The climate impact of stimulus spending
Oil and gas industries employ millions of people; therefore, governments and politicians tend to neglect future growth opportunities in favour of short-term, vote-garnering decisions.
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Engineering our way through a pandemic
Canadians may be unaware of the many critical COVID-19 projects that rely on work in collaboration with various branches of engineering and science.
Contentious new book argues environmental movement has become 'increasingly apocalyptic'
Michael Shellenberger's new book focuses more on the alleged dangers posed by those fighting climate change than climate change itself.
Canada says its international climate actions support women, but do they?
As countries prepare to announce ambition-raising climate actions for the 2020-2025 period, it is critical that Canada does its part to increase both the quantity and quality of its climate finance.
O'Toole's climate plan has a carbon price — just don't call it a tax
Erin O'Toole's six priorities are hit-and-miss, and revert back to traditional technological solutions in the energy sector while missing many of the important economy-wide measures to help the regions of Canada without oil.
Trudeau confidence vote means NDP holds all the cards — and a chance to ditch TMX for good
Of course, convincing Justin Trudeau to defund Trans Mountain won’t happen overnight. But if the NDP brings the pipeline into their negotiations with Trudeau, it will force a national conversation about Canada’s post-pandemic priorities.
Where is the support for the women defending land and water, Canada?
Private or public security forces are regularly deployed in support of extractive companies and to the detriment of the rights of women land defenders.
Chrystia Freeland’s golden opportunity
This is no time for half measures or pilot projects. For this plan to work, we must spend big. And that is where Chrystia Freeland must shine.
Alberta press gallery has a duty and a right to determine access: CAJ
The act of producing journalism is predicated on upholding high ethical standards, which demands that information gathered during the reporting process be presented accurately, fairly and transparently for public consideration.
A real and present fear. What it's like to be a woman, Indigenous and a reporter in Canada
Our lives as Indigenous and especially Indigenous women are in endless danger.
As tension over Trans Mountain pipeline simmers, I learned what each side believes
TMX pipeline, racial divides and the looming war in Blue River, B.C.A minefield of racial divides, violence and human rights violations is about to explode in Blue River, B.C., over the expansion of Canada’s Trans Mountain pipeline (TMX).
The curious case of the human rights lawyer who took on Chevron
Is Steven Donziger a renowned human rights attorney, celebrated by Nobel laureates and international lawyers. Or is he a fraud artist?
What I learned about violence in B.C.'s Peace Valley
Each July for the past five years, I have made a pilgrimage to a sacred site: the Peace Valley in Treaty 8 territory, the ancestral lands of the Dunne-za and Cree people.
