Despite widespread approval from provinces and auto manufacturers, Prime Minister Mark Carney's auto plan might not accelerate the transition to electric vehicles as fast as he says. From my colleague Lisa Mayor & myself www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Okay my colleague Ashley Burke and I have confirmed some key details: ◾ EV incentives are back ◾ The sales mandate is out ◾ Tailpipe regulations, similar to the EU, will stand in their place ◾ Apparently there's much more... the strategy expected to be released Thursday www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

My colleague Ashley Burke and I have details the federal government is *considering* as it develops its national automotive strategy.

A big win in the courts Friday for Liberals government's approach to tackling plastic pollution www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

We're in for 12% chance of exceeding important threshold of 1.5 C this year www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

The final official NDP leadership debate is Feb. 19th in B.C.'s lower mainland

NDP leadership candidate @avilewis.ca secures the first endorsement from a sitting MP of the NDP's seven member federal caucus. Winnipeg MP @leahgazan.bsky.social said Lewis "can unify progressives – and bring back those who have left our party.”

What politicians get wrong about the B.C. oil tanker ban www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT4b...

Big endorsement for @heathermcpherson.bsky.social P by former New Democrat MP and all-round party rank and file hero @charlieangus104.bsky.social, who said being NDP Leader is not an entry-level position and requires someone who is in the House of Commons on day one.

Despite being concerned artificial intelligence is replacing workers, NDP leadership candidate and union leader Rob Ashton used AI during an online campaign event on Sunday. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

The NDP leadership race is a nail-biter. But is anyone paying attention? Despite 3 front-runners, some fear race could be turning into a snoozer. Here's my story on the state of the race so far. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Can Canadian oil producers afford the deal Mark Carney made with Alberta? www.thestar.com/politics/fed... via @thestar.com

Great article by @davidthurton.bsky.social on the Clean Electricity Regulations carve-out for Alberta. All signs point to an equivalency agreement on April fool's day. Devil in the details, because signs also point to that agreement taking us all for fools. #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Lots of surprise that the Carney government is tweaking Canada's greenwashing rules. Here's what those changes could mean for business and advocates against misleading environmental claims. #climate #energy #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Federal government agrees to possible B.C. tanker ban exemptions: sources tell CBC. Here's our story that aired on the National. #cdnpoli #climate

It’s the second day of a state visit from Sweden’s monarch. King Carl Gustaf arrived this AM at the Canada Science and Technology Museum #ottawa

Exxon CEO has shown up to his third consecutive COP meeting, even as his peers have stopped coming. It raises the question of what he wants to accomplish by engaging the climate world. I sat down with him for a podcast interview. Here's what I learned: 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Canada’s new environment minister and Environment and Climate Change officials confirmed that the federal government is standing by the national climate targets previously set under Justin Trudeau. #climate #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Remember that 'grand bargain' Danielle Smith mentioned? Both the Alberta and federal governments are in talks to end their civil war #cdnpoli #abpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

UPDATE: Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault will also join Minister Dabrusin next week for #COP30 in Brazil. #climate #cdnpoil

After months of speculation, the federal government is signaling its intention to eliminate the oil and gas emissions cap. But... www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

NEW: Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin is going to the UN COP climate change summit in Brazil. The minister's office tells me she will be there during Nov 10-14th.

A senior federal government source tells me —incentivizing more investment in clean tech innovation and providing certainty to industry — are "relevant" to the climate competitiveness strategy. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

NDP leadership candidate Avi Lewis says Canada cannot keep increasing fossil fuel production, likening the practice to an "addiction." www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Packed room for the NDP leadership forum hosted by the Canadian Labour Congress.

Here we go! Tonight NDP leadership candidates hold their first official forum. Unfortunately it’s not a debate… anyways… Here’s a primer on who’s in the race. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

📣 CABJ Job Spark also has an event for mid to senior career journalists. 👏🏾 Here's our lineup, CBCers Ruth Zowdu & Brodie Fenlon & the Narwhal's Denise Balkissoon 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

⏰ Stay tuned for details about the event for mid-senior journos...

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'I'm not gonna bullshit you': B.C. labour leader, Rob Ashton, enters the NDP leadership race. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Heather McPherson jumps into the NDP leadership race. She assumes unofficial front runner status, as she is the only candidate who currently holds a seat in the House of Commons. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Canadians are changing their shopping habits. The country's largest purchaser wants to do the same. I have some new details on Carney's "Buy Canadian" policy. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

To meet Canada's energy needs, "we're really going to have to produce a lot more electricity. That needs to come primarily from wind & solar." IISD's Nichole Dusyk discusses electrification & a clean energy grid with @davidthurton.bsky.social on CBC’s The House. 📻Listen: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Is the electric vehicle mandate another tax? I sorted through some of the claims and misinformation that seem to be emerging on this #climate policy. #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Swapping weather bombs for real bombs: The debate over climate change as national security heats up www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Out of the first ministers' meeting in Saskatoon, expectations were high that Prime Minister Mark Carney would release a list of nation-building projects that his government would prioritize. He didn’t, but he offered some examples. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

The Liberal government will introduce legislation to assist in identifying projects in the national interest and provide "up-front regulatory approvals" to major projects, according to a federal document obtained by CBC News. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

April's final carbon tax rebate will cost the government $3.5 billion, according to the Main Estimates. www.canada.ca/en/treasury-...

My new investigation for @nationalobserver.com. The future of climate misinformation is here: persuasive letters generated by Al at "close to zero" cost—and targeting your city council. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/28/i...

A weaponized AI chatbot is flooding city councils with climate misinformation via @nationalobserver.com www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/28/i...

Canada's new Energy Minister Tim Hodgson made his public debut in Calgary www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Uber drivers wait. And wait at LAX www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/t...

BREAKING: Prime Minister Mark Carney announces Liberals will table a budget in October. The news comes after Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the party would not table a budget in the spring. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Speaking with @davidwcochrane.bsky.social about the three NDP MPs disputing the New Democratic Party federal council's appointment of Don Davies as interim leader. Plus, a panel of party insiders weighs in. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Three NDP MPs— Leah Gazan, Lori Idlout & Jenny Kwan— sent the letter blasting the process. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

New from me ➡️ Canadians could be living next to a site contaminated with toxic PFAS without knowing it. That's why we built this map. Find out if there's a PFAS hotspot near you. #PFAS #ForeverChemicals #DataJournalism #CBCNews newsinteractives.cbc.ca/features/202...

This Denmark-Germany undersea tunnel is quite the engineering feat. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm2e...

BREAKING: Don Davies is the new NDP interim leader replacing Jagmeet Singh www.cbc.ca/news/politic...