Millions of women have abortion stories. Here’s mine
"Thanks to Roe v. Wade, I had choices when having kids at the centre of my life wasn’t a great idea."
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New research says leave 40 per cent of existing fossil fuels in the ground
Exploring for more oil, delineation of new fields, constructing new oil infrastructure and commissioning new projects are all activities that waste Canada's shrinking carbon budget.
Where is Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on the climate emergency?
If the finance minister really wanted to show us that she understands and is ready to lead on the climate emergency, what would she do? asks columnist Seth Klein. He has a few suggestions.
Headlines have slowed, but has old-growth logging in B.C.?
The B.C. government has promised to save old-growth, yet giant 1,000-year-old trees continued to be cut down. “Talk and log,” an adage coined in the 1990s, returned to popular use and cynicism was everywhere.
Danielle Smith is trying to provoke a constitutional crisis with Canada
After leading the Wildrose Party to defeat in a 2012 Alberta election and betraying her own caucus by crossing the floor to the governing Progressive Conservatives in 2014, Danielle Smith is taking one last kick at the can with her bid to become leader of the United Conservative Party.
Time to take climate change and decarbonizing our energy system seriously
As a society, we need to acknowledge the tradeoffs of all these options for achieving net-zero and discuss what impacts we will accept.
The treesit ‘Eagle’ was a masterpiece with four walls, a roof, six windows, a bed and a heater
When I first heard of the treesit, I imagined something easily accessible and low to the ground. How wrong I was.
Memo to Liberals: It’s still the economy, stupid
In the absence of some way to end the conflict in Ukraine or magically clear up global supply chain issues, the government is left to manage a crisis it can’t really control, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
Canada needs a net-zero workforce to reach a net-zero future
Without a clear pathway, it is difficult to ensure skilled workers are ready to build the net-zero projects set to drive clean growth in the coming years.
Beyond the climate crisis gloom and doom: Nurturing hope and opportunity
In dealing with the climate crisis, parents must shift beyond the gloom and doom and nurture in our children a mindset and a skill set that focuses on hope and opportunity.
My year in the trees
"While I was decorating my locker, politicians were locking in heat domes and atmospheric rivers," says Emily Kelsall, who spent a year on and off in a treesit protesting the TMX pipeline project.
Bitcoin’s bust won’t take down Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre's embrace of cryptocurrency looks foolish as its value tanks. But that likely won't cost him support in the CPC leadership race, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
Enbridge continues to threaten a fifth of the world’s fresh water thanks to lobbyists
It’s clear that decisions about Enbridge's Line 5 are not made in a vacuum. They have been heavily influenced by external lobbying efforts.
We still haven’t learned from our COVID-19 mistakes
The news that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau contracted COVID-19 — again — should serve as a reminder that the virus isn’t done with us, even if a growing percentage of the population has decided they’re done with it, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
Ottawa rolls a critical hit on criminals hiding dirty money. Now provinces must step up
Without a beneficial ownership registry that is publicly accessible, it is difficult to know if a company representative is a tax dodger, a drug trafficker or a recently sanctioned Russian oligarch.
