Opinion

With physical infrastructure such as highways being washed away and buildings collapsing around us (think B.C. fires and floods and the East Coast floods) faith groups are ready to become first responders.

Municipalities are recognizing faith-based organizations as collaborators and partners during climate-related emergencies and COVID-19.

Instead of cutting ties with the industry, banks and other large financial institutions should use their proverbial gold to make new rules, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

If we don’t change the way we eat, we’ll smash through our environmental limits, writes Karen Levenson. Consume plant-based foods or consume the planet; it’s our choice.

The stiff upper lip that characterized the conservative mindset in Great Britain has been replaced in contemporary Canada by a perpetually quivering bottom one, writes columnist

If the Flames ownership group still thinks paying for the climate mitigation measures on their new arena is an expense they can’t afford, they’re about to find out what that really costs, writes columnist Max Fawcett. 

While international human rights pariahs such as China, Myanmar, Egypt, and Russia dominate the list of countries jockeying for the infamous title of “world’s most repressive regime,” oceans away, concerns about press freedom have begun to wash ashore on Canada’s West Coast, writes Brent Jolly.

Success stories about tackling the climate crisis do exist. Whether they’re being effectively communicated to Canadians is another matter, writes Trevor Melanson.

Renewable energy skeptics argue that because of their variability, wind and solar cannot be the foundation of a dependable electricity grid. But the expansion of renewables and new methods of energy management and storage can lead to a grid that is reliable and clean.

Neither Doug Ford nor Jason Kenney display the intestinal fortitude needed to stare down anti-vaccine skeptics and do what’s required to protect our hospitals and health-care system, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Canada's big banks and pension funds are facing tougher questions about their financial support for the fossil fuel industry. The crystal ball remains unclear how our financial institutions will respond, writes Richard Brooks.

The COP26 outcome fell far short. But it did still manage to make progress on some key issues — which Egypt, the COP27 host, can build upon, writes Eddy Pérez.

Despite a strong financial case and the clear moral imperative of divestment, most Canadian universities are still doubling down on false solutions like shareholder engagement, writes Emily Lowan.

The risks associated with continuing industrial mink farming outweigh the limited societal benefits, write infectious disease specialists Jan Hajek, Alastair McAlpine and Victor Leung.

When the federal government inevitably refuses Jason Kenney's demand for a blank cheque worth more than $30 billion, we’ll get the usual mixture of victimhood and grievance-mongering, writes columnist Max Fawcett.