Alberta has modified its environmental rules, becoming the first to do so during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Unstable funding, social distancing and the likelihood that other countries won’t be able to help — these all raise the potential of a nightmarish scenario.
Alberta oil is the collateral damage of the oil war between Russia and Saudi Arabia, with COVID-19 launching an additional attack. The province’s oil industry will struggle to recover.
It is in Canada’s national interest to remain a significant player in the oil and gas production.
It’s virtually impossible to determine if Canada’s equalization program is succeeding or failing. That means it’s in dire need of a major overhaul rather than small tweaks here and there.
COVID-19 is a huge challenge for the whole world, and Canadian oil producers, already suffering from long-term market trends, will be particularly badly hit.
Determining whether Canadians are gaining or losing confidence in democracy depends in part on which region one is examining. Contrasting trends in Alberta and Québec provide clues.
To confront colonialism, universities must open their archives and let communities see their pasts, eugenics and all.
If successful, Chrystia Freeland could help bolster national unity and Canada’s relationships with the U.S. and Mexico. But relentless sexist attacks against her could derail progress.
Horses roam free around the world. In the Alberta foothills, their management has become contentious.
Are our brains wired to favour growth over environmentally rational decisions?
Imagining how to increase water managers’ empathy for others in a holistic way is critical for our human and planetary future.
Language milestones matter not as the final word, but as possible signals about where children might be struggling and how they can be best supported to reach their full potential.
Petroleum exploration in Alberta has disturbed more than 1,900 sq. km of wetlands in Alberta, boosting emissions of methane: a potent greenhouse gas.
If the climate is in peril, why has the federal government approved a pipeline that will ship close to 600,000 barrels of oil per day from Alberta to British Columbia?
Given Alberta’s innovative spirit and its emissions-reducing results, is this a time for the province to turn its back on carbon policy and tarnish its reputation in a world transitioning to lower carbon?
The bulk of Canada’s agricultural production is in the Prairie provinces.
Alberta’s Bill 44 requiring schools to alert parents when they’re teaching sex ed should be amended in order to protect both youth health and education towards democracy.
Canada has joined the international community in calling for a transition away from fossil fuels. There is no reason to wait for more painful disruption before planning for that transition.
Much of the country depends on water stored and filtered in forests. Fire-scarred watersheds highlight our need for a national wildfire strategy.
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Research Fellow, Public Economics, The Parkland Institute, University of Alberta
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Professor, Political Science, University of Alberta
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Professor of Political Science, University of Calgary
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Professor, Women's and Gender Studies, Mount Royal University
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Professor in the Faculty of Business & Communication Studies, Mount Royal University
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John M. Thompson Chair in Information Technology and Innovation and Professor, Western University
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Fellow, Queen's Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of Sociology, University of Alberta
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Researcher, Institute for Water, Environment and Health, United Nations University; University of Calgary
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Assistant Professor, Social Work, Mount Royal University
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Associate Professor, Economics, MacEwan University
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Director, Queen's Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy, Queen's University, Ontario
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Executive Co-Director, UNU Hub on Empowering Communities to Adapt to Environmental Change, United Nations University; University of Calgary
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Professor, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Calgary