Trudeau comes back to Ottawa with a vacation beard
After a few weeks in Costa Rica, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came back to work with a beard. The salt-and-pepper beard provided some, including The Canadian Press, to speculate that the prime minister’s “more serious look” goes with his “more businesslike approach.” Vice had many theories for the beard, even suggesting it could be a […]
Canada must act to help get everyone out of hot water
Venice is under water, while Filipinos flee the latest super-typhoon. The nightly news replaces images of an Amazon in flames, with those of Sydney shrouded in smoke from wildfires. Less visible, but no less alarming, the oceans are warming and changing in ways that we are only beginning to recognize. In a landmark report earlier […]
Deadlocked at Madrid, firestorms in Australia
LONDON, U.K.—“The point of no return is no longer over the horizon,” warned UN Secretary General António Guterres as COP25 opened in Madrid two weeks ago, and the multitude of delegates from more than a hundred countries presumably understood what he meant. But they ignored it anyway. The point of no return arrives in the […]
At Madrid climate talks, remember ocean protection is climate action
The ocean has nourished and protected a great abundance of life on Earth for billions of years. If we aim to save ourselves from a complete climate breakdown, it’s time to start returning the favour. The UN COP25 climate conference in Madrid is a prime opportunity to declare ocean protection a vital component of our […]
We’re in the sixth mass extinction, stop listening to Big Oil
Re: “The prime minister is winning the carbon pricing fight, he shouldn’t back down now,” (The Hill Times, Dec. 9). Dale Marshall wonders if “regardless of the political math, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may feel that he needs to allow weaker … (carbon prices) in all three provinces (Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick) in the […]
Frontier Mine emerges as the latest test of Trudeau’s climate credibility
CHELSEA, QUE.—Apparently under the erroneous impression that he won the recent federal election, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney marched through the salons and wood-panelled political offices of Ottawa last week brandishing his usual “demands” (sometimes framed as “proposals,” depending on his audience)—including a brand new one. This time—besides emergency federal funding to counteract sagging employment in […]
At Madrid climate talks, remember ocean protection is climate action
The ocean has nourished and protected a great abundance of life on Earth for billions of years. If we aim to save ourselves from a complete climate breakdown, it’s time to start returning the favour. The UN COP25 climate conference, which is underway in Madrid, is a prime opportunity to declare ocean protection a vital […]
Are we having the right conversation about Canadian oil?
Would the displacement of foreign crude oil imports with Canadian crude result in the reduction of global carbon dioxide emissions and cost savings for refineries? Canada is the fifth-largest oil producer in the world, yet we continue to import oil. The majority of these imports come from the U.S. Other imports come from Saudi Arabia, […]
Canada’s opportunity for a sustainable development future
Governments, businesses, and consumers are trying to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and limit the severe impacts of climate change. This is our chance to move toward a sustainable development future—an economic model that balances environmental protection, wealth creation, and a prosperous society. Canada’s natural resources sector has an important role to play in that […]
Premiers’ nuclear announcement a potential boon, but issues remain: experts
Canadian nuclear energy experts say the recent announcement by three provincial premiers of plans to develop small and modular nuclear reactor technology, which could provide large amounts of greenhouse gas-free electricity, but one environmental expert says serious issues with the technology remain. On Dec. 1, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, and New […]
