The CPC is now the Convoy Party of Canada
But the convoy-tinged rot in the Conservative Party of Canada goes much deeper than some of its members, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
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Montréal is hosting COP15. Here’s why Canadians should care
This December’s UN Convention on Biological Diversity summit, or COP15, has been relocated from Kunming, China, to Montréal. The meeting may provide an ideal opportunity to push Canada and other nations to do better.
New framework assesses nature-related risks and opportunities
The great forests of B.C. were a source of unlimited wealth. We are now reaching the limits of available supply.
Is Trudeau to blame for the chaos at our airports? Not even close
According to Oxford Economics, there were 2.3 million fewer people working in aviation worldwide last September compared to the beginning of the pandemic, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
Parliament’s environment report card: How far have we moved from the starting block?
Now that MPs and senators have returned home for the summer, it’s a good time to assess the progress made on environmental issues during the first half of 2022.
Beyond the climate crisis gloom and doom: A healing dose of kindness and science
Since kids seem to innately know what is healthier for them and the planet, why not feed provide healing doses of kindness and science in whatever way we feel inspired to?
Aleksandra Spasevski clears paths for youth to lead
As the sustainability engagement co-ordinator at the University of Waterloo and a member of the Intermunicipal Partnership for Active Transportation advocacy group, this 24-year-old is applying her research to ensure youth are heard.
Anti-vaxxers are stealing our flag. Let’s take it back
It wasn’t that long ago the Maple Leaf flag was a mostly inoffensive, and occasionally inspiring, symbol of Canadian national pride, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
It’s Plastic Free July. Reuse, refill, rinse and repeat
Monique Labelle-Wheeler has been refilling the same plastic bottle with dish soap for 10 years. She figures she has saved about 120 plastic bottles from the landfill, writes Becky Rynor.
Only political will and action can hold off B.C.’s climate threats
What is clear is that B.C. will continue to experience more frequent and severe climate-related disasters. The question is: how are we going to respond to these threats?
Let’s never forget last summer’s deadly heat in B.C.
On June 29, 350.org, along with partners and grassroots organizers across the country, is organizing to mark the one-year anniversary of the heat dome with a call to end climate delay in Canada.
Why Roe v. Wade matters in Canada
If there’s good news here, it’s that abortion rights are on much firmer ground in Canada, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
What’s driving inflation? The fossil fuel economy
For all the talk about deficits, supply chains and other knock-on impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, oil and gas have applied the bulk of the inflationary pressure on both global economies and household budgets, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
A message from Ukraine: Don’t be fooled — push for new LNG export facilities in Canada isn’t about ‘helping Europe’
Let us be clear: Europe and Ukraine do not need your gas. We need more clean, affordable, accessible and transparent energy policies, ones based on the best available science and technology — not on vested interests.
Beyond the climate crisis gloom and doom: Kids just get climate action
Leave it to a pyjama-wearing eight-year-old to spark an epiphany in her father about climate action.