Steven Guilbeault is leaving politics, but many climate-concerned MPs will remain even as the federal government works with Alberta to advance a new oil pipeline project. His message to these colleagues: you may have more power than you realize
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/29/n...
NEW from @natashabulowski.bsky.social and myself
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/04/n...
Must-read reporting from @natashabulowski.bsky.social on sweeping changes likely coming down the pipe.
The federal government’s long-awaited AI strategy does not tackle the environmental and climate impacts of rapidly building AI infrastructure like data centres
New from @rorywh.bsky.social + @natashabulowski.bsky.social
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The federal gov is taking a page from Doug Ford’s playbook, proposing legislation that would allow cabinet to create “federal economic zones”where major projects can be pre-approved and fast-tracked.
by @natashabulowski.bsky.social for @nationalobserver.com www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/12/n...
This is an important story but I wish it mentioned (not just included a buried hyperlink) the reporting done by @cloelogan.bsky.social on this nearly a month ago.
This probably would have made me cranky if I had worked on this story.
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/08/n...
Some smart analysis from @matinsarfraz.bsky.social on Ontario Premier Doug Ford's “Captain Canada” approach and whether it has actually delivered tangible results.
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/12/a...
Steven Guilbeault may have been the most vocal about his concern that Carney is backsliding on climate, but he is not the only one in caucus feeling uncomfortable. In an interview with Canada's Nation...
If PM Carney's framing of a pipeline deal as ‘climate action’ sounds familiar, thats because it is. Trudeau approved TMX on a promise that its profits would directly fund the clean energy transition. @cathmckenna.bsky.social helps unpack some of the parallels
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/26/n...
A single box in the 49-page document is dedicated to the environmental impacts of AI. It acknowledges that AI data centres require a lot of energy and increase water usage, but does not propose any ne...
A discussion paper released last Friday describes the proposed changes, which would expand ministerial powers and make it easier to obtain permits and approvals under multiple federal laws. Provinces,...
A single box in the 49-page document is dedicated to the environmental impacts of AI. It acknowledges that AI data centres require a lot of energy and increase water usage, but does not propose any ne...
A discussion paper released last Friday describes the proposed changes, which would expand ministerial powers and make it easier to obtain permits and approvals under multiple federal laws. Provinces,...
For more than a year, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has promised to protect Ontario's economy and strengthen Canada's hand in its trade dispute with the United States. But with tariffs still in place and ...
Canada's last two prime ministers have something in common: both Mark Carney and his predecessor Justin Trudeau cast their support for oil pipelines as a form of climate action. In the case of Trans M...
I spent some time looking at the company behind a massive lobbying push to have Toronto's island airport expanded. What I found was a deep tangle of corporate and PR webs that all obscured a relatively simple truth. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
