Unambitious climate adaptation strategy needs clear goals for disaster mitigation, say climate experts, NDP MP
Ottawa released Canada’s first climate adaptation strategy in November, outlining goals relating to disaster resilience, biodiversity, infrastructure and the economy.
Canada needs more than ambition to protect nature: we need accountability
If Canada is serious about its commitment to biodiversity, it’s time to create transparent national legislation that binds biodiversity targets to a clear timeline and ensures legal accountability from governments.
Canada must not waste the opportunities at COP 15 in Montreal
The upcoming COP 15 Conference in Montreal cannot be a missed opportunity for the Canadian government to keep its promise and establish the Canada Water Agency.
Opportunity to advance Arctic infrastructure strategy in response to increased defence threats, say NDP MP, CSG senator
Arctic360 argues that Canada needs an Arctic infrastructure strategy to address issues facing northern communities related to telecommunications, energy, roads, ports and airports.
Why protecting grasslands is a win-win-win for climate, biodiversity and the ranching community
To halt and reverse biodiversity loss, we need strong commitment from our policy-makers today that will save our iconic grasslands and the birds and other biodiversity that need them for their survival.
Powerful but precarious: cracks in the foundation of fire and emergency services in Canada
The climate crisis, health-care crisis, and personnel shortages in Canada’s fire departments are converging, causing increasing strain on Canada’s fire-fighting capacity.
Strengthen Bill S-5 to make Canada’s environmental protection law more just
A modernized Canadian Environmental Protection Act with a stronger legislative framework for assessing and controlling toxic substances—including greenhouse gasses—and protecting the right to a healthy environment is an urgent priority.
Plutonium is plutonium, period, and separating it increases nuclear proliferation risks
Canada’s support for the nuclear industry’s plan to extract plutonium from spent nuclear fuel and export the technology will create a new global security risk and raise legitimate questions about our government’s desire to be a leader in the peaceful use of nuclear energy, write M.V. Ramana and Susan O’Donnell.
Our messages were loud and clear at COP27: KAIROS
Re: “Little to celebrate so far from Canada’s COP27 attendance,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 16, editorial). Global summits are what participants make them, and who participates in them, too. I have just returned from COP27, where I accompanied a 10-member delegation sponsored by KAIROS Canada and For the Love of Creation. They included Indigenous partners and youth from Turtle […]
What will it take to move Canada forward?
Too often we measure success by the number of jobs retained or created. This is the wrong metric. We should be looking for high-value Canadian content. This should be Champagne’s priority—spending more time developing our own companies and creating opportunities for them.
