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Companies should double down on ESG principles, not retreat

Even as the debate intensifies, the core driver of ESG remains unchanged: that companies operate responsibly, transparently and sustainably.

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Kari Kylo

Carney sidesteps a national dispute to claim small win in Métis meeting

Prime Minister Mark Carney just dodged a bullet in his ongoing efforts to secure Indigenous support for Bill C-5. This follows Thursday’s meeting...

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Arno Kopecky

Nova Scotia’s forest ban is a test — just not the one some people think

Tim Houston is trying to prevent the sort of wildfires that caused death and destruction in his province just two years ago. To some people,...

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Max Fawcett

Why warfare must be seen as a threat to our climate

Why warfare must be seen as a threat to our climate

As the planet nears critical ecological thresholds, the carbon clock is ticking down. According to the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact...

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Ellen Field

Bike lanes win as Ford and Smith waste time on a losing battle

Bike lanes win as Ford and Smith waste time on a losing battle

Of all the asinine battles the premiers of Ontario and Alberta have chosen to fight, the war against bike lanes has got to be one of the most...

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Adrienne Tanner

Mark Carney and Danielle Smith — It’s 2025, Not 1947

Mark Carney and Danielle Smith — It’s 2025, Not 1947

In 1979, I was a summer student working at Gulf Oil’s refinery in Clarkson, Ontario. I was assigned to its oldest crude unit, part of the original...

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Ross Belot

US thermal networks are heating entire communities. Ontario should be next

US thermal networks are heating entire communities. Ontario should be next

Ontario is going through an energy transition that requires a creative approach to balancing affordability with the need to reduce greenhouse-gas...

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Tyler Hamilton

Solar and wind are conservative punching bags. They're also winning the fight

Solar and wind are conservative punching bags. They're also winning the fight

If you want to trigger a Conservative politician in North America, say something nice about wind and solar energy. Harman Bhangu, the BC...

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Max Fawcett