#publictrust — Public Fediverse posts
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How AI‑powered policing is endangering the public’s trust in police
#Canada #AI #Police #Tech #RCMP #Policing #Surveillance #Privacy #Justice #Justice #AIEthics #Law #PublicTrust
https://the-14.com/how-ai-powered-policing-is-endangering-the-publics-trust-in-police/ -
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Police scandals are symptomatic of much larger issues
#Canada #Police #PoliceReform #Racism #RCMP #Montreal
#Accountability #PoliceMisconduct #Politics #PublicTrust
#CriminalJustice #PublicSafety #BlackCommunities #SystemicRacism #LawEnforcement
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www.tumblr.com/climatejusti... #climatejustice #humanrights #corruption #ai #education #rightsofnature #civilresistance #llewelynpritchard #perplexity #trumpscoverup #johnsonscoverup #chatgpt #FactsMatter #EvidenceMatters #DemocraticAccountability #PublicTrust #ElectionIntegrity
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chatgpt.com/s/t_6a267ee3... Civic Empowerment and Epstein Links #EvidenceBased #PublicTrust #IndependentJournalism #MediaLiteracy #RuleOfLaw #DemocraticReform #InvestigativeJournalism image: Political leadership evidence and accountability analysis #ChatGTP Llewelyn Pritchard 8 June 2026
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chatgpt.com/s/t_6a267ee3... Civic Empowerment and Epstein Links #EvidenceBased #PublicTrust #IndependentJournalism #MediaLiteracy #RuleOfLaw #DemocraticReform #InvestigativeJournalism image: Political leadership evidence and accountability analysis #ChatGTP Llewelyn Pritchard 8 June 2026
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chatgpt.com/s/t_6a267ee3... Civic Empowerment and Epstein Links #EvidenceBased #PublicTrust #IndependentJournalism #MediaLiteracy #RuleOfLaw #DemocraticReform #InvestigativeJournalism image: Political leadership evidence and accountability analysis #ChatGTP Llewelyn Pritchard 8 June 2026
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chatgpt.com/s/t_6a267ee3... Civic Empowerment and Epstein Links #EvidenceBased #PublicTrust #IndependentJournalism #MediaLiteracy #RuleOfLaw #DemocraticReform #InvestigativeJournalism image: Political leadership evidence and accountability analysis #ChatGTP Llewelyn Pritchard 8 June 2026
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Canada’s cloned-food pause is not the same as a green light
A Canadian food policy debate is raising one blunt question: should shoppers be told when cloning is part of the supply chain?Dear Cherubs, the viral version of this story is neat, dramatic, and a little too eager to jump the queue. Health Canada did propose changing how foods from cloned cattle and swine are regulated, but the department later said it had indefinitely paused the update after receiving significant feedback from consumers and industry. As of that Nov. 19 update, cloned-cattle and cloned-swine foods still remain subject to the novel-food assessment, and Health Canada says there are currently no approved cloned products on the Canadian market.
WHAT ACTUALLY CHANGED
The proposal came out of a 2023 scientific opinion that concluded foods derived from healthy cloned cattle and swine, and their offspring, are as safe and nutritious as foods from traditionally bred animals. On that basis, Health Canada proposed removing those foods from the “novel food” category, which would have ended the pre-market notification route for those products under the Food and Drug Regulations. In bureaucratic English, that is less “new food on the shelf tomorrow” and more “we may stop treating these items like regulatory special guests.”
The proposal was also described by Health Canada as consistent with the interpretation of other trusted jurisdictions, including the United States, Europe, Japan, and New Zealand. That matters because food regulators love a good international confidence boost almost as much as they love a consultation document. Still, Health Canada’s current position is the pause button, not the checkout button.
WHY PEOPLE ARE SIDE-EYEING IT
The backlash makes sense. Global News reported that critics worried consumers could end up buying cloned-animal products without labels, while duBreton, a Quebec pork producer, publicly pushed for mandatory labeling and transparency. This is not really a food-poisoning panic; it is a trust-and-choice argument, which is arguably even more awkward for regulators because it cannot be solved with a lab coat and a press release.
