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A climate grand jeté
BY Gwynne Dyer - August 17, 2026
The economies of the developed countries have already been retooled twice since 1945, and alternative energy sources are already taking over. What needs to be done to respond to climate change is probably still achievable. Read full story
Opinion
Carney government relies on energy ‘transition’ myth at our peril  
BY Kenneth Green - August 17, 2026
From 2000 to 2024, oil’s share of energy production in Canada increased by 18.2 points while lower-carbon-emitting natural gas declined as a share of production by 8.9 points and coal fell by 4.7 points. Read full story
Opinion
Prime Minister Carney is convinced oil and gas revenues will save us from U.S. President Trump, but at what cost?
BY Susan Riley - August 17, 2026
General anxiety about Trump’s impact on our future has muted criticism of the prime minister’s fossil fuel boosterism. But if Carney’s view is the correct—and only—path to preserving national prosperity in this perilous moment, don’t just parrot oil industry talking points. Prove them. Read full story
News
Restoration ongoing at federal properties more than a month after Canada Day flooding, PSPC says
BY Mzwandile Poncana - August 15, 2026
The July 1 storm affected 17 federal properties in Ottawa and two in Gatineau, with roughly 100 staff affected at a CBSA laboratory and workers temporarily relocated at other west-end sites. Read full story
Opinion
The prime minister wants to build a stronger and faster clean economy. What’s holding it back?
BY Jud Whiteside - August 14, 2026
As federal officials assess proposals to optimize the Clean Economy Investment Tax Credits, the objective should be clear: align policy with reality, unlock investment that is ready to move, and leverage Canadian competitive advantages to build a strong, sustainable economy for everyone. Read full story
Opinion
Carney’s elbows-in approach puts Indigenous nations at risk
BY Janelle Lapointe - August 10, 2026
Nations face difficult decisions with this government: partner on a project, but be left with financial debt and stranded assets if it fails; deny fast-tracked projects and tie up scarce community resources on litigation and front-line confrontation. Read full story
Opinion
Wildfires and wild storms are the new normal
BY Rose LeMay - August 10, 2026
It doesn’t help the soul to have governments pushing big corporate gains over Canadians’ sense of safety. It doesn’t help the spirit to have governments backstop oil and gas instead of clean energy. This is an example of the two-to-four-year political cycle pushing short-term gain to literally our peril. Read full story
Opinion
Ford’s ‘Northern Shield Energy Corridor’ appears to be a pipe dream
BY Shawn McCarthy - August 3, 2026
In the longer term, real energy security cannot come from an environmentally unsustainable source. Doubling down on EV adoption would significantly lessen Ontario’s vulnerability to volatile oil markets while contributing to Canada’s climate change goals. Read full story
Opinion
Lessons from the Jasper wildfire: build disaster-ready, energy-secure homes
BY Jasper Mayor Richard Ireland - July 29, 2026
It is a false economy to allow new homes to be built cheaply only to subject residents to costly energy bills, no protection from heat and smoke, and the prospect of no insurance. Read full story
Opinion
The U.S.-Canada deal that doesn’t need CUSMA to happen
BY Daowei Zhang - July 29, 2026
The structural conditions for a durable softwood lumber settlement are more favourable now than they have been in decades. Read full story