Writer, communicator, nature lover and preserver, climate and human rights activist, wife, lesbian, cat mum, friend. https://bsky.app/profile/cherylmcnamara.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cherylmcnamara.bsky.social/post/3mt7dwqgx422qMy letter in yesterday's @thestar.com re: my concerns about the Building Canada Act & PM Carney's one-man-show approach. Both undermine our democracy. https://www.thestar.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/apparently-building-canada-means-ditching-the-rule-of-law/article_a6137960-18c7-4913-9e6d-b89878642101.html. @mark-carney.bsky.social #cdnpoli16 Aug 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:iv5codflncr5vzargy4yo3ix/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7dwqgx422qhttps://bsky.app/profile/cherylmcnamara.bsky.social/post/3mob2zdcdfk2m#Climate inaction & ignoring the global #cleanenergy revolution is putting Canada at risk. I sent a letter to my MP calling on Canada to take action to avoid these risks. Join me! It takes only 30 seconds: https://canada.citizensclimatelobby.org/follow-the-money-digital-campaign/ @citizenslobbyca.bsky.social #ClimateAction14 Jun 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:iv5codflncr5vzargy4yo3ix/app.bsky.feed.post/3mob2zdcdfk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cherylmcnamara.bsky.social/post/3mkj7qtmvyc2lPreparations are well underway for the Rally on Parliament Hill for Global Debt Justice! Join us tomorrow on the lawn of Parliament Hill at noon tomorrow (April 28). #TurnDebtIntoHope @kairoscanada.bsky.social27 Apr 2026 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:iv5codflncr5vzargy4yo3ix/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkj7qtmvyc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cherylmcnamara.bsky.social/post/3mfaro56tos2tThanks again to @beynate.bsky.social for a great meeting about the #DebtCrisis and his support to #TurnDebtintoHope. @kairoscanada.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Feb 2026 23:46 +0000at://did:plc:iv5codflncr5vzargy4yo3ix/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfaro56tos2thttps://bsky.app/profile/cherylmcnamara.bsky.social/post/3mciacuxj322kMy letter in @theglobeandmail.com regarding #Venezuela as a cautionary tale for Canada. The world is fast transitioning to #renewableenergy. Our #fossilfuel fixation is a problem. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/letters/article-when-are-we-finally-going-to-skate-to-where-the-puck-on-the-global/ @beynate.bsky.social @juliedabrusin.bsky.social @citizenslobbyca.bsky.social15 Jan 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:iv5codflncr5vzargy4yo3ix/app.bsky.feed.post/3mciacuxj322khttps://bsky.app/profile/cherylmcnamara.bsky.social/post/3ma6wmpgygc2qI just wrote my MP calling on Canada to take action on Israel’s illegal settlements & violence in the #WestBank, #Palestine. The ICJ has ruled these settlements illegal. Canada must support international law. If you haven’t yet, please take a moment to write too: https://kairoscanada.org/take-action-against-illegal-settlements-in-the-west-bank17 Dec 2025 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:iv5codflncr5vzargy4yo3ix/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma6wmpgygc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/cherylmcnamara.bsky.social/post/3m76pklwwv22pCongratulations to my colleague @bethlorimer.bsky.social for her letter in today's @theglobeandmail.com regarding the sovereign #debtcrisis & the importance of Canadian international assistance. #AidWorks #TurnDebtIntoHope #Jubilee2025 [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Dec 2025 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:iv5codflncr5vzargy4yo3ix/app.bsky.feed.post/3m76pklwwv22phttps://bsky.app/profile/cherylmcnamara.bsky.social/post/3lwepdquufk2bThe economic future will belong to countries that can supply affordable, clean power for their economies, writes Jamie Biggar in @nationalobserver.com - https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/13/opinion/affordable-sustainable-energy-canada?nih=Crm8um4ACuIt5-jBrL-sh-ZPtKb_71R8n-ufZFTBhXw&utm_source=National+Observer&utm_campaign=c4650eaf2e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_08_14_12_40&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cacd0f141f-c4650eaf2e-277034742 #climateaction #EnergyTransition @beynate.bsky.social @juliedabrusin.bsky.social14 Aug 2025 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:iv5codflncr5vzargy4yo3ix/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwepdquufk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cherylmcnamara.bsky.social/post/3lritbdy5ds2jI'm honoured to be part of this important Forum on debt& ecological justice in the lead up to the #G7 Summit. Joining human rights& ecological justice defenders in Canada calling for cancelation of unjust debt & supporting #sustainabledevelopment. #Jubilee2025 #TurnDebtIntoHope @beynate.