Opinion

In Canada, the federal response to COVID-19 has illustrated how much governments can do when they deploy their awesome fiscal power. So how about using that power to build a green economy?

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a huge spotlight on the water crisis as half the world's population does not have a place to wash their hands with soap and warm water.

New York City can feel so incredibly welcoming. A city of immigrants, so many of us have come from somewhere else to try and make a go of it.

Big Pharma is taking advantage of the pandemic to pressure the Canadian government to block, delay, dilute or reverse policies, legislation and regulations designed to provide Canadians with affordable access to essential medicines.

Toronto municipal and law-enforcement officials should call for a public inquiry into police misconduct, discrimination and abuse of power.

Humanity continues its reckless sprint away from climate safety. Digging into the latest BP energy data to create the missing charts showing fossil fuel burning trends in Canada and worldwide.

The federal and provincial governments must roll out a powerful rescue plan for cities: the $10 billion emergency fund proposed by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities would be a good start.

Although we approach policy-making from a principled, well-intentioned and often passionate approach, without data and research it is difficult to determine the best course of action for everyone.

We have witnessed a series of moves by Jason Kenney's United Conservative Party to strip resources from civil society organizations, remove or weaken rights to representation and collective bargaining, and repress opposition to government policies.

Corporate control and concentration are extreme, with two to four corporations controlling nearly every link of the food chain upstream and downstream of farmers.

Pollution is also systemic violence against people of colour and closely relates to the police violence that has been at the forefront of the national debate.

The Nature Conservancy of Canada has compiled a list of 308 species and subspecies found within our borders — and absolutely nowhere else.