We have a plan to keep Ottawa on track

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Published on Wednesday, 04 August 2021 15:50

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Paov --

There’s been a lot of action lately, so let’s quickly catch up.

1. We released our poll with Abacus sharing the thoughts that fossil fuel workers have about a changing energy economy;
2. Following this, the Federal government announced plans to consult with workers for a Just Transition Plan,

Now, we’re releasing our Prosperous Transition Plan! Our four-point plan outlines how government can reach net-zero targets by 2050 - and how fossil fuel workers are essential to creating a successful Just Transition.

We’ll keep this email short and sweet but wanted you to know we’re working diligently to ensure the thoughts you’ve shared with us about our changing industry are represented.

You can check out the full plan here and sign our petition of support here.

Most importantly, help us spread the word by sharing these materials widely with...

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Calling for an end to torture in Canada's prisons

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Published on Tuesday, 03 August 2021 10:59

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CFSC joins in renewed calls to end prolonged solitary confinement

CFSC was among dozens of groups recently invited to a “consultation” convened by the Correctional Service of Canada to discuss issues within Structured Intervention Units—highly restrictive prison units that continue to subject individuals to prolonged, indefinite solitary confinement.

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Signatures to End the U.S. Blockade Against Cuba Are Needed

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Published on Tuesday, 03 August 2021 10:06

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Friends,
On behalf of our Victoria Friends of Cuba committee, we would like to remind those of you who may or may not be aware of a petition that started in May and will end at the end of September in response to the homicidal US blockade of Cuba.
The petition, which will be presented to the House of Commons by MP Niki Ashton, will ask the Canadian government to apply pressure on the United States to lift the world's longest-running economic, financial, and commercial siege against Cuba.
We strongly encourage everyone with their family and friends to sign it. It doesn't take much to accomplish this. Let us demonstrate our strong opposition to such a cruel blockade, which no peaceful country like Cuba should ever have to endure, especially at a time when the pandemic is wreaking havoc. Share it on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms.
Here is the link to do it with: https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-3456
Always in solidarity,Victoria Friends of Cuba

Dog Owner Legislation Reform

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Published on Monday, 02 August 2021 08:32

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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:

Dog Owner Legislation Reform

Megan Gulliford started this petition to Township of Langley and it now has 10,050 signatures

Sign now with a click

***UPDATE LAPS has euthanized one of the dogs and returned the other back to the...

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The fall of Monsanto

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Published on Monday, 02 August 2021 05:21

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Monsanto’s bogus research is the reason the EU approved toxic glyphosate.

Monsanto’s bogus research is the reason the EU approved toxic glyphosate. That research has been kept secret -- not anymore!

The European Court of Justice ordered that this dodgy dossier must be public -- and with your donation we can use this to get toxic glyphosate banned for good. Are you in?

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Monsanto must still be fuming: The European Court of Justice ordered the release of its bogus glyphosate studies to the public.

It's a big, big deal.

Secret studies were the reason the European Union re-licensed cancer-linked glyphosate for another five years back in 2017. And Monsanto fought tooth and nail to...

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Last chance to double your donation to end Site C!

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Published on Monday, 02 August 2021 01:02

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Support West Moberly First Nations' legal challenge by doubling your donation today.

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Last week, we hosted Victoria’s first Festival Afloat concert on Victoria’s Gorge Waterway, benefitting West Moberly First Nations’ legal challenge to Site C. It was a magical, water-borne night of drumming and music: together, we raised $8,716 for West Moberly!

Don’t live in the city? No problem! You don’t have to live in Victoria to join in on the fun. This Thursday will be our second golden evening on the water, and the event’s ticket purchases and donations are being MATCHED by two generous donors.

This is your LAST CHANCE to have your donation to West Moberly First Nations legal challenge matched! Matching funds will end this Thursday, July 29th.

Double your Donation!

As Chief Roland Willson says, the Site C Dam is unsafe, unnecessary and unlawful. Site C would be the third hydroelectric dam on the Peace River, which would flood the Peace River Valley and leave no land for West Moberly’s constitutionally-protected Treaty rights to hunt, fish, and trap. Please, donate to West Moberly’s legal challenge to the Site C Dam now and double your impact.

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Climate doublespeak

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Published on Monday, 02 August 2021 00:58

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Drought. Heat domes. Wildfires and tornadoes.

Drought. Heat domes. Wildfires and tornadoes.

At 1.5°C warmer than it was pre-industrial era, the planet is teetering on the edge of further severe and more frequent extreme weather events and the havoc on society that ensues.

And yet, as Chuka Ejeckam writes this week: Strategies like reducing one's own carbon footprint, "voting for the climate," or attempting to persuade profiteering firms with purchasing decisions have all proved largely insufficient -- despite our governments' and corporations' attempts to convince us they are working.

For that reason, Ejeckam argues we should not hold fast to strategies that are clearly failing us, but instead seek more effective ones.

The climate crisis is here, and like anything else, its impacts will be felt by the world's most marginalized populations.

"It cannot be the case that the poorest people, in greater numbers than ever before, pay for the crimes of the wealthy with their lives." writes Ejeckam.

As Matthew Behrens points out, that is precisely what is happening with energy development in Canada. He details the injustices of Canada's dams in a new series titled "Silence of the dams: Canada's faux-green genocide."

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CIA Drove Spike in Media Leak Investigation Requests Under Trump

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Published on Sunday, 01 August 2021 16:18

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