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What to do with Extinction Rebellion?

Some have warned that leftist environmental movements could turn to violent – is Extinction Rebellion next?

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Just because you don’t eat meat doesn’t mean I can’t: Don’t kill me for it!

We can agree to disagree on our personal choices, even those which are harmful to the planet: what we cannot do is impose our views on others violently.

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Should we be worried about ecoterrorism?

What if climate activists turn to terrorism? Is this on the horizon? Borealis weighs on on the reality of this form of violent extremism.

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Threats of violence over climate change disagreement continue…

How a grade 4 lesson that included material critical of Alberta’s oil industry prompted a Facebook debate among parents that devolved into threats and prompted the school to call in the RCMP and cancel a holiday dance.

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The ugly side of climate change denial may lead to violence

Is it possible that some who are not convinced climate change is real could become extremists?

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National Security Priorities for the Canadian Government, from ISIS Fighters to Guns

Many pundits remarked that we saw neither hide nor hair of anything related to national security or foreign policy in the platforms of any of the main parties during the election campaign.