John Woodside

Reporter Ottawa English

Investigations, News, Energy, Politics, federal politics, Clean energy, climate change, climate targets

About John Woodside

John Woodside covers federal policy thanks to a grant from the Local Journalism Initiative and the Government of Canada.

Previously he covered energy with allNewBrunswick and allNewfoundlandLabrador, with a particular focus on Muskrat Falls, nuclear power, and the Irving group of companies. Prior to that he worked with Cited Media and with foreign policy news outfit OpenCanada. He is a graduate of the University of British Columbia’s Master of Journalism program.

105 Articles

Protesters gather in Vancouver on Jan. 8, 2019, to show solidarity with Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs opposing the Coastal GasLink pipeline. File photo by Michael Ruffolo

Hundreds of academics condemn RCMP, governments over Coastal GasLink crisis in open letter

Hundreds of academics have signed an open letter calling for government intervention in the wake of RCMP enforcement of an injunction granted to Coastal GasLink to build a pipeline through unceded Wet’suwet’en territory.

Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs — from left, Rob Alfred, John Ridsdale and Antoinette Austin — who oppose the Coastal GasLink pipeline take part in a rally in Smithers B.C., on Jan. 10, 2020. File photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Canada’s Supreme Court recognizes Wet’suwet’en law. So how is Coastal GasLink moving ahead?

The crisis unfolding on Wet’suwet’en territory went from simmer to boil in recent weeks, and those on the ground say the fight against the Coastal GasLink project is far from over.

Clean Energy Canada calls for massive ramp-up of renewables — and fast

A new report from Clean Energy Canada is calling on the federal government to swiftly ramp up clean electricity production to both prepare for and build a climate-safe world.

Race to a Safer World

Scathing reports reveal decades of Canadian climate failure

A series of scathing reports from Canada’s climate watchdog have laid bare decades of failure to reduce emissions, with the current government tarred with “policy incoherence” across several files.

Rosa Galvez calls for Senate to declare climate emergency

Building off a House of Commons declaration from 2019, Independent Sen. Rosa Galvez wants the upper house to declare a national climate emergency.

Throne speech climate plans set off opposition storm

Opposition parties were ready to pounce after Gov. Gen. Mary May Simon read the throne speech to officially open Canada’s 44th Parliament on Tuesday, criticizing the Liberals for a lack of clear priorities.

Opposition parties call for emergency debate on flooding

On the first day of Parliament’s new sitting, some of Canada’s federal opposition parties are calling for an emergency debate to tackle the flooding in British Columbia as another atmospheric river is expected to batter the province in the coming days.

After B.C. flooding, billion-dollar questions for Canada

The cascading natural disasters in British Columbia have destroyed key pieces of infrastructure that experts say should trigger a nationwide risk assessment to prepare for Canada’s rapidly changing climate.

TMX pipeline and B.C.’s climate tragedy

Extreme weather fuelled by climate breakdown is exposing the vulnerability of key infrastructure in British Columbia and is reviving questions among environmentalists and residents about building the Trans Mountain expansion pipeline.

Trans Mountain

Lethal mix of cascading climate impacts hammers B.C.

After a devastating wildfire season that reduced towns to ash and a heat dome that killed hundreds, climate breakdown is again threatening British Columbians as torrential rain pummelled the province Monday causing landslides and floods that destroyed key infrastructure and took at least one life.

Race to a Safer World