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Were facing this moment at perhaps the worst possible time for the news industry
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- Published on Thursday, 13 July 2023 16:07
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Over the next year and a half, political journalism will face the unprecedented situation of covering a presidential race in which the leading challenger to the incumbent administration is a former president facing 37 federal criminal charges.
We’re facing this moment at perhaps the worst possible time for the news industry.
Overall newsroom employment at newspapers has crashed by more than 50 percent since 2008. The local press has been decimated. Digital news outlets like BuzzFeed News, FiveThirtyEight, and Vice, which were once seen as a part of journalism’s bright future, are announcing major layoffs or shutting down completely.
The Intercept is committed to covering the 2024...
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Family facing deportation
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- Published on Thursday, 13 July 2023 14:55
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PAOV — Pedro, Sandra, and their children, Luna and Alan, have been living in Canada since 2021 but are facing deportation to Colombia on Sunday. If they are forced to return to Colombia, they fear that their lives will be at risk. The family is urgently appealing to Canadian immigration authorities to stop the deportation and give them more time to present the humanitarian reasons they have for staying in Canada. You can help Pedro, Sandra, Luna, and Alan by signing the petition now.
CBSA deports Colombian family
2,366 have signed Pedro Zuluaga’s petition. Let’s get...
Biden Is Investing in Green Energy Across the South — Throwing Swing State Union Workers Under the Bus
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- Published on Thursday, 13 July 2023 10:51
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And the winner is
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- Published on Thursday, 13 July 2023 09:25
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Hi Paov,
I'm going to keep this email quick:
Our limited-edition 'Take Back Our Future' stickers are very close to selling out. In fact, I expect that in a few hours we'll have run out of stickers.
So before that happens, I wanted to give you one more chance to claim your own sticker today:
This sticker represents everything we're about here at 350 Canada — taking our future OUT of the hands of fossil fuel companies and putting it back into OUR hands.
It's a message that you'll help spread wherever you decide to put your sticker. It might even be the inspiration that gets someone new to join our movement.
But we only printed a small batch of these limited-edition stickers, and we're going...
Still testing on animals?
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- Published on Wednesday, 12 July 2023 14:24
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PAOV, we thought this petition might interest you, based on related causes you’ve supported before.
Ask Health Canada to Modernize Drug Testing in Canada
3,336 have signed Animal Defense and Anti-Vivisection Society of BC’s petition. Let’s get to 5,000!
Sign now with a click
Canada has now banned the use of animals in cosmetic testing, and is phasing out toxicological testing of products bought...
Last push for an effective Canada Water Agency
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- Published on Tuesday, 11 July 2023 12:31
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Fossil fuel extraction companies should step up to help fight wildfires!
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- Published on Tuesday, 11 July 2023 08:36
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PAOV – this petition is taking off on Change.org, and we think you might be interested in adding your name. Sign now to help:
Fossil fuel extraction companies should step up to help fight wildfires!
Kerry Hill started this petition to Justin Trudeau, and it now has 3,288 signatures
Sign now with a click
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Extend the Drone No-Fly-Zone to include Colonel Samuel Smith Park and 4 more recommendations
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- Published on Tuesday, 11 July 2023 08:12
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"Implement Life-Saving Reminders in Canadian Walmart Stores", "Call to Rescind Honorary Doctorate Degrees Currently Held by Ms. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond", "Urgent Action Needed to Improve Treatment of Animals at Karachi Zoo", "Save Louise Dean School"
PAOV, here are 5 petitions that need your help this week
Suggestions based on petitions you signed
Extend the Drone No-Fly-Zone to include Colonel Samuel Smith Park
There have been reports of a drone being flown in Colonel Samuel Smith Park...
Last chance to sign
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- Published on Monday, 10 July 2023 16:06
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Paov,
Earth is heating up, fast. But our government isn’t just delaying climate action, they’re fuelling the fire.
Last week was the hottest ever recorded. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called it another sign that “climate change is out of control,” and warned that, “If we persist in delaying key measures that are needed, I think we are moving into a catastrophic situation.”1
It’s frankly criminal that, as humanity faces this historic existential threat, Canada is still giving fossil fuel companies billions of dollars each year to extract more oil and gas.2
That’s why we have joined forces with Environmental Defence, The David Suzuki Foundation, and other allies to build massive pressure on the federal government to end fossil fuel subsidies once and for all.
