Buried in the MOU: a licence to lie
When our government rewrites truth-in-advertising rules, it not only impairs consumer choice and dupes investors, but it also rigs the market to favour big polluters over genuinely green industries.
A Faustian climate bargain
Canada is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 45 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030. However, given the trajectory we are on (planning a series of mega-projects that will have a significant impact on the environment), the government appears to be abdicating its responsibilities on this file.
It’s time to double down on ocean protection
Three years after the Kunming-Montreal Agreement, Canada needs a plan to protect its waters.
2026: Another year on the edge for Carney and Canada
For all the Liberals’ high points since they dodged what was shaping up as certain electoral defeat, the year ahead looms as an even more difficult minefield.
Geoengineering for grown-ups
We need to use every viable technique to hold the average global temperature down while we work frantically to end our emissions.
Canada’s plan to boost its economy must include rebuilding wild fisheries
When wild fish populations are abundant, they support employment, export diversification, food security, and stable regional economies.
Environment
The Alberta energy deal is worse than you think
Canada’s clean electricity regulations—finally published less than 12 months ago—are on the chopping block as part of this deal.
Nation-building starts in rural Canada
The country cannot meet its goals or maintain its economic edge without fully integrating the land that sustains us.
Jump-starting a Canadian power grid
Canada needs a forum for provinces to co-ordinate planning on a regional or national level, and a process to help provinces work together to get electricity projects built.
