Canada must take action on imported monkeys
Shipping monkeys from Cambodia is a deadly wildlife trade that has infiltrated Canada after it was shut down in the United States.
We all live in Tampa now, and we all need to find higher intellectual ground than indifference
There is, of course, a deeply human dimension to the issue at play in places like Florida and California. It is plainly traumatizing to force people to move away from the place they have either lived all their lives, or chosen to live. Spirit of place and a sense of belonging are real and powerful things. But so are the facts of climate change.
Adaptation to climate change should be a non-partisan priority
Climate change is now upon us. We need to prepare for the inevitable consequences of our failure to head off the crisis.
‘Hotter and drier’ conditions in forests will create greater fire risk in coming decades, Senate committee hears, as House continues Jasper study
Canada’s climate is warming at twice the global rate—and three to four times faster in the North. This means hotter and drier conditions in our forests, which increases forest flammability, says Wilfrid Laurier University’s Jennifer Baltzer.
Parliament at a standstill as Conservative MPs push for release of green-tech fund papers
Government House Leader Karina Gould said there will be no chance to discuss key legislation in the House until the privilege debate ends.
Federal overtime payments on decline, but total paid out still tops $1-billion mark
Latest government data shows RCMP, Correctional Services Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, as well as Canada Revenue Agency paid the most overtime in 2023.
Protecting Canada’s outdoor recreation sector
Each party’s election platform needs a detailed plan to reach our global climate targets. Each party may take a different approach—choosing their own mix of regulatory measures, tax incentives, direct subsidies, and carbon pricing.
Disasters the result of ‘our actions or inaction,’ Ottawa emergency management conference hears
The Canadian Emergency Preparedness and Climate Adaptation discussed options for future disaster resiliency in Canada as federal MPs probed the response to the Jasper wildfire in committee.
How the Canadian taxpayer ended up on the hook for $34-billion to build a pipeline for the oil industry
There’s no reason taxpayers should be subsidizing the oil transportation costs for the profitable fossil fuel industry. With a cost recovery levy and better scrutiny of future taxpayer investments in the energy sector, taxpayers can get the protection we deserve.
Let’s make Canada wilder
The Wilder Institute will be pitching the case for making Canada wilder with the largest co-ordinated approach to managed species recovery in this country’s history. Now is the time to act.
