If the vote resulted in a snap election, it's quite likely that the B.C. Liberals would have gotten back into power, and the project would have gone ahead anyway.
I’ve taken quite a few exams in my life and one thing’s always been the same: having the answer isn’t enough — to pass the test, I had to show that I did my work.
Our national interest is served by making decisions based on science and respect for Indigenous rights — not through crass political compromises and back room deals, writes environmental activist Tzeporah Berman.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has admitted what many Canadians believed for some time—the approval of Trans Mountain’s expansion was always a foregone conclusion.
"See it from his point of view and quit wasting your energy yelling and being easily offended," writes Wet'suwet'en First Nation member Dolores Bazil. "Instead, organize and work towards climate change, land claims and maintaining a pristine coast where our food supply is restored."
Opinion: Alberta political scientist Laurie Adkin concludes that Alberta's war cry against British Columbia over oil transport restrictions is an ill-fated strategy. "All Canadians are in this together."
In this era of climate action, trying to sell natural gas with weak methane regulations is like trying to sell oil that produces higher emissions. The world is less and less interested.
Canada boasted about its leadership at the annual United Nations climate conference after spearheading the Canada-UK Powering Past Coal Alliance. The alliance includes more than 25 countries and sub-national governments pledging to phase out coal by 2030.
I snuck into the press conference on Wednesday because it is my generation that will have to live with the consequences of Prime Minister Trudeau’s decisions.