My thoughts on the new federal gov agency to build homes: “Yes, we desperately need to build new affordable homes. We’ve also made commitments to tackle the climate crisis. Fortunately we can do both at the same time" (more thoughts/info in the piece) thepointer.com/article/2025...

Canada’s #fossilfuel industry has singlehandedly scotched any chance of the country hitting its legally-binding 2030 #emissionsreduction targets, due to record #oilandgas production. Read @nationalobserver.com for my piece with @natashabulowski.bsky.social: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/18/n...

The perception that red tape is preventing Canada from building major projects doesn’t hold hold up. Hundreds of projects, worth hundreds of billions of dollars are planned under existing regulations. Yet Carney blames a bureaucratic maze for stifling growth to justify his deregulatory agenda.

After all, the reason Carney is sitting in the Prime Minister’s Office is because progressive swing voters made a strategic choice to lend him their votes — they didn’t lend Carney their vote to appease Trump, impose austerity or roll back workers’ rights. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

A public invite to the Sept 20 Draw the Line actions from 21 movement leaders - representing an amazing cross-section of organizations. Find the action closest to you. Draw the Line: Tell the Carney Government to Pick a Side via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

I was glad to be interviewed for this piece about the federal govt's new home building agency, addressing affordability but also climate - which is important because buildings are so polluting I said it's "a huge opportunity to build homes well from the start"💡 www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...

It’s fantastic that the federal gov’t will build millions of new homes. But these shouldn’t add to Canada’s emissions.. Rather than using polluting oil/gas furnaces, new homes must come with clean heating systems like electric heat pumps⚡️ Our open letter to the Feds: stand.earth/press-releas...

New piece: We might not have fascism in Canada, but our response to U.S. threats has been to double down on colonialism + xenophobia. Power is centralizing to expedite extraction and we must fight in broad coalitions to win. Elbows up against the oligarchy! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

🚫 The Senate is fast-tracking Bill C-5—shortening their review & effectively shutting people out of decisions that affect them. Bill C-5 jeopardizes democratic process, environmental protections, and Indigenous rights. The Senate must send it back to the drawing board. shorturl.at/nXN1u

On the consensus of the federal gov & most provinces to build new pipelines to strengthen the economy: “Nobody dares to spoil this sudden feel-good vibe by even hinting at how badly we’re failing on the climate front. Such talk has effectively been banished.” www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

“This bill looks like it was written by developers and fossil fuel executives. Our homes and communities shouldn’t be dictated by either. If the province doesn’t want to take climate action, it should get out of the way of municipalities that do.” www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/03/a...

My quote in this important piece on Ontario's "housing" Bill 17, being rammed through without debate today.. “This bill looks like it was written by developers and fossil fuel executives. Our homes and communities shouldn’t be dictated by either." #onpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/03/a...

As parents, grandparents, and caregivers, we're appalled by #Bill5, aka “the Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act.” We call on everyone - even those not in ON - to voice their opposition through the public hearing process. Deadline: May 26! More info: www.forourkids.ca/it_s_not_too...

Ontario's Bill 17 throws cities under the bus in favour of big developers and fossil fuel giant Enbridge Gas. Sound familiar? We need to fight back against the constant attacks on communities. Tell Ford and his ministers to BACK OFF: safecities.earth/Bill17 #onpoli

My statement on Ontario's new omnibus Housing Bill which threatens local climate policies: "This bill looks like it was written by developers and fossil fuel executives. Our homes and communities shouldn’t be dictated by either." #onpoli #climate stand.earth/press-releas...

"The Ford government’s latest bid to jump-start housing construction appears to threaten Toronto’s 15-year-old “green standard,” which limits the GHG emissions new buildings can emit and ensures those homes are resilient to flash flooding" We need to push back. www.thestar.com/news/gta/why...

"Our politicians and media operate in a mutually reinforcing echo chamber of what “matters,” with voters who are rightly alarmed about climate sidelined" @sethdklein.bsky.social & @jvipondmd.bsky.social in @edmontonjournal.com edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu... #cdnpoli

Canada has fallen far off-pace in the international #solarpower race, with a scant 1.3% of the country’s electricity production flowing from PV plants last year, far below other markets in the global north. But all is not lost. •Get the full story: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/11/a...

🏗️ A bold electrification plan could cut emissions, boost resilience & modernize Canada’s economy—no new megadams or expanded nuclear needed. More analysis from the Climate Dollars project from Corporate Knights (@green-economy.bsky.social):

Thanks to @desmog.bsky.social's Mitch Anderson for this piece with my recommendations for how to apply wartime-scale lessons to the crises of today 👇

Check out my radio interview about the federal election and federal climate policies - where they're at and where they should be going Full interview at Green Majority Radio: www.greenmajority.ca/the-podcast/... (Starts at 25min) #election2025 #climate #greentransition #canpoli

Canada is facing pressing threats—and the opportunity to build a more affordable, reliable, renewable future. 🌱 This election, parties must set a bold vision to diversify our economy towards solutions that protect our communities & the environment. Our 2025 election priorities 👇 shorturl.at/4ZG3a

Let's listen to Canada's mayors who see and deal with climate impacts on the ground They are calling for: Expanded national electric grid, high-speed rail network, non-market green homes, making buildings more energy efficient, etc And denouncing: new pipelines www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Video version of my opinion piece re NOT resurrecting failed pipelines. We have clean technologies that would allow us to wean ourselves off of fossil fuels. That's what the next government should be focused on. #canpoli #justtransition #cleanenergy Op-ed: policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/ma...

