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Monthly Archives: February 2020
On civil disobedience, uncivil obedience and understanding the limits of legitimate protest
As many of my readers know, I have been environmental activist for a long time. As an activist I learned a lot about what you can and cannot legally do at a protest. It is through this lens that I … Continue reading
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Fractures in the Bridge – Another disappointing CAPE report, this time on hydraulic fracking
Regular readers of this blog know of my ongoing frustration with the MDs at the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE). No group has so consistently disappointed me with the variance between the reports they are capable of … Continue reading
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