Federal leadership can make Canada’s system more coherent by having groundwater included in policy, legislation, and programs.
Building disaster resilience is essential to safeguarding lives, economies, and the stability of future generations.
Independent decisions by Health Canada experts are meant to be the firewall between Canadians and unacceptably risky products. Bill C-30 weakens that firewall.
While Canada is an oil exporting nation, we are exposed to global price shocks. Canadians feel the impact every time prices rise elsewhere in the world.
In the past, the Senate of Canada had a special committee on the Arctic, which should be reinstated.
A purpose‑first Canadian economy is not only more just and sustainable, but also more competitive, resilient, and fiscally responsible.
Roads should be built to withstand floods. Electrical grids must be hardened against storms and wildfires. Cities must integrate natural infrastructure—wetlands, forests and restored rivers—as the first line of defence against floods and heat.
Canada is a laggard in the international race towards the energy of the future.
We have already crossed seven of the nine planetary boundaries scientists have identified that together maintain global stability.
The Climate-Aligned Finance Act provides the structure and legal clarity needed for our financial system to operate consistently with Canada’s own climate commitments.
Extreme weather is already reshaping our economy, destabilizing our energy supply, weakening our ecosystems, and testing our infrastructure.
Meeting our methane targets is an important prerequisite for Canada’s international competitiveness.
The proposed guidelines signal a loose and flexible enforcement approach that emphasizes business interests over evidence and science.
We can build a stronger Canada by focusing on the development of renewable energy technologies and infrastructure here at home.
During Climate Week in New York, the environment and climate change minister should push for concrete results to control and reduce plastic production, writes ISG Senator Rosa Galvez.