Trans Mountain pipe unlikely to reach full capacity through 2040s Given that oil demand is set to peak this decade and then significantly demand - and demand is already plateauing in places like China - it's obvious that TMX will become a stranded asset www.qcintel.com/article/tran....

"In the same way that you can’t spend your way out of debt, #Canada can’t lessen its economic dependence on energy exports with new pipelines" Don’t believe the hype: there is no export market for Canadian fossil fuels Latest @theglobeandmail.com #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

Crises are no time for timidity. The response to Trump’s economic attack requires imagination and audacity. My latest column is out, in which I offer a more ambitious path, one that involves mobilizing Canada's Crown corporations and public institutions... www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/02/o...

As of yesterday the consumer carbon price is no more But as I wrote before this transpired, we can live with that - as long as federal parties replace the program with bold climate policies that guarantee a decrease in Canada's pollution while making life more affordable for residents #canpoli

The Liberal Party of Canada released a decent housing plan yesterday. But there was one obvious omission: A commitment to build new homes in a green way. Public funds should not be spent on installing oil/gas heating systems which cause pollution. My full statement: stand.earth/press-releas...

Election period in Canada means we have an opportunity to push for federal climate action ☀️ To know what to demand it's useful to know what the top sources of pollution are, right? The third one might surprise you. But there are clean solutions the gov can adopt 🌎 #canpoli #climate #election2025

With Trump’s tariff war, "it makes sense for Canada to reassess our energy needs and plan for energy independence. But it makes zero sense to expand oil & gas infrastructure in the midst of growing worldwide climate chaos, especially when we have clean, affordable, job-creating alternatives." More👇

My op-ed: Rather than resurrecting failed pipelines, we must use the current energy crisis to finally wean ourselves off of fossil fuels We have all of the solutions. We just need a gov that will commit to and lead the transition @policyoptions.irpp.org policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/ma...

Pierre Poilievre’s desperate new promise to kill industrial carbon pricing would eliminate the central plank of Canada’s emission-reduction efforts, while making our economy less competitive. It's just a weak attempt to recapture his axe the tax magic. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/03/18/a...

🔥 Rising gas prices in Ontario & B.C. mean higher bills for households—while investors cash in. Advocates say it’s time to ditch fossil fuels and invest in a cleaner, more stable energy system. Full breakdown:

New research from @cntrfuturework-cda.bsky.social shows fossil fuel price spikes were the main cause of the whole painful inflationary cycle of 2022-2024. Read & learn: 👇

Guelph rightly wants Enbridge to pay to run gas pipelines beneath the city: “We’re trying to incentivize the transition to heat pumps and other alternative clean energy sources... It’s harder to do that when we continue subsidizing an aging energy source.” www.nationalobserver.com/2025/03/18/n...

Canadians want next government to prioritize climate change, poll finds www.richmond-news.com/environment/... via @TheRichmondNews #cdnpoli #climateaction

My op ed in @hilltimes.com on resisting those using Trump’s tariff threats as cover to advance a ‘maple-MAGA’ agenda that includes gutting Canadian environmental protections & securing new subsidies for upstream oil and gas www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...

As momentum builds to eliminate trade barriers within Canada, provincial leaders are looking for ways to ease the flow of energy by improving grid interconnections. Journalist @heyvic.bsky.social reports on the implications and opportunities for clean power. www.corporateknights.com/energy/what-...

I have some thoughts on how we should re-shape Canada’s economy in the wake of the trade war: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

"Canada isn’t getting a new high-speed train. We’re getting a reminder—once again—of the failures of neoliberalism" It's expensive, it's unnecessary, & it's more privatization of public resources. Why experts aren't thrilled with HSR Latest @breachmedia.ca #cdnpoli breachmedia.ca/liberals-hig...

In response to the deliberate spewing of misinformation from the oil & gas industry and its secretive front groups, we put together a campaign to debunk their lies regarding “natural” gas, especially for home heating. Check that out too: thefrackingtruth.ca (Via @stand.earth)

Me & Evan Fraser w/ @affordabilityac.bsky.social say we need permanent solutions that build resilience, rather than the short-term band-aids we saw with covid. Permanent solutions include a groceries and essential benefit & retrofits to eliminate energy poverty www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...

Trump's tariffs are here—and they threaten to wreck Canada's economy. Grabbing the nearest “Made in Canada” label won’t shield us from the fallout. We need emergency measures to protect workers from job losses, price gouging, rent hikes, and evictions. breachmedia.ca/trumps-trade...

This is what we need in Canada now! "Some of the measures include speeding up the permit process for sustainable energy projects...increasing subsidies for renewables...for 40% of renewable energy technology, like wind turbines, to be produced inside the European Union..." etc

“These are not ‘Ontario’s minerals'; they exist within our territories, and any attempt to dictate their development without our full and meaningful involvement is an overreach of provincial authority.” - Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler #RingOfRire www.sootoday.com/local-news/f...

New from @policyalternatives.ca: The era of the Canadian economy relying on stable access to U.S. markets is over. Here are ten ideas for how Canada can rebuild an economy that's stronger, more independent & more democratic. @hadrianmk.bsky.social #cdnecon www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

B.C. First Nations express concerns over fast-tracking energy & resource projects to counter tariff threat #bcpoli VIA @sobittersosweet.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/bc-tariffs-e...

The fossil fuel industry is trying to keep buildings hooked on gas. Here’s how. Around the globe, oil and gas companies use similar strategies to fight building electrification. grist.org/buildings/th... #Gas #GasStoves #Electrification #Climate #GreenSky

Why does fracking cause earthquakes, including quakes that rattled B.C.'s northeast — and Alberta — this month? A seismologist explains. #bcpoli VIA @sarahkcox.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/fracking-ear...