Trudeau lays out case for re-election in Trans Mountain speech
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau touted the importance of middle class jobs, catalogued his record on the environment, took shots at his Conservative opponents, and evoked the spectre of U.S. President Donald Trump in a campaign-style speech defending his government’s approval of the Trans-Mountain Pipeline Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Trudeau’s lengthy speech, flanked by five cabinet ministers, […]
How Indigenous peoples are reclaiming control over academics’ research agenda
In Canada, the resource-based industry contributes a significant portion of the gross national product. There has been increasing tension, however, between developers and Indigenous peoples, especially when the proposed project affects Indigenous lands. Legacy projects such as the Giant Mine in the Northwest Territories or the chloro-alkali plant upstream of Grassy Narrows in Ontario […]
We know what the oil patch and its powerful friends want, but what about the rest of us?
CHELSEA, QUE.—If you’ve been following coverage of two important federal environmental bills, you can be forgiven for assuming that absolutely no one supports them. Six oil-friendly provincial and territorial leaders have recently suggested the measures could be a threat to national unity. Oil lobbyists claim the bills will deliver a fatal one-two punch to their […]
Environmental Assessment Bill C-69 enters final stretch in Senate; Red Chamber divided on Tanker Ban Bill amendments
PARLIAMENT HILL—With nearly 100 amendments from the Senate—on top of about 100 from the House—the government’s environmental assessment reform legislation is entering its final stretch in the Senate, with debate on the government’s message on the amendments rejected and accepted expected to begin as early as this evening. The Senate had returned 188 amendments to […]
Climate urgency respects no region
Canada has an excellent opportunity to highlight its international commitment to climate justice following the visit of the Green Climate Fund Director on June 13. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is the largest dedicated climate fund within the United Nations convention on climate change and the Paris Agreement. It’s also the world’s most important multilateral […]
Environmentalists brace for resistance from industry over single-use plastics ban
As the Trudeau government looks to ban single-use plastics in response to growing concerns over marine pollution, some environmentalists expect much of the debate to focus on its implications for consumers’ pocketbooks. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) on Monday officially announced his government’s plans to limit the amount of plastic that’s tossed after a […]
Whole-of-society approach needed to keep plastics in economy, but out of landfills
One year ago, Canada’s plastics and chemistry industries committed to paving the path forward for Canada in the global challenge of tackling single-use plastics. Two bold goals were set: 100 per cent of plastics packaging being recyclable or recoverable by 2030; and 100 per cent of plastics packaging being re-used, recycled, or recovered by 2040. […]
Union pans $2.6-billion public-private contract to modernize federal heating, cooling
Private-sector consortium Innovate Energy has been awarded a $2.6-billion, 35-year contract by the government of Canada to modernize and operate heating and cooling facilities in the National Capital Region. But the largest federal public service unions are crying foul, saying public-private partnerships “regularly fail.” The current system connects more than 80 buildings in Ottawa and […]
Feds’ revamped employment strategy has potential address today’s challenges
It’s not every day that someone launches a bicycle trip all the way from Victoria to St. John’s, N.L. But that’s what Zac Wagman is doing—and on a wooden bike, too. During his 8,750-kilometre trip over the summer, Zac, the green jobs manager at Project Learning Tree Canada, will be visiting young people working in […]
Climate emergency declaration in Greater Sudbury and West Nipissing is real: Serré
Recently, councils for the City of Greater Sudbury and Municipality of West Nipissing unanimously declared climate emergencies in their communities. It is evident with recent weather events that our beautiful landscape, homes, and livelihoods are in jeopardy because of the harmful effects of climate change. We are seeing impacts firsthand this spring locally with devastating […]
