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Nearly a day later, expanded evacuation order zone near Lillooet not showing up in the BC Wildfire app. Not great!

BC's Mental Health Act violates Charter rights (sections 7 and 15), court finds: You can't assume an involuntarily hospitalized person lacks capacity to consent or withhold consent to treatment. Win for disability rights activists: www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/sc/2... ht @ivacheung.com

I’d go as far as saying this headline is dangerous misinformation.

I don’t understand how this got published. It would be akin to saying “seatbelts don’t save lives” because of a study when people who didn’t use them properly had just as bad injuries as people who didn’t use them at all.

This 👇🏽 is terrific news! Now we need to replicate this across all of Ontario and Canada!!

A Major Win for Indoor Air Quality: Toronto's Board of Health Moves to Adopt Stronger Ventilation StandardsThe Ontario Society of Professional Engineers celebrates a major win for indoor air quality with stronger ventilation standards in Toronto.ospe.on.ca

Not the kind of climate change column I’ve normally written, or want to write, but I felt I had to. www.thestar.com/business/opi...

I've covered climate policy for years. The haze over Toronto finally shattered my optimismThe wildfire smoke has choked my faith in Canada's climate future, writes Adam Radwanski. We used to at least be trying. Now we're betting against energy transition.www.thestar.com

Ontario's jails are using an artificial intelligence tool that disproportionately places Black prisoners in maximum security The government anticipated its tool AI would produce biased outcomes, but used it anyway My latest @breachmedia.ca investigation breachmedia.ca/black-prison...

Black prisoners are assigned harsher living conditions in Ontario jails—thanks to AI ⋆ The BreachOntario jails are using a program that claims it can predict prisoners’ behaviour, disproportionately putting Black prisoners in higher-security facilitiesbreachmedia.ca

As I prepare for surgery in a couple of days I wanted to dash off a quick 'actionable analysis' post that's our tag line here at Shouldn't Need to be a (Public Health) Lawyer.... Here's how to protect yourself from Cyclosporiasis, the explosive diarrhea parasite taking the country by storm

Cyclosporiasis Is Here: How to Protect Yourself | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew CortlandCyclospora infection is often asymptomatic, but when symptoms occur, illness is characterized by anorexia, nausea, flatulence, fatigue, abdowww.patreon.com

Cory Doctorow argues that the best way to reclaim our digital sovereignty is to jailbreak Canada. @doctorow.pluralistic.net

Digital elbows up | BetaKitCory Doctorow argues that the best way to reclaim our digital sovereignty is to jailbreak Canada.betakit.com

I appreciate that he’s addressing this head on and for the most part I think he at least makes a reasonable argument, whether or not one agrees with it. But one bit that I think is dubious and reckless is claiming that sticking with the existing plan would’ve made life more expensive for Canadians.

In Richmond, 90 is the new 80. But in the BC Interior, life expectancies are shorter than 20 years ago. @tyolsen.bsky.social for @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/06...

BC’s Life Expectancies Are Diverging, Exclusive Data Shows | The TyeeIn Richmond, 90 is the new 80. But in the BC Interior, life expectancies are shorter than 20 years ago.thetyee.ca

A Q&A with Dr. Jennifer Baumbusch on the anniversary of the deadly 2021 BC heat dome about her memories, lessons learned and her research on heat. substack.com/@mssinenomin...

Heat Beat: Q&A With Dr. Jennifer Baumbusch on the Anniversary of the Heat DomeThis is the first in a series of posts about heat and the five year anniversary of the BC heat dome.substack.com

From @globalecoguy.bsky.social on Linked In - stunning and VERY telling about which climate change solutions we can trust to generate the impact we need...

Look what Nova Scotia manages to PUBLICLY report about it's primary care waiting list. In BC? We get nothing. To get any data, we can wait for cherry-picked scraps from MOH or wait months for FOI requests. Widespread lack of transparency is enabling health system failure in BC.

This fire is a few kilometres south of Lytton. Seems to have grown considerably. It has been very hot (33/34 C) here today. Fairly windy. The growth at 7pm is better than if it were 5pm. Lotsa helicopter sounds here in Lillooet.

‼️ We have good news! ‼️ We have confirmed that Novavax will be made available again in BC, for the fall vaccination campaign. Thank you to everyone who sent letters, called their officials, and advocated for this very important win!

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like DrowningDrowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.slate.com

First off - no this does not maintain a path to net-zero by 2050. This matters. If GoC wants to change its policies on climate that is of course within their elected right to do so. But they can't change the policy to make it less stringent and then claim it is on a path to net zero.

Alright, lets do another live skeet react to the actual text in the Canada Alberta agreement: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news...

Canada and Alberta strike agreement to diversify our exports, reduce emissions, and build a stronger economyThe world is changing rapidly. In response, Canada’s new government is focused on what we can control: building an affordable, competitive, and sustainable Canadian economy.www.pm.gc.ca

The Canadian 5-10 day fire weather outlook is now out. The relatively quiet fire season continues but June appears as it will be more active. Check it out at www.tru.ca/wildfire/res...

Canada fire weather outlookStay informed with the latest fire weather conditions and what they mean for British Columbia, Canada and beyond.www.tru.ca