The government’s fall economic outlook shows some major trouble ahead, projecting another $13.5 billion increase in debt this year, bringing Ontario’s total debt to about $470 billion. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/11/a...

Canada's biggest battery storage project underway in Eastern Ontario www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/13/n...

Ontario nickel mine lands on major projects list despite major environmental and market red flags www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/14/n...

Alberta and Saskatchewan cited their ongoing conversations with the feds when asked to comment on aspects of the federal budget that suggest the provinces will have to fall in line with the federal industrial carbon price. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/n...

Ford climate rule rollback won't stop youth court challenge: lawyer @nationalobserver.com www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/07/n...

Welcome to Toronto! @cloelogan.bsky.social and great start! @nationalobserver.com sthttps:// www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/07/news/toronto-climate-federal-funding-budget

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget did not deliver new investments on climate or clean tech. In fact, some experts say it takes a step backwards.

Tuesday's federal budget proposes to weaken the truthfulness standard companies must meet to back environmental claims and prevent third-parties greenwashing complaints to the Competition Bureau.

Even after Ontario's disastrous experience with Trump, BC Premier David Eby will run his own anti-tariff ads in the US. His office said the prime minister has not been consulted on the ads, @natashabulowski.bsky.social reports.

While acknowledging wildfires “have become a cross-border issue,” EPA administrator Lee Zeldin blamed Canada’s forest practices instead of climate-driven extreme heat and drought. The meeting comes on the heels of an American letter — which also ignored climate — attacking Canada over smoke.

While acknowledging wildfires “have become a cross border issue,” EPA administrator Lee Zeldin echoed a familiar talking point from Trump allies: blaming Canada’s forest practices instead of climate-driven extreme heat and drought. via @matinsarfraz.bsky.social

Despite acknowledging the project “may cause adverse effects” to areas under federal responsibility such as fisheries, migratory birds and species at risk, the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada refused to designate it for review.  @nationalobserver.com www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/30/n...

Automaker @volkswagen.bsky.social has started building NAm’s biggest #EV #battery plant, in St Thomas, Ont., as the Canadian auto sector reels from plans by Stellantis and GM to halt production of key models in the province. Read on at @nationalobserver.com: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/29/n...

In lawsuit filed Monday, four young Canadians allege the Canada Pension Plan is mismanaging their retirement savings by underestimating climate-related financial risks — the first legal challenge of its kind. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/27/n...

Climate and energy could become wedge issue in NDP leadership contest by @natashabulowski.bsky.social @nationalobserver.com www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/24/n...

If he wants to beat the Daffy Duck allegations, Poilievre would be well advised to avoid calling anyone "despicable."

Via @matinsarfraz.bsky.social

British Columbians face a trifecta of liability. They own the fossil carbon beneath their province. They license the extraction of it. And they also provide subsidies. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/22/a...

Smith's testimony today was wild even by her standards. Does she accept human activity like burning fossil fuels drives climate change? "I don't know, I'm not a scientist." She also wants 2030 and 2035 emission targets scrapped, and said Trans Mountain is advising her on Northern Gateway 2.0

Canada’s first major “nation-building” investment is going toward a small modular reactor project that depends heavily on US suppliers for key technology and components @nationalobserver.com www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/n...

Ford threatening lawsuit as General Motors stops EV van production, adding to Ontario's vehicle manufacturing industry woes. @matinsarfraz.bsky.social reports. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/21/n...

CNO's new tool showed me how Ontario is responding to Ford’s speed camera ban www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/16/o...

Outdoor cats kill 60 million birds in Canada each year, study finds www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/18/n...

Introducing Canada's Business Observer—a weekly newsletter on climate action that actually makes business sense. Low-carbon homes. EV supply chains. Clean tech startups. Critical minerals. We're covering the companies building a cleaner economy. Sign up! www.nationalobserver.com/newsletters/...

Enbridge investors to get billions as gas giant expands into small-town Ontario. Analysis by @woodsideful.bsky.social www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/09/a...

