Opinion

Canada needs to help build an improved continental power grid with our American neighbours to avert the worst impacts of climate change, writes public policy analyst Philip Duguay.

Is the Conservative Party of Canada going to elect a wise person as their next leader, asks columnist Max Fawcett, or fall for Pierre Poilievre’s infomercial sales pitch?

As we argued before the Alberta court, the Impact Assessment Act is reasonable, justified and falls squarely within federal jurisdiction. The federal appeal has every chance of success in the Supreme Court.  

After years fighting a futile legal battle against the federal carbon tax, Jason Kenney’s UCP government has found another hill for its well-paid lawyers to die on, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

The Alberta government is gambling the province's wildfire season will be short and mild — a gamble that puts homes, communities, industry and jobs at risk. 

Artificial satellites, thousands of which now clutter low-Earth orbit, have essentially become an invasive species.

Steven Del Duca's Liberals have established themselves as the clear threat to Doug Ford and they now have three weeks to run him down, writes columnist Max Fawcett. Photo by Nick Iwanyshyn

Understanding how tax incentives for fossil fuel companies work and how much they cost us is essential for a green future.

If Canada pays royalties to the contentious Bay du Nord oil development off the Newfoundland coast, it would be the first country in the world to do so.

Doug Ford and the PCs will certainly duck abortion questions and deride them as distracting from “real issues,” writes columnist Supriya Dwivedi.

The parallels between The Handmaid's Tale and the reality that’s unfolding in the United States today are both stunning and stark, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

The legal right to a healthy environment and environmental justice is fundamental as we work towards a future of improved environmental and human health.

Meanwhile, can we get real for just a minute and talk about sex and pregnancy as if we’re adult humans with real life experience and not children reading about it in books? asks columnist Sandy Garossino.

If the Canada Strong and Free unofficial debate last night is any sampling of the mood of conservatives in this country Pierre Poilievre is their man.

The pandemic has given many of us a chance to make stronger connections with the natural world.