Representatives from the Aamjiwnaang First Nation say they are bearing the brunt of environmental racism in Chemical Valley, and are in Ottawa to push world governments to give Indigenous nations a seat at the table as negotiations for a global plastics treaty unfold.
Clean electricity is the backbone of the energy transition, but building the power grids needed will be a monumental task. Natural Resources and Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson sits down with Canada's National Observer to discuss forging the path ahead.
Representatives from around the world are in Ottawa to negotiate a legally binding treaty to eliminate plastic pollution by 2040. But after a previous meeting went off the rails, pressure is now on delegates to make up for lost time in what promises to be one of the most important environmental weeks of the year.
With almost everyone turning on the carbon tax, it's time for Justin Trudeau to make the ultimate political sacrifice. How eliminating the carbon tax could end up saving good climate policy in this country — and maybe even his government.
The Conservative leader has the federal Liberals in his crosshairs over a scheduled increase to the carbon price, upping the pressure Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government is dealing with across the country.
Justin Trudeau came to Alberta, and he packed some truth bombs in his carry-on luggage. Why he's right about Alberta's continued filibuster of federal climate targets, and why the UCP seems determined to keep getting in the way.
Most of the possible changes respond to concerns raised by provincial governments and industry during the six-month consultation period on the draft regulations published in August 2023.
Justin Trudeau's political comeback depends on things like inflation going down and the economy doing better. But none of that will matter if he can't get key members of his team to take their jobs — you know, politics — more seriously.