CBC fails the Cross-Country Checkup
What horrifies so many Canadians, and what the CBC leadership fails to appreciate from its embattled perch, is the urgency of this historic moment.
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Pipeline follies in the Far North – a lesson from the past
We should learn from the history of a post-war pipeline project that at one point seemed vital then was quickly abandoned, and cleaned up extremely slowly.
Canada's disaster funding finally embraces 'build back better'
By modifying the federal disaster to also focus on pre-disaster prevention, the new program will foster a culture of proactive preparedness.
Psst. I know where you can buy a Mexican cauliflower
I’m under no illusion my picayune consumer vegetable protest will deliver the death blow to Trump’s trade war. That is the role of our government and its much bigger clout.
Canada's key to decarbonizing marine shipping? Locking out LNG
Saying no to LNG and locking it out of current and future zero-emission pathways for the marine shipping sector is crucial to avoiding runaway climate impacts and tax payer boondoggles.
As Trump uses Putin’s playbook, renewables are Canada’s best defence
As Trump uses fossil fuel markets as an instrument of aggression and coercion against Canada, we must learn from the EU and quickly reduce our dependence on fossil fuel markets.
A decade after his bombshell speech, Mark Carney is still pushing for a climate fix
There are new debates over Carney’s approach. But once again, you can’t help but notice that he’s the one person up there making a positive case for climate action.
The world’s dumbest trade war makes going green a matter of survival
Putting up thousands of wind turbines and hundreds of solar farms, means more jobs, less global warming and less reliance on the boom and bust oil and gas sector that handcuffs us to the U.S.
The 'freedom convoy' never really loved Canada
Check the social media accounts of any prominent convoy participant, whether it’s Tamara Lich, Pat King, or their dedicated transcriptionists in the alt-press, and their sympathy for Donald Trump and antipathy towards Canada becomes immediately apparent.
The sad spectacle of Ontario's race for second place
It’s hard to look at any party or leader and expect they’ll solve Ontario’s debilitating structural problems. It’s even harder to imagine any leader being worse than Ford
Forget pipelines — the U.S. trade war is our chance to decarbonize
Energy sovereignty is economic sovereignty, and there’s no faster route to energy sovereignty than by harnessing the fully renewable energy resources that are already abundant within Canada and whose value is not dependent on export markets.
Ontario's energy efficiency plan is good - but it could be better
The Ontario government's $10.9 billion investment over 12 years will go a long way to helping residents improve their homes. But the investment could be even better.
Carney won’t win hearts with another elitist climate plan
Carney’s climate plan, in particular, risks handing fodder to Poilievre while failing to captivate the climate-anxious voter.
Government is good, actually
Elon Musk and Donald Trump are taking an axe to the American federal government. American citizens will be the ones who pay the price.
As Los Angeles burns, B.C. adds fuel to the fire
As the long, hard work of cleaning up and rebuilding continues after the L.A. wildfires, so too, does the deadly serious task of understanding how and why the fires became so apocalyptic.