Supporters of the proposal have a different line: if the science says the food is as safe and nutritious as conventional meat, then cloned-origin products should not need a separate treatment forever. That position is reflected in Health Canada’s own consultation materials, which say the policy update was being considered because the science underpinned a conclusion of safety.
The real headache is that food regulation is never just about chemistry. It is about whether shoppers feel informed, whether brands can protect their reputation, and whether “same as conventional” still sounds reassuring when the origin story is doing cartwheels in the background. As noted by thisclaimer.com, the bigger issue is not simply what is in the package, but whether people believe they are being told the full story.
So the honest read is this: Canada did not quietly unleash cloned meat and dairy on an unsuspecting public. It proposed a policy change, the public noticed, and Health Canada hit pause. That is a very different story from “it is already in your fridge,” though admittedly it is less catchy. Another way to put it: the debate is real, the labels are not settled, and for now the cloned-food aisle remains more political drama than grocery reality.
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The Thisclaimer logo blends a classic warning symbol with a brain icon to represent critical thinking, curiosity, and thoughtful disclaimers. #art #books #Canada #clonedMeat #consumerTransparency #food #foodLabeling #foodRegulation #groceryNews #healthCanada #livestockCloning #novelFoods #photography #publicTrust #travel
Health Canada consultation page — https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/programs/consulation-food-derived-somatic-cell-nuclear-transfer-clones-offspring-policy-update.html
Health Canada policy statement — https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/programs/consulation-food-derived-somatic-cell-nuclear-transfer-clones-offspring-policy-update/policy-statement.html
Global News — https://globalnews.ca/news/11527780/cloned-meat-food-supply-canada/
duBreton news release — https://www.dubreton.com/en-ca/news/dubreton-responds-health-canadas-pause-cloned-animal-novel-food-policy
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Toronto’s Project South charges point to systemic issues beyond police corruption
#Toronto #Ontario #Canada #Police #ProjectSouth #TorontoPolice #PoliceCorruption #Politics #Accountability #Justice #SystemicIssues #PublicTrust #LawEnforcement #PoliceReform
https://the-14.com/torontos-project-south-charges-point-to-systemic-issues-beyond-police-corruption/ -
Toronto’s Project South charges point to systemic issues beyond police corruption
#Toronto #Ontario #Canada #Police #ProjectSouth #TorontoPolice #PoliceCorruption #Politics #Accountability #Justice #SystemicIssues #PublicTrust #LawEnforcement #PoliceReform
https://the-14.com/torontos-project-south-charges-point-to-systemic-issues-beyond-police-corruption/ -
Toronto’s Project South charges point to systemic issues beyond police corruption
#Toronto #Ontario #Canada #Police #ProjectSouth #TorontoPolice #PoliceCorruption #Politics #Accountability #Justice #SystemicIssues #PublicTrust #LawEnforcement #PoliceReform
https://the-14.com/torontos-project-south-charges-point-to-systemic-issues-beyond-police-corruption/ -
Toronto’s Project South charges point to systemic issues beyond police corruption
#Toronto #Ontario #Canada #Police #ProjectSouth #TorontoPolice #PoliceCorruption #Politics #Accountability #Justice #SystemicIssues #PublicTrust #LawEnforcement #PoliceReform
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The emerging political power of social media influencers
#SocialMedia #Influencers #Politics #Trust #Accountability #Media #Democracy #DigitalInfluence #PublicTrust #Youth #Transparency #Disinformation #Populism #PoliticalPower
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A Comment on the Aquila Back Forty Wetland Permit
An Aquila Resources map outlines the wetlands that will be impaired by its open pit sulfide mine on the Menominee River.Earlier this morning, I sent this comment on the Aquila Resources Back Forty Wetland Permit to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. Public comments may be submitted here until February 2nd.
