Children and youth need decisive action to improve their environmental health and well-being
Canada’s grades are not top of the class in UNICEF’s 17th report card on child and youth well-being, measuring the impacts of environmental damage on children and youth in the world’s 39 richest countries. While Canada had decent grades related to overcrowded housing and environmental education, our country ranked 28th overall, and some of the […]
Burying our heads, and carbon dioxide, in the sand
Budget 2022 adds detail to the investment tax credit for carbon capture, utilization, and storage proposed in the previous budget. Credit rates are set at 60 per cent for investment in equipment to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) via direct air capture and 50 per cent for capture by other methods. The rate is only 37.5 […]
It truly is past time to stop bankrolling and exporting climate destruction, writes Henderson
Re: “It’s time to stop bankrolling and exporting climate destruction,” (The Hill Times, June 9). Thanks to Karen Hamilton and Ketty Nivyabandi for their wise op-ed and leadership. It truly is past time to stop bankrolling and exporting climate destruction. Canadians greatly benefit from both the production and use of fossil fuels. But the accidental consequence […]
Canada’s Arctic is warming faster than expected
CHURCHILL, MAN.—Hudson Bay, second in size only to the Bay of Bengal, brings the Arctic deep into Canada. I live in Churchill, a tiny community of about 800 on the tundra beside the bay. Churchill is the Polar Bear Capital of the World. In October and November, tourists flock here from around the world to […]
A comprehensive and accountable framework for climate success
As we near the one-year anniversary of the Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act receiving royal assent, it is an appropriate time to highlight our Liberal government’s ongoing actions to combat climate change. Recent major weather events—including, but not limited to the 2021 British Columbia wildfires, the flooding in Quebec and New Brunswick in 2019, and last month’s destructive storms […]
Canada is ignoring opportunities to become a real global energy leader
Canada is a top-five energy producer and is considered a global energy leader. Our energy sector is a key driver that supports jobs, funds programs and services, and meets the daily energy needs of millions of Canadians. The sector attracts international investment and demand. Given the daily importance of energy to Canadian citizens and businesses, […]
Bolder climate action is needed in Canada
U.S. President Joe Biden recently announced that the United States will use the Defence Production Act to accelerate manufacturing of solar panels, power grid infrastructure, and heat pumps as part of the United States’ efforts to transition to clean energy. But despite having a Defence Production Act in Canada, the Liberal government has failed to […]
Can innovation support right relationship with Earth?
It is clear (to many, if not most) that the root cause of climate change and biodiversity loss is the wholesale appropriation of nature over the last few centuries by industrial civilization. This, essentially, comes down to colonial society having the wrong relationship with Earth. What could the right relationship look like? Nothing in my […]
Federal rebates not enough to help Canadians with costly transition to zero-emission vehicles, say Cons, NDP
The Liberal government’s target date for when all vehicles sold in Canada must be zero-emissions won’t be achievable without stronger purchasing incentives to help Canadians with the high cost of greener transportation, say Conservative and NDP MPs. “I think that the challenge … is mandating a technology that, right now, is not necessarily affordable for […]
Massive infrastructure and capacity gaps with regard to clean drinking water
As the heat of summer bears down on Ottawa, I reach for a glass of water and take a moment to reflect on the sad reality that being able to drink a glass of cold tap water, shower and do my laundry is a privilege. Despite Canada having almost one-fifth of the world’s fresh water, […]
