Politics

Kevin Falcon's rebrand of the BC Liberal Party has had disastrous results — and might deliver a decisive victory for the BC Conservatives come the next election.

The mayors of three British Columbia communities devastated by flooding in November 2021 are calling for changes in how the federal government dispenses disaster relief after their applications were denied.

Laurel Collins says she hopes the polarized House of Commons will continue to put partisanship aside to pass her bill to criminalize coercive control this week, after hearing hundreds of personal stories about intimate partner violence.

The question of who should bear the financial risk for pricey carbon capture and storage projects has become a stumbling block slowing the technology's adoption in Canada.

An Alberta ranching community is fighting a planned hearing on proposed coal exploration in the Rocky Mountains, saying the province's arm's-length energy regulator shouldn't have heeded a letter from its energy minister suggesting an application from Northback Holdings be accepted.

The owners of a Sarnia, Ont., plastics plant that has been emitting dangerous levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene for years say they need more time to comply with tougher federal rules.

Two reports that exaggerate the cost of an emissions cap to the oil and gas industry are excellent data points in support of Mark Twain’s dim view of statistics, and both are shaped by assumptions — presumably directed by the organizations funding them — that have no resemblance to reality. 

As residents in Ontario's Chemical Valley grapple with dangerously high levels of benzene, air monitoring data also reveals very high levels of sulphur dioxide that environmental advocates urge must be brought under control.

The federal government will assess the toxicity of a harmful compound in oilsands tailings after the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation and environmental groups requested a review.

A leaked letter says Saskatchewan Trade Minister Jeremy Harrison nearly triggered a security incident when he walked into the legislature in camouflage gear toting a long gun in a case.

The former governor of the Bank of Canada has said that Trudeau will lead the Liberals into the next election, but that hasn't stopped Conservatives from mounting political attacks against him. New polling suggests they should be more wary about goading him into joining the race.

Two years behind schedule, the world's richest nations have finally met a long-standing commitment to provide their developing countries with US$100 billion worth of financing to respond to the climate emergency. But with needs now reaching trillions of dollars, they will need to scale their investments even further.

Two individuals dressed in black approached Julie Dzerowicz' constituency office early on Tuesday morning and painted a threatening message, the MP says.

A momentary snapshot can send the public a strong signal about what a politician's fate could be. It can seem to seal that fate.

The effort to oust Fergus failed by a vote of 142-168 after the NDP sided with the Liberals, with both accusing the Conservatives of undermining democracy and its independent institutions.