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The Ontario Court of Appeal is seen in Toronto on April 2019. A new ruling by the Ontario court could pave the way for greater climate accountability in the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel

Recent Ontario appeal court ruling on youth-led climate case could be a constitutional ‘game-changer

A landmark legal ruling in Ontario could pave the way for greater government climate accountability in the province while setting an important precedent for the rest of the country.
A ladder on a dock is pictured next to Lake Massawippi in the Eastern Townships west of Montréal on Oct. 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

To truly understand the health of a lake, you must look well beyond its shoreline

A lake or river is not an isolated entity but one of the most visible facets of a much larger, and more dynamic, watershed. The health of these entire systems should be an utmost priority.
RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme speaks during a news conference at RCMP National Headquarters in Ottawa on Oct. 14, 2024, about allegations against the Indian government. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Latest Canada-India diplomatic tensions are another serious obstacle to an improved relationship

Without a shared understanding of the pro-Khalistan issue between Canada and India, the relationship between the two countries is likely to remain strained.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, Richard Wagner, at his annual press conference in Ottawa on June 3, 2024. He gave three reasons to explain the Court’s inaction in translating judgments handed down before 1970. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

The Supreme Court of Canada is wrong to refuse to translate its pre-1970 decisions

Three years after a request made by the Commissioner of Official Languages, the Supreme Court is still refusing to translate its decisions handed down before 1970. Its reasons are not valid.
On Sept. 30, community groups across Canada observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to honour the generations impacted by the residential school system and to remember the children who never returned home. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

We curated a podcast playlist for you: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

This playlist of podcast episodes invites listeners to engage in learning and unlearning; to acknowledge the tragic legacies of residential schools and to move beyond a single day of remembrance.
Tanien (Daniel) Ashini, far left, and Penote (Ben) Michel, far right, with family members arriving at Meshikamau-shipu, a traditional Innu travel route, during the author’s first visit in 1995 Colin Samson

The Innu have lived in eastern Canada for thousands of years, yet their rights to this land are increasingly threatened by the question: who is Indigenous?

The emergence of a well-resourced rival claim to Indigenous land rights is of growing concern to the Innu people of Labrador-Quebec.
A woman drinks water in front of the ancient Parthenon Temple during a hot, windy day at Acropolis hill in Athens in July 2024. Record-breaking heat waves have become the norm across much of the world as a result of human caused climate change. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

A ‘green new deal’ is Canada’s best hope of achieving a just carbon-zero transition

A green new deal is practical, politically possible, and the best chance we have to achieve a just carbon-zero transition in Canada.

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