When it comes to sucking up carbon, not all trees are equal
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With Bill 101 reforms, François Legault risks upending Quebec’s hard-won linguistic peace
The Charter of the French Language, better known as Bill 101, had a difficult birth. Its childhood and adolescence were equally tumultuous, and even early adulthood was…
Stalled project reveals archaeological conflict between First Nations and B.C. government
An expansion of a popular Hornby Island pub that stalled this spring with the discovery of Indigenous human remains is threatening to become a flashpoint for relations…
Why Uber’s Flexible Work+ plan could be a game changer for app-based drivers, delivery people
This column is an opinion by Binyam Asress, a full-time Uber driver in Calgary who also posts content on Tiktok about his experiences with app-based work. For…
While the U.S. and EU talk COVID passports, Canada says it still has concerns about virus spread
As the European Union and the United States begin discussing a return to non-essential international travel, the federal government is expressing caution and insisting its decisions will…
Child care won’t be a ‘magic bullet’ that sparks post-pandemic recovery: Freeland
Ottawa's plan to lower early learning and child-care costs was a centrepiece of last week's federal budget, but Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland warns that such a system…
Blue roofs could help reduce the flooding effects of big storms
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Conservatives’ climate plan would replace Liberal carbon tax with lower levy of their own
After years of criticizing the Liberal carbon tax, the Conservative party is proposing a climate plan that also puts a price on carbon for consumers, according to…
Liberal delegates endorse a universal basic income, reject capital gain tax hike
Liberal delegates to the party's policy convention have overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution calling for the establishment of a universal basic income (UBI) in Canada, while also rejecting…
Asian Canadians see flaws in federal anti-racism strategy
Advocates for Asian Canadians are calling for improvements to the federal government's anti-racism strategy to confront a surge in anti-Asian racism.Avvy Go, executive director of the Chinese…
Is now the time to make global corporations pay their fair share?
As the procrastinators among us worry over our own tax forms, it may be a little galling to think about the shrinking share of taxes paid by…