Sep 18 2018 — Carl Meyer — Too many investors are still seeing climate action as a restraint on profit, the president of one of Canada’s biggest pension plans told a room full of foreign government officials and private sector leaders Tuesday. Michael Sabia, the president of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, which manages $300 billion in assets, made the […]
Sep 14 2018 — Carl Meyer — National Observer — Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna won’t be deterred by the United States and Japan refusing to sign a G7 charter on plastics pollution, heading into the group’s ministerial meeting in Halifax next week. If some governments won’t yet play ball, she suggested there are plenty of other players. “We’ve been working with industry […]
Sep 7 2018 — Carl Meyer — National Observer — One by one, Liberal and Conservative MPs on the Commons committee examining Indigenous affairs turned on their microphones, leaned in and said, “No.” Finally, it was Rachel Blaney’s turn. “Yes,” she said, brea
Sep 4 2018 — Carl Meyer — National Observer — Federal Conservatives denied responsibility on Tuesday for a “critical” mistake made under their watch, which has left a major west coast oil pipeline and tanker expansion in limbo. Instead, Tory MPs pointed the finger at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government for failing in its own due diligence, in the wake of a stunning Aug. 30 […]
Aug 31 2018 — Carl Meyer — National Observer — The leader of Canada’s official Opposition party on Friday appeared to walk back an erroneous tweet that describes oil as the cleanest form of energy available. Andrew Scheer was reacting to the Federal Court of Appeal ruling that quashed the federal government’s approval of the Trans Mountain expansion project, when he tweeted a comment about […]
Aug 22 2018 — Carl Meyer — National Observer — The Conservative Party’s immigration critic said Wednesday that she drew attention to some of the views of a far-right activist who used intolerant language — without hearing what the woman had actually shouted during a testy exchange last week with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Aug 20 2018 — Carl Meyer — National Observer — Ontario Premier Doug Ford drew applause from the province’s municipal leaders on Monday in Ottawa as he touted his early record in office and dodged accusations of “meddling” in democracy as if he were the head of government in a developing country. He also broke with tradition for political speeches in Ottawa by not acknowledging […]
Aug 2 2018 — Carl Meyer — National Observer — Federal public servants never analyzed the full impact of a national price on carbon in Canada’s most populous province, and are now holding additional meetings as a result of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s election, a senior federal official revealed Thursday. John Moffet, assistant deputy minister at Environment and Climate Change Canada’s environmental protection branch, confirmed […]
Aug 1 2018 — Carl Meyer — National Observer — Over 20 organizations representing hundreds of thousands of Canadians are demanding the Ford government nix its plans to roll back Ontario’s sexual education curriculum to the ‘90s. An open letter to Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Lisa Thompson was released Wednesday. It was co-signed by 21 groups in community and sexual health, reproductive […]
Jun 28 2018 — Carl Meyer — National Observer — Are you a scientist in need of advice about how to educate the public without putting your foot in your mouth? If so, you may be in luck. Two Canadian scientists have laid out a path for boosting academic credibility with the public, in a letter that gently warns colleagues not to be careless in […]
Jun 25 2018 — Carl Meyer — National Observer — A Crown corporation has tapped a seldom-used federal fund and struck a deal with two of Canada’s biggest banks, after being instructed by the federal government to help arrange its multi-billion-dollar purchase and expansion of an oil pipeline system.
Jun 21 2018 — Carl Meyer — National Observer — Doug Ford’s decision to abandon Ontario’s price on pollution has left “thousands” of Ontarians waiting for solar installations hanging out to dry, the national industry group says. John Gorman, president of the Canadian Solar Industries Association, said Thursday that the shutting down of a rebate agency that had been funded by the cap and trade […]
Jun 20 2018 — Carl Meyer — National Observer — A disappointed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday that he was planning an intervention after learning that Ontario premier-designate Doug Ford was withdrawing from a national climate change plan. “On the environment, the premier-designate has notified us that he intends to withdraw from the national climate plan,” Trudeau told reporters at a news conference marking […]
Jun 19 2018 — Carl Meyer — National Observer — An archivist who studies Soviet propaganda and works for Canada’s national library is calling on Facebook to reveal more of its plan to boost media literacy in an age of rampant misinformation. Jennifer Anderson, archivist for science, environment and economy at Library and Archives Canada, has investigated how false or exaggerated information originating in the […]
Jun 14 2018 — Carl Meyer — National Observer — Pipeline incidents like oil spills are on the rise across Canada, and an aging Montreal-Ontario line that has been plagued with safety problems and leaks is a major reason why, says a new report released Thursday. In 2017, there were 41 per cent more pipeline incidents nationwide than in 2016 — 173 compared to 122 […]