Opinion

The really hard work continues, on 197 domestic fronts around the globe, now that the COP26 delegates have gone home.

Mistrust in government can play a big role in where and how refugees and newcomers are accessing COVID-19 information, write Leila El Shennawy and Meral Jamal.

In both Alberta and Saskatchewan, political support for independence at the provincial level remains confined to the fringes, writes Max Fawcett.

Corporations and politicians accept the climate crisis in word, but fail to act like it in deed, writes Cameron Fenton.

Coal-based energy and fossil fuel subsidies are singled out in the Glasgow Climate Pact, but they are surrounded by weasel words that water down any impact, writes Owen Leggatt Stewart.

There’s a fine line between having a seat at the table and being a lap dog, writes Julian NoiseCat.

While exposure to air pollution is the fourth-leading risk factor for death worldwide, it remains a silent public health emergency, writes Emma De Roy.

"For too long, the political conversation around density and development in our biggest cities has been dominated by a relatively small group of privileged homeowners."

What would be the best speech from the throne Canadians could hear later this month? Here's an imaginary take on one that would put Canada on a path to replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy right away.

Grief is natural when contemplating a future where carbon emissions are not curtailed, but people should never lose hope.

Dozens of young Canadians are sounding the climate alarm in an open letter to Canadian politicians.

To conserve credibility and trust, governments need a bold and immediate shift in spending that considers respect for the environment and the strengthening of our social fabric.

Canadian workers and their skills will be vital to ensuring Canada has a place in a sustainable low-carbon world.

Instead of pushing for climate action to protect the Amazon, Canada is moving ahead with a free trade agreement with Brazil that threatens to pour gasoline on the blaze, writes Brandon Wei. 

Despite the rapidly escalating need to protect B.C.'s ecological communities, the tools granted to the Islands Trust to protect them are a fraction of what has been granted to the province's municipalities.