Rachel Gilmore

Got upset and made this so hopefully people will actually listen.

What the fuck are we doing here folks?

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Genuinely losing my mind watching Carney's announcement today. Canada is burning, our prime minister says we can't afford climate action, and today he ANNOUNCES MORE DEFENCE SPENDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's kinda crazy how all world leaders seem to have just decided to give up on fighting the climate crisis and let the poor and middle class burn/drown/starve or whatever while they race to see who can make the most profit off that dystopia for the next decade or so

Powerlessnessmaxxing: watching the country careen toward unfettered oil and gas production as the country burns and drowns simultaneously, while people scream “yeah well he’s better than Poilievre” in your ear

Ahead of an apocalyptic wildfire season, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government made CUTS to the very teams who help prevent the worst outcomes: experts who map wildfires and issue warnings and risk assessments that communities rely on.

The union representing these workers sent me the details:

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Canada Day extreme weather brought to you by climate change, which Carney announced yesterday we can’t afford to properly fight 🤗

Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social

It’s a national holiday, but I’m working — because Prime Minister Mark Carney made what I’d argue will be one of the most consequential announcements of his time in office yesterday. Canada, under Carney, is abandoning major goals in our fight against the climate crisis. Here's what's going on:

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ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME

Michael Nabert @sustainablesong.bsky.social

Mark Carney's made deep cuts to Natural Resources Canada that strip away science-based expertise on forest fires, "decimating capacity" to track wildfire activity. Only one forest pathologist now monitors the entire forestry system east of the Rockies. 5/ www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/05/n...

Cuts at Natural Resources Canada ‘decimate’ wildfire and flood tracking capacity, unions warn

Carney's cuts have hit Natural Resources Canada, causing uproar from public sector unions warning the layoffs will hurt Canada's ability to respond to cliamte change and protect Canadians from wildfir...

So funny how these fuckers “care about women’s sports” when they use that to bully trans kids but never when it comes to female athletes getting the same pay or opportunities as their male peers. Super cool

He says it would be too expensive to meet our climate targets…so who is saving money when we don’t?

The people whose houses burn down in forest fires? Those who lose homes to flooding? The people who die in heat domes?

Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social

This is what the entire video is intended to couch. It’s the only part that matters. “We can’t afford to restrain the growth of an important part of our energy mix, oil and gas, to meet a short term goal,” Carney said. “Our emissions will be higher in the next few years”

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When the government claims TMX is mega profitable (Tim Hodgson keeps saying $1 billion a year), remember that we BOUGHT IT for $34 billion.

So it won’t be profitable for *34 years* at this rate, and that’s if oil demand doesn’t decline! (It will!)

It very likely will NEVER be profitable:

I AM ONCE AGAIN REMINDING YOU OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS THAT CARNEY SAID WE ARE NO LONGER PRIORITIZING THE SAME DEGREE OF ACTION AGAINST 🤗🤗🤗

Carney’s flight to Edmonton, where he’d hear Danielle Smith’s pipeline plan pitch, is grounded due to extreme weather —which is exacerbated by the climate crisis that pipeline plan would worsen 🤗

WHEEEEEEEEEE WHAT A WORLD

“Extreme heat waves and record breaking dry conditions” huh. Interesting. Wonder if there’s anything creating those conditions that we should be addressing raTHER THAN WORSENING!!!!

CBC’s The National last night:

Top story is the government announcing a new oil pipeline from Alberta and how it placated BC

Then a story on the massive heatwave, storms and flooding in Ontario and Quebec

Then a story on huge Manitoba flooding after they also dealt with tornadoes and rain

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The fact that Carney is posting this today shows that he genuinely doesn't give a single solitary shit about the climate crisis that is BURNING SWATHS OF CANADA AS WE SPEAK

Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social

The world wants to do more with Canada. Our MOU with Alberta will unlock those opportunities in energy — and create lasting benefits for Canadians.

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Canada is burning today, after it’s also been flooding and boiling lately.

But don’t worry — Carney has a plan to offset his embrace of oil and gas: carbon capture and storage.

There’s just one problem. That plan is full of more hot air than Canada’s skies right now.

Let me explain:

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The pipeline announcement begins with Carney acknowledging, without a hint of irony, the “biblical weather” in Ottawa yesterday.

Extreme weather huh? Like the kind exacerbated by climate change? You don’t say! Hm!!!!

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It’s been a big week for the Alberta premier — and a terrifying one for the future of the human race.

Hot on the heels of a proposal for a new oil pipeline, Smith unveiled yet another horrifying project that will send us careening towards climate dystopia: Meta’s HUGE new AI data centre.

It's bad:

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I’m cryinggggg look at the invite list for the US Ambassador to Canada’s 4th of July party dawg 💀💀

It’s a national holiday, but I’m working — because Prime Minister Mark Carney made what I’d argue will be one of the most consequential announcements of his time in office yesterday.

Canada, under Carney, is abandoning major goals in our fight against the climate crisis.

Here's what's going on:

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This is what the entire video is intended to couch.

It’s the only part that matters.

“We can’t afford to restrain the growth of an important part of our energy mix, oil and gas, to meet a short term goal,” Carney said.

“Our emissions will be higher in the next few years”

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social

If you want to ragebait yourself, watch this. It’s a lot of fear mongering and bullshit to say, effectively, that we’re doing a shock doctrine and we’re abandoning our climate targets. Happy Canada Day Eve, everyone.

Forward Guidance: Canada’s Energy Future.

YouTube video by Mark Carney

Jason Kenney hopefully amplifying reports that Carney might be open to privatizing our healthcare.

If this ends up having even a lick of truth — which there is no reason to believe right now — it would be horrifying for our country.

Don’t even think about it, Carney. Please.

People who have money have a disproportionate ability to silence their critics — especially in Alberta.

But several journalists (including me) are joining forces with digital media creators, writers, civil society, unions, academia and lawyers to try to change that.

Here's how.

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