"In the middle of an election, we’re urging parties to abandon — to disregard — this election wish list, because it really would doom a lot of Canadians to a future that’s less bright than the one we have now," Dale Marshall of Environmental Defence said.
A wave of protests is being mounted by XR chapters in more than 60 cities worldwide, including Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, over the coming two weeks.
Executives at Alberta’s oil and gas watchdog sought to enrich themselves, failed to disclose conflicts of interest and misappropriated public money, costing taxpayers $2.3 million, three provincial investigations found.
To engage Albertans on climate — and disengage them from Jason Kenney’s scapegoating antics — let's use their energy expertise and enthusiasm as momentum for a shift to clean energy.
Over the course of an election campaign, you expect to see more than a few slick elisions of truth — the details of a platform shaded or facts of the case bent to make one party’s stance look more desirable than another.
Despite his folksy charm, Conservative Premier Blaine Higgs has shown scant sympathy for New Brunswick’s workers in a simmering labour dispute he inherited.
While Alberta has been hit with a number of shocking political results over the past few years, this federal election seems poised to return the province to old norms.
Was the “Greta factor” instrumental in getting this many people out? There’s no doubt. But those on the streets sound purposeful and committed to change. They were inspired by Greta, but actively looking for local solutions to a global crisis.
Canadians are increasingly coming to the same conclusion about the climate crisis. But, oil and gas producers are throwing money behind data-driven attempts to subvert it, a National Observer investigation shows.