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Poilievre’s 1950s fantasy draws cheers in Surrey

Poilievre’s 1950s fantasy draws cheers in Surrey

Poilievre promises his supporters an instant fix, a walk back in time all the way to the fifties, a decade of prosperity when middle-class home...

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National Observer

Adrienne Tanner

No journalists, no questions. An election campaign just the way Poilievre likes it

Poilievre has a decidedly testy, if not combative, relationship with journalists. He is quick to anger when faced with questions he doesn’t like,...

21.03.2025 20

National Observer

Adrienne Tanner

Canada is under existential stress that will make or break us

The possibility that this could be much more than a trade war — the prospect that what U.S. President Donald Trump actually wants is to expand his...

08.03.2025 10

National Observer

Adrienne Tanner

Psst. I know where you can buy a Mexican cauliflower

I’m under no illusion my picayune consumer vegetable protest will deliver the death blow to Trump’s trade war. That is the role of our government...

27.02.2025 20

National Observer

Adrienne Tanner

The profound disconnect between American and Canadian identity

What Adam Kinzinger's talk really drove home is the fundamental difference between our two countries. Kinzinger strikes me as a decent man with a...

15.02.2025 9

National Observer

Adrienne Tanner

Trump threat hands Ford his perfect campaign gift

Economic mayhem does not typically make for a winning election campaign. The exception: when blame for the trouble can logically be pinned on an...

31.01.2025 10

National Observer

Adrienne Tanner

Tariff threats push Canada deeper into fossil fuel trap

Combine our own energy vulnerability with our economic reliance on fossil fuels and throw in a 25 per cent U.S. tariff threat, and what you get is the...

27.01.2025 20

National Observer

Adrienne Tanner

Climate change came for my family in California this week

It’s easy, living in a large urban centre, to develop a false sense of imperviousness to disasters caused by extreme weather events.

09.01.2025 10

National Observer

Adrienne Tanner

Accelerate our investigative reporting: Support CNO's winter fundraiser

For the first time in a while, I am truly worried about the future of climate policy in our country.  Our federal government talks a good line, but...

11.12.2024 4

National Observer

Adrienne Tanner

The fight for climate truth: Support CNO's winter campaign

For the first time in a while, I am truly worried about the future of climate policy in our country.  Our federal government talks a good line, but...

10.12.2024 4

National Observer

Adrienne Tanner

Vancouver has one last chance to get the gas question right

Next week, Vancouver city council will have a final chance to redeem its absurd reversal of a ban on natural gas heating in new buildings that has...

25.11.2024 3

National Observer

Adrienne Tanner

The myth that carbon dioxide can save us is not just an Alberta thing

Only in Alberta. That was the refrain when my colleague Natasha Bulowski broke the story that  Alberta’s ruling party was considering striking...

11.11.2024 4

National Observer

Adrienne Tanner

Canada's pesticide regulator is too cozy with industry. It's time for a redo

The federal government has lost its way in its duty to protect Canadians and the environment from harmful chemicals used on food crops, trees and...

18.10.2024 6

National Observer

Adrienne Tanner

BC Conservative leader John Rustad's about-face on climate change is hard to believe

John Rustad has been, to phrase it gently, a long-time climate change skeptic . The B.C. Conservative leader, who hopes to become the next premier...

06.09.2024 2

National Observer

Adrienne Tanner

Bonfire of the mediocrities: Unpacking the Libs’ lavish stay at the Sudbury Holiday Inn

Last week, the Conservatives lashed out at the Liberals for throwing a  caucus retreat at the “lavish” and “swanky” Sudbury Holiday Inn. What...

20.08.2024 2

National Observer

Adrienne Tanner

In Canada, it's easy to forget the evils of coal

In Canada, it’s easy to forget how damaging coal is to air quality and the climate. Despite our growing exports, almost all of our own coal-fired...

19.08.2024 2

National Observer

Adrienne Tanner

Feds should have probed health impact of oilsands years ago

Finally, someone listened. This week, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault announced up to $12 million for a decade-long study into the health...

17.08.2024 2

National Observer

Adrienne Tanner