October 22, 2019 For something that was described as being about “nothing” Monday’s election turned out to be about quite a lot where climate change policy and the environment were concerned. The outcome might be best described for Justine Trudeau’s …
Climate and Environment will determine who is Canada’s next PM
October 19, 2019 The outcome of Monday’s federal election remains uncertain, but recent polling suggests a virtual tie in both popular vote and seats between Justin Trudeau’s Liberals and Andrew Scheer’s Conservatives, but with both parties landing well short of …
‘Mr. Delay, Mr. Deny’ and Canada’s precarious climate change future
The Conversation – October 10, 2019 During the recent federal leaders’ debate, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer only distinguished himself on climate issues by earning the title of “Mr. Deny” from Jagmeet Singh, leader of the New Democrats. But Scheer nonetheless …
Canada’s Liberals make it hard for green voters to love them
September 11, 2019 Published in The Conversation Published in the Winnipeg Free Press September 18, 2019 The recent appearance in the province of Ontario of Premier Doug Ford’s anti-carbon pricing gas pump stickers reinforced the central role environmental issues may …
Ford has changed his team, but Ontario’s “government for the people” remains on the same self-destructive track.
August 3, 2019 The famous physicist Sir Issac Newton’s first law of motion states that objects in motion will continue in motion at the same speed and direction, unless some external force is applied to change their trajectory. The same …
Will the Ford era lead to a political realignment in Ontario?
Published in Policy Options, May 31, 2019 Doug Ford’s arrival as Ontario’s premier a year ago was widely seen as a harbinger of a populist realignment in Ontario and Canadian politics. However, the dramatic fall in the Ford government’s polling …
A year of Doug Ford: Retreating on cuts or just taking a break?
June 2, 2019. Published in The Conversation It’s been a bad few weeks for Ontario Premier Doug Ford as he approaches the first anniversary of his election last June. First at the opening of the Special Olympics, and then at …
Do Liberal Contradictions on the Environment Pave way for Conservative win in 2019?
Published in The Conversation, The National Post, May 22, 2019 A few weeks ago, I was invited attended speech by federal environment and climate change minister Catherine Mckenna in Toronto on climate change and a number of other environmental issues. …
With more oil to be shipped by rail, train derailments show enduring safety gaps
Published in The Conversation, National Post, and Winnipeg Free Press, February 28, 2019 With Bruce Campbell The recent runaway CP Rail train in the Rocky Mountains near Field, B.C., highlighted ongoing gaps in Canada’s railway safety regime, more than five …
Cooling the rhetoric on Canada’s environmental assessment efforts
Published in the Conversation, National Post and Calgary Herald, March 27, 2019 With Martin Olszynski (University of Calgary) and Deborah Curran (UVic) In the fall of 2018, we suggested that post-truth politics were sinking the debate with respect to Bill …