Opinion

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.

If Conservatives truly hate virtue signalling as much as they say, they shouldn’t be arguing for a tax exemption on their own flavour of it, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

If perfect is the enemy of good, that’s especially true when it comes to climate policy in Canada. Just ask Steven Guilbeault, our environment minister, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

To achieve our climate and green economy goals, Canada’s tech, resource and research leaders must work together to find and develop the products and technology to make that future a reality.

When the full story of this pandemic is finally written, the behaviour of people like Dr. Kieran Moore — to say nothing of his political masters at Queen’s Park — will feature prominently, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

The NDP can leverage the power a minority government gives it and declare now that its support for the Liberals depends on the government timely implementing the Canada Disability Benefit.

That was the direct message I received on Twitter at 3:21 a.m. on Feb. 14. It was a few hours after hackers had released a load of data from the GiveSendGo fundraising campaign for the convoy protests in Ottawa. The anonymous Twitter user linked me to a thread they’d been compiling of the largest donations made by Canadians. The claims were shocking: an Ontario business mogul pitched in $25,000.

The Conservative leadership contest provides a window for Tories to reimagine their party as one that straddles the political centre with broad appeal. The candidate best placed to accomplish this ambitious project is clearly Jean Charest, writes Andrew Perez.

In most lines of work, disobeying your employer in such a blatant and public way would be grounds for termination, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

As Alberta's United Conservative Party members begin receiving ballots on Kenney's leadership tomorrow, the former Wild Rose leader vying for his job has been trafficking in far-right dog whistles like “The Great Reset” as his leadership campaign gains momentum.

The biggest extension to health care by far in this budget was a national dental care program. This went from obscurity to policy in a matter of months due to its inclusion in the Liberal-NDP agreement.

Canada may not be ready for “Poilievremania” just yet, but the massive crowds showing up to his rallies are a clear sign the Conservative Party of Canada is embracing him with a similar degree of enthusiasm.

I’m uncomfortable knowing that I own shares in some banks that are involved in greenwashing.

Here’s something you can do right now to lower your electricity bill, reduce energy consumption and fight climate change: turn off some lights.

Fossil fuel gatekeepers also include the world’s largest private banks. Without their enormous investments, most of the world’s coal, oil and natural gas corporations would shrivel and die on the vine.