The Politics of Evidence

04/12/2020

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08042020/science-denial-coronavirus-covid-climate-change

After the fossil fuel industry spent hundreds of millions of dollars undermining climate science, it’s easy to see how epidemiology came next.

01/07/2020

A comprehensive list of environmental policies the Trump administration has targeted, often in an effort to ease burdens on the fossil fuel industry and other big businesses.

01/06/2020

This week the City of Toronto launched a new round of pesticide treatments in High Park with Garlon RTU, a known toxin. Stand with the Indigenous Land Stewardship Circle and their call for a ban on pesticides on these ancient and sacred lands. Call the number below to let them know how you feel about toxic chemicals in Toronto's parks. Learn more about chemical-free land management and Indigenous stewardship in Toronto at http://indigenousstewardshipTO.wordpress.com

Garlon RTU, a toxic pesticide, is being used right now across High Park (December through to March) in effort to eradicate nonnative plants. These are sacred Lands. Pesticides poison our sacred relationship to Land and compound the dispossession of Indigenous peoples. The ILSC is demanding the city ban all pesticide use in High Park. ***Indigenous Stewardship is climate action and harm reduction*** Read our letter. And call the number below to demand the end to chemical management in High Park and beyond.
Idle No More - OFFICIAL Technoscience Salon and Research Unit The Politics of Evidence Yellowhead Institute CBC Indigenous Michelle Murphy Karyn Recollet Jon Johnson Îãn Mösßy The Toronto Star CBC Toronto Environmental Defence Canada Ecojustice Evidence for Democracy Beyond Pesticides
https://indigenouslandstewardshipto.wordpress.com/ilsc-calls-for-a-complete-ban-on-pesticide-use-in-high-park-indigenous-stewardship-is-climate-action-and-harm-reduction/

01/03/2020

TOXMAP, an interactive map that allowed users to find polluted areas such as factories and toxic waste cleanups, has been shut down by the Trump administration in a move some observers connect to the White House's rollbacks of environmental policies.

12/20/2019

POE supports the Indigenous Land Stewardship Circle. Check out their letter to the City of Toronto to demand a ban on pesticides in High Park. The City is relying on industry driven science and Health Canada’s controversial assessments around the safety of pesticides. ***Indigenous stewardship is harm reduction and climate action *** Get Toronto’s parks off chemical-dependent colonial land management! Support Indigenous resurgence for climate action.

Garlon RTU, a toxic pesticide, is being used right now across High Park (December through to March) in effort to eradicate nonnative plants. These are sacred Lands. Pesticides poison our sacred relationship to Land and compound the dispossession of Indigenous peoples. The ILSC is demanding the city ban all pesticide use in High Park. ***Indigenous Stewardship is climate action and harm reduction*** Read our letter. And call the number below to demand the end to chemical management in High Park and beyond.
Idle No More - OFFICIAL Technoscience Salon and Research Unit The Politics of Evidence Yellowhead Institute CBC Indigenous Michelle Murphy Karyn Recollet Jon Johnson Îãn Mösßy The Toronto Star CBC Toronto Environmental Defence Canada Ecojustice Evidence for Democracy Beyond Pesticides
https://indigenouslandstewardshipto.wordpress.com/ilsc-calls-for-a-complete-ban-on-pesticide-use-in-high-park-indigenous-stewardship-is-climate-action-and-harm-reduction/

09/04/2019

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/03/trump-budget-cuts-science/519825/?utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_content=5d6d74fe145a57000153971d_ta&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1XXYzcKANS1pZHopWukaaO3KDtKxqUCaOrKAyWWuYc5WW6hAkP9Cs59uc

Private funding isn't enough to offset the president's proposed budget cuts, they say.

07/15/2019

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/28/arctic-researcher-donald-trump-deleting-my-citations?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0keI9uziRE96SXJQjCw-TqjEHc9cndlN36zPiIlOg5xhpVu1OBqhyhtqg =1563023232

These politically motivated data deletions come at a time when the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the global average

01/02/2018

The Duke University Program in Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies invites applications for a residential postdoctoral fellow in Feminist Environmental Studies for the 2018-2019 year.

12/20/2017

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/11/epa-chief-cites-bible-justify-removing-scientists-advisory-boards/

Biblical war on science: EPA chief Scott Pruitt uses the Bible to justify new rule preventing university scientists from serving on key advisory boards.

12/04/2017

In April 2017, the Liberals released a commissioned report authored by Professor David Naylor and an esteemed committee deemed “the Fundamental Science Review”. This document, also referred to as the Naylor Report, received great support from the Science community as it signaled a massive shift away from muzzling scientists under Stephen Harper’s war on science. While the Liberals have taken some positive steps, they have taken far more photos and largely ignored the report’s main recommendations to significantly boost funding for discovery research and create a new National Advisory Council on Research and Innovation (NACRI). The Minister of Science, Kirsty Duncan, has remained mute on my questions in the House of Commons on whether they will fully implement the report and still have not answered September 29th letter on the matter.

A healthy research environment supported by government funding is important to all Canadians because it means scientists have the freedom to pursue investigator-led research. Such research is important because it often leads to discovery, such as life-saving technologies, vaccines and drugs, or innovation developments like TV, radio, and the internet. Overall, these discoveries can equate to a better quality of life for Canadians. New research and innovation can also contribute to the economy by creating new technology companies that bring with them high paying jobs.

Liberal inaction on the Naylor report is disappointing as is the fact that my attempt to get clear answers from the Minister continues to be stonewalled. Insert First Name, this is why I am calling on you to sign my petition: Let’s stand up for Canadian Science

Your signature will help me keep pressure on the Liberals to full implement the Naylor report. If you require a hard copy of the petition please request it by emailing [email protected]. It can be mailed back to my Ottawa office postage free once completed. The benefit to the hard copy petition is that with every 25 signatures I have the ability to rise in the house, table the petition, and talk about why we need to implement the he Naylor Report now.

I invite you to join me and by signing my petition and promoting the petition by tweeting

Kennedy Stewart
Member of Parliament for Burnaby South
NDP Science Critic and NDP BC Caucus Chair

09/28/2017

Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedinShare on Pinterest For immediate release: August 24, 2017 Canada’s latest human biomonitoring report shows urgent need for...Read More

09/22/2017

The Endocrine Disruptors Action Group (EDAction) and the Civic Laboratory for Environmental Action Research (CLEAR) are launching "Pollution is Colonialism" at the event "Water is Life (But Many Can’t Drink It)" happening this Sunday from 5-8PM at UofT Convocation Hall. Download and share the pamphlet here:

Colonialism in Canada is an ongoing structure whereby settler society and government assert sovereignty over lands already occupied by Indigenous peoples. This includes disrupting and exterminating…