By Carl Meyer, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter — With files from Emma McIntosh
Parliament acted constitutionally when it passed the federal government’s carbon pricing law, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.
Continue reading Canada’s carbon pricing law constitutional, court rulesBy Carl Meyer, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Green Party is developing an election strategy built around Canada’s urban centres, hoping to capitalize on promising internal polling results that have them in second or third place with double-digit support in some key ridings.
Continue reading The Green Party urban strategyCarl Meyer, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
British Columbia recorded a liability of over half a billion dollars for the estimated cost of cleaning up contaminated sites in the province, including orphan oil and gas wells.
Continue reading half a billion tax-payer dollars to clean-up BC’s contaminated sitesEditor’s note: Opponents of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion are challenging a 2018 injunction to prevent protesters from “physically obstructing, impeding or otherwise preventing access” to work sites in Burnaby. Simon Fraser University health sciences professor Tim Takaro says there are two environmentally sensitive streams along the route and inadequate consideration of the pipeline’s climate impact.
Carl Meyer, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Trans Mountain says it was trying to ensure “safe construction” when it removed a peaceful protest site in December along its pipeline route in the Vancouver area.
Continue reading Challenging trans Mountain’s 2018 InjunctionCarl Meyer, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
New Canadian building codes under review by a National Research Council committee would allow for designs that are not as energy-efficient as they could be, according to one university study.
Continue reading New Canadian building codes: not as energy-efficient as they could be
