Federal budget a failure when it comes to addressing the water crisis
The climate crisis is a water crisis—affecting everything from prosperity and public health to food availability, energy, security, salmon, fisheries, and ecosystems. The recent flooding, drought, and fires show all Canadians the reality of a very chaotic future where these kinds of events will not only be more common, but also increasingly severe, impacting community […]
Why the world needs less oil and gas, and what Canada can do to keep 1.5°C alive
“Human induced climate change and the war on Ukraine have the same roots—fossil fuels and our dependence on them,” Ukrainian delegate Svitlana Krakovska said in a passionate speech before the launch of a landmark report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Her statement reflects a tragic truth about fossil fuels called “a dead […]
We’re in ‘an existential battle for the survival of civilization on this planet and our governments continue to play small-beer politics’: McElroy
Re: “Unexciting federal budget a flimsy smokescreen for climate capitulation,” (The Hill Times, Susan Riley, April 11). Here we are in an existential battle for the survival of civilization on this planet and our governments continue to play small-beer politics. The provinces are supporting their local cash cows while ignoring climate change. The federal government […]
Conservatives don’t have to take a back seat on our environmental accomplishments
After 45 years in the field of environmental conservation and resource management, it is clear to me that most public debates on environmental policy in Canada are mostly specious, useless, and border on the ridiculous. I am a biologist by training and was a member of the Canadian delegation to the 1992 Earth Summit in […]
In a world of intersecting crises, reduce emissions for climate—and stability
VANCOUVER—Last month, speaking about the urgency of climate action, UN Secretary General António Guterres referred to “a cauldron of challenges.” It is a poisonous brew: climate and biodiversity crises that threaten planetary life-support systems, a global pandemic, record inflation and, over the past six weeks, a brutal invasion with implications for most nations. Other long-standing […]
Making climate change an issue of self-interest
Unless countries approach solutions to climate change as a game of appealing to individual self-interest, real change may come too late. Climate change is one of the most important topics being discussed in the national and international spheres. It’s a common argument to say that it is in the national self-interest of countries to lower […]
Bay du Nord project puts Canada on path to stay a global ‘outlier’ in climate change fight, warn critics
Environmentalists say Ottawa’s approval of the Bay du Nord offshore oil project—a week after the release of the federal government’s emissions reduction plan and two days after the International Panel on Climate Change’s latest report—marks Canada as an “outlier” on the world stage. But they say Canadians don’t see themselves that way. The Bay du […]
CNSC’s president asserts ‘safety above all else’
In her statement before the March 3 meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, Rumina Velshi, president and CEO of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC), stated “Let me conclude by emphasizing that our interest is safety above all else.” Ever since Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) first announced its proposal for […]
Bay du Nord is either a triumph or an act of immoral madness
HALIFAX—Depending on who you believe, Ottawa’s approval of the Bay du Nord oil development off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador is either a triumph, or an act of immoral madness. The oil industry and the Trudeau government approach the issue from an economic standpoint. Viewed through that lens, Bay du Nord means jobs, royalties, […]
Unexciting federal budget a flimsy smokescreen for climate capitulation
CHELSEA, QUE.—According to the not-so-subtle Liberal communications plan, the few progressive and chewy morsels in last week’s federal budget should overshadow Justin Trudeau’s most brazen betrayal since 2015—far graver than his reversal on proportional representation and other, less consequential, broken promises. That betrayal also happened last week, just a day before what turned out to […]
