During a recent UN meeting in Ottawa, employees of an oil company “formed a ring” around a scientist to prevent her from moving. At another event in Ottawa, she was harassed
During a recent UN meeting in Ottawa, employees of an oil company “formed a ring” around a scientist to prevent her from moving. At another event in Ottawa, she was harassed
www.theguardian.com
‘Total infiltration’: How plastics industry swamped vital global treaty talks
So when do we start dragging these people into the street to return all the wonderful favors they've done for us and the planet?
Almost half of the country almost voted for a guy defending single-use plastics
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/poilievre-scrap-plastics-ban-1.7514037
Look at Justin Trudeau. He actually tried to take small measures.
For instance, he banned oil tankers of the BC coast. Many scientists would tell you he didn't do enough for the environment. Under his leadership, Canadian oil production actually increased.
You read that right. Canadian oil production increased under Justin Trudeau.
Despite this, he was demonized. The opposition claimed he humiliated Alberta and ruined the oil industry. Every small decision he took was publically denounced.
Now Danielle Smith and Scott Morison, two powerful Premiers, are publically demanding this:
Source: https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2025/june/18/united-in-call-for-change-joint-statement
The law against green-washing? Gone. Limiting single use plastics? Gone. Banning huge tankers of the coast of British Columbia? Gone.
It's not just the oil companies.
It's the politics.
Don't forget the enormously successful and equally maligned Carbon Tax which put money in the hands of less wealthy people while actually reducing our carbon emissions for the first time ever. Still waiting on Carney to implement his "market based carbon pricing" thing that was just the carbon tax by another name.