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Why do we listen to oil execs when they talk about jobs?

Representatives of Canada’s oil and gas industry like to talk about jobs and all the people they employ. In particular, Tim McMillan, who represents all the oil and gas industry as CEO of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, seems to talk about jobs at every opportunity.

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By Dale Marshall in Opinion, Energy, Politics | September 5th 2018

Leaders of Quebec's four parties at an event centred on "youth issues" at Concordia University, 17 August 2018

Is this Quebec's most uninspired election ever?

By all means, it should be an interesting campaign, yet the promises — from all parties, not just the Liberals — are so milquetoast, nearly 40 per cent of Quebecers remain undecided about who to vote for in October.

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Quebec 2018

By Toula Drimonis in Opinion, Politics, Culture | September 4th 2018

Postmedia fails to heed its own 'cautionary tale' in ethics and law

Aside from raging demagogues, nothing threatens genuine news more than bad journalism. That’s why credible news organizations move swiftly to correct errors.

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Letters to the Editor

By Arthur Kent in Opinion | September 1st 2018

Commercial viability of Trans Mountain’s expansion just took a huge hit

When I wrote to Justin Trudeau on October 25, 2015—almost three years ago—I warned him that it was critical to implement his promise to redo Trans Mountain’s review and fix the industry-captured National Energy Board as soon as possible.

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Trans Mountain

By Robyn Allan in Opinion, Energy, Politics | August 31st 2018

Calling out Ford's chill on free speech

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's attempts to control, coerce, punish, eliminate or otherwise chill open and free expression need to be called out as such, writes columnist Nora Loreto.

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By Nora Loreto in Opinion, Politics | August 30th 2018

Quebec election campaign is going to be short and ugly

An added element in the Oct. 1 election is that for the first time in a long time, the topic of Quebec sovereignty won't be a primary voting issue, writes Toula Drimonis. All parties have declared their intent not to make it a point of contention — even the PQ.

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Quebec 2018

By Toula Drimonis in Opinion, Politics, Culture | August 23rd 2018

Smoke from BC wildfires over Discovery Island clear cut, August 2018

When it comes to carbon taxes, the world can pay now or the world can pay later. Canada should push the world to decide.

Transparent would not be the word to describe the Trudeau government's decision to water down its carbon tax. The changes were posted on a ministry website as a “technical backgrounder.” Oh, come on, the fate of the earth deserves better.

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By The Editorial Board in Opinion | August 21st 2018

Open letter to Judge Affleck: as a doctor, this is why I'm against Kinder Morgan's oil pipeline expansion

As one of the three founders of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, I have a keen interest in preventing environmental degradation, because I know that human health —my over-riding professional focus — is entirely dependent on healthy ecosystems.

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Trans Mountain

By Warren Bell in Opinion, Politics | August 20th 2018

When Toronto Mayor John Tory describes those who carry out gun violence as “sewer rats” or “thugs,” what is lost?

It’s willful desensitization: the sheer amount of tragedy in the world forces our inundated culture to select exactly what we want to be the target of our outrage.

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By Steven Zhou in Opinion | August 20th 2018

Fort McMurray, wildfire, Mike Flannigan, climate change, smoke

It's not just the forests burning. Our economic system was designed to burn everything in its path

A new face of summer is emerging, writes Julia Pope. Replacing the iconic images of people camping and hiking are images of smoke and flames, and family picnics held against a backdrop of gray skies full of falling ash.

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Wildfires

By Julia Pope in Opinion, Politics | August 20th 2018

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Opinion

Why do we listen to oil execs when they talk about jobs?

Is this Quebec's most uninspired election ever?

Postmedia fails to heed its own 'cautionary tale' in ethics and law

Commercial viability of Trans Mountain’s expansion just took a huge hit

Calling out Ford's chill on free speech

Quebec election campaign is going to be short and ugly

When it comes to carbon taxes, the world can pay now or the world can pay later. Canada should push the world to decide.

Open letter to Judge Affleck: as a doctor, this is why I'm against Kinder Morgan's oil pipeline expansion

When Toronto Mayor John Tory describes those who carry out gun violence as “sewer rats” or “thugs,” what is lost?

It's not just the forests burning. Our economic system was designed to burn everything in its path

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