Jonathan Wilkinson
Independent Jewish Voices group calls on minister of energy to support ceasefire in Gaza
November 14, 2023By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer Content warning: mentions of war, ethnic cleansing, and genocide. The Israeli army and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), have instigated a multitude of attacks in Gaza, where over 9,000 people have died. This comes in response to events on October 7, where the Islamist militant group Hamas launched an attack on Israel. This attack has drawn attention to the long, horrendous history of oppression and ethnic cleansing the state of Palestine has endured for decades. Canada has provided $50 million to those in Gaza for humanitarian assistance. However, many believe that this act is not…
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Minister of Environment announces Vancouver’s Low Carbon Cities Canada Innovation Centre will be at SFU
January 25, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer On January 12, 2021, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, announced that Canada’s federal government had chosen SFU to house their newest Low Carbon Cities Canada (LC3) Innovation Centre. The Centre…
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#NotGoingBack Climate Strike
October 14, 2020By Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate Sustainabiliteens, Climate Strike Canada, and Our Time planned four Metro Vancouver #NotGoingBack climate strikes on September 25. This initiative supported Friday for Future’s Global Day of Climate Action. In response to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s…
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