Here's how many Earths we need to meet our population's demand
Last Wednesday was Earth Overshoot Day. But unlike Earth Day or Canada Day, it’s not a time to celebrate, writes celebrated Canadian scientist and broadcaster David Suzuki.
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Canada's smallest communities need their health facilities, too
Former Conservative MP Inky Mark reflects on the need for federal governments to change the policies that have forced health care centralization for two decades.
Suzuki dishes on why environmental rights should be non-partisan
The basic necessities of health, well-being and life shouldn’t be subject to the shifting agendas of political parties, writes celebrated scientist and TV show host David Suzuki.
Here's the one question your angry MP can’t answer about Omar Khadr
As Peter Kent, Michelle Rempel, Stephen Harper and Andrew Scheer hold themselves out as experts on Omar Khadr, go ahead and ask them just one thing: how did Khadr do it?
There's a blueprint for reaching global development goals. Will Canada use it?
At the heart of the global goals is one simple message: Leave no one behind, writes celebrated Canadian scientist and TV show host David Suzuki.
Petronas cancellation highlights need for just transition off fossil fuels
Petronas has cancelled plans for a massive project in B.C. that would have become the largest source of climate pollution in Canada.
Is big oil committing fraud to stay in business?
Canada’s oilsands have been sucked into the bitter legal fight around Exxon and climate change.
Plastic straws suck and David Suzuki wants you to scrap them
Plastic straws are among the top 10 litter items picked up during beach cleanups, with thousands picked up every year, writes celebrated Canadian scientist and TV host David Suzuki.
Bees and butterflies are dying because of climate change. Here's how you can help
Reproduction for about 90 per cent of flowering plant species depends on pollinators, from bees and butterflies to hummingbirds and bats, writes celebrated scientist and TV personality David Suzuki.
How media failed in its coverage of Omar Khadr
You deserve thoughtful analysis to make up your own mind.
Fierce, fiery and incomplete: Rebecca Solnit’s ‘Mother of All Questions’
Solnit’s series of essays examines rape culture, the role of men in feminism and female silence with a fierceness that made me wish I’d read her work much sooner.
Canada, Germany and France just showed you how they can lead new world order
Three countries led by progressive-minded leaders – Germany, France and Canada – have assumed the moral leadership of a new world order.
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Northeastern B.C. needs Indigenous consent to keep its taps flowing
If ever there were a project that deserves to be a litmus test of the incoming government’s commitment to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Site C is it.
