Carbon price whiff an ‘occupational hazard,’ but PBO still ‘batting 0.999:’ finance policy expert Ian Lee

Canada’s first budget watchdog says the PBO is still needed, but is calling for an ‘independent external review’ to improve analyses before the next election.
Government’s ambition on newly updated environmental law falls flat

The feds need to go back to the drawing board on the implementation of Bill S-5 changes to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.
Pre-budget talks, public transit funding, and safety led September lobbying

The banking, steel, and public transit sectors led federal advocacy efforts as Parliament returned from the summer break.
Feds’ purchasing power can push carbon removal innovation

We need governments to step in and use their procurement power to create a viable market, paving the way for more private buyers to do the same.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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.