Canada's National Observer: Climate News
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WEBToronto transit agency bans misleading advertising from fossil fuel companies. The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) board is banning misleading fossil fuel advertisements on its vehicles and properties, making it the first public transportation entity in Canada to implement such a policy. By. Abdul Matin Sarfraz. News. Climate Solutions Reporting.
Sandy Garossino | Canada's National Observer: Climate News
WEBSandy Garossino has been focused through 2023 on reserching the relationship between Canada and China and this work will be released in January 2024. Previously, she was been the public affairs columnist for Canada's National Observer, responsible for some of CNO's most groundbreaking investigations. She is a former Crown prosecutor and prominent media commentator, whose bold writing is read ...
What we mean when we say Indigenous land is 'unceded'
WEBJan 24, 2020 · Canada’s Constitution is clear that Indigenous land rights exist, said Benjamin Ralston, a lecturer and researcher at the Indigenous Law Centre at the University of Saskatchewan. But in practice, fights over exactly what those rights are can take decades to resolve in court or in treaty negotiations, revealing “cognitive dissonance” in ...
Decades-old water pollution ravaged the health of two Ontario …
WEBSep 2, 2021 · This is Part 2 of a three-part series called Gigoo-Aakoosi: Fish Is Sick. Gigoo-Aakoosi: Fish Is Sick tells the story of the Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek, also known as Grassy Narrows First Nation, and Wabauskang First Nation and the historical and ongoing devastation endured by those living with water contamination. Through a nationwide investigation called Clean Water, Broken ...
End times for American democracy? An interview with Chris Hedges
WEBSep 10, 2020 · Canada's National Observer spoke about it with Chris Hedges, 63, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author who was a foreign correspondent for 15 years for the New York Times, where he served as the paper’s Middle East and Balkan bureau chiefs.The interview was edited for length.
Do young voters understand the power of strategic voting?
WEBSep 18, 2021 · Future Majority is an initiative based in Toronto with the goal of mobilizing young voters in elections. Wong says the group is focused on getting youth engaged, aware of their voting options, and out to the polls, and topics like strategic voting take a back seat. “I would say youth are 100 per cent engaged in this election,” says Wong.
David Macdonald | Canada's National Observer: Climate News
WEBDavid Macdonald is a senior economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. He joined the centre in 2011, although he has been a long time contributor as a research associate. Since 2008, he has coordinated the Alternative Federal Budget, which takes a fresh look at the federal budget from a progressive perspective. David has also written on a variety of topics, from Canada's real ...
What did Alberta do with $1B from Trudeau for O&G cleanup?
WEBJul 7, 2021 · In a statement sent to Canada’s National Observer, Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage said, “The report from Parkland Institute and Oxfam Canada contains a number of inaccuracies and fails to reflect the significant progress made by Alberta’s government on addressing a number of issues it identifies.”Her statement said the $1 billion being directed through the SRP is “to get ...
Ultra-rich families hold a quarter of Canada’s wealth
WEBDec 10, 2021 · An Abacus Data poll from July found 89 per cent of Canadians want to see a wealth tax of one per cent paid by the wealthiest Canadians as part of the country’s economic recovery from the pandemic.. The poll, commissioned by the Broadbent Institute and the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada was based on the NDP’s proposed one per cent tax on wealth over $20 million from ...