Rebuilding infrastructure is labour-intensive, expensive work - rebuilding life is a much harder thing
In anticipation of the first anniversary this week of last year’s catastrophic flooding in British Columbia, provincial politicians wereB.C. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth noted repairs to the Sumas Dike, expected by the end of this month, with 500 debris sites cleared. Another $41-million has gone to repair and restore sites along waterways in the Fraser Valley, while a total $24.6-million in disaster financial assistance payments have been made.
“Their sons, Wyatt and Garrett, were named for Western lawmen – Wyatt Earp and Pat Garrett. To them, ranching is not just a job, but a way of life – ‘a bad habit,’ as Mr. MacDonald describes it, with a rueful laugh. It is the steel-like moral fibre of people like them, as much as the spectacular landscape, that makes this valley such a magical place.”
Nancy writes that it was the kindness of friends and finding new – but cumbersome – ways of doing things that have gotten them through. Federal data obtained by The Globe and Mail show the DFAA paid out after roughly 300 disasters since its inception in 1970 – mostly floods, but also wildfires, ice storms, hurricanes, earthquakes and even an encephalitis outbreak. But it has never endured anything like last year’s triple-whammy from B.C.: In addition to the November floods, the province submitted a separate claim for $956-million for floods earlier in 2021, and a $416-million claim for devastating summer wildfires.
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'This is new Canada': head coach Herdman coolheaded as dramatic Panenka penalty sees Canada stun JapanCanada wrapped up their World Cup preparations with a dramatic 2-1 victory over 24th-ranked Japan on Thursday, leaving head coach John Herdman reassured they can handle the challenge ahead.
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Will Canada be the last fossil funder standing?When it comes to ending fossil financing, “slow and steady” will not win the race. Tackling the climate crisis requires rapidly phasing out fossil fuels while managing an equitable transition to 100 per cent renewable energy. This will require massive investments in clean energy solutions—and public finance has a critical role to play. Unfortunately, governments continue to use their public spending power to prolong the fossil fuel era. This is changing. Julia Levin is with Environmental Defence Canada. Photograph courtesy of Environmental Defence Canada. Last year, at COP26 in Glasgow, U.K., Canada joined 39 other countries and institutions—including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany—in signing a landmark agreement to end international public finance for fossil fuel projects and prioritize support for clean energy by the end of 2022, known as the Glasgow Statement. The Glasgow Statement signatories account for $28-billion a year in overseas public finance for oil and gas. If that were redirected, it could more than double their international clean-energy finance. The Glasgow Statement is historic. It is the first international diplomatic effort aimed at ending public financing of oil and gas. It sends a clear message: the age of oil and gas is over. And it’s working! Many signatories have come out with strong policies—and in those countries there have been real drops in fossil fuel finance. But Canada is dragging its feet. Canada is the top fossil-fuel financier of the Glasgow signatories. We rank among the worst in the G20 for providing public financing to oil and gas companies and average $11.3-billion CAD annually through crown corporation Export Development Canada. By comparison, Canada’s support for clean energy is a meagre eight per cent of its total energy finance. Bronwen Tucker is with Oil Change International. Photograph courtesy of Oil Change International What does that look like? For example, Export Development Canada routinely
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Canadian response to U.S. Inflation Reduction Act should boost 'certainty' for investors, says advocacy groupThe landmark United States Inflation Reduction Act poses economic challenges and opportunities for Canada, say observers, but a chief response to the American law incentivizing industrial decarbonization must be to address the investor “certainty” it creates in contrast to the Canadian regime. Michael Bernstein, executive director of Canadians for Clean Prosperity, said the certainty the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provides is “one of the most significant” ways the act could “attract a lot of capital, both money and people … to the U.S. that might otherwise go to Canada or stay in Canada.” “It’s not that Canada isn’t spending a lot of money on climate or doesn’t have some strong economic incentives,” said Bernstein, whose organization advocates for a market-based approach to climate policy. “But the U.S. policy is designed in a way that provides a lot of certainty to investors, and clarity to investors on what funding or what support they’re going to get by investing in decarbonization.” MPs discussed the Canadian government’s response to the IRA at a Nov. 15 House International Trade Committee meeting, questioning witnesses on the advantages the act gives American companies in fields related to decarbonization, such as manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles. NDP MP Taylor Bachrach (Skeena-Bulkley Valley, B.C.) asked if Canada needed “a concerted strategy around the zero emission vehicle and battery supply chains” given incentives offered in the act for the production of batteries for electric vehicles. NDP MP Taylor Bachrach asked if Canada needs ‘a concerted strategy’ around electric vehicle and battery supply chains, in response to incentives offered in the IRA. The Hill Times photo by Andrew Meade Conservative MP Tony Baldinelli (Niagara Falls, Ont.), said the IRA “takes an enabling approach” to decarbonization through incentives, while he characterized Canada as “having more of a carrot and stick approach.” Rachel Samson, an economist who serves as vic
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Canadian response to U.S. Inflation Reduction Act should seek to boost 'certainty' for investors, says advocacy groupThe landmark United States Inflation Reduction Act poses economic challenges and opportunities for Canada, say observers, but a chief response to the American law incentivizing industrial decarbonization must be to address the investor “certainty” it creates in contrast to the Canadian regime. Michael Bernstein, executive director of Canadians for Clean Prosperity, said the certainty the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provides is “one of the most significant” ways the act could “attract a lot of capital, both money and people … to the U.S. that might otherwise go to Canada or stay in Canada.” “It’s not that Canada isn’t spending a lot of money on climate or doesn’t have some strong economic incentives,” said Bernstein, whose organization advocates for a market-based approach to climate policy. “But the U.S. policy is designed in a way that provides a lot of certainty to investors, and clarity to investors on what funding or what support they’re going to get by investing in decarbonization.” MPs discussed the Canadian government’s response to the IRA at a Nov. 15 House International Trade Committee meeting, questioning witnesses on the advantages the act gives American companies in fields related to decarbonization, such as manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles. NDP MP Taylor Bachrach (Skeena-Bulkley Valley, B.C.) asked if Canada needed “a concerted strategy around the zero emission vehicle and battery supply chains” given incentives offered in the act for the production of batteries for electric vehicles. NDP MP Taylor Bachrach asked if Canada needs ‘a concerted strategy’ around electric vehicle and battery supply chains, in response to incentives offered in the IRA. The Hill Times photo by Andrew Meade Conservative MP Tony Baldinelli (Niagara Falls, Ont.), said the IRA “takes an enabling approach” to decarbonization through incentives, while he characterized Canada as “having more of a carrot and stick approach.” Rachel Samson, an economist who serves as vic
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Highway 7 closed at Perth due to fatal crashProvincial police say Highway 7 remains closed in both directions in the town of Perth following a fatal collision early Friday.
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Dangerous lake-effect snowstorm blankets Buffalo, western NYBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A dangerous lake\u002Deffect snowstorm paralyzed parts of western and northern New York on Friday, with nearly 2 feet (0.61 meters) of snow…
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