Canada
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Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxEnergy PoliticsFirst PeoplesLegal & RegulatoryPipelines/Rail Transport
Appeals Court to Hear First Nations’ Case on Trans Mountain Pipeline Re-Approval
Six British Columbia First Nations are getting ready for a “long road ahead”, in the words of Coldwater Indian Band Chief Lee Spahan, after ... -
Civil Liberties Lawsuit Says Ontario’s ‘Sticker Act’ Violates Free Speech Guarantees
The Ontario government is violating free speech provisions in the Canadian Constitution by forcing gas stations to display its propaganda stickers opposing the federal ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCitiesCollateral DamageDrought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetySub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
One-Third of Fort McMurray High Schoolers Show Signs of PTSD
More than one-third of high school students in Fort McMurray are showing signs of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), three years after the wildfire known ... -
Alberta Solar Developer Catches International Eye with 600-MW Project, Canada’s Biggest Ever
Southern Alberta is drawing international attention after the province approved Canada’s biggest-ever solar-electric installation, the 600-megawatt, privately-financed Travers Solar project in Vulcan County. -
CanadaElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHydroShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsWind
B.C., Ottawa Get Mixed Reviews with LNG-Fracking Industry Electrification Plan
The federal and British Columbia governments are getting mixed reviews for their plan to partly decarbonize the province’s emerging liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry ... -
CanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Energy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSub-National Governments
Sticker Campaign Counters Ontario Carbon Tax Propaganda as Ford Government Launches Supreme Court Challenge
A new non-partisan volunteer group in Ontario is handing out free pro-carbon-tax stickers to counter the mandatory propaganda campaign mounted earlier this year by ... -
Environment and Climate Place High with Voters, But Carbon Tax Carries ‘Political Perils’
Canadian voters are concerned about climate change and see the environment as a top issue in the upcoming federal election campaign, but aren’t keen ... -
Bernier Faces Twitter Storm for ‘Ignorant, Shameful’ Attacks on Thunberg
Federal party leader and former Harper cabinet minister Maxime Bernier provoked a fierce response earlier this week after trying to dismiss #FridaysForFuture founder and ... -
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Liberals Would Not Raise Carbon Tax During a Second Term, But Might Talk About It: McKenna
A re-elected Liberal government that took office this fall would not raise the federal carbon tax above its current 2022 threshold of C$50 per ...
