021. Boil water advisory. Advisories. Boil water notice. Clean water.www.sac-isc.gc.ca
It really is ridiculous that a country as rich as Canada can't get fresh water to every citizen. When the earthquake struck Haiti the Canadian Disaster Assistance Team (Team) was dispatched to provide fresh water. But we can't even do that here at home?
If the RC Harris water filtration plant in the Toronto Beach(es) broke down tomorrow, there would be an army of governmental departments and engineers on the spot within six hours.
Towered
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Racism is clearly the culprit for that sad state of affairs.
lenaitch
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Just what we need, a reason for Chinese ships and aircraft to transit into our arctic territory.
www.rcinet.ca
Decision on Chinese purchase of Arctic mine delayed; former General against it
A struggling gold mine in Canada's high Arctic is at the centre of debate on whether China should be allowed to buy it. The Chinese state-owned giant, Shandong Gold Mining had submitted a purchase offer in May for the TMAC Resources mine at Hope Bay, a site along the strategic Northwest Passage.
www.rcinet.ca
jayme2016
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If engineers and experts went to the reserves with out being asked it would lead to massive issues.
kEiThZ
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Evidence that our strategy of style over substance is working I guess....
kEiThZ
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Yeah. But the Liberals are too incompetent to politick on this and exploit those divisions.
Admiral Beez
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Sure, it's only polite to offer assistance beforehand. Has the offer been made?
Videodrome
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I figure enough people will catch on without the Liberals exploiting the mixed messages.
Hundreds of thousands of doses of COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in Canada next week
Hundreds of thousands of doses of a new COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer/BioNTech will arrive in Canada before the end of December, possibly allowing a national vaccination campaign to begin earlier than announced.
www.thestar.com
Thoughts?
lenaitch
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No question that the government has dropped the ball on this, but it doesn't take away from the fact that it can be massively expensive. For the remote fly-in communities in northern Ontario, every bolt and pipe has to be either flown in or hauled in via the season ice roads. Some of the smaller communities have no existing service to the residences - only standpipes located throughout. To extend the service, lines have to buried below the frost line, often via blasting (they could use above-ground insulated raceways but I imagine they have their own issues) . Once the systems are installed, it has to have trained operators which some communities have struggled with. Some communities have also struggled with damage/vandalism of perfectly good systems, sometimes irreparably. When components break down, a convoluted an inefficient government system kicks, somebody flown in to evaluate, parts ordered, parts waited for, another flight in to fix it, realize yet another part is needed (or another trade is required), and on it goes.
In some cases, groundwater contamination is a result of leaking fuel containers, requiring long-term remediation and some times, relocating sources. As well, in many cases, ensuring potable water also involves upgrading or repairing waste systems so the contamination doesn't just cycle.
Again, not defending; it's not rocket surgery, but the more remote the site, the harder and more expensive it gets and the harder it seems for the government to be able to cope with it. Everything has to be negotiated with the local band and, in that sense, it is very much like foreign aid. I experienced what it takes to get both the federal and provincial bureaucracy - and the FN bureaucracy - to respond to relatively simple infrastructure needs, and it is sad. This compares to communities close to urban areas where they is no limit to specialized construction and water specialists.
I don't know for certain, but I doubt the CAF DART water systems are winterized.
Northern Light
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I had to LOL..........
Don't think I've seen Rocket Science and Brain Surgery combined that way before.....
Videodrome
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Senator introduces motion in attempt to oust Red Chamber colleague Lynn Beyak
Mary Jane McCallum said that a modern Senate is no place for racism to exist and her motion is designed to give other senators the the right to discipline ‘one of our own’
www.theglobeandmail.com
Finally!
Northern Light
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An article in the Globe that is discussing a new Land Owner Transparency Registry in respect of Housing
www.theglobeandmail.com
While the Act in question is a BC provincial matter, its application certainly pertains the broader issue of affordable housing; and whether similar measures should be contemplated here in Ontario.
An interesting stat from the piece:
Data from the Canadian Housing Statistics Program (CHSP) ..............
“One of the stunning statistics it just discovered was how 17 per cent of recently built condos in the city of Vancouver were owned by at least one owner who did not live in Canada,” Mr. Yan says.
Foreign ownership registry a game changer in B.C. say real estate insiders
According to the province, the Land Owner Transparency Registry is the first in the world to require ownership disclosure of land that is owned by corporations, partners and trustees
www.theglobeandmail.com
While the Act in question is a BC provincial matter, its application certainly pertains the broader issue of affordable housing; and whether similar measures should be contemplated here in Ontario.
An interesting stat from the piece:
Data from the Canadian Housing Statistics Program (CHSP) ..............
“One of the stunning statistics it just discovered was how 17 per cent of recently built condos in the city of Vancouver were owned by at least one owner who did not live in Canada,” Mr. Yan says.
Videodrome
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Maxime Bernier will try to regain his seat in Beauce, Que. - iPolitics
The leader of the People’s Party of Canada, Maxime Bernier, has announced he will be running in the next federal election in Beauce, Que., the riding he held from 2006 to 2019. He lost to Conservative Richard Lehoux in the last election. In a fundraising letter announcing his bid to regain a...
Bernier is running again. He wants his old seat back.
Admiral Beez
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First Trudeau is criticized for not securing vaccines ahead of other countries. Trudeau then announces that the vaccines are scheduled to arrive this month. And now, Trudeau is criticized for hoarding vaccines at the detriment of other countries. He must just throw up his arms sometimes and shout f#ck it.