Recently, I was asked whether Canada is vulnerable to . The question brought me back to a Sunday almost two years ago. I was spending a warm-for-winter evening with my family at home in Vancouver. The mood was dark; the recent inauguration of a certain president cast a long shadow over all of us. I was thinking about what National Observer’s lead story would be. For the life of me, I can’t remember what the choices were. And it doesn’t matter. Because just around dinner time, the first news alert came across my computer. There had been a shooting at a mosque in Québec City. There were many...…Recently, I was asked whether Canada is vulnerable to . The question brought me back to a Sunday almost two years ago. I was spending a warm-for-winter evening with my family at home in Vancouver. The mood was dark; the recent inauguration of a certain president cast a long shadow over all of us. I was thinking about what National Observer’s lead story would be. For the life of me, I can’t remember what the choices were. And it doesn’t matter. Because just around dinner time, the first news alert came across my computer. There had been a shooting at a mosque in Québec City. There were many...WW…

The man appointed to lead Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry last week is facing accusations he violated the province's endangered species law.Graydon Smith, MPP for Parry Sound—Muskoka, is named in a court case alleging he was partially responsible for putting a threatened species at risk last summer when he was mayor of Bracebridge, Ont. Before becoming an MPP, Smith served as mayor of the town for more than a decade; he was named Ontario’s minister of forestry and natural resources Friday. The accusations have not been proven in court.Michael Opara owns a hobby farm in...…The man appointed to lead Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry last week is facing accusations he violated the province's endangered species law.Graydon Smith, MPP for Parry Sound—Muskoka, is named in a court case alleging he was partially responsible for putting a threatened species at risk last summer when he was mayor of Bracebridge, Ont. Before becoming an MPP, Smith served as mayor of the town for more than a decade; he was named Ontario’s minister of forestry and natural resources Friday. The accusations have not been proven in court.Michael Opara owns a hobby farm in...WW…

The Ontario government will not reconsider plans to and instead stop-gap the consequent electricity shortfall with natural gas-generated power in a move that will hike the province’s greenhouse gas emissions substantially in the coming years.In a report released this week, aurged Ontario to refurbish the aging facility east of Toronto, which is set to be shuttered in phases in 2024 and 2025. The closure of Pickering, which provides 14 per cent of the province’s annual electricity supply, comes at the same time as Ontario’s other two nuclear stations are undergoing refurbishment and...…The Ontario government will not reconsider plans to and instead stop-gap the consequent electricity shortfall with natural gas-generated power in a move that will hike the province’s greenhouse gas emissions substantially in the coming years.In a report released this week, aurged Ontario to refurbish the aging facility east of Toronto, which is set to be shuttered in phases in 2024 and 2025. The closure of Pickering, which provides 14 per cent of the province’s annual electricity supply, comes at the same time as Ontario’s other two nuclear stations are undergoing refurbishment and...WW…

On a Thursday afternoon last May, Canada's Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau logged into a virtual meeting with Karen Proud, CEO of Fertilizer Canada, an organization representing Canada's $23-billion fertilizer industry. The meeting, also attended by assistant deputy minister Tom Rosser and special adviser on agriculture and climate change Javier Gracia-Garza, was poised to be delicate.A few months earlier, in December 2020, the government had challenged Bibeau's ministry to reduce emissions from artificial nitrogen fertilizers by 30 per cent by 2030. Nitrogen...…On a Thursday afternoon last May, Canada's Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau logged into a virtual meeting with Karen Proud, CEO of Fertilizer Canada, an organization representing Canada's $23-billion fertilizer industry. The meeting, also attended by assistant deputy minister Tom Rosser and special adviser on agriculture and climate change Javier Gracia-Garza, was poised to be delicate.A few months earlier, in December 2020, the government had challenged Bibeau's ministry to reduce emissions from artificial nitrogen fertilizers by 30 per cent by 2030. Nitrogen...WW…

After taking a step back a couple of years ago, the Green Party’s Elizabeth May may be running for federal leadership once again.May ran the party between 2006 and 2019 but resigned after she promised her daughter that year’s election would be her as leader. However, after a rough period of infighting and an in 2021, the Toronto Star Thursday that May is planning to run as a co-leader with Jonathan Pedneault, who used to work as a researcher at .Canada’s National Observer reached out to May for comment. She said she can “neither confirm or deny” the reports until Aug. 31 when candidates are...…After taking a step back a couple of years ago, the Green Party’s Elizabeth May may be running for federal leadership once again.May ran the party between 2006 and 2019 but resigned after she promised her daughter that year’s election would be her as leader. However, after a rough period of infighting and an in 2021, the Toronto Star Thursday that May is planning to run as a co-leader with Jonathan Pedneault, who used to work as a researcher at .Canada’s National Observer reached out to May for comment. She said she can “neither confirm or deny” the reports until Aug. 31 when candidates are...WW…

