According to the National Geographic Society: “The human footprint is one of the most destructive forces in Earth’s history, fundamentally altering the planet at an unprecedented scale. Humanity consumes resources far faster than they can regenerate, driving rapid environmental degradation, mass biodiversity loss, and climate shifts that many scientists classify as a new geological epoch.”
CPPIB is financing four LNG terminals — and may risk even more
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is financing four liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals — and signalling there could be more to come — despite the industry bringing worsening climate damage and escalating financial risks to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP).
Smith’s Power Plays Depend on These Hand-Picked Appointees
Think redrawing ridings and pricing separation are jobs for impartial experts? Here are the UCP choices.
How will Alberta’s ridings be reshaped and who will draw the lines? The answers could affect the outcome of future elections for generations. But New Democrats claim Premier Danielle Smith has brazenly tilted the scales in her party’s favour.
While residents of Iran suffer the consequences of a senseless war, the impacts ripple across the globe in the form of price spikes for gas and other commodities. And the Canadian oil and gas industry has been laughing all the way to the bank.
Humanity can raise living standards, reduce inequality and keep global heating within a 2C rise, according to a sweeping vision for planetary survival.
John Clarke is a longtime organizer in Toronto, as well as an active instructor with the Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education. He will be leading classes on the poor, activism, community/labour organizing, and how to build fighting movements in the Fall of 2026. Check leopanitchschool.ca regularly for these and other event announcements throughout the summer.
