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At the same time, the law lets local governments enter into non-disclosure agreements with companies for up to a year, temporarily limiting public access to details about proposed projects.

Hiding water usage is apparently a standard tactic the proponents of these projects use so they can straight up lie about their drain on the environment. I also didn't see anything in the article about any kind of pollution.

I see. There have been studies in some places showing more people would like to ride but don't bother because of the treatment cyclists get these days, wherever separate infrastructure isn't available. It didn't used to be that way but nowadays there are even folks who will literally just yell at a cyclist for existing, and/or who get pissy because they don't understand you need some space to get around potholes. (These same people who harass cyclists want to complain about traffic and road repairs/construction but there'd be less delays and maintenance costs for us all if everyone that wanted to felt safe and comfortable cycling. That attitude literally make things worse for everyone, including the people who have it.)

I have and I'm not a man.

I understand if you don't have time to do it now, but don't reply as if you did watch the video when you obviously haven't. One of the first topics the video addresses is weather. (Also, lol at -20/-30, it can get colder than even that in Winnipeg and there are still die-hards who ride their bikes in it despite the limited supporting infrastructure.) Anyway, nobody is telling you to give up your car. But it's selfish and unreasonable to deny everyone else affordable, healthy, and enjoyable commutes and joyrides because you only want to use one type of transportation yourself. If you want to limit yourself to one transportation method, that's your own prerogative, but you'd find there'd be less traffic on the road and less maintenance costs to the city if more varied options were available to everyone else.

In addition to convenient transit options, yes, I DO want the choice to bike comfortably in the winter. If Northern European countries with similar winter conditions can do it easily and comfortably, then so can we (same 15-minute video at both links): Youtube | Invidious
The only reason we don't do this ourselves is because we're so influenced by US car culture.

Did you read the opinion piece? The observations and arguments made are largely opposed to anything the typical billionaire (who would tend to be deeply invested in the oil industry regardless of their initial source of wealth) would want said. On a quick search, I also got the impression the author may have a track record of criticizing centrist politicians from the left.

The state of Norway has part ownership of their country's oil resource wealth, so they're getting not just tax revenue but also a direct portion of the profits to invest into their actual Sovereign Wealth Fund (which directly benefits citizens themselves, and which reinvests the funds around the world but never in Norway itself, to avoid domestic conflicts of interest). What he's doing really is the opposite of Norway's incredibly successful fund, turning to citizens to bolster the revenue of already profitable companies. It's not like the promised return is any better than a stock investment.

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I wish I could rank one of the more popular/less controversial ones above this, but for me what has to come first is putting the primary focus on taxing income that comes from excess wealth instead of focusing so much on income that comes from work. The purpose is to stop the push to privatize everything and properly fund fully complete health care, infrastructure, education, and other needed services (transportation, Canada Post, etc.).

I realize many people either think things are fine or that Carney's Liberals will fix things, but as I see it we're following closely behind the UK in terms of our political progression. The Liberals are shaping up like Starmer's Labour, who promised to end the Conservatives' austerity but instead doubled down on it. They became hugely unpopular as the consequences of austerity unfolded (well before the Epstein/Mandelson scandal) and now their country is at risk of falling to Reform fascism because people are weary, desperate for a change, and don't know who to trust.

Another big one is to include comprehensive access to mental health professionals as part of Medicare.

I'd hope he takes the threats that are already inside (not just the effort to secede but also to destroy Medicare for all of us with Bill 11) more seriously, then, since UCP people are ignoring both their constituents and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to do whatever they want. They're also trying to gerrymander Alberta right now, but there are thankfully people fighting back. At the rate they're going, a major intervention could be needed to demonstrate the consequences if sedition/treason can be proven in court.

Thanks. :)