Farmers must be protected from climate chaos

We are a long way from the worst. Humanity still has a chance to reduce our risks to those to which we can adapt. Still, British Columbia has had staggering losses.

Agricultural losses extend across North America, and wheat crops alone in Canada and the U.S. have lost $2.9-billion, writes Green Party Leader Elizabeth May.Photograph courtesy of Batatolis Panagiotis, Pixabay.com

Opinion

BY ELIZABETH MAY

March 9, 2026

Back in 1986, when I first started working on climate change within Environment Canada, the future threat of global warming had been identified. Agriculture was understood to be one of the most exposed economic sectors. Scientists were clear that unless governments acted to ...

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