Opinion

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

From electoral reform and Indigenous reconciliation to his pledge to govern in a more open and transparent way, Justin Trudeau’s words keep writing cheques his deeds can’t cash. When it comes to being Canada’s first feminist prime minister, the cheque just bounced — hard.

Postmedia's John Ivison thinks that if Donald Trump wants our country more than we do, "we might as well give it to him." Guess who he's blaming for that? You guessed it: Justin Trudeau.

Pick any subcategory and you’re immediately swamped, lost in squadrons of reproachful browser tabs, disappointed bookmarks, and fanciful to-read lists.

There’s no shortage of reasons for despair over the world’s progress in making the critical shift from fossil fuels to clean energy. But there’s hope — and you can help us keep it alive.

Indigenous Peoples are on the frontlines of the climate crisis.

As BC Hydro’s call for power signals the province’s commitment to expanding clean energy capacity, with a minimum 25 per cent First Nations equity stake, the need for Indigenous participation has never been greater.

As scientists who have spent the past decade researching the sources, impacts and developing technologies to address plastic pollution, we believe that bold action is needed to confront this rapidly escalating pollution priority.

Climate policy in Canada just got a lot more complicated

If something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. When it’s a $70 billion data centre called “Wonder Valley” that will supposedly be built from scratch in the middle of the northern Alberta wilderness, one that will apparently feature swans and deer casually moseying around a futuristic-looking campus, that should set off some pretty noisy warning bells. And when the person pitching it is Kevin O’Leary? Well, red alert.