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jun 2025 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:iv5codflncr5vzargy4yo3ix/app.bsky.feed.post/3lritbdy5ds2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cherylmcnamara.bsky.social/post/3lqaqwzivis2xJournalist, Rory White in @nationalobserver.com writes about a weaponized #AI chatbot flooding city councils with #climate misinformation - https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/28/investigations/weaponized-ai-chatbot-city-councils-climate-misinformation?nih=62GvJ7enKUEW4YQNTWDM59c-Bu8A61u-oieKnAbhzd4&utm_source=National+Observer&utm_campaign=3455b68b9f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_05_28_01_46&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cacd0f141f-3455b68b9f-277034742. Flagging ‪@evansolomon.bsky.social‬ @juliedabrusin.bsky.social. This is a terrible harbinger. Action needed now!28 May 2025 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:iv5codflncr5vzargy4yo3ix/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqaqwzivis2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cherylmcnamara.bsky.social/post/3lpbzx5vmgc2yI am utterly thrilled by this announcement! Congratulations to the Honourable Julie Dabrusin! You are ideally suited for this critical portfolio. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 May 2025 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:iv5codflncr5vzargy4yo3ix/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpbzx5vmgc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cherylmcnamara.bsky.social/post/3loqjenni422cPlease join me in Calgary, June 12-15 for the #G7PeoplesForum! #TurnDebtIntoHope [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2025 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:iv5codflncr5vzargy4yo3ix/app.bsky.feed.post/3loqjenni422chttps://bsky.app/profile/cherylmcnamara.bsky.social/post/3llgykd2dmk2zSharing @kairoscanada.bsky.social's Federal Election Toolkit. It offers tools to engage confidently & advocate for a just future. Includes suggested questions to ask candidates, backgrounders, laser talks & best practice approaches. www.kairoscanada.org/election-2025 #cdnelection #humanrights https://www.kairoscanada.org/election-202528 Mar 2025 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:iv5codflncr5vzargy4yo3ix/app.bsky.feed.post/3llgykd2dmk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cherylmcnamara.bsky.social/post/3li5ncbdczs2wTrump is going to war against wind, solar, and efforts to address #climate change. Here's why he'll lose — and how Canada's fossil fuel enthusiasts are about to get caught on the wrong side of that trade. https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/14/opinion/donald-trump-energy-transition @beynate.bsky.social @citizenslobbyca.bsky.social14 Feb 2025 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:iv5codflncr5vzargy4yo3ix/app.bsky.feed.post/3li5ncbdczs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/cherylmcnamara.bsky.social/post/3lgspmlww3c2eWorth a read! Canada needs to continue its progress toward a more sustainable financial system - writes Senator Rosa Galvez in @nationalobserver.com. https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/01/28/opinion/sustainable-finance-election-financial-system-change?utm_source=National+Observer&utm_campaign=47ea4a7984-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_01_28_01_33&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cacd0f141f-47ea4a7984-277034742 @citizenslobbyca.bsky.social @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social @stevenguilbeault.bsky.social #climateaction #CAFA28 Jan 2025 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:iv5codflncr5vzargy4yo3ix/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgspmlww3c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cherylmcnamara.bsky.social/post/3lgl2kkrens2bThank you @brucearthur.bsky.social for... Bishop takes king: In the age of Donald Trump, hypocrisy is dead. But as Mariann Budde shows us, courage is not - https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/mariann-budde-shows-courage-is-not-dead-in-the-age-of-trump/article_a95a1e8a-d906-11ef-a462-2bad2a3c1acf.html #bishopbudde #courage #mercy25 Jan 2025 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:iv5codflncr5vzargy4yo3ix/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgl2kkrens2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cherylmcnamara.bsky.social/post/3lfuk45s4vc2kUnjust #debt is undermining the ability of many countries in the Global South to invest in education, healthcare & #climate resilience. Learn more here & please sign the petition calling to cancel unjust debt: https://www.kairoscanada.org/jubilee-2025-canada @kairoscanada.bsky.social #TurnDebtIntoHope [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jan 2025 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:iv5codflncr5vzargy4yo3ix/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfuk45s4vc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cherylmcnamara.bsky.social/post/3ldtmd3y5o22sI can't think of a better MP to be handed an important portfolio like #Housing. Congratulations @beynate.bsky.social. Yes, the runway is very short but you are the type of leader we need right now. https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/this-new-liberal-minister-has-a-tiny-window-of-time-to-ease-the-housing-crisis/article_34eafe3c-bf09-11ef-a25a-4f8251b22faa.html @thestar.com #cdnpoli #sustainability21 Dec 2024 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:iv5codflncr5vzargy4yo3ix/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldtmd3y5o22s