To the MDEQ:
You have probably already received a number of comments on the Back Forty Mine wetland permit application from people who live out of state, as I do. Some of those opposed to sulfide mining on the Menominee River live on the Wisconsin side, just across or downstream from the proposed mine site. Others, across the country and around the world, are deeply concerned about the cumulative effects the current leasing, exploration, and sulfide mining boom around Lake Superior will have, and are alarmed to see federal and state regulatory agencies abdicating their responsibilities to the American public in order to do the bidding of foreign mining companies.
Denying the wetland permit is the only prudent and responsible course for MDEQ to take.
As the organization American Rivers noted when it placed the Menominee River on its list of “most endangered” rivers in 2017, the Aquila Resources Back Forty project poses a “significant threat” of acid mine drainage to the river, and to the “cultural and natural resources of the Upper Peninsula, Wisconsin, and the Great Lakes Region.” Allowing Aquila to destroy or compromise area wetlands to construct its mine will only heighten the risk of large scale environmental catastrophe.
The risk is compounded by both regulatory and scientific uncertainty. As you are well aware, the Menominee Tribe maintains that the MDEQ lacks authority to issue this permit, because under provisions of the Clean Water Act the Menominee River and its wetlands are federal waters. This question remains unsettled. In the meantime, a third party, independent review of Aquila’s wetland permit application found errors and inconsistencies regarding the company’s findings on groundwater drawdown and the mine’s feasibility analysis. The wetland permit application you are considering is either flawed, because the people who filed it are incompetent, or misleading, because they have something to hide.
Deceit might be Aquila’s best strategy at this point. The Back Forty project has no claim to social license — none. The Menominee and other Wisconsin tribes have been adamant in their opposition. Local residents are overwhelmingly opposed as well. Of the 90 people who had the opportunity to speak at the January 23rd public hearing in Stephenson, only 4 could muster an argument for the mine, mainly because they put stock in the vague promise of “jobs” made by mining proponents. The rest — 86 out of 90, or 95 percent — stood in opposition to the mine.
Even if Aquila is not deliberately misleading the MDEQ and the public, the Canadian company has demonstrated time and again that it is not a responsible steward of Michigan or Menominee lands. In archaeological surveys of the region, for instance, Aquila claims to have uncovered nothing of “historical significance.” That is telling. These surveys have found nothing because they fail, or refuse to see, the significant Menominee history and culture that is right in front of their eyes. As tribal members have made repeatedly clear, Menominee history, ancestry, and culture begin and end in the river, the land, and the forest. What is historically significant or meaningful is not merely a collection of artifacts; it is a way of life and a deep connection to place. The Back Forty Mine threatens to destroy that connection.
In sum, the wetland permit application is flawed, the company has no social license to operate, and allowing the Back Forty to go forward would violate the public trust.
Postscript: On Monday, 4 June, Michigan DEQ Director Heidi Grether granted this wetlands permit, despite the DEQ’s own findings that the Aquila Resources project will likely cause “an unacceptable disruption to the aquatic resources of the State…and that the activities associated with the project are not consistent with the permitting criteria for an acceptable impact to the resources regulated under Parts 301, Inland Lakes and Streams, and Part 303, Wetlands Protection.” The permit DEQ issued — over its own objections — includes 28 pages of special conditions. It’s unclear why the DEQ did not simply deny the permit, as its findings warranted and in keeping with EPA objections to the Aquila application. More here.
#AmericanRivers #AquilaResources #BackFortyMine #BackFortyProject #CleanWaterAct #culturalResources #environmentalStewardship #federalWaters #historicalSignificance #history #MDEQ #MenomineeRiver #MenomineeTribe #MichiganDepartmentOfEnvironmentalQuality #mining #mostEndangeredRivers #publicHearing #PublicTrust #UNDRIP #UnitedNationsDeclarationOnIndigenousRights #UpperPeninsula #Water #WatersOfTheUnitedStates #wetlands #WOTUS