to join the conversation. Already a subscriber? .You need an active subscription to post a comment.|I'm sceptical of being able to 'measure' every aspect of regenerative farming.....our penchant for measurement has already created more problems than solutions......particularly when state of the art measurement is supposedly available, but the data is not.Given how much time we've lost, it makes more sense to support the farmers willing to reduce their reliance on fossil fuel based fertilizers, monoculture, and pesticide use........and help them move their practice into sustainable...…to join the conversation. Already a subscriber? .You need an active subscription to post a comment.|I'm sceptical of being able to 'measure' every aspect of regenerative farming.....our penchant for measurement has already created more problems than solutions......particularly when state of the art measurement is supposedly available, but the data is not.Given how much time we've lost, it makes more sense to support the farmers willing to reduce their reliance on fossil fuel based fertilizers, monoculture, and pesticide use........and help them move their practice into sustainable...WW…

The says Canada's current fiscal policy is sustainable over the long term.The 's latest fiscal sustainability report finds that Canada's overall debt level is projected to decline steadily over time.At the federal level, the report says, the government could permanently increase spending or reduce taxes by 1.8 per cent of GDP and remain fiscally viable. That amounts to $45 billion in current dollars."It's generally a pretty good news story overall, for the fiscal outlook for Canada," said , Desjardins' director of Canadian economics.The annual report aims to identify any necessary changes...…The says Canada's current fiscal policy is sustainable over the long term.The 's latest fiscal sustainability report finds that Canada's overall debt level is projected to decline steadily over time.At the federal level, the report says, the government could permanently increase spending or reduce taxes by 1.8 per cent of GDP and remain fiscally viable. That amounts to $45 billion in current dollars."It's generally a pretty good news story overall, for the fiscal outlook for Canada," said , Desjardins' director of Canadian economics.The annual report aims to identify any necessary changes...WW…

to join the conversation. Already a subscriber? .You need an active subscription to post a comment.|What is needed is for the Vatican to make reparations in the only world that matters ... the real one. Next time leave the spiritual leader out of it and send the divine Chief Financial Officer with the holy cheque book.|You'd better make that cash! the holy cheque book has not always been wholly honest with you before!…to join the conversation. Already a subscriber? .You need an active subscription to post a comment.|What is needed is for the Vatican to make reparations in the only world that matters ... the real one. Next time leave the spiritual leader out of it and send the divine Chief Financial Officer with the holy cheque book.|You'd better make that cash! the holy cheque book has not always been wholly honest with you before!WW…

to join the conversation. Already a subscriber? .You need an active subscription to post a comment.|Excellent article. Thank you!|From the point of view of a convert to catholicism, I can honestly agree with every statement expressed by father Winkler. My group of ladies who are making our way through "Listening to Indigenous Voices", a Jesuit forum course on Indigenous issues, have not only learned volumes that everyone in this country of Canada needs to know, we conclude that the changes required to get anywhere near Indigenous peoples' truth are massive. And they need to start with not...…to join the conversation. Already a subscriber? .You need an active subscription to post a comment.|Excellent article. Thank you!|From the point of view of a convert to catholicism, I can honestly agree with every statement expressed by father Winkler. My group of ladies who are making our way through "Listening to Indigenous Voices", a Jesuit forum course on Indigenous issues, have not only learned volumes that everyone in this country of Canada needs to know, we conclude that the changes required to get anywhere near Indigenous peoples' truth are massive. And they need to start with not...WW…

A former top oil and gas lobbyist has been chosen by Export Development Canada (EDC) as a sustainable investment adviser as the Crown corporation attempts to align its financing with a climate-safe future.Dave Collyer, former president of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), which lobbies on behalf of oil and gas companies, was appointed last week along with four others to the environmental, social and governance (ESG) advisory council of the agency tasked with providing financing and connecting Canadian companies to international markets.“These enhancements to the...…A former top oil and gas lobbyist has been chosen by Export Development Canada (EDC) as a sustainable investment adviser as the Crown corporation attempts to align its financing with a climate-safe future.Dave Collyer, former president of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), which lobbies on behalf of oil and gas companies, was appointed last week along with four others to the environmental, social and governance (ESG) advisory council of the agency tasked with providing financing and connecting Canadian companies to international markets.“These enhancements to the...WW…