Natasha Bulowski

Canada's automakers are getting what they want: an out from the federal government's electric vehicle sales mandate. Prime Minister Mark Carney is removing the 2026 sales target and reviewing the policy "immediately." So far the change is temporary but climate experts fear this is just the latest plank of climate policy to fall under Carney's tenure as prime minister.

The federal office tasked with ensuring the long-term health of Canadians’ pensions is accused of underestimating a key threat to those plans: climate change. 

On Friday, the federal government announced $21.5 million for a handful of carbon capture projects in Alberta, and while the amount isn’t going to move the needle, Energy and Natural Resource Minister Tim Hodgson’s choice of words and tone signal how Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government plans to engage with the fossil fuel industry.

The bill will give cabinet enhanced powers to approve and accelerate projects it deems to be in the national interest. It now goes to the Senate for final approval, where it is expected to pass.

Some newly-elected MPs have climate credentials but whether or not they will move the needle on climate policy depends on what roles and responsibilities they are assigned in Parliament. 

Canada needs more people working in clean-tech trades, and a new solar installation course aims to make it as easy as possible to break into this line of work.

Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh urged Canadians on Friday to elect NDP MPs to hold the government to account.

A $20-billion loan for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion authorized by the federal government was actually primarily advanced as equity, new filings reveal. The equity portion, experts say, represents a nearly $15-billion bailout.

The nearly $30 billion in financial support could have been used to build much-needed interprovincial electricity grid connection infrastructure, said Julia Levin, associate director of national climate for Environmental Defence and author of the report.

Canada is not ready to deal with the damage climate change will inflict on transportation hubs that safeguard our supply chains, warns a Senate committee report.