Bill 13 is Alberta’s law—but all Canadians must pay attention
Federal ministers and MPs should clearly reaffirm that equity, diversity, and inclusion are integral to public health, research excellence, and professional regulation—not optional political preferences.
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.
Alberta’s health-care reforms don’t go far enough
If the Smith government allowed private ‘urgent care’ and family care, it could open the door for innovation and personalization.
‘He’s a welcome dose of fresh air’: Kinew ranked most popular premier
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt nabbed second-most-popular premier in the December Angus Reid poll, followed by Saskatchewan’s Scott Moe. Quebec Premier François Legault was back of the pack with a 25-per-cent approval rating.
Alberta’s new energy MOU could kick-start a race to the bottom on climate
Canadian climate policy has now become the art of the deal, moving from rules-based policy to deal-based bargaining.
The MOU’s real value may be for those on the outside looking in
It will not go unnoticed among those who move money around and make investments that the prime minister is currently not encumbered by the political conventions and practices of his predecessor.
‘I don’t know if she’s playing any role’: NDP critic slams Environment Minister Dabrusin’s ‘rubber stamping’
‘The minister can say she commits whatever she wants about [Canada’s emissions], but the physical reality of climate science is that building pipelines and extracting more oil increases emissions,’ says environment advocate Caroline Brouillette.
Untrodden ground: Carney looks to kickstart post-NAFTA economy
The decision to put the possibility of a pipeline back in the national conversation marks a seismic shift in the Liberals’ approach to climate action and the economy writ large.
Canada’s renewed pipeline fixation threatens more than the environment
The risks to federalism, Indigenous reconciliation, and our ability to navigate a hostile global trading environment make it clear that this is a profound strategic error.
Alberta MOU still a ‘good deal’ say Liberal MPs, despite loss of ‘star factor’ in Quebec with Guilbeault’s resignation
Green Leader Elizabeth May says the Liberals’ situation in Quebec ‘is very much changed’ by the departure of longtime environmentalist and cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault.
