Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic
The ‘big juggernaut’ in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair of the positive energy program at UOttawa.
Green, red, and blue
Economic realities, post-COVID inflation, cost of living, and now U.S. President Donald Trump’s MAGA economic warfare are all fuelling a renewed neoliberal surge.
Fighting for air: keeping health and justice at the forefront of Canadian environmental policy
The air we breathe is a shared resource, and in many ways each breath we take connects us to people across Canada.
Canada needs net-zero industrial policy to address tariffs—not a short-term resource export boom
Net-zero industrial policy involves proactive government planning to identify Canada’s competitive advantage in value chains of the future.
Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing
Moving firmly on industrial carbon pricing can actually increase certainty for business, break down an interprovincial trade barrier, and support export diversification.
Efforts underway to bury Pope Francis’ legacy as a climate radical
The late pope’s commitment was relentless, weaving environmental justice into the heart of Catholic thought.
Canada must not join the deregulation race to the bottom
Long-term forestry-based employment can only be sustained if forests are managed to ensure their continued ecological integrity.
Collaboration is Canada’s innovation superpower
This approach is hard. It’s slow. It challenges egos and requires patience. But it’s also the only way we’ll achieve systems-level change
Why health, environment, and justice must be centred in election platforms
We need parties to commit to preserving and expanding the health benefits and avoided health-care costs of current and proposed environmental regulations.
Recreation and parks: infrastructure Canada can’t afford to ignore
In uncertain economic times, a bold federal push to build and renew recreation infrastructure would fuel economic growth—just like Centennial-era investments did.
