Opinion

There is real hope for the future in the ancient human story of true fellowship. People will withstand and overcome amazing odds if they feel accompanied and loved in real human relationships

My hope is that the visible and deadly black smoke from forest fires in 2018 will be the "aha" moment to motivate all of us to take action on climate change

The determination of the Wet'suweten First Nation to defend their land against resource extraction offers a lesson for us all, Rita Wong writes after a recent visit to the remote BC site of their protest.

With 2018 behind us – filled with wildfires, floods, droughts, and climate negotiations – we start 2019 looking up, with a climate deal entering into force that can change the course of our warming planet, writes Joyce Msuya, acting executive director of UN Environment.

Failing to prepare the workforce to meet the demands of the changing economy jeopardizes Ontario’s ability to be relevant in emerging clean industries,writes Liliana Camacho.

If 2018 was the year in which government inaction turned back the clock on climate change prevention, 2019 will be the year of the climate reporter.

If you talk with community members in Estevan and Coronach, the province’s principal coal-producing communities, you will hear that most people have no idea what to expect. This is important because there are significant numbers of livelihoods at stake – and for a small town like Coronach, the very future of the community seems to hang in the balance.

If we start treating the climate crisis as a true crisis, there will soon be a rapid growth of clean electric public transit options in communities around the world. 

As Chief of Saik’uz First Nation, I have spent many years working to defend our territory and future generations from the risks posed by oil pipelines, writes Jackie Thomas. That’s why I was so dismayed to see recent media coverage of the proposed Eagle Spirit oil project, suggesting broad First Nations support for the proposal. 

Is it just me, or are you also feeling like Doug Ford just lashed out at women when he slashed funding for the College of Midwives of Ontario?

The mood was dark; the recent inauguration of a certain president cast a long shadow over all of us. I was thinking about what National Observer’s lead story would be. For the life of me, I can’t remember what the choices were. And it doesn’t matter. Because just around dinner time, the first news alert came across my computer. There had been a shooting at a mosque in Québec City.

Anything of value was taken to the “Canada” warehouse, named because it was considered the land of plenty. Guards would come here, choose clothing that they might take home to their own children at night, after watching over the murders of thousands of others' children in the camp every day. 

For those among us whose life experiences thread across borders, climate change weighs heavily on our hearts because of its familiar human face: family, friends, colleagues.