Careful observers of Canadian politics will be forgiven a certain "déjà vu" feeling at the most recent target of Conservative i.e. trade unions.

Fresh from their bilious campaign against the charitable sector (recall the intemperate claims that environmental groups are "radicals", "terrorists" and "eco-vandals" emanating from federal Cabinet Ministers...

As Canada's right wing gathers this weekend in Ottawa, the conservative movement finds itself looking in a strange -- and somewhat dangerous -- place for inspiration.

Conservatives attending the 2013 Manning Centre networking conference will hear from the usual roster of cheerleaders, political practitioners and ideological elders. But this...

I've worked to protect the environment for many years. I never imagined I, and my colleagues, would be forced to do what we are: fighting for our, and your, rights.

In May, leading environmental groups joined together and placed ads in major papers and launched a website: blackoutspeakout.ca...

Those who know me might be surprised to learn that I sometimes think of myself as Mike Holmes, the beefy embodiment of home renovation prowess. Though I acknowledge that I've never owned a pair of overalls, and that we -- how shall I put this? -- have dissimilar builds (if...

Though it makes for some über-heavy bed-time reading, and deserves a more thorough analysis than this blog pretends to be, a first pass through Don Drummond's 668-page report on public service reform in Ontario reveals some very interesting conclusions and recommendations related to environmental protection (see

Over the last few months, some of the oil industry's biggest fans have made what they think are startling revelations about us.

They've discovered that Americans give us money. And they say this money forced us to talk about the pollution and destruction that come along with tar...

As you may have seen, we've employed some creative tactics to draw attention to environmental choices in tomorrow's provincial election in Ontario. Our Penelope4Ontario.ca campaign featured an eight-year-old candidate whose tour brought her to places like Barrie, Ottawa, Hamilton and Guelph, where she promoted her videos, gave speeches,...

If you stroll by Parliament Hill today, or turn on the news, you're likely to see a large group of people protesting the tar sands. Some of these people are also likely to get arrested in an act of non-violent civil disobedience. This follows a similar protest last...