Patricia Lane

Columnist | Victoria
About Patricia Lane
Patricia Lane's column gives voice to climate leaders across Canada, in their own words. They are mostly young but some showcase elders whose focus has shifted to climate in their later years.
Patricia specialises in collaborative decision-making, public policy creation and effective climate communication. As a lawyer, she worked in every region in Canada in diverse areas such as tax policy, human rights, economic development, restructuring health care, family law and labour law, human rights, securities law, climate change, real estate and land development, wilderness protection, renewable energy, housing, and Aboriginal rights and title.
A class act for nature
Caio Krause Conradt is just 17, but he has already begun to empower the next generation. This new Canadian from São Paulo, Brazil, is a 2023 Youth Climate Activism Award winner, hosted by the Institute for Sustainability Education and Action (I-SEA), for his work engaging students in high schools and at the elementary level.
The uplifting undergarment that combats fashion industry waste
Bryn Davis Williams is disrupting the intimate garment industry. Together with her business partner Jessica Bosman, these young women have figured out how to make a more comfortable bra while reducing environmental impacts and using fair labour practices.
His job on the Hill? Helping Canadians take climate steps
Nathan Collett helps make sensible government climate policy. As a policy analyst in the Privy Council Office, this 23-year-old works with a team of social and behavioural scientists to inform Canada’s decision-making so it resonates with the people.
Carole Christopher is guiding elders
As a guiding elder for Vancouver’s Society Promoting Environmental Conservation, Carole Christopher is convinced many older people can provide a well of wisdom for young people, their organizations and society.
How to make your home sweeter
"Our team offers the chance to have a meaningful conversation about how to improve your home’s comfort and climate readiness."
Laura Sullivan is ready to get disruptive
Laura Sullivan’s research leads her to civil disobedience. This 24-year-old British Columbian engineer will break laws this summer to disrupt business as usual.
Wonderful things happen when people talk and collaborate
As the director of sustainable communities for the David Suzuki Foundation, Julius Lindsay and his team help grassroots organizations ensure climate solutions advance their well-being.
A grassroots approach to help the planet
Muhammad Ansar and his team at Human Nature Projects Ontario provide local youth with a fresh look at the possibilities for transforming natural spaces to make them more livable for all species.
Finding fresh ways to feed the world
Taylor Quinn is the CEO of Tailored Food, a social enterprise consultancy that partners with food entrepreneurs, farmers and market vendors to ensure nutritious and delicious low-cost food is available to families suffering from malnutrition. The hope is to end hunger by 2030.
Choosing climate hope for a dance partner
Alex Rand is a curator and creative producer with a background in creating artistic experiences in non-traditional spaces — like the upcoming bash to chase away your eco-grief at The Bentway in Toronto.