Opinion

If Canadians want a conversation about energy and climate policy undistorted by Big Oil's outsized influence, newspapers still matter. Are they doing the job?

Meat, dairy and egg production in Canada involves forcing thousands of animals to live in filthy conditions. By any epidemiological standard, this is a disaster waiting to happen, write Jenny Henry and Darlene Levecque of Nation Rising.

Almost inevitably, any conversation around urban planning comes down to a conflict between today’s residents and tomorrow’s, writes columnist Max Fawcett. And right now, in cities across the country, tomorrow’s residents are getting their butts kicked.

Actions taken (or not taken) by those in charge of Ontario’s pandemic response have appeared to prioritize short-term economic activity over public health goals, writes Cathy Slavik, a PhD candidate in Health Geography at McMaster University.

"We aren’t the U.S., and implementing their solutions doesn’t get us as far," writes energy-worker-turned-environmental-poet Ross Belot.

Canada must capitalize on its natural advantages, invest in its homegrown industries and create the regulatory environment needed to become a global leader in electrified transportation powered by renewable electricity.

The new federal budget’s focus on clean industry is the right one, write Clean Energy Canada's Sarah Petrevan and Mark Zacharias.

If the federal government wants to pursue bold climate plans, they can’t do it without cities, and cities can’t do it without more power and fiscal capacity, writes columnist Andrea Reimer.

It is time to stop worrying about the impacts of climate change on health and start creating a healthy future for ourselves and our communities, write Dr. Courtney Howard and Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions president Linda Silas.

Premiers in Alberta and Ontario have shunned science in favour of keeping the economy afloat — but resistance to the best advice of public health officials isn't going to end COVID-19, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Chrystia Freeland's first budget ends the fight against COVID — and begins a new one against climate change, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

This was the largest public health and economic crisis since the Second World War, and it has clearly illustrated how our health and social safety nets are lacking, writes David Macdonald, senior economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

Does the fact the Liberals have passed basic income resolutions mean they will move forward with a basic income program soon? The answer is: it should, writes Leadnow campaign manager Claire Gallagher.

Toronto-based Muslim environmentalist Muaz Nasir has created a website that allows Muslim Canadians to learn from one another and share resources in tackling issues such as climate change.

Trudeau’s climate plans appear lacklustre and tepid in comparison to Biden's ambitious agenda, writes columnist Seth Klein.