Nov 06, 2026
102 endangered trees north of Mayfield Road are weeks from the chainsaw
North of Mayfield Road in Caledon, 102 endangered trees are standing on land owned by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO). Within the…Read More
Nov 06, 2026 / Climate Change
Rural Alberta deserves a level playing field on energy
This post was originally an opinion piece from the Edmonton Journal When rural leaders gather at the Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) convention in…Read More
Nov 04, 2026 / Climate Change
COP 31: The world is electrifying. Will Canada be left behind?
Next week, governments, scientists and civil society from around the world will gather in Antalya, Türkiye, for COP31. This year’s summit comes at a…Read More
Nov 04, 2026
Ontario’s Clean Energy Future Is Local — The Fight Starts at Municipal Council
Last week’s municipal elections granted fresh terms and new mandates to local leaders across Ontario — exactly when local democracy matters more than ever…Read More
Nov 03, 2026 / Plastic Pollution
The Ontario government is playing with fire when it comes to waste and recycling
The new blue box program is not even a year old and the government is already proposing to let the companies responsible for collecting…Read More
Nov 03, 2026 / Climate Change
Moving Beyond Gas in Canada’s Electricity Sector: The Role of the Taxonomy
Should natural gas be labelled ‘green’ or ‘transition’ in Canada’s sustainable finance rulebook? Simply put, no. And a new report from Environmental Defence and…Read More
Oct 27, 2026
Four Years Later, Canada's Biggest Steel Mill Is Still Burning Coal
On October 13th, it was officially four years since ArcelorMittal Dofasco “broke ground” on their decarbonization project. There’s been no discernible progress on the…Read More
Oct 23, 2026 / Federal Climate
Will Canada’s Race Towards US-Style Environmental Laws Threaten the Pivot to the EU?
As the EU-Canada Summit in Montreal on October 29, 30 approaches Prime Minister Mark Carney wants to forge a new “Alliance for the Future”…Read More
Oct 12, 2026 / Protecting Ontario’s Environment
Toronto City Council Must Continue its New Pro-Housing, Pro-Environment U-Turn
Before the last municipal election, thousands of “housing voters” and “environment voters” joined Environmental Defence in demanding a major pro-housing, pro-environment overhaul of Toronto…Read More
Oct 05, 2026 / Climate Change
Why are we Buying a Pipeline? The Math isn’t Mathing
Why does PM Carney want Canadian taxpayers to pay for a pipeline? What’s in it for us? A look at the numbers show HUGE…Read More