New research underscores environmental and increasingly economic reasons to electrify last-mile delivery vehicles
Minister Wilkinson must help protect water in the Prairies from coal mining in the Rockies
Dear Minister Wilkinson,
There is nothing as critically integral to life as water — water connects us all.
Local Green New Deals Gaining Steam In Canada
The Green New Deal is already here, all around us. And it’s growing.
Three municipalities in Canada have already raised the bar on tackling the climate emergency with their own local Green New Deals.
Budget 2021: Phasing out for-profit long-term care homes
The financial resources many older adults need to age with dignity are enormous, and mostly accessible to the wealthiest among us. Our system, at this point, largely assumes that the funds required for a person to grow old is a personal responsibility, instead of a collective one.
Canada must act to deliver on climate aspirations
Pembina Institute calls for more aggressive implementation of policies and technologies to meet 2030 emissions reduction needs.
Trudeau Abandons Promised LTC Standards
After promising to establish national standards for long-term care in response to the tragic outcomes of COVID-19, the federal government has now washed its hands of that responsibility. It is instead passing the buck to a toothless accreditation industry to create updated standards.
Budget 2021 Misses the Opportunity to #TaxtheRich
Despite promises it made in its 2020 Throne Speech, the federal government failed to “tax extreme wealth inequality” in the 2021 budget - the first federal budget to be tabled in two years.
New research: Canada can double climate ambition for 2030 and reduce energy costs
New research released today by seven environmental organizations shows that Canada can take much more ambitious climate action between now and 2030 while maintaining a thriving economy and reducing energy costs for Canadians.
Watershed moment for child care, long-term care: Budget 2021
But pharmacare, tax reform and climate change remain in limbo
Budget 2021: The Child Care Budget?
The Trudeau government’s next budget will be make-or-break for Canadian women and their families. Expectations are high – and so are the stakes.