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There are good livings to be had in a clean economy

There are good livings to be had in a clean economy

As the Research and Campus Strategy Co-Lead at  re•generation , 23-year-old Michelle Angkasa from Mississauga, Ontario shows business students it...

yesterday 10

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Patricia Lane

The most vicious assault on climate action we’ve ever seen

The most vicious assault on climate action we’ve ever seen

It will be hard to forget the scene of Trump announcing the U.S. was quitting the Paris Agreement to whooping cheers from 20,000 MAGA supporters....

yesterday 20

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Chris Hatch

Tariff threats push Canada deeper into fossil fuel trap

Tariff threats push Canada deeper into fossil fuel trap

Lest anyone forget that our economy is still overly dependent on resource extraction, this week’s political response to the Trump tariff threat is...

yesterday 10

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Adrienne Tanner

Donald Trump might just make Canada great again

Donald Trump might just make Canada great again

As an annoyingly stubborn optimist, I try to find the good in even the worst situations. And so, as new U.S. President Donald Trump threatens...

24.01.2025 2

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Max Fawcett

Doug Ford’s home renovations savings program will not help those who need it the most

Doug Ford’s home renovations savings program will not help those who need it the most

When Doug Ford’s government announced earlier this month that they are launching a retrofit program, I was relieved. After six long years of taking...

24.01.2025 2

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Mike Schreiner

Canada's tariff whiplash threatens our long-term sustainability

Canada's tariff whiplash threatens our long-term sustainability

As another Donald Trump presidency begins, Canada may see itself at a crossroads. In reality, looking beyond the next four years and the politics...

23.01.2025 3

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Mark Zacharias

Doug Ford doesn't need a mandate — he needs an excuse

Doug Ford doesn't need a mandate — he needs an excuse

By early February, Ontario could be plunged into a  winter election nobody wants. Nobody, that is, except premier Doug Ford and his party, who see...

23.01.2025 10

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David Moscrop

Danielle Smith still wants us to surrender

Danielle Smith still wants us to surrender

So much for that reprieve. The  pro-appeasement Postmedia pundits and Conservative politicians in Canada hadn’t even completed their victory lap...

22.01.2025 2

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Max Fawcett

The U.S. has a huge advantage in services trade – which is why Donald Trump never talks about it

The U.S. has a huge advantage in services trade – which is why Donald Trump never talks about it

U.S. President Donald Trump tells many lies about Canada-U.S. trade to justify his threatened 25-per-cent tariff. He claims the bilateral trade...

22.01.2025 2

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Jim Stanford

Party veterans step back as Liberals seek fresh start

Party veterans step back as Liberals seek fresh start

The field of likely candidates in the federal Liberal Party’s imminent leadership race has narrowed considerably since Prime Minister Justin...

21.01.2025 2

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Andrew Perez

Local climate solutions will rise as national leaders retreat

Local climate solutions will rise as national leaders retreat

If all politics is local, it doesn’t always feel that way. Political power manifests like an inverted pyramid, with the weightiest matters dealt...

21.01.2025 1

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Jimmy Thomson