Mar 24, 2023 / Climate Change
Spending What it Takes: 7 Things We Want in Budget 2023
Ahead of Budget 2023, we joined over 20 other organizations in calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to scale…Read More
Mar 24, 2023 / Climate Change
The journey to a climate-safe future needs a proper roadmap
The world is moving away from fossil fuels. With renewable energy, like solar and wind, becoming cheaper and easier to scale up, there has…Read More
Mar 23, 2023 / Climate Change / Climate Change Ontario
Joe Oliver’s retirement could be good for Ontario’s energy grid
Outspoken climate denier Joe Oliver is retiring from his position as Chair of the Board of Directors of Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)…Read More
Mar 21, 2023
Irving tops list of busiest oil & gas lobbyists for second month in a row
We just got the data for January 2023 about the amount Canada’s oil and gas industry lobbied the federal government. At the start of…Read More
Mar 20, 2023 / Protecting Ontario’s environment / Yours To Protect
This is a guest blog written by Bonnie Littley The Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve – locally known as DRAP – is the Crown Jewel…Read More
Mar 20, 2023 / Climate Change
We're back in court this week defending Canada's Impact Assessment Act from the Alberta government
This week, on March 21 and 22, the federal government is defending its Impact Assessment Act (IAA) (formerly Bill C-69) at the Supreme Court…Read More
Mar 17, 2023 / Plastic Pollution
Big Plastic’s arguments against federal plastics regulations crumple in court
Late in the federal court hearings last week, in their lawsuit against plastics regulations, Big Plastic’s arguments went completely off the rails. Lawyers for…Read More
Mar 14, 2023 / Protecting Ontario’s environment / Yours To Protect
For several years, Environmental Defence has been rallying concerned Ontario allies in the environmental and environmental justice movements to demand a swift end to…Read More
Feb 28, 2023 / Climate Change
No More Excuses: Oil and gas companies keep lying about their methane emissions
New analysis recently released shows that Canadian oil and gas companies in Alberta and Saskatchewan are releasing FOUR TIMES more methane than what they’re…Read More
Feb 27, 2023 / Toxics
Beyond Black History Month: taking action on environmental racism and justice
This is a guest blog by Dr. Ingrid Waldron There’s a toxic mix of factors that impact the health of racialized communities, and only…Read More