Opinion

Max Fawcett talks with an environmentalist who thinks it is essential for nuclear to be part of the climate solution

Danielle Smith's bad math on net-zero electricity shows just how far she's willing to bend the truth to win an election — and how hard she'll fight the Trudeau Liberals on climate policy if she does, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

When it comes to industrial logging emissions in Canada, policymakers — and the public — are largely in the dark.

We need the BC NDP to stop using short-term thinking and focus on the well-being of British Columbians, the health of the planet and the economic sustainability of our province.

Abul Bashar Rahman, a 21-year-old economics student at the University of British Columbia, is spending his summer cycling across his home country of Bangladesh raising awareness of his people’s remarkable ability to remain resilient in the face of climate catastrophes.

For wild animals in need, provincial natural resource branches or local public animal care and control agencies may provide some basic services, but rarely therapeutic veterinary care.

Who's the true conservative in Alberta's provincial election? The answer is more complicated than you might think — and it holds the key to victory for Rachel Notley, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Canadian folk icon Gordon Lightfoot reflected back to us one of our most enduring national myths. The Canadian Railroad Trilogy was powerful stuff.

What the UCP's reaction to an emissions cap says about their commitment to climate policy — and their willingness to trade the future for the present. Columnist Max Fawcett takes a look.

There will be a resolution calling for a citizens’ assembly on electoral reform at the upcoming Liberal national convention running May 4 to 6 in Ottawa. 

We simply cannot stand by and watch vulnerable countries either being engulfed by rising seas or choked by crushing debt.

As co-founder and COO of Circulr, this 24-year-old Kitchener resident works with grocery store brands in the Toronto and Waterloo-Wellington regions to create a reuse platform to reduce a communities’ collective environmental impact. 

There are steps we can take to be kinder to the Earth as it pertains to wine-drinking habits — seeing as grape-growing and winemaking impact the planet, and rarely for the better, it’s worth considering when picking out your next bottle of wine.

The federal government must make mining companies headquartered in Canada accountable for harms done at their overseas operations.

From health care to hockey, Danielle Smith keeps selling out her principles for votes. Will she have any left by the time the votes are counted? columnist Max Fawcett asks.