Canada

09/06/26
Author: 
John Clarke
forest fire

Jun. 9. 2026

John Clarke is a longtime organizer in Toronto, as well as an active instructor with the Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education. He will be leading classes on the poor, activism, community/labour organizing, and how to build fighting movements in the Fall of 2026. Check leopanitchschool.ca regularly for these and other event announcements throughout the summer.

09/06/26
Author: 
Gaye Taylor
LNG Canada flarestack (supplied image)

Jun. 8, 2026

Pension Beneficiaries Fear Funds Will Pour Retirement Savings Into LNG

As the LNG Canada liquefied natural gas megaproject prepares to expand its Kitimat export facility, Canadian workers are speaking out against the possibility that their retirement savings may end up funding the project.

Pension beneficiaries who oppose fossil fuel infrastructure investments say such financing puts pension funds in breach of both their fiduciary duty and their obligation to future generations.

09/06/26
Author: 
The Energy Mix staff
Canadian parliament - DEZALB/goodfreephotos.com

June 5, 2026

‘Feedback from Thousands’ Prompts Ottawa to Delay Regulatory Rollback

The federal government has responded to “feedback from thousands” by postponing a series of sweeping environmental rollbacks and extending the comment period for the proposed regulatory changes from June 7 to July 22.

09/06/26
Author: 
Geoff Meggs
Heiltsuk Tribal Council Chief Councillor Marilyn Slett at the signing ceremony for the North Coast Protection Declaration in November, when Coastal First Nations and the BC government said the North Coast tanker ban must remain in place. Photo via BC government.

Jun. 4, 2026

Heiltsuk Marilyn Slett won’t relent on the tanker ban. Which leaves Mark Carney only a problematic southern route.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has probably never heard her name, but K̓áwáziɫ Marilyn Slett, chief councillor of the Heiltsuk Tribal Council on B.C.’s Central Coast, has emerged as one of the strongest voices opposing any change to Canada’s North Coast tanker ban.

If there’s one immovable obstacle to Smith’s dream of a new northern oil pipeline and terminal, it’s Slett.

29/05/26
Author: 
Mitchell Beer
TGEGASENGINEERING/Wikimedia Commons

May 27, 2026

A German utility’s decision to buy a million tonnes of gas per year from the yet-to-be-built Ksi Lisims liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in British Columbia may help the project secure the investors it needs, but still falls short of the energy trade breakthrough the federal government is claiming, independent analysts say.

28/05/26
Author: 
Graeme Gordon
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks during a news conference in Calgary, Alta., Friday, May 22, 2026.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

May 27, 2026

A referendum on an official referendum scheduled for the night of October 19, 2026, could set Alberta on an official legal process of leaving Canada.

Earlier this month, a judge of the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta ruled against an official, non-binding referendum going forward this fall, citing a lack of consultation with the province’s Indigenous people and the Crown.

24/05/26
Author: 
Nessie Nankivell
Open pit mine and US flag

May 22, 2026

By fast-tracking critical minerals, Canada is not simply building a green economy. It is being further integrated into the U.S. war industry

Even as Prime Minister Mark Carney touts his plans to protect Canada’s economic sovereignty, the country’s critical minerals are making their way into U.S. weapons. 

23/05/26
Author: 
Michael Harris
Cartoon by Greg Perry.

May 20, 2026

The court, Carney and political threats offer Alberta’s premier an exit ramp. She refuses to swerve.

Let’s look in on what may be the most important story in Canada.

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