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It’s time to stop sugar-coating the climate crisis
BY Gwynne Dyer - September 7, 2026
We are trapped on the up escalator, and we need to stop the warming now. Read full story
Opinion
Canada cannot secure freshwater while overlooking groundwater
BY Amanda Sills,ISG Senator Rosa Galvez - September 7, 2026
Federal leadership can make Canada’s system more coherent by having groundwater included in policy, legislation, and programs. Read full story
Opinion
As wildfires rage, online conspiracies are adding fuel to the flames
BY Ricardo Grinspun,Samantha Green - September 7, 2026
Governments can no longer treat disinformation as an unavoidable feature of the internet, and must do more to address it through safer design of online platforms. Read full story
Opinion
Canada doesn’t need to abandon climate efforts in the name of growth or unity
BY Don Drummond,Peter WB Phillips,Kate Harland - September 7, 2026
The next federal budget should clearly lay out a clean growth and innovation plan as part of its economic strategy. Otherwise, this government risks betting against the global energy transition or the opportunity for Canada to be a competitive player in the growing clean market. Read full story
Opinion
Forward-looking Canadian energy policy needed against President Trump’s authoritarian moves
BY Shawn McCarthy - September 7, 2026
Canada should look to diversify export markets, and also aggressively pursue the energy transition as the U.S. president preaches continued reliance on hemispheric reserves of carbon-intensive fossil fuels. Read full story
News
Canada’s progress on climate adaptation too slow, unfocused, say experts: ‘we have to get moving’
BY Eleanor Wand - September 5, 2026
The National Adaptation Strategy is ‘a long list of virtually all of the things that Canada can do to adapt to climate change,’ says Canadian Climate Institute's Ryan Ness, who instead calls for a targeted plan. Read full story
Opinion
Canada has an energy conundrum in the north: geothermal energy is the answer
BY Peter Massie,Jax Jacobsen - September 2, 2026
Whitehorse sits atop a promising geothermal resource—maybe one of Canada’s best, and developing geothermal energy would strengthen this country’s national security by strengthening relations with Arctic allies. Read full story
News
Canadians care ‘very deeply’ about nature conservation, even at the expense of economic development: poll
BY Eleanor Wand - August 29, 2026
Pollster Frank Graves says although Prime Minister Mark Carney remains popular on economic issues, his lead on the environment is ‘more modest,’ pointing to an NDP uptick in the polls as potential trouble for the Liberals down the line. Read full story
Opinion
Industry can weather tariff storm by improving energy efficiency
BY Brendan Haley - August 27, 2026
Amid a renewed period of trade disruption, we must make the most of Canada’s resources. Energy efficiency is an abundant resource found within our borders and delivered by Canadian workers. Read full story
Opinion
How big a fleet of water bombers does Canada actually need?
BY John Gradek - August 20, 2026
Josie Sabatino is right that wildfire is now a national interest. But a national interest still needs a national standard, and Canada has not set one. Read full story