Mulroney did a lot for Canada: Ottawa reader
Our country is still mourning after losing former prime minister Brian Mulroney who died on Feb. 29 at the age of 84 in a Florida hospital of heart failure. Mulroney improved prosperity for us all with Canada-U.S. free trade deal. He is also worthy of plurality and morality against racism. He advocated successfully for the […]
As spring flooding season approaches, Canadians need the government to act on the National Flood Insurance Program
The upcoming federal budget presents an opportunity for the government to partner with the insurance industry and invest in a low-cost national flood insurance program for those at highest risk.
What’s behind Pierre Poilievre’s ‘common-sense crusade’?
Interestingly, common sense has a long political etymology.
Wild species’ survival should shape National Biodiversity Strategy
Despite ongoing conservation efforts across the country, biodiversity continues to decline, and the number of species at risk of extinction continues to grow.
We need more natural infrastructure, and fast
While natural infrastructure alone could not have prevented the Red River spill, a well-funded hybrid system of grey and natural infrastructure will help mitigate the impacts of such disasters, and help prevent them happening again in the future, as well as support the Canadian environment, and the economy.
From crisis to solution: a national acquisition fund can help ease housing crisis
The Canadian Housing and Renewal Association, B.C.’s Rental Protection Fund, and the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada propose a national acquisition fund to move rental homes into community ownership through non-profits and co-operatives, protecting their affordability forever.
Pharmacare really matters, and this is not it
It’s great to know Canada will help those families dealing with the additional costs of managing diabetes, and that the cost burdens of preventative reproductive health care will be reduced, but the lost opportunity of really delivering pharmacare is tragic.
The world’s energy transition is failing, and we’re just all standing by watching
In our lifetimes, we will come to know that we failed to effectively mitigate. We will be losing everything we care about, know and love. There will be regret that we didn’t act to stop the evil when it was still possible. Wake up.
A gigantic rise in global temperatures spells uncertainty for scientists
Changes in average global temperature from one year to another tend to be quite small. This one is gigantic.
The importance of career-oriented education for Canada’s youth
As governments actively seek better ways to address skilled labour and trade education across the provinces, educational leaders are ready to prepare students with the new competencies they need to succeed.
