Opinion

Danielle Smith's decision to impose a moratorium on new wind and solar projects makes it clear that it has no interest in meeting Ottawa's net-zero electricity target by 2035. Why it's time for the Liberal government to fight fire with fire.

The International Energy Agency finds that heat pumps still reduce GHGs by at least 20 per cent compared to gas, even with emissions‐intensive electricity.

Everyone knew Danielle Smith was skeptical of wind and solar and their demonstrated ability to deliver low-cost, zero-carbon electricity. But few imagined she'd sacrifice jobs and investment in her own province to prevent it from being built.

The increased food price volatility is likely to persist as long as Russia puts the global food supply under deliberate stress.

Housing may not be the federal government's primary responsibility, as Justin Trudeau said on Monday. But if he wants his Liberals to get re-elected in 2025, it needs to become his party's primary focus — and fast.

An American community offers a precautionary tale about what happens when an oil refinery is allowed to expand.

Dr. Donald (Moll) Flanders had dreams of peace as the Manhattan Project’s head of computation. But unlike his boss, Robert Oppenheimer, Moll did not live long enough to crusade for global abolition of the atomic bomb — and of all forms of warfare. 

The inventory of loss in British Columbia’s forests is long and includes accelerating declines in stored carbon, salmon populations and irreplaceable ecosystems like the inland temperate rainforest.

Neglecting evidence that green subsidies generate jobs and investments, detractors of the recent Stellantis deal seem driven more by an ideological conviction than rigorous cost-benefit analysis, writes researcher Gideon Salutin.

Nate Erskine-Smith has been a federal MP since 2015. Now, he wants to lead the Ontario Liberal Party back to relevance. Can he do it?

Big Tech is trying to crush Canada’s efforts to sustain its news industry by making scary threats and attacking Canadians’ right to freely access local news. But Canada must not back down.

At the most basic level, when climate chaos gets overwhelming, we can turn to mindfulness to regulate the nervous system.

The federal government needs policies to create more affordable housing, better health care, more child-care spaces and measures to combat the climate crisis, writes economist David Macdonald. Can Trudeau's new cabinet deliver?

Winning four elections in a row is a rare feat in Canadian politics, and it’s one Justin Trudeau seems determined to match. But with his party trailing the Conservatives, it’s increasingly clear the prime minister had to do something drastic, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Sierra Club Canada and three community groups want the federal environment minister to order an assessment of NB Power's plan to prep a site on the Bay of Fundy for an experimental small modular reactor.