Politics
Canada supports global pledge to slash oil and gas methane
Canada is committing to slashing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector as part of a global effort to curb the powerful greenhouse gas.
Confessions of an optimistic Green
As rookie and returning MPs get ready for a new Parliament, federal Green Party member Ralph Martin expresses optimism despite his party's disappointing election results.
Scientists says future of Middle East depends on speedy transition to renewables
A climate change conference will underscore to policy-makers in the Middle East and the east Mediterranean that the switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources is needed urgently.
Pandora Papers’ bombshells have MPs calling for action
MPs and the non-profit Canadians for Tax Fairness are calling for the Canadian government to take action after the Pandora Papers investigation found hundreds of world leaders and public officials have used offshore tax havens to hide enormous fortunes.
‘The climate crisis in action’: WHO urges world leaders to avoid health disaster
The World Health Organization is calling on world leaders to phase out fossil fuels ahead of COP26 to help save millions of lives around the globe.
Is Jason Kenney Canada’s worst premier ever?
The death toll from a self-inflicted fourth wave along with the thousands of postponed surgeries and medical procedures will be his ultimate political legacy in Alberta, says columnist Max Fawcett.
Climate change and Ontario’s last-century energy policies
It’s time for Ontario’s government to realize that the year is 2021, not 1950, writes Bruce F. Nagy.
Enviro debate organizers holding MPs to their promises
Organizers of the GreenPAC 100 Debates for the Environment will hold the 56 candidates ultimately elected to Parliament accountable for their climate promises.
PM blasts top military brass on sexual misconduct, saying they 'don't get it'
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took direct aim at military commanders on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, following a whirlwind 48 hours involving a senior officer who provided a reference for a convicted sex offender.