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2024 was the year of climate crisis: so how did it fall off the political agenda?

EnvironmentBY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY

• The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was clear: to keep a habitable planet, and to ensure the survival of human civilization, greenhouse gas emissions

Consistent polling figures show Liberals face situation where the ‘public just stops listening’

Foreign PolicyBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Canadians deserve long-term energy solutions, not short-term fixes

EnvironmentBY SHANNON WATT

COP29 outcome called worst ever by environment advocates, who say Canada should show $300-billion finance deal is ‘the floor and not the ceiling’

EnvironmentBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

The River-class frigates cannot be the ‘be-all, end-all’ of Canada’s sea domain

Defence & SecurityBY ANDREW ERSKINE

Overlooked again: what the $250 rebate says about disability policy in Canada

FinanceBY KRISTA CARR

Canada’s siloed approach to natural disasters isn’t working

EnvironmentBY ALISON SHAW AND LAUREN VINCENT

Climate risk is manageable with the tools in hand

EnvironmentBY ANABELA BONADA

Divestment is not enough

EnvironmentBY JORY COHEN

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Turning the corner

EnvironmentBY BILL HENDERSON

• In Canada the meager momentum of climate mitigation is stalling out. As the gloom of winter sets in it’s easy to be depressed, but

We are powering Canada forward by building 21st Century electricity projects

EnvironmentBY LIBERAL MP ADAM VAN KOEVERDEN

As fourth province signs on, Families Minister Sudds defends school food program

Labour & EmploymentBY STUART BENSON

Climate change requires reframing Canada’s approach to the Arctic

IntergovernmentalBY ISG SENATOR MARTY DEACON

From rising fuel costs to deteriorating infrastructure, the challenges in the North

IntergovernmentalBY MARGARET DAWN ANDERSON

Subsea investments needed in Canada’s North

IntergovernmentalBY J.M. KENNAH

The greatest threat to the Canadian Arctic is security, not sovereignty

Defence & SecurityBY ROB HUEBERT

Can Canada actually defend the Arctic?

Defence & SecurityBY SCOTT TAYLOR

The North in transition

IntergovernmentalBY KEN COATES

AGRICULTURE

Passing the supply management law would only maintain inflated dairy prices

OpinionBY JEROME GESSAROLI

‘It’s inviting retaliation’: Bloc supply management bill will have Canada bracing for U.S. response, say trade watchers

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Egg farming’s future rooted in supply management

OpinionBY ROGER PELISSERO

The cornerstone for peace is food, but armed conflicts wipe out livelihoods and agri-food systems

OpinionBY RATTAN LAL, MANUEL OTERO

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Biotechnology

Unlocking Canada’s greatest economic potential: life sciences

OpinionBY ALISON SYMINGTON, JASON FIELD

Canada’s biotech carpe diem

OpinionBY ANDREW CASEY

Harnessing the power of Canada’s growing biotechnology industry: a perspective from the West

OpinionBY STEPHANIE WILLERTH

Biotechnology: an opportunity balanced on a knife’s edge

OpinionBY ADAM DAMRY

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

Droning into oblivion

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

Moving forward on game-changing gun legislation

OpinionBY WENDY CUKIER

Will Canada’s new Arctic foreign policy be worth the wait?

OpinionBY HEATHER EXNER-PIROT

House gridlock remains as Canada seeks to quickly respond to Trump tariff threats

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

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Environment

Carbon tax mayhem: everyone screams, but who is listening?

OpinionBY PAUL VARELLA

Climate adaptation is as important as climate mitigation

OpinionBY XANDER WANG

Water security needs water intelligence

OpinionBY SEAN CAREY

The politics of climate change are changing

OpinionBY GERRY NICHOLLS

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FINANCE

Dear Minister Champagne, Canada needs all the help we can get

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Trump’s 25 per cent tariffs pose ‘existential crisis’ for Canada, with risks even if not enacted, says Unifor president

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Some departments ‘stopping the clock’ to prevent contract workers from becoming permanent public service staff

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Liberal delays on key economic documents a strategy to blame opposition for ‘paralyzing the House,’ say political players

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

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Fisheries and oceans

To protect nature, Canada must ratify the High Seas Treaty

OpinionBY SUSANNA FULLER

Feds’ plan for fish-farm transition no catch, say wild salmon, industry advocates

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Reconciliation that works for all in Canada’s fisheries

OpinionBY GENNA CAREY

Federal resource management decisions undermine collective power of community-based fisheries 

OpinionBY COURTNEY GLODE

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FOREIGN POLICY

Human Rights Day can be a moment for corporate accountability

OpinionBY SHANE MOFFATT

Buy Canadian, for Canadians

OpinionBY BURGESS LANGSHAW POWER, ERIC HUBBERSTEY

Canada must champion peace and human rights in the Philippines

OpinionBY JESS AGUSTIN, RACHEL WARDEN

To address Trump’s border concerns, feds expected to spend more than $1-billion: senior government source

