Wet’suwet’en want UN spotlight on Coastal GasLink crisis
Gidimt’en land defenders are calling for the United Nations to visit Wet’suwet’en unceded territory to witness the alleged violation of Indigenous rights.
NDP wants to extend consultation on shipping terminal that poses risks to shorebirds
The NDP wants Canadians to have more time to weigh in on a proposed Metro Vancouver shipping terminal that Environment Canada scientists warn would have disastrous environmental impacts.
Jagmeet Singh calls for emergency debate on Ottawa trucker occupation
Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, is calling for an emergency debate on how to handle the truckers convoy occupying the nation’s capital.
Elizabeth May puts environmental racism back on the House agenda
Elizabeth May is taking the fight to address environmental racism back to the House after a Liberal MP’s bill died on the order paper last fall.
Canadians want a clean energy economy and believe the significance of oil will recede, polling shows
Most Canadians think clean energy is critical for Canada’s economy and its importance will only grow over time while the significance of oil and gas will recede, according to a poll released Thursday.
Conservatives dispense with Erin O'Toole leadership in speedy, brutal ouster
Erin O’Toole’s fall from grace within the Conservative Party of Canada was no surprise, but the speed and brutality of his ousting jarred even seasoned political scientists.
NDP MP Charlie Angus cites Canada’s ‘failure to hold the oil industry accountable for the massive amounts of taxpayer money’
The party's natural resources critic wrote to Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson on Jan. 27 after recent reports found the federal government's climate change funding for oil and gas companies amounts to little more than fossil fuel subsidies.
93-year-old father of Canadian climate science reflects on the most consequential events of his career
Since the 1950s, Jim Bruce has played a role in some of the most consequential events in climate science at home and abroad. At 93, the renowned climate scientist gives Canada's National Observer his take on what it will take to pull human society out of its death spiral.
Environment Canada warned port expansion puts shorebirds at risk, but feds withheld final comments from review panel
A document from Environment Canada that warned of disastrous environmental impacts was withheld from a key stage of an environmental assessment for a proposed Metro Vancouver shipping terminal.
MPs worry anti-vaxxer convoy has taken a turn for the worse
A convoy of truckers is en route to Ottawa to protest vaccine mandates, but some politicians say the protest has taken on a life of its own and are concerned about possible violence on Saturday.
Tories stoke ‘freedom convoy’ fire as truckers head for Ottawa
Conservative MPs are stoking the anti-vaccination fire by voicing support for a convoy of truckers driving across Canada to converge on Parliament Hill.
An explosive report on one of the largest carbon capture and storage facilities in Alberta
Carbon capture’s questionable numbers spell concern for Canada’s hydrogen plans
Canadians want climate-friendly home renovations — and it’s more than Ottawa can handle
Canadian homeowners are lining up for federal dollars to make their homes more energy efficient, but experts say without additional programs, there’s a risk people won’t pursue the renovations needed to help Canada cut its greenhouse gas emissions.
Orphan wells set to become Canada's billion-dollar problem
Cleaning up orphaned oil and gas wells will cost Canada over a billion dollars by 2025, a new report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer finds.
Canada absent from global conversation on deep-sea mining
Environmental groups want the Canadian government to call for a moratorium on deep-sea mining, joining countries like Chile and the EU Parliament.