Breaking down C-5: Carney’s ‘build, baby, build’ bill draws support from business sector, but heavy pushback from environmental, Indigenous groups
Bill C-5’s two major components seek to address internal trade barriers, and to fast-track national interest projects.
Iran’s uranium enrichment: myths, realities, and what Canada should understand
Canadians deserve an informed debate about the potential proliferation dangers of these new reactor designs, especially as the intention is to export them around the world.
Canada’s water is a strategic asset, so let’s treat it like one
Water is foundational to our economy, our food and energy systems, and our national security. We must meet the moment with fresh solutions to emerging water issues.
Pipelines or pipe dreams?
Like the feds, the Canadian public now supports new pipeline projects. Such projects may, however, turn out to be fanciful. If new pipelines are built, will they become stranded assets.
Natural resources, economy top lobbying issues in May
A ‘backdrop of geopolitical battles’ is generating a need for a supply of goods from democratic nations such as Canada, says the president of the Business Council of Alberta.
Bill C-5 will likely gut environmental protections, in the name of the economy
The House should have held off on passing the second part of Bill C-5, the Building Canada Act. It should have allowed MPs, Indigenous Peoples, environmentalists, and more Canadians the time to scrutinize this legislation and it should not have rushed this through, despite Trump’s chaos and threats.
Here’s why Canada should say ‘no’ to LNG
Canada has the opportunity to lead in the global clean energy transition, not to follow outdated energy playbooks.
With Indigenous relations taking on an economic lens, consultation will be key, say academics, orgs
Indigenous Peoples have understandable concerns about whether the hunger for natural resources could be used as an excuse by the federal government to circumvent its duty to consult, says professor Gabriel Maracle.
Natural Resources
Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist
A March 2025 report by the International Atomic Energy Agency flagged a serious problem in Canada’s nuclear governance regime. Canada has not incorporated the fundamental safety principle of justification into its legal framework, despite being urged to do so by an international peer review team in 2019. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) principle of justification in nuclear […]
