Action, not more time, needed to address climate catastrophe, says B.C. reader
Re: “This is your wakeup call to catastrophic climate change,” (The Hill Times, June 13). Bill Henderson summarizes our predicament very clearly. As a climate change researcher—now retired from Natural Resources Canada—I can confirm: my coworkers and I investigated, published in peer-reviewed journals, and reported our results to our government leaders, and information was assimilated […]
Building a mental health-literate Canada now
Recent federal actions to support mental health care are a welcome start, but will only lead to better outcomes if there is a parallel initiative to improve the mental health literacy of all Canadians.
New defence chief should be set up to win
In two weeks, Canada will have a new leader of the Armed Forces. After serving in the role since 2021, Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre is retiring, leaving the door open for the Liberals to appoint his successor. That person will take over following the already scheduled July 18 change-of-command ceremony, and […]
The West staring down last-minute enormous changes
Three of the four biggest western countries are facing elections that may radically change their political orientations.
We are the hope we have been waiting for: letter writer
The June 15 suicide of a young person in the Waverley Grand Mosque of Manitoba must not be met with pithy aspirational words and violent abdicating platitudes. As the deluge of “Muslims and Palestinians, Jews and Israelis are inherently violent” propaganda and hateful takes compound and punctuate this gaping loss, the truth remains that we […]
The Bloc Québécois is no friend of Canada
While they claim to work for Quebec’s interests in Ottawa, there are 1.25 million English-speaking Quebecers they refuse to recognize.
L on wheels: liberals and centrists paving the runway for fascism to take hold
Political humiliation looms on both sides of the 49th parallel as strongholds are breached, and lies are allowed to run rampant.
MPs unite against greedflation and monopoly power in Canada’s food systems—but there’s more to do
The House Agriculture Committee report unanimously recommends action on profiteering, concentration, and food insecurity, but risks undermining Canada’s Healthy Eating Strategy.
Striking the balance between accuracy and ambition for climate change communications
Limits around promotional speech are valid, but the restrictions in Bill C-59 regarding greenwashing are not the path to get us there.
Can DFO be trusted to implement the fish-farm ban?
Without being given legal force through legislation or regulations, the promised ban remains little more than another political promise vulnerable to ever-changing political winds.
