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22/04/25
Author: 
Damian Carrington
A global survey of 130,000 people across 125 nations found a 'silent majority' in every country thinks their national government should be doing more to fight the climate crisis. Photo by the Province of British Columbia/Flickr

Apr. 22, 2025

An overwhelming majority among the world’s people want stronger action to fight the climate crisis, but they are trapped in a self-fulfilling “spiral of silence” because they mistakenly believe they are in a minority, research has shown.

Making people aware that their pro-climate view is, in fact, the majority could unlock a social tipping point and push leaders into the climate action so urgently needed, experts say.

08/04/25
Author: 
Andrew Nikiforuk
President Donald Trump announcing new tariffs on April 2. Most non-college-educated white men supported the radical shift. Photo by Mark Schiefelbein, the Associated Press.

Apr. 7, 2025

This election compels us to face forces that tore apart the US and could do the same here.

“Freedom for the pike is death for the minnows.” — Historian R.H. Tawney

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25/03/25
Author: 
Erin Blondeau
Pierre Poilievre at the 2023 Conservative Party convention. Credit: Pierre Poilievre / X

Feb. 21, 2025

Instead of turning towards nationalism, in the face of rising fascism, we should turn to each other and the planet.

Our neighbours across the colonial border are grappling with what is shaping up to be a United States dictatorship, with outsized influence from a syndicate of the world’s richest men. With a federal election around the corner and geopolitical tensions rising across the world, this is a moment for Canada to dive into audacious changes that can unite us all through visionary climate justice rather than rugged individualism and nationalism.

24/03/25
Author: 
Tom Perkins in Detroit
Lake Michigan in Chicago. The vital lakes provide drinking water to more than 40 million people in the US and Canada. Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Mar. 18, 2025

Advocates warn firings and funding freezes already risk poisoning drinking water and decimating fish population

Donald Trump’s and Elon Musk’s attacks on federal agencies and funding freezes will be “cataclysmic” for the environment of the sensitive Great Lakes region if not reversed, industry and environmental advocates in the region warn.

17/03/25
Author: 
Zoë Yunker
BC’s budget documents show the province anticipates a 60 per cent revenue jump from gas, thanks to rising prices and an 11 per cent increase in fracking due to demand from LNG Canada’s anticipated start this year. Photo via LNG Canada.

Mar. 11, 2025

As resource extraction intensifies, environmental assessments have been cut, says advocate.

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