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The targets of President Trump’s assaults include the law, higher education, medical research, ethical standards, America’s foreign alliances, free speech, the civil service, religion, the media and much more.

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Watchdog says pension plan dropping net-zero target a ‘failure of its fundamental purpose’

23/05/25

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Darius Snieckus

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National Observer

John Graham, President & CEO, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board speaks at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's Annual General Meeting & Convention in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. Photo by: Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press

May 21, 2025

The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) has been lambasted by industry watchdog Shift Action for dropping its 2022 commitment to invest in line with the country’s net-zero action targets.

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95-Metre ‘Mega-Banner’ Urges Carney to Pick a Path, Choose Renewables and Climate Action

23/05/25

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Mitchell Beer

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The Energy Mix

Pick a Path installation - Common Horizon

May 22, 2025

Ahead of next week’s Speech from the Throne, four national climate groups mounted a 95-metre fabric installation in Ottawa’s Major’s Hill Park on Wednesday, urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to “pick a path” between new oil and gas pipelines and climate action.

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Unifor raises alarm over sale of B.C. refinery to U.S. firm amid energy security concerns

16/05/25

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Unifor

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Unifor

May 9, 2025

BURNABY—Unifor is raising serious concerns about the sale of one of British Columbia’s last remaining oil refineries to American energy giant Sunoco. The refinery is part of a larger list of assets across Canada being sold from Parkland to Sunoco.

“This is not the time to hand over control of critical energy infrastructure to a foreign multinational, especially in the middle of a trade war,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. “Unifor is sounding the alarm because energy security is national security, and we cannot afford to gamble with it.”

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Total Catastrophe Was Avoided, But Canada Is Heading Rightward

07/05/25

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Adam D.K. King

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The Maple

May 5, 2025

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Canada

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I Ran for the NDP and Lost. We Need to Change

02/05/25

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Jager Rosenberg

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The Tyee

NDP candidate Jäger Rosenberg, the election’s youngest candidate, and leader Jagmeet Singh during the campaign. Photo supplied.

May 2, 2025

After a disastrous election, progressives must reinvent the party. Here are six ideas.

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Will Carney learn from Trudeau’s mistakes?

02/05/25

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John Woodside

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National Observer

May 2, 2025

If Prime Minister Mark Carney intends to transition the country’s economy off fossil fuels to respond to the climate crisis, he will have to navigate complex political terrain and avoid the pitfalls of his predecessor, experts say.

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The CO2 concentration at the Mauna Loa observatory in Hawaii has passed 430 parts per million

‘I Even Believe He Is Destroying the American Presidency’

After a disastrous election, progressives must reinvent the party. Here are six ideas.

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