Jun 27, 2022 / Climate Change / Federal Climate
Big car corporations are profiting from pollution. Here’s what Canada can do about it
Canada can significantly reduce transportation emissions by standing up to the auto industry and implementing new clean car regulations. With gasoline prices so high,…Read More
Jun 24, 2022 / Plastic Pollution
We finally did it! Canada’s single-use plastic bans are for real
Big news this week! With a series of live announcements held across the country, the federal government finally released the final regulations to ban…Read More
Jun 14, 2022 / Protecting Ontario’s environment
5 Things You Can Do Over the Summer to Protect Ontario’s Environment
In the recent election, a solid majority of Ontarians voted for candidates who promised to curtail urban sprawl, cancel Highway 413, and restore Ontario’s…Read More
Jun 09, 2022 / Climate Change
Canada’s financial sector could face climate trouble, unless we implement a policy solution
By Julie Segal, Senior Manager, Climate Finance, Environmental Defence Canada and Sonia li Trottier, Director, Canada Climate Law Initiative Canada’s financial institutions could seize…Read More
Jun 08, 2022 / Climate Change
The right (and wrong) way to deal with high gas prices
High gas prices should be an alarm bell signaling that we need to move away from our reliance on this volatile commodity – not…Read More
May 31, 2022 / Protecting Ontario’s environment
For the past four years, Ontarians have witnessed an unremitting attack on the many of the laws which protect the province’s natural heritage. The…Read More
May 31, 2022 / Climate Change Ontario / Protecting Ontario’s environment
Ontario Election 2022 Issue Guide: How Each of the Political Parties Would Tackle Climate Change
As with many environmental issues, when it comes to climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, this is no ordinary election. For the past…Read More
May 27, 2022 / Climate Change
Who is calling the shots on federal climate policy?
The dust has settled on a hectic spring for federal climate policy in Canada. And as it clears, one thing remains painfully obvious: the…Read More
May 20, 2022 / Protecting Ontario’s environment
10 endangered species that will suffer if Highway 413 is built
It’s not an exaggeration to say that Highway 413 would be a disaster for Southern Ontario’s endangered species. Without even accounting for future highway…Read More
May 20, 2022 / Protecting Ontario’s environment
Emergency in Ontario - First We March, Then We Vote
This past Saturday, I attended the Emergency in Ontario rally with my daughter. Although the weather was lovely in the shade of Queen’s Park’s…Read More