Trish Audette-Longo
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About Trish Audette-Longo
Trish Audette-Longo is an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University and a co-director of the Climate Disaster Project. Previously, Trish reported, edited and managed digital engagement with Canada's National Observer, and she covered politics and the environment for The Edmonton Journal.
Alberta's Rachel Notley wants Trudeau government to invest taxpayer dollars in oil-by-rail
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said that she has asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to commit to co-purchasing two new unit-trains to transport an additional 120,000 barrels of Alberta oil a day.
Notley announces new Alberta carbon tax break for drilling sector
"We’re striking the right balance," the Alberta premier said Thursday, after the announcement at a meeting of the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors at the Petroleum Club in Calgary.
Alberta's 2019 battleground
Will a price on carbon be a central issue in Alberta's 2019 election? With opinion polls that show Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party has a wide lead over Premier Rachel Notley's NDP, and signs that oilpatch leaders are undermining the government's approach to pollution, the pressure is on for Notley's team to show their work on the economy, climate change and renewable energy issues.
Ottawa brewery's cold beer for a warm welcome
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'New beginning' for Ontario NDP: Horwath
Andrea Horwath says it's a "new beginning" for the Ontario NDP, now the province's official Opposition party after Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives won a majority government.
Horwath to lead Opposition, after dreams of becoming premier dashed
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath handily won her Hamilton-Centre riding Thursday night, though hopes of being Ontario's next premier were dashed just half an hour after polls closed.
Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford to be next premier of Ontario
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Kathleen Wynne flew in and out of Ottawa late Wednesday with a campaign slogan designed to contrast her vision for Ontario with that of Doug Ford, and a guarantee to supporters that she'll be back in Queen's Park.
Canada's toxic refinery emissions 'wake-up call' to MPs
The federal government is failing to protect Canadians from toxic refinery emissions pumped into the air at rates far above those in the United States, opposition politicians said Thursday in response to a Toronto Star/Global News/National Observer investigation. Federal MPs said they were shocked and troubled by the findings.