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Canada is one of the only jurisdictions in the world that allows private, foreign ownership of public oil resources. Norway has held more tightly to its public resources. With a world-class pension...
Big Oil must love Canada. Our Prime Minister has become an unapologetic hustler for multinational oil companies (as if the most profitable corporations in history really needed the help). Now the two...
As a Canadian, U.S. federal law enforcement agents will be able to arrest you on Canadian soil, and other important facts about the Harper government's budget bill C-38.
"Canadians have a right to free speech and deserve to be encouraged to engage in issues critical to the country’s future," says ForestEthics co-founder and renowned activist Tzeporah Berman.
Critics say they’re concerned about the 2012 federal budget’s focus on resource development, and its vague promises to “streamline” environmental reviews.
The Fisheries Act should be strengthened, not weakened, say Canadian scientists in an open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper after leaked documents to "neuter" the law.