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A surprise win for climate survival?

A surprise win for climate survival?

One area of focus for the First International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels will be how to phase out the $7 trillion a year...

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Mark hertsgaard

Alberta falls far short of expectations on methane regulations

Alberta falls far short of expectations on methane regulations

If Alberta refuses to introduce a credible methane-reduction plan, then the federal regulation should stand.

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Amanda Bryant

Vancouver sound artist turns music, stories and science into blueprint for living with nature

Vancouver sound artist turns music, stories and science into blueprint for living with nature

Mendel Skulski applies the art of conversation in service of a livable future. As a sound artist, this young Vancouverite co-produces Future...

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Patricia Lane

A fossil fuel reckoning, within earshot of a coal port

A fossil fuel reckoning, within earshot of a coal port

Profound tensions are nothing new for Santa Marta. It is the oldest colonial city in South America, founded by conquistadors in the early 1500s to...

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Chris Hatch

Real climate action requires immediate mandates with teeth

Real climate action requires immediate mandates with teeth

This is no way to prosecute the fight of our lives. Instead of making climate action voluntary, a government aligned with the emergency before us...

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Seth Klein

Avi Lewis is smart to shed light on surveillance pricing

Avi Lewis is smart to shed light on surveillance pricing

If surveillance pricing seems invasive, that's because it is. It's predicated on the ability to take all sorts of your personal data that you did not...

24.04.2026 10

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Supriya Dwivedi

A gas tax holiday may give drivers temporary relief, but an EV eliminates the root problem

A gas tax holiday may give drivers temporary relief, but an EV eliminates the root problem

Temporary relief from the fuel excise tax will help consumers save $17 a month for a few months. An EV would help them save closer to $200 a month...

24.04.2026 10

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Rachel Doran

Danielle Smith is already turning Alberta into America’s 51st state

Danielle Smith is already turning Alberta into America’s 51st state

Albertans will spend the summer debating their province's relationship with Ottawa. So why does it seem like their premier is laying the groundwork...

23.04.2026 10

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Max Fawcett

Hubris will be Doug Ford's undoing

Hubris will be Doug Ford's undoing

In his “sorry, not sorry” apology for buying a private jet, Ontario's premier whined about the backlash he should have seen coming.

23.04.2026 10

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Adrienne Tanner

Big tent politics is back, and Canada may be better for it

On balance, big-tent governments mirror the country they serve — in this case, the diverse federation that is Canada. They create space for...

23.04.2026 10

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Andrew Perez

The next step in protecting our future: giving rights to nature

The next step in protecting our future: giving rights to nature

As we celebrate Earth Day we must remember that protecting nature in law is good for everyone and everything. It is the next best step in securing a...

22.04.2026 10

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Rosa Galvez

Canada’s east-west electricity grid could be the pipeline of the future

Canada’s east-west electricity grid could be the pipeline of the future

From solar arrays to wind projects and battery storage, First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities are investing in renewable power that creates...

21.04.2026 10

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Melina laboucan-massimo

The left is cheering for leaders they don’t really believe in

The left is cheering for leaders they don’t really believe in

It is strange to see progressive voters rooting so wholeheartedly for Prime Minister Mark Carney and Hungary's Péter Magyar, leaders who, let’s...

20.04.2026 10

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Adrienne Tanner

A new front in the push to phase out fossil fuels

A new front in the push to phase out fossil fuels

Ministers and diplomats from 55 countries are about to convene on the Caribbean coast of Colombia for what’s billed as the 'First Conference on...

20.04.2026 20

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Chris Hatch

Toronto student helps immigrant youth connect to the land and their heritage

Toronto student helps immigrant youth connect to the land and their heritage

Melina Ghasem-Asad encourages her immigrant peers to work with soil and reconnect with nature, which she says will help them build resilience in a...

20.04.2026 10

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Patricia Lane

Pierre Poilievre is picking a fight he can't win

The Conservative Party of Canada is apparently spoiling for a fight over who is more trusted on economics with the only prime minister to ever serve...

20.04.2026 10

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Max Fawcett

Canada needs a windfall tax on oil industry war profiteering

Skyrocketing oil prices do not create profits out of thin air. They redistribute money away from consumers and businesses and into the pockets of oil...

17.04.2026 10

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Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood

How Bill C-8 could break Canadian internet freedom

Under the guise of national security and protecting vital federal infrastructure, Bill C-8 is creating directives that, if misused, could impact...

16.04.2026 10

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Abde amr

Canada's gas tax debate is even dumber than it looks

The federal government's decision to suspend the excise tax on gasoline combines is an obvious attempt to put politics ahead of policy. It also looks...

15.04.2026 10

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Max Fawcett

The federal government just announced a National Water Security Strategy. Now what?

Water quality and quantity issues that were once out-of-sight are now firmly in the faces of governments, boardrooms and town councils everywhere.

15.04.2026 20

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Soula Chronopoulos

A call to climate justice champions — run! — for office

With our world on fire, we need to elect more political firefighters. So, find, recruit and support your local climate justice champion. Send them...

15.04.2026 20

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Seth Klein

Social media mobilization: The latest obstacle to Canadian high-speed rail development

As Alto has begun a broad-scale public consultation effort, a new obstacle has emerged which is threatening the legitimacy of the project.

14.04.2026 10

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Ryan Katz-Rosene

Montreal teen develops tool for teaching kids about climate change

Leila Pozzi, a 19-year-old Starfish Canada Climate75 Fellow, is bridging the gap for teachers and student leaders who are looking to connect with...

