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Max Fawcett
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Opinion, Politics
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February 27th 2024
Pierre Trudeau famously said, "There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation." Now, more than half a century later, why does the otherwise freedom-obsessed Pierre Poilievre keep promising to insert it into our private lives?
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Despite progress to improve climate policies, some of Canada’s largest pension funds are still moving too slowly and betting unwisely against the energy transition, a new report indicates.
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News, Ottawa Insider
| February 27th 2024
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A new study by Environmental Defence and Équiterre lays out how Canada can double public transit ridership by 2035, reducing GHGs by 65 million tons between 2024 and 2035: the equivalent of the annual emissions from 20 million cars.
Cloe Logan
News, Climate Solutions Reporting
| February 27th 2024
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With the right mix of boldness and ingenuity, we could make our buildings not only greener but more affordable and resilient.
David McFadden, Tyler Hamilton
Opinion
| February 27th 2024
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Last week, the inaugural Urban Indigenous Social Economy Forum in Ottawa brought together friendship centres, provincial and federal organizations and Indigenous social organization leadership from across the country to network and share knowledge and expertise.
Matteo Cimellaro
News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa
| February 27th 2024
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The team behind the Little Amal puppet hopes to create "visceral engagement" with issues caused by climate emergency.
Lanre Bakare
News
| February 27th 2024
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Twelve labour and environmental groups are urging federal politicians to get the sustainable jobs act back on the House of Commons agenda so the long-awaited legislation can become law.
Natasha Bulowski
News, Politics, Ottawa Insider
| February 26th 2024
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Canada's National Observer presents The Poison Detectives Episode 2 — Who’s Minding the Store?
Sandra Bartlett
News
| February 27th 2024
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From the archives
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Karyn Pugliese
News
| November 1st 2022
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