Billions in compensation expected after Supreme Court rules …
2024年7月26日 · “For almost a century and a half, the Anishinaabe have been left with an empty shell of a treaty promise,” the Supreme Court of Canada found in the unanimous ruling released on Friday. While a decision that sets out the rights and obligations of the parties involved is helpful, the court said “given the longstanding and egregious nature of the Crown’s breach,” simply clarifying roles ...
Canada's National Observer: Climate News
2024年12月12日 · Canada's National Observer publishes journalism in the public interest. Award-winning investigative journalism and daily news reporting on climate change, energy, the environment and politics, along with a Special Reports …
BC election 2024: where do parties stand on climate?
2024年9月25日 · Fighting the 2023 wildfires, the worst season in B.C.’s history, cost the province nearly $1.1 billion and this summer’s response costs are expected to reach $886 million, which does not include the losses of people’s homes and businesses, insurance costs, or the losses and added costs to farmers and ranchers. Fires, floods and …
'Concrete revolution' takes aim at construction’s worst polluter
2024年9月17日 · “No shortage of ideas” Concrete has been used in construction for millennia, from the dome of the Pantheon in ancient Rome to the world’s biggest hydropower project, China’s Three Gorges Dam – and closer to home in the iconic contour base of Toronto’s CN Tower.. Cement makes up only 10-15 per cent of a typical concrete mix, but because it’s manufactured using fossil-fuel fired ...
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Thousands march in Toronto to demand justice for Grassy Narrows
2024年9月18日 · The disaster has had cascading effects downstream for decades, with many from Grassy Narrows harvesting mercury-poisoned foods and water. About 90 per cent of Grassy Narrows' population is believed to exhibit symptoms of mercury poisoning, which leads to health problems such as tremors, insomnia, memory loss, neuromuscular effects, headaches and cognitive and motor dysfunction.
Trump and the post-America world
2024年11月19日 · After almost a century of post-war prosperity and unrivaled American power, we've entered a new era of growing uncertainty and realignment as many of the world's nations now seek to challenge that dominance. And that became even truer after the U.S. election that will return Donald Trump to the presidency in January, 2025.
Canada’s immigration crisis has only just begun
2024年10月22日 · None of this is going to end well if Canada continues down this path. Our long-term prosperity depends on our ability to effectively integrate immigrants, who will account for all of our country’s population growth by 2030. That population growth is crucial to mitigating the economic and fiscal effects of a rapidly aging population, and immigration will play a key role in addressing labour ...
What is UNDRIP and what will it mean for Canada?
2023年6月21日 · The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples recognizes the inherent rights and sovereignty of Indigenous nations around the world. These include many civil rights, including the right to be educated in one’s own culture and language, the right to maintain a relationship with one’s traditional territories and …
Canadians on the right and left want nature protected
2024年12月12日 · Canadians want political parties to commit to protecting nature in their upcoming federal election platforms. That’s a key finding of a new nation-wide poll conducted by EKOS Research.. Nearly seven in 10 respondents say they are less likely to vote for a party whose platform lacks commitment to nature.