Opinion

John O'Connor repeatedly called on the Government of Alberta to conduct health study into high rates of bile duct cancer found in oil sands that would not be overseen by industry.

America has a climate plan and just doubled their climate ambition. Canada is adrift and heading for the rocks.

What I call ‘passive denial’ is our shared ability to acknowledge the science but ignore the consequences.

In Nepal, the monsoon is less than a month away. After the earthquake, many are facing the rain without basic shelter.

There were suggestions that any gains for the NDP would come from younger voters and those in the lowest income bracket. The numbers, however, told an entirely different story.

When dictatorships, whether benevolent or malevolent, crumble, they do so at once and in a great heap.

The fight to preserve a safe climate is rapidly expanding beyond governments and eco groups. Here is a quick overview of this ever widening global movement.

Copenhagen 2009 ended in failure. The global climate commitment has grown dramatically, but will it be enough heading into Paris 2015? Here's the new landscape.

Catastrophic climate disruption from unchecked carbon emissions is a modern variant of a recurring theme.

Do you remember the 1990 Gulf War? I do. I am Muslim, and have never worn a hijab (headscarf)— but at the time, in an act of solidarity, I opted to briefly wear one after I heard a...

Thirty years ago, the federal McDonald Commission faced terrorist threats— but fiercely defended "public trust" and civil rights. Now Harper's Bill C-51 is grinding both under the Conservative boot.

Here's a look at what was accomplished last year thanks to crowd-funded journalism. Thanks to your Kickstarter support, we'll do much more this year.

In my opinion, Bill C-51 is not a response to terror. This bill is "fear itself." Across Canada on March 14, Canadians will come out to show courage and strength and protest Bill C-51.

Many people will write me off as soon as they read the next sentence. I am a geologist, I am American and I have worked in the oil and gas business for the last 36 years.