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Extreme heat is a workplace hazard. We must treat it that way

We need strong, enforceable heat protection regulations in every federal and provincial workplace.

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Bea Bruske

Republicans complain about smoke. But they voted for fire

It had to be a joke, right? A group of MAGA lawmakers moaning about “suffocating Canadian wildfire smoke” in a complaint fired off to Canada’s...

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Chris Hatch

A French podcast brings climate conversations to young listeners

These in-their-own-words pieces are told to Patricia Lane and co-edited with input from the interviewee for the purpose of brevity.   Sasha Emery...

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Patricia Lane

Canadian universities must do a better job encouraging private sector research

Canada should take advantage of the US-created economic storm to stimulate innovation. Under the  Trump administration , constraints put on  US...

11.07.2025 9

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Richard Gold

Is Suzuki right that it's 'too late'? We are in an era of simultaneous wins and losses

I didn’t mean for it to happen. I was watching a Disney show on my laptop with my 10-year-old son. But when the show ended, and I closed the tab,...

11.07.2025 10

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Seth Klein

Alberta will never double its oil production 

An independent Alberta would be able to eliminate personal income taxes, massively reduce corporate taxes, reduce the cost of post-secondary...

10.07.2025 3

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Max Fawcett

To secure its food future, Canada must invest in sustainable protein production

Amidst escalating trade tensions with the United States, many Canadians are increasingly concerned about food security and food sovereignty....

10.07.2025 4

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Riana Topan

Ontario and Alberta collude to put profits ahead of Indigenous clean water rights

How do Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith really feel about Indigenous rights? Look no further than last week’s snub — a...

09.07.2025 2

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Adrienne Tanner

There's always money for the military. But climate?

I have spent the past five years arguing that we need a “wartime” approach to confront the climate crisis. It seems metaphor is not our...

09.07.2025 2

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Seth Klein