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NDP MP Laurel Collins

NDP MP Laurel Collins, who represents Victoria, B.C., is her party's environment and climate change critic.

Harnessing windfall profits to tackle corporate greed and fund a greener future

  • If the Liberals made big oil and gas companies pay their fair share, it would generate more than $4-billion a year.
Opinion | BY NDP MP LAUREL COLLINS | May 8, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and the Liberals have shown that, despite a clear mandate from Canadians who support a windfall tax and demand accountability, they’d rather be wined and dined by big oil then stand up to them, writes Laurel Collins. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Harnessing windfall profits to tackle corporate greed and fund a greener future

Opinion | BY NDP MP LAUREL COLLINS | May 8, 2024
  • If the Liberals made big oil and gas companies pay their fair share, it would generate more than $4-billion a year.

Harnessing windfall profits to tackle corporate greed and fund a greener future

Opinion | BY NDP MP LAUREL COLLINS | May 8, 2024
  • If the Liberals made big oil and gas companies pay their fair share, it would generate more than $4-billion a year.
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and the Liberals have shown that, despite a clear mandate from Canadians who support a windfall tax and demand accountability, they’d rather be wined and dined by big oil then stand up to them, writes Laurel Collins. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Driving down emissions with electric school buses

  • Transitioning to cleaner alternatives such as electric school buses would mean cutting out more than four million tons of carbon dioxide from our emissions
Opinion | BY NDP MP LAUREL COLLINS | March 20, 2024
The upfront cost of transitioning to an electric school bus fleet across the country is worthwhile when considering the long-term impacts, writes Laurel Collins. Unsplash photograph by Megan Lee

Driving down emissions with electric school buses

Opinion | BY NDP MP LAUREL COLLINS | March 20, 2024
  • Transitioning to cleaner alternatives such as electric school buses would mean cutting out more than four million tons of carbon dioxide from our emissions

Driving down emissions with electric school buses

Opinion | BY NDP MP LAUREL COLLINS | March 20, 2024
  • Transitioning to cleaner alternatives such as electric school buses would mean cutting out more than four million tons of carbon dioxide from our emissions
The upfront cost of transitioning to an electric school bus fleet across the country is worthwhile when considering the long-term impacts, writes Laurel Collins. Unsplash photograph by Megan Lee

A Youth Climate Corps would put workers and the climate first. Why won’t Trudeau make it happen?

  • We owe it to young people to do everything in our power to provide real hope and to fight the climate crisis like we
Opinion | BY NDP MP LAUREL COLLINS | December 11, 2023
On Sept. 20, U.S. President Joe Biden announced the American Climate Corps, a massive green jobs program to help tackle the climate crisis and get young people good paying jobs, writes NDP MP Laurel Collins. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

A Youth Climate Corps would put workers and the climate first. Why won’t Trudeau make it happen?

Opinion | BY NDP MP LAUREL COLLINS | December 11, 2023
  • We owe it to young people to do everything in our power to provide real hope and to fight the climate crisis like we

A Youth Climate Corps would put workers and the climate first. Why won’t Trudeau make it happen?

Opinion | BY NDP MP LAUREL COLLINS | December 11, 2023
  • We owe it to young people to do everything in our power to provide real hope and to fight the climate crisis like we
On Sept. 20, U.S. President Joe Biden announced the American Climate Corps, a massive green jobs program to help tackle the climate crisis and get young people good paying jobs, writes NDP MP Laurel Collins. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

It’s time to step up on housing to get more homes built

  • Canada has the most expensive housing market and lowest housing stock per capita among G7 nations.
Opinion | BY NDP MP LAUREL COLLINS | September 18, 2023
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and the New Democrat team have been calling for a moratorium on the acquisition of affordable homes by Real Estate Investment Trusts and other corporate landlords who are using renovictions to kick people out of their homes and jack up rents, writes NDP MP Laurel Collins. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time to step up on housing to get more homes built

Opinion | BY NDP MP LAUREL COLLINS | September 18, 2023
  • Canada has the most expensive housing market and lowest housing stock per capita among G7 nations.

It’s time to step up on housing to get more homes built

Opinion | BY NDP MP LAUREL COLLINS | September 18, 2023
  • Canada has the most expensive housing market and lowest housing stock per capita among G7 nations.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and the New Democrat team have been calling for a moratorium on the acquisition of affordable homes by Real Estate Investment Trusts and other corporate landlords who are using renovictions to kick people out of their homes and jack up rents, writes NDP MP Laurel Collins. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The time to act is now for a better, greener future

  • Canada has an opportunity to meaningfully reduce emissions and show real climate leadership by banning thermal coal exports.
Opinion | BY NDP MP LAUREL COLLINS | May 17, 2023
While Canada is phasing out conventional coal-fired electricity, we continue to mine and export thermal coal overseas, writes NDP MP Laurel Collins. Unsplash photograph by Albert Hyseni

The time to act is now for a better, greener future

Opinion | BY NDP MP LAUREL COLLINS | May 17, 2023
  • Canada has an opportunity to meaningfully reduce emissions and show real climate leadership by banning thermal coal exports.

The time to act is now for a better, greener future

Opinion | BY NDP MP LAUREL COLLINS | May 17, 2023
  • Canada has an opportunity to meaningfully reduce emissions and show real climate leadership by banning thermal coal exports.
While Canada is phasing out conventional coal-fired electricity, we continue to mine and export thermal coal overseas, writes NDP MP Laurel Collins. Unsplash photograph by Albert Hyseni

Canada’s at a crossroads, we should choose right path

  • Canadians have been shaken by this pandemic. It has exposed the gaps in our health-care system and our social safety net, and it has
Opinion | BY NDP MP LAUREL COLLINS | June 8, 2020
Environmental groups, civil society organizations, and communities across the country have been calling for a new way forward. They are calling for a sustainable and just recovery that ensures the health and prosperity of everyone in Canada and our climate, writes NDP MP Laurel Collins. Photograph courtesy Unsplash/Markus Spiske

Canada’s at a crossroads, we should choose right path

Opinion | BY NDP MP LAUREL COLLINS | June 8, 2020
  • Canadians have been shaken by this pandemic. It has exposed the gaps in our health-care system and our social safety net, and it has

Canada’s at a crossroads, we should choose right path

Opinion | BY NDP MP LAUREL COLLINS | June 8, 2020
  • Canadians have been shaken by this pandemic. It has exposed the gaps in our health-care system and our social safety net, and it has
Environmental groups, civil society organizations, and communities across the country have been calling for a new way forward. They are calling for a sustainable and just recovery that ensures the health and prosperity of everyone in Canada and our climate, writes NDP MP Laurel Collins. Photograph courtesy Unsplash/Markus Spiske
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