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Why new EVs alone won’t deliver Canada’s biggest health gains

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Why peatlands must be central to Canada’s climate and economic agendas

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Canada missing opportunities to build community resilience amid global realignment

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Why cheap Chinese EVs may cost Canada more in the long run

Canada can lead the world in sovereign, sustainable, responsible AI

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Guardianship governance: representing future generations in decision-making

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Children’s rights: How to make justice truly accessible

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One simple fix for Canada’s industrial carbon pricing systems

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The three-legged stool is the way to net zero by 2050

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It’s time for climate policy to shift to adaptation and resilience

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Protecting the ocean floor could help mitigate climate change

The global energy transition could disrupt 10 per cent of Canadians

Before we “axe the tax,” a quick lesson in history and physics

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Mark Carney has given us a sensible next step after the carbon tax. We need to take it.

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Five public-opinion trends to watch in 2025

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Priorities may change, but energy efficiency remains a solution

Classifying risk to prepare for disruptive threats

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What can help save nature and increase climate resilience? Better accounting.

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How to cut through the divisions hampering climate action

Evaluating Canada’s pledge to triple nuclear capacity

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Neither effective nor fair: it’s time to replace the federal carbon tax

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Community wealth building is a strategy for Canada’s transition to net zero

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What should be in a plain-speaking Conservative climate plan

Climate policy is missing in action in Saskatchewan election

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