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.
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.
