At least $23 billion spent supporting pipelines since 2018
That's according to a new report from the International Institute for Sustainable Development.
Canada
Border restrictions loosen up for fully vaccinated Canadians
After nearly 16 months of rigid travel restrictions, Canada is finally starting to loosen the rules — but only for a specific few.
Clock is ticking for Canada to get its UN climate pledge right
Climate Action Network - Réseau Action Climat has released a report that challenges the federal government to meet its commitments on the road to net-zero.
One Indigenous girl’s brave response to Canada's shameful residential schools
"How do you explain to a little girl that her people were kidnapped and incarcerated at schools where they were beaten for speaking their parents’ language, told their gods were devils and taught to hate themselves?" asks columnist Julian Brave Noisecat.
Ontario commits $10M to investigate burial sites at residential schools
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said his government had felt the need to act on the issue.
As Canada's cities race against climate change, the urgency of finding solutions intensifies
Over the last six months, Canada's National Observer has been looking into what's working and what's failing in cities as they rise to the challenge of tackling climate change. In a 13-part series, we will be taking you across the country, province by province, for a look at how cities are meeting the climate emergency with sustainable solutions. We start with this overview.
Canada's climate bill isn't the bill we would have written. But it must go through
Bill C-12 is a better bill today because of our efforts, write NDP MPs Laurel Collins and Taylor Bachrach. But let’s be clear: this isn’t the climate plan we would have written.
Enviro groups call on Parliament to wrap up Bill C-12
The groups say the bill, known as the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act, may not be perfect, but it can be improved on in the future. Stalling it would be much worse for Canada’s climate plan, they say in a letter.
Why a rural Minnesota pipeline is a climate battleground
Enbridge describes it as essential for reliable oil supplies in both nations, saying the plan has undergone rigorous environmental permitting and will boost Minnesota's economy. Opponents contend it endangers waterways, violates indigenous treaty rights and abets dependence on fossil fuels that will further overheat the planet.
Feds planning to use biometrics at Canada-U.S. border
Canada's border agency has an "urgent need" to hire a global technology firm to help develop a biometric strategy in response to rapidly evolving issues including COVID-19.
Climate change is set to cost Canada’s health system billions
That is the verdict of a new report from the Canadian Institute for Climate Choices, which found changing climate will worsen pre-existing health conditions and strain the health-care system unless governments take significant action.
Canada’s Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson: Our plastic problem is urgent
This isn’t about banning plastic, which will remain a useful part of our lives, writes federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson. It’s about responsibly managing plastic so it stops polluting our environment.
