Flaherty has changed — and more than just his footwear
Blog | Elizabeth May | Friday, 22 Mar 2013There is a distinct change of tone in the 2013 budget. It is a matter of tone more than substance, but the jackboot style of Budget 2012 — the “we will build pipelines and the environment be damned”...
Will Fisheries minister act in response to the Cohen Commission?
Blog | Elizabeth May | Sunday, 17 Mar 2013It has been nearly five months since the mammoth report of Justice Bruce Cohen on “The Uncertain Future of Fraser River Sockeye” was tabled with the Governor General. The Cohen Commission was set in...
Will Fisheries minister act in response to the Cohen Commission?
Blog | Elizabeth May | Sunday, 17 Mar 2013It has been nearly five months since the mammoth report of Justice Bruce Cohen on "The Uncertain Future of Fraser River Sockeye" was tabled with the Governor General. The Cohen Commission was set in...
Missing the Copenhagen Target
Blog | Elizabeth May | Thursday, 14 Mar 2013On February 15, with the Conservatives’ typical, quiet Friday afternoon, splash-less launch, the 2012 Progress Report to the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy was tabled in the House of...
Truth is Stranger Than Fiction
Blog | Elizabeth May | Tuesday, 12 Mar 2013“Truth is stranger than fiction, because fiction is obliged to stick to the possibilities.” - Mark Twain I just read two recent political pot-boilers, back to back. If this fiction is stranger than...
The Government's 2012 Progress Report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions is Cause for Concern
Blog | John Streicker | Thursday, 28 Feb 2013It was with deep concern that I read the government's 2012 Progress Report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions. To begin with, let me note that last year in the Arctic the extent of summer sea ice had...
Tightening the grip: muzzling of scientists ramps up
Blog | Elizabeth May | Thursday, 28 Feb 2013I had originally intended to write this column about my trip to Washington, DC on February 7-8, when I met with United States Senators and Congresspersons about climate and the Keystone XL pipeline....
Muzzle Velocity
Blog | Elizabeth May | Monday, 25 Feb 2013Kudos to Elizabeth Renzetti for her straight talk on the increasing scandal of muzzling scientists in Canada (Protecting Our Precious Liberties: Let’s Start With Government Scientists – Feb. 23). In...
Canada’s innovation is lagging
Blog | Elizabeth May | Monday, 25 Feb 2013Canada’s economy needs greater innovation. And our commitment to reduce greenhouse gases needs a burgeoning clean-tech sector. These goals, environment and economy, are mutually supportive. It has...
The Death of Bill C-30
Blog | Elizabeth May | Tuesday, 19 Feb 2013It is so rare, that the tendency is to rush on to the next thing. I speak of our victories – so few and far between. The announcement that the so-called “Protecting children from Internet Predators...
