In recent years Canadians have been regularly bombarded by a very specific kind of advertisement that claims to represent grassroots interests and opposes any government effort to enforce environmental regulations. They’re the creations of third party advertisers, often little more than an arm's length away from conservative parties and the fossil fuel sector, and are perhaps the single biggest direct source of environmental disinformation in Canada.
Despite the security dangers posed by U.S. President Donald Trump, there is no way a new – or resurrected – pipeline project would be completed in less than five years
Jonathan Wilkinson would like everyone to take a deep breath, when it comes to one of the biggest, costliest and riskiest ways that Canada could try to assert itsenergy independence in the face of Donald Trump’s threats.
As gas prices rise again in Ontario and British Columbia, leaving millions of Canadians at the mercy of volatile markets—and Wall Street—health and climate experts say it’s time for policymakers to break free from fossil fuels.
In the space of a mere few weeks, the Canadian political terrain has shifted dramatically. Between Prime Minister Trudeau’s imminent departure and Trump’s attacks on Canada’s economy and sovereignty, a Conservative majority led by Pierre Poilievre in the coming months no longer seems like a foregone conclusion. In an otherwise bleak global landscape, many in Canada are breathing a sigh of relief that polls are showing a stunning collapse in the Conservatives’ lead, especially when poll respondents are asked to consider a Mark Carney-led Liberal Party.
The danger confronting Canadians is not President Trump’s on-and-off tariff toggle. That’s only a symptom. The more significant threat is our deep integration with, and hence dependence on, the US. This has compromised our formal sovereignty and will continue to block our substantive sovereignty – the democratic capacity to choose our own directions without external (i.e., US) pressures.
‘Keep calm and buy Canadian’ will line Galen Weston’s pockets and do little else. We need emergency measures that protect everyone.
With Trump’s tariff threats, Canada is staring down a moment of extreme economic uncertainty—one that will hit workers and vulnerable communities hardest.
It’s a moment that feels all too familiar. The early days of the global pandemic were filled with a similar overwhelming sense of urgency and solidarity.
