Climate action is crucial for Canadians’ health

At a time when climate-driven hazards are already imposing escalating health impacts, the Carney government should adopt a clean energy transition as a nation-building project, say officials from the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario.

Rather than advancing wellbeing, the Building Canada Act risks weakening environmental safeguards, bypassing federal assessments, and eroding public accountability, argues the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario.Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY LHAMO DOLKAR, DORIS GRINSPUN

October 8, 2025

Nurses overwhelmingly support the federal government’s vision of a strong, sovereign, healthy, equitable, and sustainable Canada in response to the threats posed by United States President Donald Trump. Nation-building is crucial, but it must be rooted in environmental res...

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