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Aug. 27, 2026

It has been heartening to witness the degree of national unity as Canadians steel themselves for the current trade war and insist that our governments stand up to Trump. According to many reports, Canada was dangerously close to signing a terrible deal with yet more concessions. But thankfully, at the 11^th hour, the US demanded too much and Prime Minister Carney pulled the plug. The federal government has now announced counter-tariffs that will kick in after Labour Day, along with initial supports for affected workers and businesses.

Aug. 25, 2026

We dodged a bad deal. Now the PM needs to take these steps to signal where Canadians really stand.

While it is a good thing that Prime Minister Mark Carney ultimately refused to sign an agreement with the United States, it is important not to mythologize that decision.

Aug. 18, 2026

Aug. 18, 2026

Wildfire impacts are one example of the public costs of climate change, yet there is no provincial acknowledgment that these costs are exacerbated by domestic fossil fuel production — or that they put a significant dent into royalty revenues

Regional wildfires have triggered a state of emergency in B.C. for the fifth time in 10 years. The premier likened the Summerland wildfire to “a bomb going off in the region.” At the same time, the province is doubling down on the root cause: fossil fuels.

We need to connect the dots.

Premier Danielle Smith, I just watched your latest video pitching the transformation of Alberta into an industrial AI powerhouse. I have some notes.

“To be honest, there aren’t really good data on the cost of climate change,” co-author Andy Hira said, something he attributed to “willful ignorance” among policy-makers reluctant to link fossil fuel production to the costs it helps create.

Aug. 19, 2026

Aug. 10, 2026

A new American Meteorological Society report paints a grim picture of the global climate.

As global warming continued to reshape Earth’s climate, the planet’s oceans reached record high temperatures for the third year in a row in 2025. Some northern forests and tundra released more carbon dioxide than they absorbed. And the Greenland Ice Sheet lost about 129 gigatons of ice, enough to form a cube of ice about three miles wide on each side.

Aug. 17, 2026

The policy shift, revealed in a government email obtained by The Tyee, takes First Nations by surprise.

British Columbia’s government is contemplating carving the province into three zones to “provide greater clarity” to the timber industry, and discussions have so far left out First Nations.

The zoning plan is outlined in an email sent in early July to public servants in the Ministry of Forests and the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, a copy of which was provided to The Tyee by a source who requested anonymity.