Indigenous representatives of an oilsands monitoring program say Alberta won’t increase funding to keep pace with oilsands expansion and inflation — and the shortfall risks compromising monitoring work, according to a letter obtained by Canada’s National Observer.

Former NDP MP Peter Julian said the party should take six months to talk to members across the country, take stock of what led to the disastrous 2025 election result and build a stronger foundation to move forward before jumping into a leadership race.

On Friday, the federal government announced $21.5 million for a handful of carbon capture projects in Alberta, and while the amount isn’t going to move the needle, Energy and Natural Resource Minister Tim Hodgson’s choice of words and tone signal how Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government plans to engage with the fossil fuel industry.

Passage of Bill C-5 an "assault on science and democracy" say critics.

“We are not only failing to uphold democratic values — we are failing the very people who elected us to represent them,” a Quebec representative wrote in her resignation letter.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s controversial Bill C-5 is all but guaranteed to become law, but politicians have one last opportunity to make changes to the bill.

The bill will give cabinet enhanced powers to approve and accelerate projects it deems to be in the national interest. It now goes to the Senate for final approval, where it is expected to pass.

The discussions that led to the statement’s specific wording were not public. But governments of most G7 nations recognize the role of human activity in climate change, as well as the role of climate change in wildfire, with one notable exception.

The federal Conservatives voted with the Liberals on a special order to push a massive piece of legislation on major project approvals through the House of Commons before the week’s end.