Opinion

"The International Energy Agency expects global investment in renewable energy technology and infrastructure to reach US$2 trillion this year, double the amount going into gas, oil and coal."

"On June 26, we celebrated in our library the book launch of Paulette Dubé’s new book 'Naked Pictures.'"

"The climate crisis is accelerating. Promoting products that are fuelling it — especially using false or misleading information — will only make matters worse."

"Rural and remote Albertans face unique challenges requiring unique solutions. To address the rural physician shortage over the long term, our government has undertaken some key initiatives."

"Throughout its life cycle, it devastates landscapes, pollutes waterways, uses excessive amounts of water (often in drought-stricken areas), consumes massive volumes of energy to process and liquefy and creates emissions during transport and burning."

You can’t get enough of a good thing. Or can you? In Canada, we use public funds to pay for diagnostic tests, surgeries and many medical treatments so it is natural to assume that more medical care is better.

"Calls for fossil fuel ad bans in Canada are growing, with politicians and organizations such as the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment backing them — and the usual suspects using specious arguments against them."

"To fix what Justin Trudeau broke, Canada needs to overhaul the system to make taxes low, simple, and fair. Raising taxes to generate revenue is not the answer."

"Due to the changes in the boundaries of the federal Yellowhead riding, this means that if Gerald Soroka gets elected again, he won't even be living in the riding he's supposed to represent."

"The fossil fuel industry has provided jobs and economic benefits to many in Canada and around the world, as did other harmful industries like tobacco — but at what price?"