News and Analysis
In support of our campaigns and organizing, we publish insightful research and hard-hitting analysis and keep our members and supporters informed.
Just Transition Explainer: Expanding the social safety net
This analysis digs into the rationale behind one of our demands: We need legislation that creates new public economic institutions ...
Just transition briefing note for Members of Parliament
It’s imperative that Members of Parliament table the Council of Canadians’ just transition petition calling for legislation to meaningfully address ...
Just transition explainer: human, workers’, and Indigenous rights
As we get closer to the date when the federal government will be releasing their just transition policy, it is ...
New Year’s Resolution: Flood Parliament for a Just Transition
You are invited to join our “Flood Parliament for a Just Transition!” action event. Learn more about the campaign and ...
Taxing Canada’s billionaires: a climate solution
Wealth disparity is growing. The richest people in Canada hold more political and economic power than ever while regular working ...
Made in Canada (still) Matters!
Reports on “public-private partnership” (P3) contracts show how transit is going from a public good to an income generator for ...
CCUS: Capturing more public funds than carbon since 1972
Let’s be very clear: carbon capture, utilization, and storage is NOT a climate solution. It’s a prime example of greenwashing ...
Storm of the Century, an Annual Event?
Canada’s approval of Bay du Nord project shows the government still not taking climate change seriously ...
Solidarity with the GO Transit Strike
Why are GO Transit workers on strike? The 2200 GO transit workers of ATU (Amalgamated Transit Union) Canada Local 1587 ...
As the toll of the tar sands on Indigenous communities grows, Canada continues to fail in its obligations to UNDRIP
For decades government and industry have been making decisions about tar sands development without the free, prior, and informed consent ...
No more broken promises: holding government and industry accountable for toxic tailings ponds
Since time immemorial the Athabasca River has been a powerful source of life in what is currently called Alberta. A ...
A future we can win
When it comes to the climate, the news is rarely good. When we’re consistently up against powerful fossil fuel corporations ...
