Canada Election 2019 – Public Opinion
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CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasSub-National Governments
Two-Thirds of Canadians Want Federal Action on Climate Crisis
Two-thirds of Canadians want the country’s response to the climate crisis to continue or accelerate under Justin Trudeau’s minority Liberal government, and nearly 60% ... -
CanadaCitiesClimate Action/"Blockadia"Drought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy PoliticsFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyIce Loss & Sea Level RiseLegal & RegulatoryPipelines/Rail TransportSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
15,000 Rally with Thunberg in Vancouver as Youth Lawsuit Lists Climate-Related Injuries
An estimated 15,000 supporters crowded through downtown Vancouver for the city’s first weekly climate strike since the federal election, with #FridaysforFuture founder Greta Thunberg ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOpinion & AnalysisPetrochemicals & PlasticsPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National Governments
Climate Community Declares the Win as Polling Shows Climate Concern Driving Vote
The Canadian climate community is taking a victory lap and getting ready for the hard work ahead, after this week’s federal election largely delivered ... -
Thousands Join Thunberg for #FridaysforFuture Rally at Alberta Legislature
Thousands of Albertans swarmed the grounds of the provincial legislature in Edmonton Friday morning to attend a climate strike rally headlined by Greta Thunberg, ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasSub-National Governments
Majority of Canadians, 65% of Northerners Support Extending Arctic Oil and Gas Drilling Ban
More than half of Canadians support a permanent ban on Arctic oil and gas drilling, and nearly two-thirds of northerners want the current ban ... -
Climate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourEnergy PoliticsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionUnited States
Turn Climate Fear, Frustration Into Votes, Ex-New York Times Reporter Urges
In an era of fires, floods, and power outages, “the most urgent imperative now is to turn our fear and frustration into votes,” ex-New ... -
CanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourEnergy PoliticsMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Non-Partisan Campaign Helps Teens Shift Their Parents’, Grandparents’ Voting Priorities
A Toronto mother and entrepreneur has launched CoVote, a non-partisan effort to help teenagers shift their parents’ and grandparents’ perspective on their vote in ... -
Voters Peg Climate Change as Second-Highest Concern as Polls Point to Likely Minority Government
With the party leaders sprinting toward their last televised debate last night, the climate crisis continued to place among voters’ top ballot box concerns, ... -
Klein to Small-C Conservatives: Your Leaders Aren’t Rising to the Challenge
With support for and opposition to climate action breaking down along ideological lines, British Columbia researcher and author Seth Klein is out with an ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & EfficiencyFinance & InvestmentTransit
Toronto Unanimously Adopts Climate Emergency Resolution, Still Rebuilds Major Highway
The City of Toronto unanimously adopted a climate emergency resolution Wednesday morning and reaffirmed its plan to bring its greenhouse gas emissions to net ... -
Longer-Distance Commuters More Likely to Vote Conservative
Canadians who commute longer distances are more likely to vote Conservative in this month’s federal election, according to a new Ipsos poll released this ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFirst PeoplesMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
One Million Rally Across Canada, 7.6 Million World-Wide, as Thunberg Addresses #ClimateStrike March in Montreal
An estimated one million Canadians took to the streets Friday for youth-led #ClimateStrike marches and rallies in many dozens of communities across the country, ... -
#ClimateStrike in Pictures: Quiet, Staid Ottawa Comes to Life
Angry. Joyous. Creative. Determined. Loud. Ottawa isn't a town that usually comes out in large numbers for public marches. For #ClimateStrike September 27, 20,000 ... -
77% of Voters Cite Climate and Environment as Ballot Box Issues, 60% Expect Candidates to Attend Local GreenPAC Debates
More than three-quarters of Canadians identified climate change and environment as a key ballot box issue, and 60% said they would be less likely ... -
AsiaAustraliaCanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeUnited States
Four Million Join Global #ClimateStrike, with Next Walkout Set for September 27
The image of three climate protesters in Germany, standing at a gallows on blocks of ice in the shadow of Berlin’s iconic Brandenburg Gate, ...
