Dr Courtney Howard
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ER doc, dancer, Mom. #PlanetaryHealth Solution-Seeker. Vice-Chair @GCHAlliance, Board @CMA_Docs, Steering Com. @pha_alliance. MPP 22 @UniofOxford. Opinions mine
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There are some bright spots in 🇨🇦's emissions report, including decoupling of economic growth from GHGs.
But we need an Emissions Cap more than ever. Oil and gas now make up 31% of 🇨🇦's emissions!
Sign the @CAPE-ACME petition: act.cape.ca/newmode_climat…
440megatonnes.ca/insight/five-t…
Oh man. This fire got 5X bigger in 90 mins.
Be careful, folks. Pay attention to the wind!
#Wildfires #FortMcMurray
Are we still doing #FollowFriday #FF ?
If so check out some of the people to whom I am grateful for the tweeting and reporting from #INB9 in Geneva these last two weeks and that allowed us who are not in town to still keep up with the frantic pace of the #PandemicAccord …
Advocacy + communications training + learning by doing 🙌🏻 Madhu Pai, MD, PhD
“there are too many know-do gaps in global and public health. Good communication, advocacy, and diplomacy can help bridge some of the know-do gaps, and give public health students skills to become change-makers”
“You need to have a solution.
But a lot of advocacy I see is complaining.
Unless you have a solution you’re not serious.” Cindy Blackstock
(from breakfast bc she brought tears to my eyes 3x during panel➡️ no notes💫)
Huge 🙏 to Stephen Huddart for inspired moderating.
IWBI
The new TMX pipeline is now operating, triggering a major increase in tankers in Burrard Inlet.
But a credible emergency response plan to protect human health + safety if a major oil spill happens in Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet does not exist.
@CAPE-ACME
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cape.ca/press_release/…
BC is not prepared to protect public health or the ecosystem if a TMX tanker spills in Vancouver. We know such accidents happen and how devastating they are. No more tankers on our coast! @CAPE-ACME CANE ACIIE Protect the Planet John Vaillant Elizabeth May vicnews.com/news/vancouver….
First they ignore you, then they mock you, then they start an industry-aligned astroturf group to fight you.
Don’t be fooled, BC! Gas is bad news for our climate and our health.
@CAPE-ACME
Want to know more about Canada's Emissions Cap policy and what it means for #climate and #health ?
Look no further!
Catch @CAPE-ACME's 𝙹𝚘𝚎 𝚅𝚒𝚙𝚘𝚗𝚍 [email protected], CAN-Rac Canada's Alex Cool-Fergus and Sierra Club Canada Fdn's Gretchen Fitzgerald on this panel next week.
RSVP here: act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/148596/pe…
“Fall in love with the people you are serving,” Cindy Blackstock during breakfast with Stephen Huddart pre-panel on equity at IWBI conf.
“You need to have a commitment to loving Justice.
And a small group of people who are very committed.
And creative.
And courageous.”
🙌🏻❤️
Making hospital food healing (and delicious). Vancouver hospital brought in a top chef to overhaul the meals one patient described as “anonymous mush.” Q+A w/ Ned Bell Annie Lalande by Matt Galloway (scroll to 47 minutes) cbc.ca/listen/live-ra… via @cbcnews Nourish Leadership
Sending deepest gratitude to the mighty Writers' Trust, Politics and the Pen, and my fellow finalists. What an extraordinary event to be part of! 🎩👀❤️
Join me, MP Ryan Turnbull 🇨🇦🇺🇦, Laurel Collins, Monique Pauzé and Elizabeth May this Monday, May 13th at 12 pm ET / 9 am PT for a discussion and Q&A on advancing Canada's climate goals through sustainable finance.
Register here: ccli.ubc.ca/event/advancin…
Powerful sign-off from UN special rapporteur on human rights and environment - the most excellent Dr. David R. Boyd Dr. David Boyd. Thanks also from@WHO for being such a champion of health under threat from the climate crisis. Dr Maria Neira theguardian.com/world/article/…