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The oil industry is making billions from the Iran war—it should be taxed
The current windfall could be Canadian oil’s final boom—so the proceeds must be reinvested into economic diversification and industrial planning
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AI data centres: From boom to backlash
As the public becomes aware of the downside of AI data centres in their community, the need to tightly regulate the industry is becoming clear.
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BC Hydro’s draft Integrated Resources Plan and the future of energy policy in BC
The utility’s plan fails to address large new sources of demand and broader climate goals
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The Alberta-Canada MOU is an early Christmas present for the oil and gas industry
A detailed memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the federal and Alberta governments, released late November, looks like a political game-changer but is most likely an…
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COP30: Unilateral Climate Measures and a Multilateral Just Transition
As discord and uncertainty continue to characterize the global order, the renewal of multilateral cooperation on climate change proved an uphill battle at COP30 in…
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Investment treaties, UNDRIP and the Building Canada Act
“Build big things” has become a mantra of the current federal government. Partly in an effort to lessen our economic vulnerability to U.S. shocks, Prime…
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Canadian climate policy a decade after the Paris Agreement
The Paris Agreement was signed in 2015 by 196 countries amid a wave of global urgency to confront the defining crisis of our time—climate change.…
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Reconciliation on the altar of extractive nationalism
The following is a re-print of the September 2025 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…
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Budget fédéral alternatif 2026 : Environnement et changement climatique
Ce que le gouvernement canadien devrait faire en matière de l’environnement et changement climatique. Une véritable indépendance exige un nouveau modèle économique.
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Alternative federal budget 2026: Environment and climate change
What the Canadian government should do on the environment and climate change. Because true independence needs a new economic model.
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Energy efficiency a better bet than pipelines
Against the backdrop of the deadly, devastating inferno engulfing northern Manitoba and escalating belligerence from the U.S., a lively debate is playing out over the…
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