Only two days left to register! Oct 9, 2PM ET: Learn how Canada and the EU are coordinating on wildfire prevention and response from those leading the charge, including EU Ambassador Geneviève Tuts. @euincanada.bsky.social us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

This initiative marks a new direction for Canada’s National Observer, toward developing tools for accountability and the public good. Today, Civic Searchlight is available, for free, to journalists and researchers. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/08/n...

The call for an evidence-based protection plan from the Ford government comes as the federal government holds public consultations on its proposed National Polar Bear Management Plan. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/07/n...

BC First Nations feel 'déjà vu' Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, President of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, told Canada's National Observer the last decade's fight against fossil fuel pipelines by Indigenous groups will be repeating itself through legal battles and blockades.

Currently, Ontario has no emission reduction targets beyond 2030, has not finalized its climate change plan and has not issued a public progress report since 2021, despite legislated requirements, the report says.  www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/02/n...

It's the first landfill proposal in the province selected for fast-tracking under Premier Doug Ford's newly enacted Bill 5 — which makes the project immune to many of the checks and balances it would otherwise face. Great story here from @matinsarfraz.bsky.social

'Town killer': Ontario residents fight Ford’s fast-track landfill project www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/26/n...

Toronto's landfill has the fastest security guard on the planet patrolling its airspace

Feathered security guard patrols Toronto landfill www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/24/n...

Just as adding a filter to a cigarette doesn’t promise cancer-free smoking, pairing oil production with carbon capture doesn’t actually decarbonize the fuel. Here's Catherine McKenna on the grand bargains being discussed and why she sees CCUS as a dead end.

Billions in federal buildings, roads and other assets at risk from extreme weather www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/22/n...

The courtyard in the middle of the Louvre was once a parking lot. Like so much of downtown Paris though, it's been wrested from cars and returned to human beings. I went there to see what that feels like. My new column:

Toronto proposes new rules to protect trees www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/18/n...

The wildfire danger where homes meet forests is rising worldwide. Using new data, @rorywh.bsky.social and @cloelogan.bsky.social built a detailed map of Halifax’s fire-prone forest edge — and explain what it says about the state of the wildland urban interface in Canada.

Building to the forest's edge fuels fire danger by @cloelogan.bsky.social @rorywh.bsky.social www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/16/n...

The province says, once completed, the facility would produce 6,500 tonnes of cobalt sulphate a year — enough to support production of up to one million EVs.  www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/12/n...

The federal government needs support for its upcoming budget and several pieces of legislation -- who will be their dance partner in this minority parliament? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/15/n...

A major carbon bomb sits atop Carney’s first tranche of major projects, sparking backlash from environmental and Indigenous leaders who correctly point out that doubling down on LNG is a dangerous bet on Canada’s future. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/11/n...

Ford himself has acknowledged the problem, saying Highway 407 is “getting pretty busy” since tolls were lifted — even hinting the province may have to consider adding lanes to “lighten up the traffic.”

Federal documents reveal Canada's plans for a G7-led initiative to craft an international blueprint using AI to protect and prosper from the world's oceans

New research published in Nature draws a direct link between high-emitting fossil fuel and cement companies and the frequency and severity of heat waves, including the 2021 heat dome that caused 619 deaths in BC www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/10/n...

Climate policy is no longer merely about reducing emissions or averting a crisis in the future. It's now a key part of the ongoing geopolitical conflict between China and the United States — one that presents a clear risk to Canada's interests. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/10/o...

Ford’s $62M “gateway” road to Ontario’s mineral-rich Ring of Fire is moving ahead despite pushback from First Nations and environmental advocates who warn it risks land, water and rights. @nationalobserver.com #onpoli #RingOfFire www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/11/n...

The Great Lakes–St Lawrence Seaway generates more than $60 billion in economic activity each year and supports 181,000 jobs in Canada, but operates at only half capacity. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/10/n...

Plans for the first LNG export terminal on Canada’s Atlantic coast face a race against time, as the developer admits it lost “a ton of money” advancing the project before a pro-gas shift in industrial strategy from the Liberals. Read @nationalobserver.com: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/10/a...