Opinion

A proposed merger between the Toronto Star and Postmedia is just the latest harbinger of doom for Canada's journalism industry. Why it's time for the federal government to do more — and why trying to save the past isn't helping the future.

Not every federal party treats the need to develop climate action policies with the political reverence it deserves.

Making the biggest polluters pay is a good way to guarantee a sustainable future.

Olivia Chow's political comeback has landed her in the mayor's chair in Toronto. Now, can she help engineer a similar comeback for the city itself — or will Doug Ford get in the way of it?

There is a risk that climate action and clean growth create more jobs than can be filled by the available workforce.

When divorce day comes and we can seal off the gas connection for good, I will shed no tears.

Indigenous youth are dynamic leaders in their vibrant communities — their power to effect change is limitless.

Canada's diversity is its biggest strength and greatest success story. How the housing crisis could put both at risk — and why the Trudeau government needs to get ahead of this issue before it's too late.

When David He tells stories about climate impacts, the prime minister and other senior government officials pay attention.

Lululemon’s actions, especially regarding sustainability, do not match the values it claims to champion, Tzeporah Berman writes. 

There's a troubling mismatch between the plant-based foods we should eat and what we can afford.

Conservatives keep pretending that Justin Trudeau wants to "phase out" Alberta's oil and gas industry. But as a new report from the Canadian Energy Regulator shows, it's the rest of the world they should probably be worried about, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his big-tent Progressive Conservative party have abandoned big-tent conservation and the principles of environmental preservation, writes freelance journalist Robert Lee.

With 2,500 physical sites across the country, Canada's largest Protestant Christian denomination, the United Church of Canada, plans to reduce its carbon footprint by 80 per cent in seven years.

Seth Klein argues the climate crisis needs the same spirit of collaboration summoned during the Second World War. Have another listen to this Maxed Out episode.