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Max Fawcett
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Opinion, Politics
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August 22nd 2023
In the midst of one of the worst wildfire seasons in Canadian history, Conservative MPs seem far more interested in eliminating Canada's carbon tax than doing anything about climate change. Will it cost them in the next election — again?
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“We are still waiting for any kind of climate plan from Pierre Poilievre,” said Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault in an emailed statement to Canada’s National Observer. “While the Conservative party still debates whether climate change is real, the world is on fire,” the statement reads.
Natasha Bulowski
News, Politics, Ottawa Insider
| August 21st 2023
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With out-of-control wildfires scorching much of Canada, representatives from the world’s countries are descending on Vancouver this week for a major conference designed to increase funding for climate action and nature protection.
John Woodside
News, Politics
| August 22nd 2023
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A national climate disaster insurance program for high-risk properties and for damage not covered by private insurance would help protect many families.
Jagmeet Singh
Opinion, Politics
| August 22nd 2023
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In March, the province committed to invest $29 million over four years to protect caribou, whose estimated number in the province is around 5,000. Now, Ontario has announced $20 million for a conservation stewardship project.
Matteo Cimellaro
News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa
| August 22nd 2023
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Analyzing marine sediment levels around Casey station between 1997 and 2015, Australian and Canadian scientists found that levels of multiple contaminants exceeded international quality guidelines.
Donna Lu
News
| August 22nd 2023
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A natural El Nino, human-caused climate change, a stubborn heat dome over the nation’s midsection and other factors cooked up tropical storm Hilary’s record-breaking slosh into California and Nevada, scientists figure.
Seth Borenstein
News, US News
| August 21st 2023
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Northwest Territories Premier Caroline Cochrane was a social worker before entering politics, so when the territory ordered everyone in its capital to leave last week due to encroaching wildfires, she said she checked to make sure homeless people weren't forgotten.
Rob Drinkwater
News, Politics
| August 21st 2023
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The federal Environment and Climate Change Minister is firing back at Conservative critics who are calling his diplomatic trip to China a "betrayal."
John Woodside
News, Politics
| August 22nd 2023
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From the archives
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Marc Fawcett-Atkinson
News
| March 7th 2023
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