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Cost of Climate Change

Billions in federal buildings, roads and other assets at risk from climate change

By Natasha Bulowski – with files from Rochelle Baker, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 

Canada’s auditor general wants to know whether the federal government is doing a good job protecting its assets — including dams, buildings, vehicles and more — from the increasingly severe impacts of climate change.

The Department of National Defence received a notification letter — obtained by Canada’s National Observer through an access to information request — that the auditor general is launching a performance audit of “Protecting Federal Assets From Climate Change.”

The audit is for the government-wide Greening Government Strategy but pays special attention to three key departments — Fisheries and Oceans Canada, National Defence and Public Services and Procurement Canada — to assess their progress on protecting their assets, services and activities from climate change.

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Cost of Climate Change, Indigenous Nations, Politics

Campbell River Joins Nationwide ‘Draw the Line’ Demonstrations

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On September 20th, Campbell River joined thousands across Canada calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney and the various provincial governments to ‘Draw the Line’ for urgent climate action, justice, and peace. CBC News states there were 2,000 demonstrators in Toronto, Vancouver CityNews reported ‘thousands’ in Vancouver and turnouts numbering in the hundreds were reported in Victoria and Ottawa. While major urban centres drew crowds in the hundreds and thousands, smaller communities across Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands also had gatherings. Between 60 and 70 people turned out at Campbell River’s Spirit Square. At least 10 of these came from Quadra Island and 7 from Cortes Island. 

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Cost of Climate Change

Saturday, September 20: Drawing the Line in Campbell River

People from 93 nations will be calling upon their governments to Draw the Line – For People, for Peace, for the Planet – on Saturday, September 20. Demonstrations are planned in major cities across Europe, Asia, Latin America, the United States  and Canada. More than 200 organizations, including 350 Canada, the Council of Canadians and the Migrant Rights Network are participating. 

On Vancouver Island, there will be demonstrations in Victoria, Nanaimo, Campbell River, Courtenay and Duncan as well as the neighbouring communities of Denman Island, Salt Spring Island and Powell River. 

Former North Island-Powell River MP Rachel Blaney will be among the Speakers for the event starting at 2 PM in Campbell River’s Spirit Square.

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Cost of Climate Change

Canada’s emissions flatlined in 2024, early estimate shows

As progress stalls, emissions trends put Canada’s 2030 climate target out of reach, emphasizing the need for coordinated policy reset.

Originally published on 440 Megatonnes.ca

By Dave Sawyer &  Seton Stiebert 

Canada’s emissions flatlined in 2024 at 694 million tonnes (Mt CO2e), with emissions essentially unchanged from the previous year. The stall comes at a time when the federation faces compounding pressures: devastating wildfires that highlight the rising costs of climate inaction, an economic slowdown tied to U.S. tariffs, intensifying competitiveness risks for industry, and affordability impacts on households. 

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Politics

NDP eyes comeback with a return to the left

Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

The federal NDP plans to rebuild by reclaiming political ground on the left, interim party leader Don Davies said in an interview with Canada’s National Observer.

The NDP is positioning itself as a progressive alternative to the Liberals, who have shifted to the right under Prime Minister Mark Carney, Davies said at a post-election town hall in Courtenay, BC on Sept. 10.

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