13.04.2026 20

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Patricia Lane

The pro-Canada forces need to fight like their country depends on it

It's easy to dismiss the Alberta separatist movement as a bunch of poorly-informed malcontents who are motivated by some combination of fear, anger...

13.04.2026 20

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Max Fawcett

The thin line between everything and nothing

One of the most important aspects of the images beamed home from space is one we are only beginning to grasp. Look at the pictures, and look again....

13.04.2026 20

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Chris Hatch

BC’s forests are being reviewed to death

Instead of saving old-growth forests, the BC government continues to produce new reports to delay tough decisions.

10.04.2026 10

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Sarah korpan

Mark Carney will get his majority. Now what?

With the latest defection from the Conservative caucus, the Liberals are poised to have their first majority government since 2019. They'd better use...

10.04.2026 10

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Max Fawcett

The return‑to‑office energy crisis

09.04.2026 10

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Carlo Fanelli

Doug Ford's dirty new housing law

Ford’s proposed new legislation will eliminate the requirement for cities to set greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution reduction goals and could even...

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Adrienne Tanner

The NDP had its moment — and missed it

In electing Avi Lewis as leader, the federal NDP appears to have turned its back on the party’s roots as a movement focused on improving the...

08.04.2026 10

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Andrew Perez

What Ontario can learn from Amsterdam’s cycling culture

In Amsterdam, a bicycle is not a quirky accessory. It is standard urban infrastructure. That sight left me curious about its implications for mobility...

07.04.2026 10

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Lolade ozomoge

Helping young people process climate anxiety and take action

With a belief that the climate crisis is as much an emotional and mental challenge as a physical one, 23-year-old Brampton, Ont. native Jashan Gill...

06.04.2026 20

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Patricia Lane

Canada's pro-climate companies must lobby for their point of view

New research from the climate think tank InfluenceMap finds that negative lobbying by the fossil fuel industry has been highly effective over the last...

06.04.2026 20

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Charlie bain

Governments must do more to help towns reeling from mass layoffs

The more than four million Canadians who live in places that could potentially experience workplace disruption need measures to address the wider...

02.04.2026 20

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Shaimaa Yassin

Avi Lewis is the political conscience we need right now

It would be a mistake to assume the disapproval of provincial NDP in the West is a sign that Lewis will not be able to breathe new life into the...

02.04.2026 20

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Adrienne Tanner

Maybe it’s time for another National Energy Program

Aaron Gunn is just the latest Conservative politician to argue — unwittingly — for the policies and priorities that were found in Pierre Trudeau's...

02.04.2026 20

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Max Fawcett

American courts just gave Carney a roadmap for reining in YouTube and Meta

Because of a precedent set by several cases in US courts, it is likely that online platforms will finally be judged like any other consumer-facing...

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Supriya Dwivedi

The NDP’s next chapter: From Avi’s leadership to class solidarity

The NDP needs to view Lewis’ nomination as the start, not the end, of serious soul-searching about its connection to the working class it was...

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Luke Hildebrand

Farewell to one of Canada’s greatest social justice champions

Stephen Lewis was a movement leader, a brilliant orator, one of Canada's most consequential UN ambassadors and a driver of change for HIV/AIDS...

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Seth Klein

How to grow the electricity system affordably

We will not grow our electricity system affordably if our strategy is narrowly focused on physical infrastructure and risky megaprojects.

31.03.2026 30

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Brendan Haley

A young Torontonian is connecting sustainable cafés with customers who care

Kiethan Theva is shifting Toronto’s coffee-drinking culture. The 23-year-old from Scarborough, Ontario, is building a network to help...

30.03.2026 30

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Patricia Lane

The scariest climate statistic

It isn't the target set out in the Paris agreement, the amount of carbon in the atmosphere or the record-breaking string of record-hot years. Now,...

30.03.2026 20

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Chris Hatch

Canada's oil and gas generals are still fighting the last war

The war in Iran has changed the world. When will Canada’s pipeline-obsessed politicians realize it?

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Max Fawcett

The untapped value of retrofit investments

Our markets should recognize that better buildings create benefits across health, insurance, energy and housing.

27.03.2026 20

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Kari Hyde

It would be nice if Alberta did the right thing

There may be some suitable Alberta data centre locations, but the proposals to build in drought-prone areas seem far too risky

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Adrienne Tanner

The LaGuardia crash isn’t about Official Languages

Whether it’s still safe to travel to the US is the discussion we need to be having.

26.03.2026 10

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Taylor C. Noakes

This Team Canada approach to electricity will help build the economy we need

A national electricity grid would be a nation-building move that strengthens energy security, lowers household costs and puts Canada on the path to...

26.03.2026 20

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Tim weis

Ottawa needs to open up on CSIS' foreign interference claims

While the RCMP and Privy Council's Office are saying there is no evidence of foreign interference or transnational oppression, Canada's intelligence...

26.03.2026 30

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Supriya Dwivedi

Your neighbours love their heat pumps

A survey conducted for Clean Energy Canada found the top three reasons people chose a heat pump were lower energy bills, air conditioning or other...

25.03.2026 30

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Jana Elbrecht

Is a final investment decision coming for Ksi Lisims LNG?

Government investment may be needed to help land the financing needed to get the BC facility afloat.

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Seth Klein