If Canada wants to support local broadcasting, it should put its money where its mouth is
Just think about the impact the government could have if it advertised on Canadian broadcasters the way it supports Facebook and Google.
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We need CO2 removal to save the planet, but tax subsidies aren’t the right way
Removing CO2 from the atmosphere and permanently storing it is essential in the fight against climate change.
It’s not clear whether the Ottawa police took a permissive approach with trucker protestors because they sympathized with them or were scared of them
Cops show double standard when protesters are white, Max Fawcett writes
Bolder, faster, together: Perspectives on societal transition
To pave the way for an equitable transition out of the climate crisis post-COVID, the real innovation required is to nurture and invest in inclusive, equitable and people-powered networks and movements to instigate social change.
What was that about Ottawa trucker rally? Looked a lot like fighting for the freedom to drop your crap anywhere
This crowd was celebratory, but also tinged with something that did not invite cheery eye contact.
The trucker rally was a disaster for Conservatives — and Canada
Saturday's protest against vaccine mandates was made up of a "disorganized rabble of riled-up miscreants who spent their day cosplaying as revolutionaries and heroes."
Whether he stays or goes in 2022, Trudeau has bred several worthy successors
If Justin Trudeau decides to step down before the next election, there could be contenders for the Liberal Party's top job waiting in the wings.
Anti-vaxxer truck convoy signals insidious spread of Trumpism in Canada
The near-insurrection of Jan. 6, 2021, when thousands of pro-Trump supporters swarmed the U.S. Capitol and left at least seven people dead, should have been a wakeup call for anyone who cares about the state of their own democracy.
FortisBC doubles down on nefarious efforts to block electrification
The pledge to provide new buildings with 100 per cent renewable gas is a fiction, an imaginary and arbitrary assignment, writes columnist Seth Klein.
Environmental progress means changing politics for youth
Youth dissatisfaction and distrust of politics in Canada is high, as evidenced every time we have an election.
Crypto is a climate disaster, but that won't stop Alberta
The ever-more massive environmental footprint of cryptocurrencies might be defensible if they served some essential purpose in our lives, but that’s simply not the case, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
Rejecting carbon capture risks increasing emissions. Here's why
Put simply: Canada and the world need carbon capture in the toolkit to address climate change and meet international climate obligations.
Erin O’Toole is peddling garbage politics
The Conservative leader recently released a 42-second video decrying the Liberal plan to phase out fossil fuels within the next year and a half, knowing it wasn’t true.
Canadians will stay in overheated housing markets unless the feds make it worthwhile to leave
The federal government should make it easier to move out of overheated markets and into less frothy ones, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
Canada is at a crossroads and the Wet’suwet’en are in its crosshairs
The Wet’suwet’en still have access to a pure, clean water supply, unlike so many other Indigenous Nations. Why risk adding them to the list of those burdened with boil water advisories?