Together, we’ve gathered tens of thousands of petition signatures and, in a couple of weeks, we’ll take action outside the offices of Prime Minister Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to deliver those signatures and send a powerful message that we will not tolerate their reckless climate delay.
Grill the parties not the planet
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- Published on Monday, 10 July 2023 14:15
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SCNCC Webinar Sunday! ALEC: Criminalizing Climate Action
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- Published on Monday, 10 July 2023 11:18
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Russian Militia Has Links to American Neo-Nazi and Anti-Trans Figures
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- Published on Sunday, 09 July 2023 16:22
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Wildfire emergency
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- Published on Saturday, 08 July 2023 14:41
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PAOV — Over 510 active fires are burning across Canada. This is the worst wildfire season on record, with climate change impacting the frequency and intensity of extreme weather and higher temperatures. Petition starter Jennifer is calling on the federal government to declare a national state of emergency. Join Jennifer by signing the petition now.
Declare State of Emergency in Canada for Wildfires
1,842 have signed Jennifer Claveau’s petition. Let’s get to 2,500!
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Will you donate $5 to help expose dark-money spending on the 2024 race?
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- Published on Saturday, 08 July 2023 12:44
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No Labels, a so-called centrist organization that has solicited donations from far-right megadonors like the Koch brothers and Peter Thiel, has announced a $70 million campaign to put a third-party presidential candidate on the ballot in all 50 states.
Even their centrist allies warn that their third-party campaign will “make it far more likely — if not certain — that Donald Trump returns to the White House.”
The Intercept has tracked the funding and political activities of No Labels and other dark-money organizations for years. As these unaccountable groups prepare...
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Missing and murdered Indigenous women
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- Published on Friday, 07 July 2023 14:31
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PAOV — The Manitoba government has said they will not support a search for at least two murdered Indigenous women in a landfill near Winnipeg. You can make a difference by signing now to join Travis in demanding a search of the landfill to find the remains of these women.
Search Brady and Prairie Green Landfills for Missing Remains in Winnipeg
23,998 have signed Travis Barsy’s petition. Let’s get to 25,000!
Sign...
Dogwood News This Week:
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- Published on Friday, 07 July 2023 06:04
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news and action Friday July 7, 2023 July 3, 2023 was the hottest day we know of in the history of the planet… a record that lasted all of 24 hours. On July 4, temperatures soared 0.17 degrees Celsius higher.
Here in B.C., we’re feeling the heat. More than one million hectares of land and woods has burned up because of wildfires this year, making 2023 the third worst fire season on record. When combined with the fires in the rest of Canada, it’s the worst year yet.
There have been 637 fires in the province, and authorities are warning the rest of this month and August will be even worse. Hotter,...
Chemicals are forever
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- Published on Thursday, 06 July 2023 17:26
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Breakup Loblaws and End Greedflation in Canada and 4 more recommendations
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- Published on Thursday, 06 July 2023 07:54
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"This mistreated puppy should not be returned to abusive owner.", "Ask Health Canada to Modernize Drug Testing in Canada", "STOP the Deportation of Comfort Gbenro to Nigeria", "Declare State of Emergency in Canada for Wildfires"
PAOV, here are 5 petitions that need your help this week
Suggestions based on petitions you signed
Breakup Loblaws and End Greedflation in Canada
Antitrust in North America has been neglected in much of the past century. Within grocery in Canada,...
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New petition
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- Published on Wednesday, 05 July 2023 15:25
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Paov,
We just passed a terrifying milestone.
On Monday, the average worldwide temperature was the hottest ever recorded. But that record only lasted 24 hours. Yesterday was even hotter.1
You don’t need to be a climate scientist to understand that we’re in uncharted territory. Canada is in the middle of an unprecedented wildfire crisis and a major heatwave is scorching Ontario and Quebec.2 Millions of people around the world are suffering through record heat too. Even Antarctica is sizzling.3
The planet couldn’t be sounding the alarm any clearer. And people are sounding the alarm too, like we did during last week’s Canada is Burning Day of Action.4
It’s infuriating to watch our federal government continue to ignore the need for faster climate action while treating the worst polluters on the planet like trustworthy partners.
That’s why we just launched a new petition demanding that Prime Minister Trudeau and key cabinet ministers strengthen the Sustainable Jobs Act they introduced in Parliament last month. Paov, can you take a moment to add your name now?
As I stood at Parliament Hill, I thought...
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- Published on Wednesday, 05 July 2023 14:00
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