Louise Comeau

Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault is using the skills he honed in the trenches as an environmental activist to push climate policy. But will it be enough for the crisis at hand?

With the phaseout of coal set to take effect in 2030, Ottawa has plans to create an Atlantic Loop, linking power grids in the East to make them more resilient.

At Thursday night’s debate, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau was hit from all sides for setting ambitious climate goals and failing to deliver, and it’s an open question whether his defence will convince voters.

The increasing intensity of storms that lead to massive power outages highlights the need for Canada's electrical utilities to be more robust and innovative, climate change scientists say.