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Pierre Poilievre says there is no need to reduce plastic packaging (www.lapresse.ca)

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Watching this shit unfold from outside Canada is stunning.

I understand not all nations have the same political culture.

But in France, everyone is aware that we consume far too much plastic and it’s seriously harming both our health and environment. Claiming you support plastic packaging is political suicide.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2023/05/29/plastic-pollution-is-a-multi-faceted-threat_6028418_114.html

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2023/06/01/we-are-creating-a-monstrous-reservoir-of-plastic-particles_6028767_114.html

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[-] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 month ago

Why hemp straws aren't everywhere baffles me, they're perfect replacements.

[-] missingstring@retrolemmy.com 13 points 1 month ago

Bamboo straws I like as well.

Like… I get that paper straws kind of suck. But my god. We’re a week away from the election and this is what he’s talking about. These people are so childish. It feels like he’s running for class president instead of PM.

[-] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I mean, class president is the closest thing to a job he's ever had, so....

[-] Grass@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

what election hasn't felt like that?

[-] Jarix@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Never even heard of hemp straws. And I'm near Vancouver, hippy Canada to older Eastern Canadians

[-] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I saw them at a coffee shop in Field, BC a few years ago and asked the owner about them, as I thought at first they were maybe pasta or some kind of starch-based bioplastic (the holder was just labelled 'biodegradable straws'); they felt just like a good sturdy plastic straw. The ones I saw were translucent beige, but websites I find them on show opaque green straws so I don't know what the difference is there.