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Startling Trump interference points to GoFundMe convoy campaign manipulation
If you think there’s something extremely fishy about the GoFundMe “Freedom” campaign, you’re onto something, writes columnist Sandy Garossino.
Look up! Why Canada needs to accelerate its climate adaptation agenda
Extreme weather events in Canada have not prepared our communities, our institutions and our built and natural environments for a changing climate.
Twelve of the 50 bumblebee species in North America are listed as at-risk, some declining by almost 90 per cent in last two decades
If bumblebee populations do continue to dwindle, most assuredly, we will be worse off for it.
Coutts border trucker convoy fiasco proves Jason Kenney cares only about one thing — himself
Conservative governments have traditionally prided themselves on refusing to negotiate with terrorists, but the UCP seems more than happy to do it here, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
Should taxpayers be forced to foot the bill for oil and gas sector’s carbon capture plans?
When it comes to delivering pollution reductions from the oil and gas sector, an aggressive push from the oil and gas lobby has the government focused on carrots.
Doug Ford is the conservative leader Liberals should fear
Ford, for all of his failings as Ontario premier, remains reasonably popular — especially in the parts of the country where federal Conservatives need to win to form government, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
If Canada wants to support local broadcasting, it should put its money where its mouth is
Just think about the impact the government could have if it advertised on Canadian broadcasters the way it supports Facebook and Google.
We need CO2 removal to save the planet, but tax subsidies aren’t the right way
Removing CO2 from the atmosphere and permanently storing it is essential in the fight against climate change.
It’s not clear whether the Ottawa police took a permissive approach with trucker protestors because they sympathized with them or were scared of them
Cops show double standard when protesters are white, Max Fawcett writes
Bolder, faster, together: Perspectives on societal transition
To pave the way for an equitable transition out of the climate crisis post-COVID, the real innovation required is to nurture and invest in inclusive, equitable and people-powered networks and movements to instigate social change.
What was that about Ottawa trucker rally? Looked a lot like fighting for the freedom to drop your crap anywhere
This crowd was celebratory, but also tinged with something that did not invite cheery eye contact.
The trucker rally was a disaster for Conservatives — and Canada
Saturday's protest against vaccine mandates was made up of a "disorganized rabble of riled-up miscreants who spent their day cosplaying as revolutionaries and heroes."
Whether he stays or goes in 2022, Trudeau has bred several worthy successors
If Justin Trudeau decides to step down before the next election, there could be contenders for the Liberal Party's top job waiting in the wings.
Anti-vaxxer truck convoy signals insidious spread of Trumpism in Canada
The near-insurrection of Jan. 6, 2021, when thousands of pro-Trump supporters swarmed the U.S. Capitol and left at least seven people dead, should have been a wakeup call for anyone who cares about the state of their own democracy.