Opinion

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.

For years now, Canada’s Conservatives have played footsie with an increasingly radicalized right-wing populist movement. The sooner their relationship with them is brought into the light, the better it will be for everyone else. 

The phrase just transition doesn't play well in Alberta with the people whose livelihoods will be upended when oil and gas production inevitably winds down.

A guaranteed livable basic income wouldn’t reinvent the wheel. Rather, it would build on programs already designed to lift low-income Canadians out of poverty.

Alisdair McLean is not looking for directions. The map marks off a three-kilometre radius around his Ottawa home. If his destination is in that circle, he leaves his car in the driveway and walks. 

Virtually everywhere, these jobs are underpaid, undervalued and underprotected. Most workers in low-wage, low-carbon jobs are women, racialized workers, migrants and newcomers.

In the face of a climate emergency, our approach to energy security today must be consistent with a responsible approach to climate change and the need to reduce our carbon emissions.

Now, the question is whether his bet on the social media company will pay off for him — and what it will mean for the rest of us, writes columnist Max Fawcett. 

The nearly 3,000-page document details a stark, urgent threat — but it also shows a clear path forward.

Web3 has the potential to disrupt existing institutions because it can accelerate change more quickly, creating new models rather than working through existing layers of process and governance.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has attacked and undermined Ontario’s environmental protections.

The newspaper recently appointed Marina Glogovac as CEO, and a series of her recent tweets seem to point to a worldview that's at odds with the paper’s long-standing principles.

MPs are exempt from divestment requirements that prevent them from acquiring and holding controlled assets. Is this good public policy?

The future of the carbon capture, utilization and storage technology shouldn't be subject to an all-or-nothing debate.

Marc Fawcett-Atkinson, our food security reporter, got a tip about someone setting up Facebook groups that look for all the world like innocuous citizens’ community organizations — except for the anonymous attack ads taking nasty swipes at certain politicians.