Mike De Souza
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News, Energy, Politics
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June 21st 2019
A prominent Quebec environmentalist and star Liberal recruit Steven Guilbeault reveals what happened after he told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that he didn't support the government's decision to re-approve the Trans Mountain oil pipeline and tanker expansion project.
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These types of stage-managed events are common in politics. Still, photojournalist Kamara Morozuk and I didn't know quite what to expect. We wanted to peer behind the curtain, to learn who was welcoming Scheer and the media onto their property.
Carl Meyer
News, Energy, Politics
| June 21st 2019
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From our archive: National Observer spoke to several scientists about their experiences with environmental assessments on major industrial projects that got approved after their proponents submitted dubious evidence in their applications. The consultants all experienced similar pressure to overlook evidence.
Holly Lake
Investigations, Energy, Politics
| June 21st 2019
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On June 12, Barrie city council voted unanimously to reprimand Coun. Keenan Aylwin for calling out two Tory MPs for "playing footsies" with white supremacy. The reprimand was the first the council had delivered to one of its own, and in delivering it Barrie, Ontario, has become a microcosmic study in how difficult it can be for governments to effectively tackle the increasingly troubling issue.
Fatima Syed
News, Politics
| June 21st 2019
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A pair of controversial environmental bills scaled their final hurdle in the Senate on Thursday, June 20, 2019, over the objections of critics who warn the two pieces of legislation will kneecap Canada's oil industry and fuel separatist sentiment in Alberta.
Mia Rabson
News, Politics
| June 23rd 2019
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Dean French, widely seen as the driving force behind Doug Ford's rise to the leadership of Ontario's Progressive Conservative party and subsequent election victory, resigned as his chief of staff on Friday, the premier's office said. Ford overhauled his cabinet the previous day, demoting his finance, education and social service ministers after his first budget's cuts proved unpopular.
Morgan Sharp
News, Politics
| June 21st 2019
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We are in a climate emergency. Status quo behavior is our enemy. It is time for us to step up and do what is required.
Elizabeth May
Opinion, Energy, Politics
| June 21st 2019
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In one breath, the leader of the People's Party of Canada said "there is no climate change urgency in this country," promised to deliver "politics based on fact" and assured observers his party would deliver "a concrete environment plan."
Fatima Syed
News, Politics
| June 21st 2019
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Explosions and a blaze at the largest oil refinery on the East Coast sent a fireball into the sky and shook homes before dawn on Friday, June 21,2019, though authorities reported only a few minor injuries and said the air was safe to breathe.
Associated Press
News, US News, Politics
| June 23rd 2019
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau added his voice on Thursday, June 20, 2019, to the growing opposition to Quebec's new law prohibiting teachers, police officers and other public servants in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols.
Sidhartha Banerjee
News, Politics
| June 23rd 2019
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More than half the 70 North Atlantic right whale deaths recorded over the last 16 years were caused by entanglement in fishing gear or vessel collisions, a new study reports.
Kevin Bissett
News, Politics
| June 23rd 2019
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The battle against the forces killing our planet can be won only if the whole of humanity, not just Indigenous peoples, joins the fight.
Guujaaw
Opinion, Energy
| June 18th 2019
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The Mounties have a unit dedicated to fighting lies, from the polygraph to hypnosis to brain-mapping. But can we trust the truth-seekers?
Justin Ling
News, Politics
| June 18th 2019
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