The rise and fall of the carbon tax consensus
The fact that Trudeau announced a pause on the carbon tax in Atlantic Canada—a Liberal bastion—highly suggests even his own supporters don’t like it.
Assessing Canada’s climate policy progress points to key sectors that need to step up
Most sectors have momentum, but in a small number of others—most notably oil and gas and buildings—emissions continue to rise.
Animal rights activists threaten our health and food supply
That confined animal feeding operations follow veterinary-approved codes of practice means they are exercising ‘reasonable care’ under the law, a fact conveniently overlooked by animal rights activists.
Trudeau should not put geopolitics ahead of Canadians
Irrespective of the pulls of domestic politics or the pushes of foreign allies, Justin Trudeau’s only priority should be the safe return of all Canadians stranded in Gaza.
Of course Canada’s big airlines can afford to compensate passengers: just ask them
On a recent call with financial analysts, Air Canada CFO John Di Bert acknowledged the financial impact of the proposed APPR legislation would be “incremental” to the company’s cost base.
Nuclear energy is not ‘clean’ or ‘green’ in the European Union’s taxonomy
The claim made in an Oct. 13 letter to MPs from the Canadian Nuclear Association—stating that the EU ‘formally voted to include nuclear energy in its EU taxonomy’—is partially true, but misleading, write Susan O’Donnell and Madis Vassar.
Modern day veterans: changed faces, changed needs
Veterans of all genders, ages, and expressions who felt compelled to wear the maple leaf on their shoulder should be acknowledged and given attention societally, and at a government and policy level.
PQ budget reflects an alternate reality
The Parti Québécois’ separatist financial plan doesn’t seem to recognize that an independent Quebec would be small, impoverished, and barely viable.
Carbon-pricing saga must have Liberal players questioning if they want to keep playing
The carbon-price carveout is either undermining a sought-after legacy, or not yet providing the political rewards that Liberals hoped for from a change of course.
Canada has become indifferent to Palestinian suffering
Regardless of its shock and horror at Hamas’ attack, Israel is not allowed to starve and strangle Gaza’s civilian population of 2.3 million.
