Dear Ottawa: pick a lane on climate and hit the accelerator
What the climate emergency demands is the same single-minded focus and dispatch that the federal government brought to its pandemic response.
How to respond when life resembles science fiction
Decision-makers must find ways to analyze and anticipate simultaneous crises. All require attention, and all require that attention at once.
Heat of the moment: Canada’s wildfires call for more sustainable forest management, not less
Canada is facing one of its most extreme wildfire seasons in history. Amidst the smoke, a ray of opportunity for climate adaptation and Indigenous leadership shines through.
This is our El Niño wakeup call and it is our last chance, people
The feedbacks are starting to kick in and soon the momentum will be irreversible. We should never have allowed ourselves to be this close to catastrophe.
When you’re in the middle of forest fires, stop adding fuel
Approval for the TMX should be rescinded and all other fossil fuel subsidies abolished. The Government of Canada should divert these funds to supporting electrification and the development and installation of cleaner energy supplies and to building the workforce for tomorrow’s clean-energy infrastructure.
Feds asked to consider national fire service as country grapples with ‘new normal’ wildfire season
So far this year, more than 2,600 fires have burnt through 5.3 million hectares. As of June 15, 458 fires were burning across the country, of which 235 were out of control. Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair said this year’s fire season is the worst of the 21st century.
Canada’s coming announcement on fossil fuel subsidies will be precedent setting
Independent Senator Rosa Galvez says the complex taxonomy of government support for the fossil fuel sector creates ‘grey areas where we still encourage exploration and exploitation and production of oil and gas.’
Changing climate, wildfire risk a chance for Canada to refit military
A huge investment in Canadian aerospace to build an iconic Canadian-designed water bomber should be a popular one.
Poilievre sure likes the sound of his own voice
With stunts like last week’s filibuster, the Conservative leader keeps reminding Canadians that he may not have the gravitas it takes to hold down the government’s top job.
Wildfires should be a big wake-up call for federal political action
If the hallways of West Block smelling like the world’s most ominous campfire aren’t enough to jolt parliamentarians into action, it’s not clear what will be.
