Opinion

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.

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.

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

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.

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. 

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

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.

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.

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

The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, like many Indigenous communities, disproportionately bears the brunt of climate change impacts despite having contributed minimally to global greenhouse gas emissions.

An anti-democratic strain of Trumpism is starting to show itself north of the border, albeit in an appropriately Canadian way, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Ontario must transition to clean energy now, but the premier is moving in the opposite direction.

Our elected officials seem determined to dumb down the political discourse as far as humanly possible. Why we need to elevate the conversation, and how a simple test could help us do that.