Reinvent or die: the challenge facing traditional parties
On the right, Kenney and Legault have repackaged conservative values as populist. On the left, it's less about parties and more about activists.
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Giving provinces a pipeline veto would set a dangerous precedent
What if, next time, a particular province opposes the expansion of inter-provincial rail systems or electricity transmission lines — both of which are important to fight climate change and build a clean economy. Should they get a veto too?
The risks and rewards facing climate-first voters
The choice is not between the Liberal government’s pipeline project and no pipeline projects at all. It’s between the Liberal approach and a question mark.
Justin Trudeau: Let’s pull together, let’s keep moving forward
Editor's note: Canada's National Observer invited Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Jagmeet Singh, Elizabeth May and Andrew Scheer to speak directly to our readers through op-eds as the campaign winds down. Op-eds are forthcoming from Singh and May.
Canada's energy-crossroads election
Canada’s leading political parties are backsliding by protecting fossil fuels, missing international climate commitments along the way. Here’s what we could do instead.
Greta has landed. Kenney's tortured logic crumbles
Premier Jason Kenney responded to the news of Thunberg's visit by smugly suggesting she should pay more attention to Saudi Arabia.
Climate change or climate crisis? It’s all in the framing
The dominant political and economic ethic, neoliberalism, privileges the market as the prime driver of decision-making in our society. For those who profit from this, the only crisis is not climatic, but the threat to their continued privilege.
An open letter on GNL Québec: A pipe dream of another Québec pipeline
Promoters of the project claim it will generate jobs and displace dirtier forms of energy, but both claims are highly questionable.
The climate emergency is bigger than partisanship
Polling says most Canadians will be thinking about climate change on Election Day; our elected officials must take action that reflects this critical moment in history
French debate the most telling campaign faceoff
Scheer comes off as out of touch; Trudeau gives oxygen to anti-immigration reforms; Singh remains sturdy; May hard to decipher.
Which party platforms make the grade on carbon pollution cuts?
Michael Bernstein of Clean Prosperity offers a climate report card.
Science has gone missing this election campaign
Together with almost 20 science and student organizations, we’ve launched a #VoteScience portal making it easy for Canadians to connect with candidates on science issues.
Practicality vs. ambition at the leaders' debate
The Liberals have defined success as hitting their Paris target, which they say is three-quarters completed. The Greens have a much more ambitious target — but no realistic way to get there.
The Trudeau Formula should be required campaign-trail reading
What do the Liberals say when the room is friendly? A lot of times, we read, it sounds like what the Conservatives would say. Sometimes it's worse.
Leaders' debate must address our two-tier immigration system
As federal party leaders address polarization and immigration in debate, migrant care workers face uncertainty of a two-tier system,
