Opinion

Five years ago today, the orca mother J35 — also known as Tahlequah — gave birth to a calf who died shortly thereafter. In response, Tahlequah proceeded to carry her daughter’s body across the Salish Sea for 17 days, a 1600 kilometre journey of mourning that went viral at the time.

As the director of sustainable communities for the David Suzuki Foundation, Julius Lindsay and his team help grassroots organizations ensure climate solutions advance their well-being. 

Albertans need practical foresight about the promise of renewables that isn’t influenced by the misguided belief that the good times in the oilpatch will roll well beyond 2050, writes retired systems engineer Rob Miller.

Pierre Poilievre enjoys a commanding lead over Justin Trudeau’s Liberals among young men, Albertans and those without a post-secondary education. But when it comes to women, polls consistently put him well behind, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

As a social media backlash brews over Ben & Jerry's comments about "stolen Indigenous land," the original, handwritten contract that facilitated England's colonization of what is currently Canada is up for auction on Thursday, writes journalism professor Randy Boswell.

ChatGPT reveals an impressive “understanding” of the climate denialism movement, writes commentator Gerald Kutney.

The oil industry keeps stringing everyone along with its promise to invest in carbon capture. But with little to show for its talk and Canada's 2030 climate targets getting closer by the day, it's time for Ottawa to step in, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

A world with more expansion, more fossil fuels and more emissions is exactly what “net zero” is designed to enable, writes climate justice organizer Amy Mann.

Many people with lived experience are motivated to support and care for individuals who have faced similar challenges, vulnerable circumstances and traumas.

After nearly eight years in power, one thing has become abundantly clear about Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government, writes columnist Max Fawcett: it can’t communicate to save its increasingly vulnerable political life.

Muhammad Ansar and his team at Human Nature Projects Ontario provide local youth with a fresh look at the possibilities for transforming natural spaces to make them more livable for all species. 

An effective taxonomy, if science-based and backstopped by strong enforcement measures, could stem the amount of greenwashing and actually put Canada on a path to net zero.

The Alberta government remains all hat and no cattle when it comes to climate change, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Deep-sea mining would destroy habitats that took millions of years to form and risk irreparable harm to fragile and unique deep-sea ecosystems in and beyond the mining site.