Guilbeault confronted about his past anti-nuclear stance

A pro nuclear energy campaigner confronted Canada’s new environment minister at the UN climate change conference in Glasgow Wednesday and tried to grill him about the anti-nuclear stance he held before entering politics.

Enviro groups ask feds to adopt environmental racism bill

More than 20 environmental organizations are calling on the government to reintroduce and prioritize a bill that would address environmental racism in Canada when Parliament reconvenes on Nov. 22.

NFA attack ads target Trudeau as Tories shift gears on gun control

The federal Conservative Party is distancing itself from a controversial firearms lobby group to dispel attacks from the Liberals painting it as a party that strikes deals with gun lobbyists. It even amended party policy to say that, if elected, a Conservative government would keep the Liberal gun restrictions and complete a review of those rules.

‘We can’t truly have reconciliation until we have that truth’

As Canada marked its first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Thursday, two of Canada’s newly elected Indigenous MPs reflected on what the federal government — and all Canadians — can do to further reconciliation.

Election 2021: Your last-minute guide to where the parties stand on climate action

Climate change will almost certainly be top of mind in the upcoming election after a summer of intense heat waves has left apartment dwellers roasting with no relief and wildfires are sweeping through Ontario and B.C.’s rural communities. Here is where the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP, Green Party and Bloc Québécois stand on climate action.

Now’s your chance to weigh in on Canada’s just transition

The federal government is asking Canadians to provide feedback on potential elements of its proposed just transition legislation.

Canadian Human Rights Commission weighs in on vaccine passports

The Canadian Human Rights Commission confirms it has engaged in “informal discussions” about vaccine passports with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada at a time when experts and advocates are debating how to safely reopen Canada’s borders and economy while respecting privacy and human rights. This information comes from an ongoing access-to-information request filed by Canada’s National Observer for a briefing note titled, “Summary of engagement on vaccine passports 2021-03-23.”

Feds’ two billion tree goal hinges on provincial buy-in

Canada’s top financial watchdog is questioning the feasibility of fulfilling the Liberals’ major campaign promise to plant two billion trees by 2030 in pursuit of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Our opportunity to end housing poverty

To fix Canada’s affordable housing crisis, we must take out the profit motive, say experts. Can the massive scale of the COVID-19 emergency response shake us out of complacency? Natasha Bulowski speaks to housing experts and city councillors about what it will take to make housing affordable and available to all.