Canada's current government has shown a lot of progress, compared to their predecessors, at having great talking points on climate, Bill McKibben told National Observer in an interview.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's actions were called "tone deaf" in the media and they triggered a series of complaints to the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages.
Internal government documents obtained by The Canadian Press show that the fund has doled out $170,000 in grants as of March 2015, while at the same time spending more than $2.4 million on costs.
Barclays Capital calculated that Canada's Big Six banks — CIBC, Royal Bank, Scotiabank, TD Bank, BMO and National Bank — took $1.3 billion in energy industry loan loss provisions over five quarters.
The increased Canadian military activity over Syria is only one indication that the war against ISIL is shifting into a new phase. The future could also be heavily influenced by U.S. President Trump.