Opinion

The climate movement is back, but we need help to keep it that way. No successful movement in history won with a single day of action.

Stephen Harper may have retired from office, but his influence on Canadian politics remains. What should we make of his friendship with authoritarians like Viktor Orban and Narendra Modi, and why have his fellow conservatives been so quiet about it?

As a student leader at the University of Waterloo, I have seen first-hand the rising fear and anxiety my peers experience regarding the present realities and the future of our communities and the planet. 

For Shell, BP (previously self-branded as Beyond Petroleum) and Alberta’s Suncor, the glint of black gold has them riding the fossil fuel carousel rather than reaching for the gold transition ring.

For years, Danielle Smith and other Alberta conservatives have called attention to Saudi Arabia's human rights abuses in order to advance their own economic interests. Now, they're allied in a fight against reality — and our future.

Aggressive Russian bombing in Ukraine increases the world’s greenhouse gas quotient by as much as another whole European country might produce — without any accountability or even discussion at climate talks. 

Bryn Davis Williams is disrupting the intimate garment industry. Together with her business partner Jessica Bosman, these young women have figured out how to make a more comfortable bra while reducing environmental impacts and using fair labour practices.

Like most conservative politicians, Danielle Smith thinks less is always more when it comes to regulation and government oversight. Now, with hundreds of sick children and a public health crisis on her hands, will she give that a second thought?

People have a right to know whether Suncor is willing to be a good corporate citizen in dealing with the energy transition and the climate disaster, writes NDP MP Charlie Angus.

Climate activists are getting more explicit in their demands by specifically calling for an end to fossil fuels.

The active involvement of many G20 countries in the development of Russian oil and gas projects and related infrastructure poses dire consequences for democracy and peace in the world, writes Svitlana Romanko, founder and director of Razom We Stand.

The experts all agree: Ending exclusionary zoning and adding more density in established neighbourhoods are the right ways to tackle the housing crisis. So why is it so difficult to do — and why are politicians so afraid to do it?

Regulations and funding are the main obstacles on the path to hitting Canada’s 2030 methane benchmarks.

Doug Ford continues to plow ahead with his Greenbelt giveaway. Steven Guilbeault can stop it dead in its tracks. Why we might be headed for a major showdown between Ottawa and Ontario — one the Trudeau Liberals can actually win.

It is time for Canada to put an end to the biased injunction culture that has so routinely and cavalierly disrespected Indigenous laws and communities, writes academic Sam Spiegel.