B.C.’s Cortes Island is making housing history as the first community in the province to tax short-term holiday rentals and have the funds directed to affordable housing projects, said Mark Vonesch, the area’s Strathcona Regional District director.
“We advocate for nuclear power development in Canada.” Here’s why, write Andrew S. Wright and Taco
The Canadian Climate Institute estimates that for the average household in Canada, spending on energy will fall 12 per cent by 2050 as expensive fossil fuels are replaced with cheaper and more efficient renewable alternatives. Similarly, the federal government estimates nearly $29 billion in “net benefits” –– referring...
On Thursday, the United Conservative Party announced a six-month “pause” for all new renewable projects over one megawatt. This was presented as a way to “create certainty” for project developers and meet the needs of rural Alberta residents, who are apparently concerned about the pace of renewable development and its...
The experts converge on disruptive protest being important. Someone’s gotta be pulling the fire alarm. And the researchers have some delightful jargon — they find that what’s particularly effective is “non-normative non-violent action.”
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's latest idea about housing might be his worst yet, writes columnist Max Fawcett. Is it time for the NDP to replace him before voters get another chance to do it themselves?
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… her surprisingly narrow victory as leader probably gives Rachel Notley’s NDP their best possible chance of winning. But if Smith does manage to win a general election in Alberta, her government will give Canadians a sneak preview over the next few years of what could be in store for the rest of the country if Poilievre...
Yet the sector receives billions in subsidies.
Last week, Trans Mountain announced the project will be an eye-watering $8.8 billion over its initial budget.
Removing the last vestiges of colonial rule from Canada’s political system — and placing Canada’s Indigenous Peoples at the heart of any potential replacement — could have a […] transformative influence on our own future.
It’s an interesting approach. While plastic is (mostly) not directly toxic to us, the argument that it is toxic to the environment seems scientifically sound. The classification allows for more regulation and pressure on an industry which have proven (as usual) extremely ineffective at regulating themselves, to the cost of all...
