Buried in the MOU: a licence to lie
When our government rewrites truth-in-advertising rules, it not only impairs consumer choice and dupes investors, but it also rigs the market to favour big polluters over genuinely green industries.
A Faustian climate bargain
Canada is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 45 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030. However, given the trajectory we are on (planning a series of mega-projects that will have a significant impact on the environment), the government appears to be abdicating its responsibilities on this file.
It’s time to double down on ocean protection
Three years after the Kunming-Montreal Agreement, Canada needs a plan to protect its waters.
2026: Another year on the edge for Carney and Canada
For all the Liberals’ high points since they dodged what was shaping up as certain electoral defeat, the year ahead looms as an even more difficult minefield.
Geoengineering for grown-ups
We need to use every viable technique to hold the average global temperature down while we work frantically to end our emissions.
Canada’s plan to boost its economy must include rebuilding wild fisheries
When wild fish populations are abundant, they support employment, export diversification, food security, and stable regional economies.
Environment
Canada’s PFAS opportunity: why smart chemicals policy is smart trade policy
At a time when Canada is actively seeking deeper trade relationships with reliable democratic partners, regulatory harmonization with Europe advances core economic security objectives.
Can Carney answer for his climate track record?
The energy agreement with Alberta builds on top of a dangerous pattern of climate policy rollbacks since the spring election.
We know how to fight climate change. So let’s actually do it
Kowtowing to the billionaire class and transnational corporations has never built a strong nation or healthy communities. We know how to do this.
