Opinion

Beware the false prophets — and profits — of private health care, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

For communities that are marginalized, a strengthened CEPA will be the backbone of a just transition. 

As Canada continues to suffer the effects of climate change, a carbon capture tax credit is a short-sighted approach that sticks Canadians with the bill.

War in Europe is perceived as much closer in time and space, while Canadians haven’t been confronted by war on their doorsteps in over 200 years. 

Facing droughts, fires, heat domes, crop failures, floods and Arctic blasts, environmental protection cannot be blind to climate change.

Russia’s digital brigades have been busy at work here in Canada as well. The recent trucker convoy that occupied Ottawa for the better part of a month was aided and abetted by foreign forces, and that seems to have Russian fingerprints on it. RT, a major conduit for Russian propaganda and A self-described “info weapon,” ran upwards of 1,200 stories on the occupation, writes Max Fawcett.

“In Indigenous cultures, a traditional name is one of the most important gifts in a young person’s life,” writes columnist Niigaan Sinclair.

Vulnerable communities are benefiting from investments designed to improve their lives.

They say that carbon capture and storage has the potential to make a big dent in cutting pollution, while creating sustainable jobs and economic growth across the country.

Doug Ford has clearly decided to throw whatever caution he might have left to the wind and hope for the best — or at the very least, that the worst doesn’t come until after the votes are counted in June, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Despite Russia's attack on Ukraine showing the financial sector can act quickly, we’ve yet to see commensurate action with respect to the climate crisis.

Adelle Farrelly never has to scrabble through drawers, handbags or backpacks looking for a pen — because she has just one, writes new columnist Becky Rynor.

For the oil companies, there is more profit to be made from exporting unrefined oil to jurisdictions with low wages and lower environmental standards than in creating jobs here in Canada.

Jean Charest, former premier of Quebec and one-time leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, will reportedly contest the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada — and he’s almost certainly going to get crushed, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

By removing aging dams, we can restore freshwater ecosystems, support Indigenous communities and improve public safety.