Allegations of patronage and a cozy relationship between a billionaire and a Canadian premier are threatening to upend a multibillion-dollar green energy project.
"Are SMRs viable? That is the biggest question surrounding SMRs. Although the plans for these next-generation nuclear units might hypothetically work, their viability hasn’t been proven anywhere.
Jan. 4, 2023
Canada has big climate goals and we need ambitious solutions to meet them. The federal government is banking on a new generation of nuclear technology to help us clean up power grids and reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions. But will it work?
"While material gains are crucial, they are far from the only way that movements build towards a better world. Also important are the increased confidence and capacity that can result even from collective struggles that have not yet won definitive victories. "
Diversity, connection and a car-free life come when all the things you need, from fresh meals to doctors, are steps away from your home.
As a Canadian ex-pat in Mumbai, my daily life here is different from my life back home in just about every respect. But one of the most striking differences is how intense the neighbourhoods are.
Emerging research on the COVID variant sounds alarms about contagiousness, severity and health-system impact.
A new COVID variant, dubbed “the Kraken” by some scientists, has exploded in the United States, accounting for 40 per cent of COVID cases in the northeast.
A Canadian mining company wants to open the largest open-pit gold mine in Brazil's history in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.
However, Indigenous rights and environmental advocates are targeting the company's shareholders to stop it, saying Toronto-headquartered Belo Sun has made “misleading” claims to investors about its Volta Grande project.
On January 13, Bryan D. Palmer, one of Canada’s most celebrated labour historians, will be giving the inaugural lecture at the opening of the Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education. In this essay, Palmer introduces the themes he will be elaborating in his talk.
This is not to reinforce the far-right conspiracy theories. This does not describe a "conspiracy" but part of the quite open and visible operating procedure of the ruling capitalist class in Canada as well as in the US. The only mystery is why we keep on allowing them to operate it.
