Opinion

Are we in a genuine emergency? Say yes, Mr. Speaker, the world needs that truth.

For Canadians apprehensive about U.S. milk because of the new trade agreement, writer Jessica Scott-Reid suggests looking at it as an opportunity to take a closer look at all dairy products, to ask not only 'Where does this come from?' but ‘How safe and ethical is our own supply?’

If recent regressive provincial climate change policies play out, we could be swiftly heading in the wrong direction as provincial and territorial governments together can do more than the federal government to protect and restore habitat in a way that fights climate change.

Equality, freedom and independence are words that inspired humanity's great social movements. Are there similar powerful words for today's environmental movement? Graham Saul interviewed 116 leading environmentalists and examines his findings here.

According to the 2017 Lancet Countdown report, “The human symptoms of climate change are unequivocal and potentially irreversible-affecting the health of populations around the world today.”

Many Quebecers worry that the newly-elected Quebec government's policies will affect social cohesion, paint immigrants as an unwanted and undesirable threat, and marginalize some people.

Scientists have laid out the facts. The world must come together now.

Americans now know exactly what kind of country they live in, and the reality is far worse than many would have imagined. Those steeped in knowledge of the past invoke the similarities to the rise of authoritarianism in Germany, Italy, Russia; those devoted to fictions of the future reference dystopias from novels...

After the Coalition Avenir Québec victory this week, many English pundits have declared that the sovereignty debate is dead. Is it really? Columnist Nora Loreto weighs in.

At a cocktail party in Toronto last month, a fund manager challenged me with the following question: 'Do you believe in objective truth?' It got me thinking about the state of the fact in our crazy, mixed-up social media-driven world.

If Brett Kavanaugh was sober last week, try to picture him drunk.

We believe women’s leadership in climate action needs to be central to meeting this existential challenge.

Carbon taxes and pricing schemes could be our golden ticket out of climate change, but a new report shows just how far we have to go to put an effective price on carbon.

Jordan McBain Miller was just 25 when he died in 2014. The young man from Pender Island, B.C. had recently started his own business installing wood stoves. He injured his back while working and was prescribed oxycodone for the pain.

As Ontarians prepare to go to the polls to elect their municipal representatives on Oct. 22, voters should pay particular attention to candidates who propose concrete measures to protect the environment, advocate for sustainable development policies and equip our cities with green infrastructure in an effort to flight climate change, writes Ottawa candidate Anthony Carricato