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

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health

Most-lobbied Grit MPs hear push for health accountability measures, most-lobbied Tory MPs hear push for environment, trade issues

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

DND and CAF ‘exempt’ from further spending cuts, says Blair after department was asked to find $900-million a year in savings

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Canada must not delay action on antimicrobial resistance

OpinionBY BETTINA HAMELIN, HENRY SKINNER

House filibuster is putting money for military, dental care, and keeping the government lights on at risk

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

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Industry and Manufacturing

Right to repair legislation is a chance for Senators to address affordability

OpinionBY JF CHAMPAGNE

Feds’ purchasing power can push carbon removal innovation

OpinionBY LUCY HARGREAVES, ED WHITTINGHAM

CRTC says decision on Google’s Online News Act exemption expected this fall

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Parliament at a standstill as Conservative MPs push for release of green-tech fund papers

NewsBY IREM KOCA

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infrastructure and transport

Climate change, housing needs of Northern Canada require tailored funding model based on more than population, say Idlout and Simpson

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

It’s time to close the infrastructure gap for Indigenous communities

OpinionBY DONNA BIG CANOE

Q&A | Taking on Canada’s affordable housing crisis

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

It’s not promises that build the economy—it’s construction

OpinionBY RODRIGUE GILBERT

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innovation

Innovative research in the Yukon addressing the environment, energy and extreme weather

OpinionBY LIBERAL MP BRENDAN HANLEY

Balanced approach needed on right-to-repair bill, protecting IP rights and public safety

OpinionBY DON STICKNEY

New AI safety institute limited by legislative vacuum: NDP innovation critic Brian Masse

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Investing in innovation: the future of animal-free toxicity testing in Canada

OpinionBY SHAARIKA SARASIJA

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intergovernmental

The great thaw: Canada must lead climate change battle in a time of disappearing ice and snow

OpinionBY JOHN POMEROY

Future of the North’s ecosystems depend on links between Indigenous Peoples, private sector and governments

OpinionBY LIBERAL MP MICHAEL MCLEOD

Inuit Nunangat University: a critical investment in Canada’s Arctic future

OpinionBY NATAN OBED

As Trump’s tariff threats fly at the ‘whim of a tweet,’ Canada needs united front, says federalism expert

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

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justice

Advocates for Hassan Diab call on feds to declare extradition will not go ahead

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Human rights matter for us all

OpinionBY SENATOR KIM PATE, ALEX NEVE, HADAYT NAZAMI

No process replaces due process in the United States

OpinionBY MICHAEL HARRIS

Lawsuit alleging anti-Black racism in public service at court for class-action certification hearings

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

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Labour & employment

Why future-ready affordable housing can’t wait

OpinionBY SHAIMAA YASSIN, CHERISE BURDA, RUNA DAS

Trudeau’s reset options dwindle as government puts itself above Parliament

OpinionBY MICHAEL HARRIS

Youth unemployment crisis is an $18.5-billion opportunity

OpinionBY FARAH MOHAMED

NDP won’t be ‘baited’ as Tories attack Singh amid Liberal labour moves, says MP Green

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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Lobbying

October environment lobby tackles energy concerns, hydrogen, and push-back on emissions cap

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

‘Unpredictable’ second Trump term requires smoothing out trade irritants with U.S., say lobbyists and advocates

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Lobbying watchdog plans to reduce ’20 per cent rule’ if her term is renewed

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Tripling of boreal wildfire emissions since 2001 show ‘growing vulnerability’ of Canada’s northern forests: new U.K. study

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

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natural resources and energy

Heavy-duty transportation may accelerate the big economic potential of nature’s smallest molecule

OpinionBY KAREN HAMBERG

Will Susan Holt’s new government continue New Brunswick’s nuclear fantasies?

OpinionBY SUSAN O’DONNELL

Pre-budget talks, public transit funding, and safety led September lobbying

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Canada’s false ‘solution’ for used nuclear fuel waste

OpinionBY WILLIAM LEISS

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Women, Gender and Diversity

Smith’s government moves to limit transgender rights in Alberta

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

Valuing unpaid work: a crucial step in ending violence against women

OpinionBY LISE COURTEAU

Canadians see improvements to Indigenous, gender rights over time, but cool on welcoming immigrants, asylum seekers: survey

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Where’s the starting line?

OpinionBY CHI NGUYEN

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Indigenous Relations

Ottawa removed 118 companies from its Indigenous Business Directory this year

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Implement the special interlocutor’s final report on unmarked graves now for a new path forward

OpinionBY ABRAM BENEDICT

Two ways the federal government can save money

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

‘We need deterrence’: Indigenous researcher tells MPs Boissonnault should be kicked from Liberal caucus

NewsBY IREM KOCA

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