If you want cheaper produce, stop the grab for farmland

Dec 12, 2018

Tim Gray asks why the Ontario government is considering allowing developers to pave over the prime agricultural land that supplies exactly the kind of food we want, in the Hamilton Spectator. Read more

Developing the Greenbelt is a disaster on multiple levels

Dec 10, 2018

Executive Director Tim Gray explains in the Toronto Star why Ontario Bill 66 will bring more gridlock, lost farmland, polluted water and higher property taxes. Read more

Ontario's climate change plan is too little, too late

Dec 06, 2018

Environmental Defence's Programs Director and Clean Economy Program Manager explain why Ontarians should be outraged about the provincial government's insufficient and ineffective climate change plan. Read more

Why the oil and gas industry meltdown over environmental laws? They didn’t get to write them this time

Dec 03, 2018

Enough with the hysteria being drummed up by the oil and gas industry over Bill C-69, writes Patrick DeRochie in the Hill Times. They’re going to have to learn to play by the rules, just li Read more

It's time for an exit strategy from oil and gas

Nov 29, 2018

The scientific consensus is that the world needs to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century to avoid the most devastating impacts of climate change. This leaves no choice but to wind Read more

Feds have a long way to go to make progress on plastics pollution

Nov 19, 2018

An editorial by Keith Brooks in the Hill Times on what Canada's upcoming national plastics strategy needs to include. Read more

Hold energy industry responsible for clean-up costs

Nov 06, 2018

It looks like Alberta's on the hook for a staggering amount of oil and gas clean up costs — but Joshua Buck argues in the Edmonton Journal that Albertans can avoid footing the bill by makin Read more

Will the new NAFTA undermine our ability to protect ourselves from toxic chemicals?

Nov 05, 2018

A Hill Times editorial on how the new NAFTA misses the mark when it comes to increasing protections from harmful chemicals. This editorial is behind the publication's paywall. Read more

How to end Canada’s cycle of making and breaking global commitments on climate change

Oct 29, 2018

By establishing an independent body of experts with the explicit mandate of measuring progress toward Canada’s climate goals, the federal government can deliver on a once-in-a-generation opportunity Read more

Incinerating plastic waste is not the answer