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Canadian companies are being told to ensure they’re not importing Chinese goods produced through the forced labour of the Uighur religious minority group.

“Capitalism, misogyny, transphobia, homophobia, anti-migrant sentiment, Islamophobia, anti-Indigenous sentiment, racism — all these things really help to uphold climate change, rather than work to fix it,” says Indigenous Climate Action's Lindsey Bacigal.

The Treasury Board president had asked the commissioner for her input on how to improve the information disclosure regime, which is supposed to ensure the government is transparent and accountable to Canadians.

Hydro-Québec says it is now in a position to serve new contracts without having to build hydropower facilities, which has been a concern for some advocates.

“Legally binding conditions” on projects are meant to protect the environment, says Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson.

Employment and Social Development Canada has announced it will conduct a national count of homeless Canadians in March and April. However, policy experts don’t see it as the right move during a pandemic.

Reflecting on her first 100 days in office while navigating public health restrictions, Green Party leader guesses she has likely done 90 stakeholder meetings. “We really tried to do all the things that you would do," she said.

An urban climate change centre will be established and operated by Simon Fraser University through a $22-million self-sustained federal endowment, said Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared by videoconference at the One Planet Summit and announced a $55-million contribution to a UN fund to protect against land degradation.

Exxon bowed to investor pressure and released information this week showing the carbon pollution that is generated when its products are used.

Canadian political leaders expressed shock and dismay at events Wednesday in Washington, D.C., as a violent mob loyal to U.S. President Donald Trump paraded through the Capitol building, stealing items and vandalizing property.

Canadians returning from non-essential trips will no longer be able to claim the $1,000 quarantine benefit, said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. This comes as several provincial and federal politicians — including two members of the federal Liberal caucus — are under fire for vacationing overseas during the holidays.

Over the last two years, millions of moths took to the skies above the cold waters of Atlantic Canada, flying a treacherous journey across the Gulf of St. Lawrence from sunset until dawn.

The solutions to fix dire conditions in long-term care homes already exist — however the political will is missing, according to experts and politicians who spoke at an emergency town hall on Monday.

A new coalition is monitoring the overlap of climate denial with other conspiracy theories online, and one of its founders says Canada is not immune from this new “wave of disinformation.”