Opinion

I spent some time this fall on northern Vancouver Island preparing new episodes of The Salmon People podcast

We funded National Observer through crowdfunding and a handful of "social impact" investors who knew they might never see a return beyond social good. In one of North America's least affordable cities, we found an affordable space in a building we came to call The Save the World Building - or, on darker days, The Building of Lost Causes

Canada needs a well-thought-out plan to ensure that only hydrogen projects that work for our environment, our economy and our people are developed.

Unlike his father, who also left office amid widespread unpopularity but had just repatriated the Constitution and created the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, it’s not clear what this Trudeau government’s legacy will be — nor how the Liberal Party should try to sell it.

Canada’s National Observer provides rigorous evidence-based journalism that demands our attention and invites citizens to demonstrably think and defend our democracy.

Ankur Patel, a 21-year-old nursing student from Terrace, British Columbia, is helping nurses see care for the planet as care for people.

You’re kind of unusual. Don’t be offended — I think I must be too.

Liberal governments have gotten most big policies right but many smaller policies wrong.

Ontario's path to net-zero emissions by 2050 isn't just an aspiration — it's essential for our environment, economy and health.

In times of expanding inequality, the impoverished will follow any politician offering change. We saw this coming out of the Great Depression. There was a strong desire to secure the world economy after both World Wars, in part because of the dangers of wealth moving upward. 

It’s one thing to promise that you’ll axe the tax, fix the budget, build the homes and stop the crime. As Pierre Poilievre is going to find out, it’s quite another to actually do it.

A recent poll offers hope, showing Canadians are united in their desire to see nature protected. Nearly seven in 10 respondents say they are less likely to vote for a party whose platform lacks commitment to nature.

Forget policy: Canada's Conservative party has decided conspiracies about crickets will win them the upcoming federal election.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau provides an update on affordability measures for Atlantic and rural Canadians. The 2024 fiscal update figures for the coming year are in jeopardy, not because of the finance minister’s abrupt resignation, but because a massive 25 per cent U.S. tariff wall is looming. Photo: Prime Minister's Office