Climate adaptation: Act now or pay later
The country will need to invest far more if it hopes to achieve its adaptation and resiliency goals.
Climate solutions are cost- and quality-of-living fixes
The early-summer challenges thousands of families are facing have political potency and recast issues in a different light.
Disaster funding, adaptation and resilience plans emerge as Canada endures worst wildfire season on record
A survey from Abacus Data and Clean Energy Canada shows many Canadians have linked this year’s record wildfire season with climate change.
Dear Ottawa: pick a lane on climate and hit the accelerator
What the climate emergency demands is the same single-minded focus and dispatch that the federal government brought to its pandemic response.
How to respond when life resembles science fiction
Decision-makers must find ways to analyze and anticipate simultaneous crises. All require attention, and all require that attention at once.
Heat of the moment: Canada’s wildfires call for more sustainable forest management, not less
Canada is facing one of its most extreme wildfire seasons in history. Amidst the smoke, a ray of opportunity for climate adaptation and Indigenous leadership shines through.
This is our El Niño wakeup call and it is our last chance, people
The feedbacks are starting to kick in and soon the momentum will be irreversible. We should never have allowed ourselves to be this close to catastrophe.
When you’re in the middle of forest fires, stop adding fuel
Approval for the TMX should be rescinded and all other fossil fuel subsidies abolished. The Government of Canada should divert these funds to supporting electrification and the development and installation of cleaner energy supplies and to building the workforce for tomorrow’s clean-energy infrastructure.
Changing climate, wildfire risk a chance for Canada to refit military
A huge investment in Canadian aerospace to build an iconic Canadian-designed water bomber should be a popular one.
Poilievre sure likes the sound of his own voice
With stunts like last week’s filibuster, the Conservative leader keeps reminding Canadians that he may not have the gravitas it takes to hold down the government’s top job.
