Analysis

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The war profiteers

Connecting the dots for you on world events, Canadian politics, banking and climate change

By Chris Hatch | Analysis | February 28th 2022

Climate snapshot: Driving off the climate cliff in Alberta versus Norway

Same number of new cars. Five times more CO2 to drive them around.

Race Against Climate Change

By Barry Saxifrage | Analysis, Climate Solutions Reporting | February 25th 2022

The International Energy Agency has clearly stated that no new sources of fossil fuels can be developed if humanity wants to keep the climate crisis within the guardrails set in the global Paris Agreement. The oil industry in Canada, however, shows no sign it plans to do what's needed voluntarily.

Race Against Climate Change

By Barry Saxifrage | Analysis, Energy, Climate Solutions Reporting | February 23rd 2022

Public opinion in flux over COVID rules and political unrest caused by protests and convoys

For the first time, the majority understood COVID not only through statistics and news stories, but the symptoms and challenges experienced first- or second-hand.

By David Coletto & Bruce Anderson | Analysis | February 18th 2022

Protesters block traffic at the Ambassador Bridge, linking Windsor, Ontario and Detroit on Wednesday, February 9, 2022. Photo by: The Canadian Press/Nicole Osborne

Was funding for Canada's vaccine protests linked to Putin's plans for Ukraine?

NBC News has reported that the protests, originally branded as a "trucker convoy" comprising drivers angry at being forced to get vaccinated against COVID-19, were being promoted by fake accounts connected to so-called "content mills" in Bangladesh, Romania, Vietnam and elsewhere.

By James McCarten | Analysis | February 15th 2022