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We agree on the problem. Why can't we find common ground with some solutions?

We agree on the problem. Why can't we find common ground with some solutions?

If we can’t have governments that push for education and agreement on the causes of climate change — and to be clear, we should have that, too —...

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National Observer

Jimmy Thomson

Donald Trump can spare Canada the lecture on climate disasters

The US president and members of congress lashed out at Canada over the smoke pouring across the border this week. They should look in the mirror.

17.07.2026 7

National Observer

Jimmy Thomson

The gap keeps widening for Canada's North

The prime minister has loudly touted Canada's latest commitments to its Arctic sovereignty. On the ground in Nunavut, aging infrastructure has long...

27.06.2026 30

National Observer

Jimmy Thomson

War is peace. Emissions are emission reductions. Ignorance is strength.

Mark Carney's announcement of a deal with Alberta to build a new pipeline is bad enough. The language with which it was announced is somehow even...

15.05.2026 20

National Observer

Jimmy Thomson

A non-partisan, equal-opportunity scandal

Freedom-of-information laws are imperfect, but they're also fundamental to investigative reporting — and in Ontario's case, they've revealed some of...

14.03.2026 40

National Observer

Jimmy Thomson

Canadian government officials, what are you still doing on X in 2026?

The platform's own chatbot started posting sexualized material of children and other people who couldn't consent. With no moral bottom in sight, it's...

03.01.2026 90

National Observer

Jimmy Thomson

How National Observer made a difference in 2025

As editor-in-chief, I believe you have a right to know how we’ve spent your dollars. But how to quantify impact when so much of what we do happens...

31.12.2025 50

National Observer

Jimmy Thomson

A letter from Jimmy Thomson on impact

As editor-in-chief, I believe you have a right to know how we’ve spent your dollars. But how to quantify impact when so much of what we do happens...

17.12.2025 30

National Observer

Jimmy Thomson

Something Amazing

09.12.2025 20

National Observer

Jimmy Thomson

This LNG project sounds familiar — and not in a good way

More than a century ago, Prince Rupert, BC was poised to become the hub of the Pacific, thanks to a megaproject with eerie similarities to what's...

15.11.2025 20

National Observer

Jimmy Thomson

The scariest part of Halloween is drivers — yet police departments blame bikes and kids

For pedestrians, the message is common-sense — wear bright and reflective clothing, don’t dart into traffic, watch where you’re going — but in...

31.10.2025 20

National Observer

Jimmy Thomson

With his ‘despicable’ RCMP rant, Pierre Poilievre is cementing his Daffy Duck status

The next test of the Bugs-Daffy dichotomy in Canada will be whether Carney can outwit Poilievre to pass his budget and remain in power. Heading up a...

25.10.2025 40

National Observer

Jimmy Thomson

CNO's new tool showed me how Ontario is responding to Ford’s speed camera ban

Councillors from across Ontario are fretting about the speed camera ban and what it will mean for public safety and local funding. As a former local...

16.10.2025 30

National Observer

Jimmy Thomson

Paris paved the parking lot, and put up the pyramids

Paris has become a cycling paradise, joining other European cities in prioritizing active transportation. But it would be a mistake to assume this is...

22.09.2025 40

National Observer

Jimmy Thomson

Inside Transport Canada's pointless coverup

What an Access to Information request into a weeks-long runaround to dodge a simple answer to a question about a North Atlantic right whale...

30.08.2025 30

National Observer

Jimmy Thomson

A decade of climate truth-telling—help us continue the work

05.05.2025 30

National Observer

Jimmy Thomson