Opinion

Provincial governments allow companies to pollute our air and water. The feds are moving to change that, but not fast enough.

The ubiquity of climate news and the language employed should align with the gravity of what we confront. Time for our public broadcaster to break the glass and sound the alarm.

Two reports that exaggerate the cost of an emissions cap to the oil and gas industry are excellent data points in support of Mark Twain’s dim view of statistics, and both are shaped by assumptions — presumably directed by the organizations funding them — that have no resemblance to reality. 

Financial institutions have a key role to play in the transition to greener and more climate-resilient communities, but they must work harder if they're going to do so.

Blaming the carbon tax is a useful talking point to distract people in Canada from the role of corporate-dominated global supply chains in climate change and the real causes of food price inflation.

The former governor of the Bank of Canada has said that Trudeau will lead the Liberals into the next election, but that hasn't stopped Conservatives from mounting political attacks against him. New polling suggests they should be more wary about goading him into joining the race.

Because we live in a world that speaks with money, it is now more important than ever to embed climate justice and prioritize climate science in financial drivers and investment decisions.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith might not like Justin Trudeau, but she needs him more than anyone else in Canada. 

A majority of Canadians are rightfully concerned about affordability. Conservative media, politicians and advertisers amplify these economic concerns and use them to turn us against taxes and government spending.

Shir Gruber helped lead the 2019 climate student strikes. Now she has parlayed that experience into a leadership role with Sustainable Youth Canada.

Let's start with 'the water is too hot.' Salmon like 12 to 15 degrees. The heat compounds what’s known around the lab as 'the river gauntlet' — seine boats at the river mouth, habitat degradation upstream and now ever higher temperatures bringing new pathogens, disease and lethal stream water.

If we're serious about warding off the oncoming climate catastrophe, it will take a swift and highly disruptive overhaul to our way of living.

Increased tanker traffic and the imminent threat of a spill from the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion threaten the survival of B.C.'s beloved orca population.

Canada's Conservatives need to get serious about the province's oil and gas industry — otherwise, it will be left in the dust by a global energy transition supercharged by Chinese manufacturing.

If the escalating tensions between Canada's Muslim charitable sector and the CRA are ever to be resolved, it will require some honest and serious introspection on the part of the organization.