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.
More aggressive short-term climate goals needed in aviation sector, say NDP, climate activists
A goal for the aviation industry to source 10 per cent of fuel from sustainable sources by 2030 was set in the Liberal government’s aviation climate action plan.
COP 27 and a glass half full
After the inevitable all-night negotiations at the United Nations climate conference, countries managed to agree on a new fund that will recompense poor countries that suffer ‘loss and damage’ from extreme climate events.
