Canada

April 7th 2021

Mar. 30, 2021

If we continue to equate carbon pricing with ambitious climate action, we’ll stay on track to sous vide the planet within a decade.

This past Thursday, Canada’s Supreme Court delivered a blow to Conservative premiers across the country, ruling that the federal government’s imposed carbon tax is constitutional. 

Mar. 31, 2021

APRIL 2, 2021

Despite his dismal environmental record, Justin Trudeau still polls positively on the issue of climate change. Voters need not just the truth but an alternative vision.

If you ask a climate activist how Justin Trudeau is tackling the climate emergency, their answer is likely somewhere on the spectrum from “very poorly” to “room for improvement.”

Apr. 2, 2021

The agency has bought the Patricia Hotel and five other properties to house people who are homeless, including Strathcona Park campers.

BC Housing has scooped up three more hotels in Vancouver, following news earlier this week that federal funding would create permanent supportive housing units at three other downtown properties.

March 31, 2021

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is developing a 5-year fare policy review and plan, along with a 10-year “collection” outlook, both to be included in a policy framework by the end of 2021. A relevant TTC document claims that:

Mar 30, 2021

Mar 31, 2021

SFU team says rising construction costs, new climate change measures mean project should be shelved

The estimated construction cost for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has ballooned from $5.4 billion to $12.6 billion. (Jason Franson/Canadian Press)