Opinion

Canada uses supply management to prioritize food security. It should use the same rationale to help Mexico avert a corn crisis.

Alberta's electricity grid nearly collapsed over the weekend in the face of record-cold temperatures — and no, it wasn't because of wind and solar. Why those facts aren't about to get in the way of Danielle Smith's feelings about renewable energy.

Democracy is officially on the ballot in November's presidential election. Here's why it might lose, and what that says about our collective willingness to let the partisan ends justify the political means.

Canada is lagging in decarbonizing and climate-proofing our health-care systems. That's why I'm leaving for a job at the National University of Singapore's School of Medicine.

Canadians aren’t to blame for wildfires, so why is climate support being framed in terms of individual responsibility?

Properly managed, offset programs involving heat pumps could be an extraordinary tool in fighting climate change.

Pierre Poilievre wants you to believe that he cares about a free press and that it's under threat in Justin Trudeau's Canada. But as his own party's past makes clear, what he really wants is freedom from the press — including Rebel Media.

One of the biggest climate stories in Canada in 2024 might well prove to be a project that, so far at least, few in the country have heard of — Ksi Lisims LNG.

In addition to the province's economy, Alberta's ban on renewable project approvals is a setback for rural municipalities that need the estimated $28 million in tax revenue.

Last summer’s wildfires in Western Canada were brutally bad. Thanks to a historically warm fall, this year’s might be even worse — and yes, climate change is the driving force behind it all.

Of all the world’s crops, only 55 per cent of crop calories go directly toward people. The rest are allocated to biofuels or animal feed.

The federal government needs to think holistically about how we support fossil fuels through the tax system, direct government funding, and other financial aid.

Looking at biodiversity over the past few years, one trend stands out: the decline and extinction of wild species.

Pierre Poilievre wants Canadians to believe their national debt is a ticking time bomb, and Justin Trudeau lit the fuse. Here's the catch: his attempts to defuse it would almost certainly blow a hole in Canada's social safety net.

Oil sands companies spend millions of dollars to fund academic research. Do we trust these companies to seek true zero-carbon energy solutions?