Feb 13, 2025 / Plastic Pollution

Five Things You Should Know About Reusable Grocery Bags

We’ve gotten tons of questions about “reusable” shopping bags since the ban on single-use plastic checkout bags was implemented two years ago. The ban…Read More


Feb 11, 2025

We Need a New Plan to Build More Affordable Homes in Ontario

As you’ve no doubt heard by now, Ontario is headed to the polls on February 27. This blog is part of our series outlining…Read More


Feb 11, 2025

A Clean Transportation Plan that Ontario Needs: 7 Key Elements

Ontario’s provincial election is on February 27. As part of Environmental Defence’s mission to inform voters about crucial environmental issues, we’ve put together a…Read More


Feb 06, 2025 / Climate Change

Stop Alberta Coal Mines: A Personal Connection to a Threatened Place

My youngest son, Silas, grew up fishing the blue-ribbon trout streams of Alberta’s Eastern Slopes. The first time he set a fly on the…Read More


Jan 29, 2025

Ontario Needs a Government that Takes Climate Change Seriously

As you’ve heard by now, Ontario will head to the polls on February 27. This blog is part of our series outlining what we…Read More


Jan 29, 2025 / Plastic Pollution

Stop the Waste and Expand Deposit Return to All Beverage Containers in Ontario

This blog is part of our series outlining what we see as some of the key environmental issues voters should keep in mind as…Read More


Jan 29, 2025 / Highway 413 / Protecting Ontario’s environment / Yours To Protect

Highway 413 – The Destructive, Expensive and Unnecessary Highway

This blog is part of our series outlining what we see as some of the key environmental issues voters should keep in mind as…Read More


Jan 29, 2025 / Protecting Ontario’s environment / Safeguarding Freshwater / Yours To Protect

Ontario’s Wetlands are Worth Protecting

This blog is part of our series outlining what we see as some of the key environmental issues voters should keep in mind as…Read More


Jan 28, 2025 / Climate Change

The Great Bank Exodus: what’s the story?

Four of our largest banks have recently withdrawn from the UN-backed Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA). This may seem like a setback for climate progress…Read More


Jan 24, 2025 / Climate Change

How Some Conservative Governments Embrace Renewables

Several conservative-led jurisdictions have proven that supporting renewable energy doesn’t mean abandoning careful money management. True “conservatives” care about open markets and fiscal responsibility….Read More