What we mean when we say Indigenous land is 'unceded'
Jan 24, 2020 · Canada’s Constitution is clear that Indigenous land rights exist, said Benjamin Ralston, a lecturer and researcher at the Indigenous Law Centre at the University of Saskatchewan. But in practice, fights over exactly what those rights are can take decades to resolve in court or in treaty negotiations, revealing “cognitive dissonance” in ...
Billions in compensation expected after Supreme Court rules …
Jul 26, 2024 · “For almost a century and a half, the Anishinaabe have been left with an empty shell of a treaty promise,” the Supreme Court of Canada found in the unanimous ruling released on Friday. While a decision that sets out the rights and obligations of the parties involved is helpful, the court said “given the longstanding and egregious nature of the Crown’s breach,” simply clarifying roles ...
Lobbying shapes government policy. Here’s how it works and …
May 9, 2022 · Many Canadians don't realize lobbying shapes the laws and policies that govern our day-to-day lives, affecting the country's future. A lobbyist’s main objective is to influence government decisions and legislation in the interest of their client — …
Maxed Out podcast | Canada's National Observer: Climate News
Maxed Out is hosted by Canada’s National Observer ’s lead columnist Max Fawcett. If you read his columns or follow him on Twitter, you’ll know Max has a take-no-prisoner approach when it comes to errors, lies and disinformation. But like so many people, Max is frustrated by the relentless partisanship and refusal to discuss things in good ...
New ad campaign takes aim at B.C. LNG
Sep 5, 2024 · The campaign is a response to ads from fossil fuel advocacy group Canada Action that claim B.C. LNG will reduce global emissions. Earlier this year, Canada’s advertising regulator — Ad Standards – ruled unanimously that this pro-LNG campaign "distorted the true meaning of statements made by professionals or scientific authorities" and created an "overall misleading impression" that LNG ...
Team - Canada's National Observer
Editor-in-Chief. Vancouver. Linda. Solomon Wood. Publisher. Vancouver. Canada's National Observer publishes journalism in the public interest. Award-winning investigative journalism and daily news reporting on climate change, energy, the environment and politics, along with a Special Reports magazine, multi-media features, analysis and opinions.
Decades after mercury poisoned the water, Grassy Narrows still …
Sep 3, 2021 · Gigoo-Aakoosi: Fish Is Sick tells the story of the Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum-Anishinabek, also known as Grassy Narrows First Nation, and Wabauskang First Nation and the historical and ongoing devastation endured by those living with water contamination. Through a nationwide investigation called Clean Water, Broken Promises, led by the Institute for Investigative Journalism and in partnership ...
Why Newfoundland and Labrador is going all-in on offshore oil
Sep 12, 2022 · For Newfoundland and Labrador, oil is its major source of revenue and a perpetual thorn in its side. The province has ambitious plans to double offshore oil production by 2030, and is encouraging major oil companies to explore its offshore further in an attempt to attract multibillion-dollar investments. In the first part of this series, Canada’s National Observer mapped all …
Fossil fuels are killing the planet. So why don’t we stop using them ...
Mar 2, 2022 · Oil and gas companies know this is a bad look. To defend their reputations, these companies often promote their efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions when they’re taking fossil fuels out of the ground. But that doesn’t help much, since most fossil fuel pollution happens when it’s ultimately burned by the end user — by putting gas in your car, for example, or using coal power to heat ...
End times for American democracy? An interview with Chris Hedges
Sep 10, 2020 · Canada's National Observer spoke about it with Chris Hedges, 63, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author who was a foreign correspondent for 15 years for the New York Times, where he served as the paper’s Middle East and Balkan bureau chiefs.The interview was edited for length.