Canada could be the first country on Earth to pay international royalties
If Canada pays royalties to the contentious Bay du Nord oil development off the Newfoundland coast, it would be the first country in the world to do so.
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Under His Eye: Margaret Atwood foreshadowed extreme religious power would end American freedom (and take control of reproduction)
The parallels between The Handmaid's Tale and the reality that’s unfolding in the United States today are both stunning and stark, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
‘The air we breathe, I don’t feel like I have any control over that’
The legal right to a healthy environment and environmental justice is fundamental as we work towards a future of improved environmental and human health.
Let’s have an adult conversation about abortion
Meanwhile, can we get real for just a minute and talk about sex and pregnancy as if we’re adult humans with real life experience and not children reading about it in books? asks columnist Sandy Garossino.
Poilievre’s appeal is simple. He is unapologetically conservative
If the Canada Strong and Free unofficial debate last night is any sampling of the mood of conservatives in this country Pierre Poilievre is their man.
Ecological distancing and why knowing nature matters
The pandemic has given many of us a chance to make stronger connections with the natural world.
Canada versus the IPCC: Do nothing by halves which can be done by quarters
I am a political optimist by nature. I keep wanting to believe our federal government has turned a corner — that it has seen the light on the climate emergency and is ready to shift into high gear, writes columnist Seth Klein.
Dear Liberals: We need action on the climate file
The federal government has given 14 times more support to the oil and gas industry than to renewable energy. Let that sink in.
How Roe v. Wade could change the Conservative leadership race
Piere Poilievre's reluctance to fight as hard for the freedom of pregnant people to choose as he did for the Ottawa convoy protesters is understandable, given the central role anti-abortion voters have played in the last two Conservative leadership races, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
Canada faces a chemical pollution crisis — and the time to act is now
Updating the Canadian Environmental Protection Act will combat the unregulated chemicals damaging our well-being and the planet's future.
For better or worse, this election is Doug Ford’s to lose
Bribing voters with their own money is a time-tested political strategy, but few have ever taken it to the level Doug Ford’s government just did, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
Canada can and must get out of fossil energy
Despite some good plans and initiatives, Canada is shirking its international climate obligations, write Sabaa Khan and François Delorme.
Doug Ford’s selling a housing policy, but it’s time to pay the rent
What makes this election particularly interesting is that global inflation, coupled with an absolutely bonkers housing market in Ontario, has made the pinch of affordability issues much more acute.
It’s time for Ottawa to call the oil industry’s bluff
Oilsands companies' record profits and their CEOs' campaigns for corporate welfare raise an important question, writes columnist Max Fawcett: is it time for Canadian taxpayers to get a bigger piece of the action?
It’s satire, people. A message from the Ministry of Just Transition
The point of satire is to point out ridiculous things — like a government claiming to be a climate leader and investing billions of dollars in fossil fuel expansion.
