Skip to main content
Log in
Account
Log out
Donate
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Explainers
  • Zero Carbon
  • Podcast
  • Special reports
  • Multimedia
  • Conversations
  • About

Patricia Lane

Columnist Victoria
  • [email protected]
  • @patricialane17
  • RSS feed
About Patricia Lane

Patricia Lane's column profiles young climate leaders working across Canada.

Patricia has been a lawyer for 35 years specializing in collaborative decision-making and public policy creation. She has worked in every region of Canada and federally. Patricia has worked in areas as diverse as tax policy, human rights, economic and small business development, restructuring health care, labour law, human rights, securities law, climate change, real estate and land development, wilderness protection, renewable energy, housing, and Aboriginal rights and title. She has been a climate change campaigner for 15 years and an environmentalist all her life. She was the longest serving Director on the Sierra Club Board until 2019 and continues to actively support the organization in a variety of ways.

86 Articles

Lily Barraclough believes the antidote for eco-grief is action

This 24-year-old Dalhousie student used her master’s thesis to explore the emotional responses of politically active youth across Mi’kma’ki (Atlantic provinces, Gaspé Peninsula and the northeastern region of Maine) to the climate crisis. 
Youth climate action
News | May 16th 2022

For Jennifer Smith, climate action is a family affair

She helped found Pour nos enfants / For Our Kids Montréal, and now a core group of 30 moms and two dads remind decision-makers that a future for families is worth saving. 
Youth climate action
News | May 9th 2022

When it comes to climate, Ana Giovanetti has a village full of ideas

For Ana Giovanetti, safety for chimpanzees is symbiotic with security for people.
Youth climate action
News | May 2nd 2022

Luke Wallace is an entertainer with a climate mission

Luke Wallace is an entertainer with a mission. This 29-year-old singer, songwriter and filmmaker wants to see other young climate leaders shine. 
Youth climate action
News | April 22nd 2022

Warsha Mushtaq sees pure poetry in nature

Eighteen-year-old Warsha Mushtaq is Saskatchewan’s youth poet laureate and a passionate climate justice advocate.
Youth climate action
News | April 18th 2022

Abigail Hunter has Washington’s ear on climate

Abigail Hunter helps the Biden administration understand the advantages of doing business with the province of Quebec.
Youth climate action
News | April 11th 2022

WeiChun Kua wields power of student politics for climate justice

"It is our future. It is not enough for you to have a token youth in your decision-making circle. Foreground our voices and show you are listening," says SFU grad WeiChun Kua.
Youth climate action
News | April 4th 2022

Madyson Adams casts a community net to help salmon thrive

By helping Surrey, B.C.'s 600,000 residents co-exist with salmon, she is restoring and building resilience in ecosystems across the second-most populous municipality in the province.
Youth climate action
News | March 28th 2022

From volunteers to new life for EV batteries, Chris White is all about connections

Chris White’s PhD thesis aims to help us reduce and reuse electric vehicle batteries.
Youth climate action
News | March 21st 2022
Woman standing in the forest

For Katharine Zywert, health care means nourishing both people and planet

Katharine Zywert’s just-completed PhD thesis shines a light on transformative approaches to health care that improve both human and planetary well-being.
Youth climate action
News | March 14th 2022
  •  
  • 1 of 9

Support award-winning independent journalism with your subscription today

  • Canadian Online Publishers Awards
    • Independent Publisher of the Year
    • Best News Coverage
    • Best Column
    • Best Digital Solution
  • Canadian Association of Journalists Awards
    • Winner
    • Canadian Association of Journalists
    • Data journalism award
    • Human rights reporting award
    • Outstanding investigative journalism
  • Michener Award
    • Finalist
    • Michener Award
    • Meritorious public service journalism
    • 2019 & 2016
  • National Newspaper Award
    • Winner
    • National Newspaper Award
    • Business reporting
Canada's National Observer
  • Jobs
  • Freelance for Us
  • Masthead
  • Team
  • Video
  • Advertise
  • Search
  • Help
  • Contact
  • The Trust Project
  • Ethics
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Admin
Subscribe Newsletter Donate
Trust Project logo
© Observer Media Group 2022
Log in
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Explainers
  • Zero Carbon
  • Podcast
  • Special reports
  • Multimedia
  • Conversations
  • About
Account
Log out