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Stop oilsands expansion, Canadian and U.S. researchers say
Stop oilsands expansion, Canadian and U.S. researchers say Group cites concerns about carbon pollution, environmental contamination, aboriginal rights More than 100 Canadian and U.S. researchers are calling on Canada to end expansion of its oilsands, for 10 reasons that they describe as “grounded in science.” “Based on evidence raised across our many disciplines, we offer […]
Climate change will push Canadian business onside
Climate change will push Canadian business onside Companies seem conservative today, but just watch when they reach the profitable tipping point Until he lost his shirt in the Dirty Thirties, a relative of mine was an influential businessman in southern Saskatchewan. Among his interests was a livery stable, with a blacksmith, harnesses, buggy whips and everything you needed to keep […]
Busting The “Canadian Bakken” Myth
Busting The “Canadian Bakken” Myth The financial pages of Canadian newspapers have been full of headlines lately announcing the potential of two large shale oil fields in the Northwest Territories said to contain enough oil to rival the Bakken Formation of North Dakota and Montana. The report by Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) evaluated, for the […]
Difficult to invest in green energy in Canada without Big Oil
Difficult to invest in green energy in Canada without Big Oil Divestiture movement continues as organizations clean carbon holdings from portfolios If you thought the divestiture movement was losing steam, Norway’s recent announcement shows there still is momentum around the world to stop investing in fossil fuels. The country has confirmed that its hefty $900-billion government pension fund, considered the largest sovereign wealth […]
OPEC oil glut is shattering Harper’s superpower dream
OPEC oil glut is shattering Harper’s superpower dream Producers’ brinksmanship has worked, and Canada is cutting production In the battle to see who blinks first, OPEC hasn’t blinked. And it looks like it isn’t going to, as it meets this week in Vienna. Six months ago the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, led by Saudi Arabia, […]
Canada needs to confront its oilsands ‘challenge,’ German ambassador says
Canada needs to confront its oilsands ‘challenge,’ German ambassador says Observers say Canada and Japan are attempting to block ‘decarbonization’ pledge from G7 declaration Germany’s ambassador to Canada says Ottawa’s new targets to cut carbon pollution mean it will have to tackle the problem of the oilsands. In an interview with CBC News, Ambassador Werner […]
How Canada Can End Mass Surveillance
How Canada Can End Mass Surveillance Third chapter in OpenMedia’s crowd-sourced privacy plan. Just two short years ago, if you asked strangers on the street about mass surveillance, you’d likely encounter many blank stares. Some may remember East Germany’s Stasi spy agency, or reference China’s extensive Internet censorship. But few would express fear that western democratic governments […]
Free speech on the run, even in the home of the brave
Free speech on the run, even in the home of the brave You can offend, sure, and the courts will protect you, but there are consequences Legally protected speech, no matter how offensive, is a glorious and uniquely American invention, a gift to the marketplace of ideas and an example to the world. Coming from […]
Economic inequality: 10 reasons why we can’t beat it
Economic inequality: 10 reasons why we can’t beat it Even the OECD says inequality is bad. But making it go away is much tougher It almost feels like an old story. Ever since the economy crashed in 2008 a growing chorus of voices has warned that inequality was wiping out the middle class and damaging society. This week […]
Spy agencies target mobile phones, app stores to implant spyware
Spy agencies target mobile phones, app stores to implant spyware Users of millions of smartphones put at risk by certain mobile browser gaps, Snowden file shows Canada and its spying partners exploited weaknesses in one of the world’s most popular mobile browsers and planned to hack into smartphones via links to Google and Samsung app […]
Rising carbon emissions from oilsands a ‘unique’ challenge, federal cabinet told
Rising carbon emissions from oilsands a ‘unique’ challenge, federal cabinet told Canada may need international emissions credits to offset increasing emissions from oilsands Greenhouse gas emissions from increasing oilsands production will rise faster than Canada’s ability to curb them, the federal government was warned before new emissions reduction targets were announced last week. Cabinet documents […]
Police asked telcos for client data in over 80% of criminal probes
Police asked telcos for client data in over 80% of criminal probes Ottawa also sought legal advice on telco’s transparency reports Canadian police seek online and phone data from telecommunications companies in almost every criminal investigation, according to a briefing note to the federal minister for public safety, obtained by CBC News. The scale of the practice […]
NEW CANADIAN COUNTERTERRORISM LAW THREATENS ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS
NEW CANADIAN COUNTERTERRORISM LAW THREATENS ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS Geraldine Thomas-Flurer, who campaigns for environmental protection on behalf of indigenous First Nations in Canada, wasn’t surprised when, in 2012, she found out that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police had been keeping tabs on her. The Toronto Star that year obtained documents showing that federal police had monitored private meetings […]
Canadian police say Valentine’s Day mass shooting plot foiled
Canadian police say Valentine’s Day mass shooting plot foiled TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian police said on Friday they foiled a plot in which at least two people allegedly planned to commit a mass shooting in the East Coast province of Nova Scotia on Valentine’s Day. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said in a statement the […]
