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Doug Ford takes the masks off
Doug Ford has clearly decided to throw whatever caution he might have left to the wind and hope for the best — or at the very least, that the worst doesn’t come until after the votes are counted in June, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
On climate change, Canada’s pension sector must demonstrate that both values and value matter
Despite Russia's attack on Ukraine showing the financial sector can act quickly, we’ve yet to see commensurate action with respect to the climate crisis.
Rethinking your ink in service of the planet
Adelle Farrelly never has to scrabble through drawers, handbags or backpacks looking for a pen — because she has just one, writes new columnist Becky Rynor.
Jean Charest doesn’t stand a chance
Jean Charest, former premier of Quebec and one-time leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, will reportedly contest the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada — and he’s almost certainly going to get crushed, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
It would do a world of good if we let the rivers run free
By removing aging dams, we can restore freshwater ecosystems, support Indigenous communities and improve public safety.
Does the Trans Mountain pipeline still have a reason to exist?
For the oil companies, there is more profit to be made from exporting unrefined oil to jurisdictions with low wages and lower environmental standards than in creating jobs here in Canada.
Soaring oil prices could be the death rattle of our fossil-fuelled economy
The longer prices stay at these nosebleed levels, the more likely it is that consumers, businesses, industry and even entire countries will look to find alternatives, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
Discrimination against people with disabilities is one example of how Russia operates outside rule of law
In 2021, countries including Russia committed to peace for the period starting seven days before the Olympics and ending seven days after the Paralympics.
A just transition means vulnerable communities won’t carry the climate burden
What often gets drowned out in technical climate debates is the socio-economic relationship between fossil fuel projects and self-directed development opportunities for First Nations.
Canada’s climate policy doesn't change without a cultural transformation
The absence of our environmental crises in discussions about cultural policy isn’t a uniquely Canadian problem.
The unethical opportunism of Jason Kenney
Oil and gas advocates have plumbed new depths of depravity with their willingness to treat the crisis in Ukraine as an opportunity to push, yet again, for projects like Keystone XL and Energy East, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
IPCC report illustrates Canada’s climate paradox
Every penny of our energy subsidies, tax breaks and financing should power that renewable revolution.
We cannot afford Bay du Nord
A little-known proposed oil project called Bay du Nord — a collection of six oil discoveries close to each other in the Flemish Pass — is once again bringing the federal cabinet’s commitment to climate action into question.
