Contact your MLA: Premier Houston is rolling back environmental protection in favour of extraction industries
The Premier has changed direction from healthcare, affordable housing and transportation issues (that were his election platform) to reducing “red tape” for development, particularly the extraction industries like mining, drilling and fracking, and rolling back environmental protection. He is pitting “special interest groups” against “jobs and economic prosperity” amidst Trump’s threats of trade tariffs. Since when is working to ensure our grandchildren have clean water to drink and clean air to breath “special interest”?
PLEASE take a few minutes to write or call your MLA and make your voice heard!
Read Minister John Lohr’s letter to the Municipalities and Councillors and write you councillor
Who to write to: Find your MLA contact information here
Sign the petitions!
Check out the Canadian petition rules here
Federal Parlimentarry petition initiated by Charlie Angus to declare Donald Trump a persona non grata in Canada. Open until March 22, 2025
Federal Parlimentary petition initiated by Charlie Angus to revoke Elon Musk’s dual citizenship. Open until June 20, 2025
Federal Parlimentary petition initiated by Charlie Angus to ban Twitter/X in Canada for elction interference. Open until May 21, 2025
Change.org petition calling for the office of the NS Auditor General to remain independent. Initiated by Tracy Webb. Open until undetermined date.
Cheryl Maloney
Words of hope and wisdom in the next steps to achieve rights to clean air, clean water, environmental health and sustainable energy.
Alton Gas to Washington Gas – a case study: How the small Province of Nova Scotia and unceded, Mikmaq territory together can lead the world in energy democracy and environmental integrity
Letters to the editor (as inspiration)
Letter to Saltwire written by Nina Newington
Letter to Masthead written by Helga Guderley
Tim Houston's memo
Here is the 6-page memo that Tim Houston sent to his Caucus instead of individual mandate letters
This is the recent letter sent by John Lohr, Minister of Municipal Affairs asking municipalities and councillors for their support in pushing the mineral extraction agenda.
Tim Houston believes Nova Scotia could compete in the uranium business. There is no possible way our little province could compete with Saskatchewan. But we would destroy our own economy and province trying.
Claudia Chender's reaction
Check out the news stories below:
Premier Tim Houston unveils push for more natural resource development in Nova Scotia
Michael Gorman’s article on the Premier’s about face can be found here
Here is Ecology Action Centre’s reaction to Premier Houston’s announcement
Environmental Action Centre’s reaction to Premier Houston’s announcement (Facebook post)
Disaster Capitalism 101 comes to Nova Scotia : Tim Bousquet, Halifax Examiner January 28, 2025
Premier Tim Houston says Trump tariffs ‘rally call’ to drop provincial trade barriers, cut red tape slowing development of N.S. resources Jennifer Henderson, Halifax Examiner January 23, 2025
Premier Houston seeks to make Nova Scotia more self-reliant in memo to caucus CTV News January 22, 2025
Sign the petition to ask Premier Houston to pause all logging activities until old growth forests like those at Goldsmith Lake can be protected
Lichen Camp is up and running! On March 2nd a bunch of people working to protect the proposed Goldsmith Lake Wilderness Area set up a Lichen Camp on Crown land west of Goldsmith Lake, about half an hour’s drive from Bridgetown. The camp will serve as a base for workshops and guided hikes, teaching people about lichens, species at risk and the ecological importance of old forests. The goal of the camp is to continue to educate the public and the government about the importance of biodiversity and the necessity of protecting areas like Goldsmith Lake.
On the same sunny day of March 2nd, citizen scientists were out looking for rare lichens and documenting the amazing variety of life in these forests. More on what they found soon.
Join Friends of Goldsmith Lake Wilderness Area to learn more.
