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China agrees to drop censorship of social networks for Olympic athletes

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China is reportedly set to relent on its long-running censorship of western platforms such as Facebook and Instagram and search engines including Google as part of “contractual obligations” to athletes at the Beijing Olympics. Mainland China currently denies access to popular social networks and messengers… Read More »China agrees to drop censorship of social networks for Olympic athletes

Loopholes for the Forestry Industry Could Threaten Canada’s Climate Action

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On the heels of the recent 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) and Canada’s commitments to natural climate solutions and ending deforestation, it is imperative to take a critical look at Canada’s current emissions and the ways in which they’re counted. A new report by Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Nature Canada, Environmental Defence …

Failure: Ontario’s Record on Protecting Species at Risk

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The Auditor General of Ontario’s report, Protecting and Recovering Species at Risk, is not reading for the faint of heart. Released on November 22, 2021 the audit sets out in excruciating detail the Government of Ontario’s abject failure to exercise its duty to protect the province’s most vulnerable plants and animals. The review spans the …