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.
On the surface, the Canadian government's commitment to gender equality in climate change policy is inspiring, but two youth delegates to the COP23 negotiations say it still doesn't go far enough.
Now, I know the advice that many of us abide by. Don’t feed the trolls and by in large, I don’t. I’m breaking this rule because I think the misogynistic and violent nature of certain comments and potential links to pro-oil platforms needs to be called out.
