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Trump’s threats expose the traitors in our midst

Trump’s threats expose the traitors in our midst

I’m not in the habit of thanking Donald Trump for anything, much less for his increasingly specific threats to my country. They’re an...

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Max Fawcett

This is why I investigate environmental injustice

I can still taste the fog that wafted over Pictou County, Nova Scotia. As a little kid, I didn’t know what it was but I did know what it was...

friday 10

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Jimmy Thomson

Assessing the Trudeau record, real and imagined

Assessing the Trudeau record, real and imagined

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he was stepping down as Liberal leader on Monday following months of speculation and mounting pressure from...

friday 10

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Katherine Scott

From oil sands to wildfires: Why we need independent journalism now

"Media has saved lives," Dr. John O'Connor, a physician working in Fort McMurray, told me during an interview I did with him in 2014, the year...

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Linda Solomon Wood

Think the clean energy revolution moved fast last year? Just wait.

Think the clean energy revolution moved fast last year? Just wait.

It’s been a very big year for progress on clean electricity in Canada. Friction between provinces and the federal government  continues to  play...

09.01.2025 30

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Jason Dion

The messy, mixed legacy of Justin Trudeau

The messy, mixed legacy of Justin Trudeau

By March, Justin Trudeau will be gone and Canada will have a new prime minister. Now begins the process of sorting out the outgoing prime...

09.01.2025 10

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David Moscrop

Climate change came for my family in California this week

Climate change came for my family in California this week

My Pasadena aunty Susan has always had a thing for shoes. She ferrets out styles that strike that elusive balance between comfort and cool. And...

09.01.2025 2

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Adrienne Tanner

The oil and gas sector will miss Justin Trudeau. No, really

The oil and gas sector will miss Justin Trudeau. No, really

At last, the long national nightmare for Canada’s oil and gas industry is over. It loves to pretend it’s been labouring under the yoke of green...

08.01.2025 10

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Max Fawcett

A tribute to a warrior for water

A tribute to a warrior for water

Tony Clarke was a lifelong Canadian social justice and environmental activist who fought tirelessly to make the world a better place. He was also...

08.01.2025 20

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Bruce S. Campbell

How Justin Trudeau lost Canada

How Justin Trudeau lost Canada

If the road to hell is paved with good intentions, Justin Trudeau has laid down more than his share of blacktop during his nine-plus years in...

07.01.2025 1

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Max Fawcett

I refuse to give up on Canada's future - here's why

Paralyzed. Hopeless. Every morning, I wake up to news about climate disasters, the housing crisis, a failing economy. With a federal election on...

07.01.2025 10

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Ramneet Bhullar

The revolution will not be on social media

The revolution will not be on social media

In 1971, jazz-funk, proto-rap artist Gil Scott Heron released, “ The revolution will not be televised .” It was intended as a wake-up call to...

07.01.2025 2

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Rob Miller

How to protect a sliver of sea

How to protect a sliver of sea

  These in-their-own-words pieces are told to Patricia Lane and co-edited with input from the interviewee for the purpose of brevity.   Zaida...

06.01.2025 2

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Patricia Lane

Justin Trudeau: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Justin Trudeau: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Justin Trudeau has resigned as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. So this is a good time to look back at the good, the bad and the ugly of his...

06.01.2025 3

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David Merner

Geothermal energy is one of those rare win-win solutions

Geothermal energy is one of those rare win-win solutions

It’s hard to be a climate optimist these days. With Trumpism ascendant in the United States, Pierre Poilievre well on his way to axing the carbon...

06.01.2025 3

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Max Fawcett

Entertainment can accelerate the energy transition

Entertainment can accelerate the energy transition

In times of upheaval, reading a new book can bring one back to earth. We recommend  Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone...

06.01.2025 6

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Melanie Windle

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