National Observer

"I really thought I would have to drop out" #OSAPcuts have left students scrambling to find alternative funding before September. Many worry these cuts mean they will no longer be able to survive, or sustain, their post-secondary education. https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/06/25/news/students-question-how-doug-fords-people-government-helping-them-after-stunning-osap … #onpoli

Canadians risk growing ignorant about the global climate emergency because the federal government has failed to maintain predictable and long-term research funding, scientists say in a newly released @E4Dca survey. @ottawacarl reports http://bit.ly/2ZJxXrK  #cdnpoli #cdnsci

"Nothing would be more pleasing than a slam-dunk legal precedent at the highest level" @profamirattaran (who helped an Indigenous group in the #carbontax challenge) makes the case for the case to go to the Supreme Court. https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/05/16/opinion/carbon-pricing-constitutional-get-used-it … #cdnpoli #onpoli

In a 3-2 decision, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal said the #carbontax “falls within the legislative authority of Parliament. It is not unconstitutional in whole or in part." This case is now being taken to the Supreme Court https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/05/03/news/saskatchewan-court-validates-trudeaus-carbon-tax … #cdnpoli

The Doug Ford government's constitutional challenge of the #carbontax ended with a judge asking if Ontario believes "provinces also have a right not to do anything" to reduce emissions. Ontario's lawyer replied curtly: "yes" https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/04/18/news/ottawa-ontario-take-parting-shots-carbon-pricing-hearing … #cdnpoli #onpoli

On Day 2 of Ontario's legal challenge against the #carbontax, judges grilled a Crown Attorney about whether Ottawa was making the country's most populous province pay more than their counterparts to fight #climatechange https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/04/16/news/judges-put-ottawa-hot-seat-carbon-pricing-hearing#cdnpoli … #onpoli

On Day 1 of Ontario's legal challenge against the #carbontax, the province's lawyers argued Ottawa's price on emissions would unbalance the “constitutional architecture” in Canada, while a five-judge panel pushed back with tough questions https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/04/15/news/judges-grill-ontario-over-doug-fords-carbon-tax-challenge … #cdnpoli #onpoli

“We risk a ‘climate apartheid’ scenario where the wealthy pay to escape overheating, hunger, and conflict while the rest of the world is left to suffer"https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/06/26/news/world-headed-climate-apartheid-un-expert-warns …

"This is money from a price on pollution that we have committed to reinvesting in the provinces, where the premiers made a decision to make it free to pollute" - said @cathmckenna as she announced a $60 million fund to fix schools in 4 provinces https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/06/25/news/liberals-offer-carbon-tax-proceeds-conservative-premiers-fix-schools … #cdnpoli

The federal Liberal government is offering four provinces $60 million in carbon-tax revenue to fix their schools. @ottawacarl reports that New Brunswick is saying it didn’t have enough time to discuss the proposal: http://bit.ly/2IK3Iva  #cdnpoli

A total of 70 government-provided services have seen funding cuts from the Doug Ford government to date https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/06/07/news/heres-everything-doug-ford-government-cut-its-first-year-office … #onpoli

The "indestructible nature" of plastic waste "coupled with our relentless global throwaway culture, has left us with a crisis of waste: 95% of all plastic ever made — some 9 billion tonnes — remains with us in our environment today," writes @andersen_ingerhttps://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/06/24/opinion/plastic-has-created-crisis-waste-we-must-act …

If all goes according to plan, Sidewalk Labs believes its 12-acre smart neighbourhood in Toronto will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 85%. Much of that will come from all-wood construction. https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/06/24/news/alphabets-sidewalk-labs-aims-create-worlds-largest-climate-positive-neighbourhood … #topoli

“Everything you need is on your back. You can’t Google anything out there” Canadians are more familiar with the role of a park ranger or conservation officer, but Indigenous guardians have managed & preserved lands & waters for centuries https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/05/01/indigenous-guardians-turn-their-laws-protect-coast … (@ForwardNations)

Think Canada's politics are as polarized as Trump's America? Think again http://tinyurl.com/yykju6b2  via @BruceAnderson #cdnpoli

Air Canada reviewing how crew left sleeping passenger on parked planehttp://tinyurl.com/y22pa729 

They’ve lived through the last two years of devastating wildfires and have moved on, for good. Seeking safety for themselves and their families, they’ve picked up stakes, often taking an economic hit. http://tinyurl.com/y2d6tzmv  via @TimothyEWilson #climatecrisis #wildfires

Senators passed Bill C-69, which overhauls the federal environmental assessment process for major construction projects, by a vote of 57-37. http://tinyurl.com/yxlutewb  #cdnpoli #SenCA