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Bruce Lourie

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About Bruce Lourie

Bruce Lourie is president of the Ivey Foundation and co-author with Rick Smith of Slow Death by Rubber Duck: How the Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Life Affects Our Health.

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The trouble with climate targets

Canada does have a particularly poor track record in meeting climate targets, and Liberal governments in Canada tend to wear the “missing targets” badge more than others.
Opinion, Climate Solutions Reporting | October 21st 2022
Demonstrators outside the climate change conference in Glasgow on Nov. 5.

Mood in the streets is for bold climate action. Are world leaders listening?

Canada is clearly playing an important role, not as a political powerhouse, but as a genuine contributor to the sense of progress, made all the more significant given our substantial oil production and export economy, writes Bruce Lourie.
COP26: Uniting the World to Tackle Climate Change
Opinion | November 10th 2021

Crisis Readiness: Who is best fit to manage the country?

With the Federal election garnering little attention for big ideas, one may want to evaluate the prospective parties and their leaders through one question: who would be best-suited to respond to the next global crisis?  
Analysis | September 18th 2021

O'Toole's climate plan has a carbon price — just don't call it a tax

Erin O'Toole's six priorities are hit-and-miss, and revert back to traditional technological solutions in the energy sector while missing many of the important economy-wide measures to help the regions of Canada without oil.
Opinion | August 26th 2020

The risks of COVID-19: Why humans act too slowly in the face of danger

Given the science we have about pandemics, climate change and other risks why do humans not take meaningful actions sooner?
Coronavirus in Canada
Opinion | April 3rd 2020

'If Scheer wins, Albertans can kiss their economic future goodbye'

Election 2019
Opinion, Politics | October 18th 2019

An illuminating look at what Doug Ford just did to Ontarians' energy bills

The implications for the Conservatives are serious. Scrapping Ontario’s cap and trade system will be “messy and costly”
Analysis, Energy | June 21st 2018

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