Opinion

China's not the first country to try to meddle in Canada's elections and they probably won't be the last. Why it's time for a serious investigation into the threats to our democracy — and why that should go further than just China.

Funding university research is an old and effective strategy for shifting the narrative and elevating voices — often the minority — to create a sense of scientific legitimacy.

Don't just point climate fingers at Alberta. Ontario made up 22 per cent of our national emissions in 2019 and according to the province’s auditor general, has no plan to improve by 2030

After four years of picking fights with everyone from teachers and doctors to nurses and university professors, the UCP government is using its latest oil and gas windfall to buy the forgiveness of Albertan voters. Will it work?

Since 2018, when the decision to build the first phase of the LNG terminal was made, provincial policymakers have been tying themselves in knots to try to make those emissions fit into B.C.’s climate plan.

Recent data shows that racialized communities and Indigenous Peoples are much more likely to experience food insecurity.

Desperate to reverse its declining fortunes, the nuclear industry began touting a new generation of reactors it dubs SMRs — using the climate crisis as a cover.

As the new associate director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ B.C. office, Lisa Akinyi May leads the organization’s communications and public engagement and is a member of the management team.

While the average Canadian is struggling with inflation and increased interest rates, TMX is getting special treatment from Canadian banks and hiding its full financial picture.

Pierre Poilievre surged ahead in the polls by bringing PPC voters — and convoy supporters — back into the fold. Now, thanks to a visit from a far-right European politician, his coalition might be about to fall apart.

For the European Union and our partners, there is no alternative to staying the course of our “triple strategy”: supporting Ukraine, putting pressure on Russia to stop its illegal aggression, and helping the rest of the world cope with the fallout.

It is time for governments to consider the emerging science on fracking and human health in their energy policy decision-making.

We're more than three years into a pandemic and the science around mandatory masking is as confused — and confusing — as ever. But one thing is certain: masking won't be the solution to the next pandemic, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Emergency responses need to look and sound and feel like emergency responses, otherwise, the seriousness of the crisis itself lacks credibility.

The world is pivoting to renewables at an exponential rate. Fortunately, a booming solar industry will replace some of those lost jobs.