Good Sunday Morning!

Tomorrow, Parliament will resume after a long break that followed a long break, punctuated by an unnecessary election. Since the end of June, we have had only three weeks of work in the House. Based on the testiness, in fact, downright nastiness of Conservative actions, in recent Finance Committee meetings that continued through January, I think the mood in Parliament will be unpleasant. Back to the world of partisan sniping, so very far from the early phase of the pandemic when it seemed we could set aside hyper-partisan rancor to put Canadians first. Continue reading Environmental Racism (January 30, 2022) →

Good Sunday Morning!

Thanks to so many regular readers of GSM who replied to last week’s message that they were getting in comments to Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault. I will report once I know how much we may have boosted the level of public participation in the last week.  I am really pleased with the Green Party of Canada submission. Continue reading “Look up” (January 23, 2022) →

Good Sunday Morning!

My week was dominated by completing work with Shadow Cabinet and Parliamentary Caucus on the Green Party submission to the Emission Reduction Plan required by the so-called Canadian Net Zero Emissions Accountability Act. Just a sidenote that it is wonderful to be engaged in open and collegial work between MPs and the party. Not commenting on the past- just celebrating progress! I wrote about the public consultation process on climate last week, emphasizing the deadline for submissions was Friday, January 14. Continue reading New nuclear is an obstacle (January 16, 2022) →

Good Sunday Morning!

It actually is beginning to feel like a New Year, but the walloping snow storms plus Omicron, school closures and lock-downs certainly blunt the usual feeling of being back in the swing of things.  Add to that my own circumstance of slow recovery from the most recent knee replacement, and I would like to re-set the calendar at pre-Christmas.   Continue reading Net Zero consultation (January 9, 2022) →

Good Sunday Morning! And Happy New Year!

(and please keep reading to the PS because you have a surprise gift in store!)

In all our hearts, and at the tip of our tongues, is the thought-hope-belief that “2022 just has to be better than 2021!”

While lurking around the corner is the worry…what if it isn’t? Continue reading Not a comedy (January 2, 2022) →