Capitalism

07/10/23
Author: 
Katrina Miller
While Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre claims to be standing up for the working class, his anti-tax policies are likely to do them more harm. Photo by Taymaz Valley/Flickr (CC BY 2.0 DEED)

Oct. 4, 2023

Conservative politicians and right-wing organizations have crafted a traditional scapegoat for Canada’s affordability crisis — taxes.

After the prime minister recently announced that grocery chains making record profits could face new tax measures if they don’t get prices under control, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre came out swinging against the idea.

02/10/23
Author: 
Chris Lang
Greenwash cartoon

Oct. 1, 2023

It’s been clear from the beginning that the market for 'emissions offsets' is based on lies.

REDD-Monitor, September 30, 2023

 

01/10/23
Author: 
Vipal Monga
Flying over the Hudson Bay Lowlands to the Ring of Fire in Northern Ontario.

Sept. 28, 2023

$67 Billion of Rare Minerals Is Buried Under One of the World’s Biggest Carbon Sinks

A fight is brewing in Canada about how, or whether, to dig out materials essential for EV batteries that lie deep beneath vast peat bogs

The pace of the global transition to electric vehicles depends on the future of a remote region in Canada known as the Ring of Fire.

25/09/23
Author: 
Abdul Matin Sarfraz
Stop Sprawl Durham protesters in Pickering, Ont. on Aug. 13, 2023. (Simon Sheehan/CP24)

Further: "This decision and announcement came after nearly a year of reporting from The Narwhal and the Toronto Star, which exposed Ford’s plan to open up the Greenbelt and fill the pockets of his developer buddies." -  The Maple Newsletter - Sept. 25/23

Sept. 22, 2023

23/09/23
Author: 
Rachel Sherrington and Hazel Healy
Credit: Andy Carter

Sept. 21, 2023

We debunk some key concepts that the world’s largest food and farming companies will be using to sway debates at the climate summit.

Agriculture, which is responsible for over one third of the world’s emissions, will be under the spotlight at the upcoming COP28 global climate summit in Dubai.

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