Morgan Sharp
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About Morgan Sharp
Morgan Sharp is a non-binary trans journalist who wrote about youth and young people in and around Toronto, thanks to a grant from the Local Journalism Initiative and the Government of Canada.
She covered a wide range of subject areas over more than three years with National Observer and ten years with the Reuters news agency before that, including general and political news, the environment and sustainability, technology and the companies that sell it, financial markets and economics.
Originally from Melbourne, Australia, they lived and worked in Cairo and London before settling in Toronto.
2019 election will be called on Wednesday
Trudeau promised “sunny ways” following the last election in 2015. While many believe his government has delivered on core promises, it has also faced scandals such as the SNC-Lavalin affair.
‘I don’t want to fight them. I want to fight climate change’: McKenna
There was momentum, and then it was gone. In an exclusive interview with National Observer, the environment and climate change minister defends her record despite recent electoral gains by the right.
Ford takes carbon-price fight to top court as election looms
The Ontario government has joined Saskatchewan in challenging the federal government's price on pollution in the highest court in the country.
Toronto-area land dispute tests Trudeau's sustainability commitment
A fight over of a parcel of federally-controlled land on the outskirts of Canada's largest city pits food-security advocates against an influx of right-leaning, development-friendly politicians.
The undoing of the Harper government’s anti-science agenda
Canada's science minister says the Trudeau government has worked hard to unmuzzle scientists and to amplify scientific evidence about climate change.
Morneau repeats jobs defence on SNC-Lavalin
Canada's finance minister doubled down on the protecting-jobs defence as Tories demanded that the ethics commissioner testify in Parliament.
Justin Trudeau broke ethics law in SNC-Lavalin affair
Ethics Commissioner says Trudeau inappropriately sought to convince Wilson-Raybould to avoid prosecuting SNC-Lavalin
'Vote Science' election campaign launched
A coalition of science groups is pushing for candidates in the upcoming federal election to back evidence-informed policy, more transparent communication of that decision-making, and more funding for scientific research.
Six Nations show how to take the power back
The Six Nations of the Grand River are creating an economic success story by reinvesting the returns on significant renewable energy investments into community services and other economic development.
Frontier oilsands project in McKenna's hands
The federal environment minister must now decide whether to approve or reject the proposal, after a panel said it is in the public interest — but with significant concerns about environmental impact and interruption of Indigenous hunting practices.