Ahead of Trump presidency, U.S. banks abandon Mark Carney climate initiative “Right here, right now, is where finance draws the line,” proclaimed Mark Carney, the UN special envoy for climate action, in 2021, on stage at the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow. More than 160 financial institutions signed onto a kind of climate finance super-group known as the … Read more
Another overcast morning. Sunrise photos without a sunrise are very boring. Same subjects over and over again. I thought that maybe something might happen but it was not meant to be today. Its been a while since a great sunrise. and now reflections are not going to be a thing. As good as it got … Read more
$11B needed to end chronic homelessness by 2035: report Homelessness is a growing problem province-wide, but in the north the crisis is getting worse at four times the rate seen in southern Ontario, according to a new report. The Municipalities Under Pressure report calls for $11 billion in new funding in order to end chronic homelessness by 2035. … Read more
NAN, Hajdu push toward massive child welfare deal Nishinawbe Aski Nation (NAN) and the Chiefs of Ontario (COO) are in talks with the feds for an Ontario-only agreement to fix the child welfare system in First Nations months after a Canada-wide $47.8-billion reform deal was rejected at the national level. Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu … Read more