Opinion

Winnipeg Free Press columnist Niigaan Sinclair on the 2015 secret deal between the Harper government and Catholic leaders to discharge the church from its legal obligation to raise $25M for residential school survivors.

Hate is still all around us, and not everyone is fortunate enough to enjoy the Pride parades that made a comeback this summer.

Winnipeg Free Press columnist Niigaan Sinclair writes on how Haudenosaunee recognition and inclusion in the Olympics will be an issue.

There are several energy innovators in Canada that have made huge strides in adopting low- or no-carbon solutions by blending energy sources with the goal of helping large and small energy users achieve their 2030 goals. One solution is renewable natural gas.

Oilsands companies and their advocates are doing their level best to stall Canada's climate plans, writes columnist Max Fawcett. Ottawa needs to hold them accountable.

Columnist Julian Brave NoiseCat reflects on identity, community and family at Toronto's first-ever two-spirit powwow.

Upon closer inspection, the treaty Canada negotiated with the European Union from 2009 to 2014 is completely out of step with the times. To begin with, it contains no reference to the Paris climate agreement.

The photo with Jeremy MacKenzie wasn’t Pierre Poilievre’s first exposure to the Diagolon movement, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Europe and Canada need to invest in the energy transition, not new fossil fuel infrastructure that will start becoming stranded assets over the next 10 to 15 years.

The project is now in its third season in Nelson and has expanded to Cranbrook. The work in wildfire risk reduction, flood control and wetland enhancement is making a real difference.

While the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act has the potential to impact Canada’s economy in many ways, three key opportunities stand out: automobiles, batteries and construction materials. 

On the eve of the German chancellor's visit to Canada, Wolastoq Grand Council, other Indigenous people and allies in Atlantic Canada will voice opposition to proposals for East Coast LNG export projects and related fracking.

The combination of a global pandemic, burned-out doctors and nurses, and an increasingly indifferent public has pushed our public health-care system to the brink, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

It is time to shift our lens and bring into focus that our society’s plastic addiction has become a matter of life and death.

Repealing all mandatory minimum sentences will lead to more justice for Black, Indigenous and racialized and other disadvantaged communities.