Tag: Politics
Canada’s Climate Plan: Fossil First or Climate First?
In her recent Earth Day address, Greta Thunberg accuses world leaders of surrendering on the 1.5°C target when they present very insufficient emissions targets...
Canadian Attitudes on Climate Change – Not What It Seems
What Do Canadians Really Think About Climate Change? is a report "designed to help communicators understand public opinion on climate change in Canada." Canadian...
Canada’s Climate Story: 30 Years, 9 Climate Targets, ZERO Success
Canada's climate talk versus climate action picture is not a pretty sight. In 2015—Paris Round 1—Canada pledged the weakest emissions reduction targets, "only a...
Ethically Bankrupt Politicians Are Killing The Planet
In a recent conversation with my colleague Magnus L.H. Haslebo the Co-Founder of the Resistance Group Guerilla and the former Head of Communications for the...
First Past The Post Government Fails Democracy Again
According to Fair Vote Canada, a September 2020 Leger poll showed that 95% of British Columbians want an electoral system that encourages parties to...
The Last Chance To Get Climate Policy Right
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Ministers are meeting soon to decide what the pandemic recovery will look like. Their decisions will shape Canada...
The Two Sides to Canada’s Post Pandemic Recovery
There are two sides to Canada's post pandemic recovery. On the bright side there’s massive public support for a recovery that puts people before...
The People of Eh
As the climate crisis becomes truly obvious and severe, Canadians remain hesitant to take the kind of decisive and comprehensive action that is called...
Greta in Davos: Our House Is Still On Fire
"One year ago, I came to Davos and told you that our house is on fire. I said I wanted you to panic. I've...
It’s Time To Stop The Money Pipeline
A new campaign has been launched to "stop the money pipeline". The campaign targets Wall Street which it claims is financing climate destruction and...