Sep 29, 2026 / Protecting Ontario’s Environment
Opinion: Wasaga’s new 'beach bylaw' is no substitute for federal protection
This piece was originally published by Canada’s National Observer. The re-establishment of Canada’s most important and successful breeding ground for the endangered Great Lakes…Read More
Sep 29, 2026 / Climate Change
This fall marks five-years since Environmental Defence founded our climate finance policy program. In 2021, when we launched the program, sustainable investing was a…Read More
Sep 17, 2026 / Climate Change
Canada's green finance taxonomy should exclude oil and gas 'abatement'
This is a guest blog by Jessica Carradine, lead author of The Taxonomy Fossil Fuel Conflict: Why Oil and Gas Inclusion Would be Counterproductive …Read More
Sep 17, 2026 / Climate Change
Pathways carbon capture project is a bad bet for Canadians
Written by Amil Shapka an affected landowner, concerned community advocate and co-founder of No CO2 Pipelines Alberta and Aly Hyder Ali is Senior Program…Read More
Sep 17, 2026 / Plastic Pollution
Let’s ditch plastic for local in Canada’s trade pivot
The great Canadian trade pivot is underway. People, businesses and governments across Canada are finding ways to prioritize goods grown and produced here instead…Read More
Sep 09, 2026 / Highway 413
A 400-Series Hwy Through a Conservation Reserve? Another Reason Ontarians Reject Hwy 413
If you’ve ever hiked through the Nashville Conservation Reserve just north of Kleinburg, you know exactly why it must be protected. This 900-hectare ecological…Read More
Aug 27, 2026
Democracy Undermined: Alberta's Coal Mining Referendum Denied to Voters
I’ve spent more than three decades hiking the Eastern Slopes of Alberta’s Rocky Mountains. I’ve crossed high passes where the Oldman River begins as…Read More
Aug 20, 2026 / Climate Change / Guest
Guest Blog: Why New Brunswick's Gas Plant Fight Matters for all Canadians
Lisa Griffin is a writer and advocate working on energy justice and environmental policy in Atlantic Canada. She believes that the best decisions are…Read More
Aug 17, 2026 / Climate Change
PM Carney’s Plan to Ram Big Projects Through Is Not Progress. It’s Recklessness
Prime Minister Carney sold Canadians on his track record of making smart decisions and caring about Canada. But since coming to power, he has…Read More
Aug 11, 2026 / Climate Change
Canada’s sustainable taxonomy does not need a category focused on oil and gas
This is a guest blog by Jessica Carradine, lead author of The Taxonomy Fossil Fuel Conflict: Why Oil and Gas Inclusion Would be Counterproductive. …Read More