Canada

Authors:

Elisabetta Canteri

Postdoctoral Researcher, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen

Damien Fordham
Associate Professor of Global Change Ecology, University of Adelaide

Excerpt:

Caribou will likely face population declines rarely experienced in 21,000 years due to climate change. That’s the main finding from our recently published research on the historical resilience of caribou populations.

Caribou, also called reindeer, are a majestic species with remarkable adaptations to the cold Arctic environments of Eurasia and North America. Despite surviving through large climatic fluctuations in the past, future climate warming may cause a drastic decline in caribou populations. Arctic environments are extremely sensitive to climate change, and they are expected to warm two times more than the global average.

In our research, we simulated how caribou population abundance shifted in response to climate change since the last ice age to the present day, and projected it into the future to 2100. This allowed us to directly compare past and future rates of declines.

We decided to look back 21,000 years because, in the past, Arctic climates have fluctuated abruptly, with temperatures in areas such as Greenland increasing by up to 10 degrees in just a few decades. We figured that if we could identify the traits that helped caribou to survive these past warming events, we would be able to better predict their vulnerability to future climate change.

To do this we combined fossils and historical observations with climate reconstructions to map caribou habitat suitability across regions and time at a high resolution. We then used computer modelling to simulate how populations responded to changes in the suitability of these environments following the last ice age.

David Pugliese places Chris Alexander’s assault on his character in the context of an “ongoing attack on Canadian journalism.”

Finally visiting China at least. But "review" may just be procedural gaslighting that was scheduled when Canada was told to copy tariffs by Sullivan.

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney would not say Monday whether Canada will meet its climate goals under the Paris agreement by 2030, as his government faces criticism over his emission-reduction plans.

Canada has a legal requirement to achieve net-zero by 2050 after legislating it in 2021. Part of its path to get there is a plan to cut emissions by 40 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030 — a commitment set out in the Paris agreement.

But while the government has yet to say whether it will miss its target — or whether it's still trying to achieve it — observers have raised doubts.

A report last year from the federal environment commissioner said Canada was not on track to meet its 2030 target. Jerry DeMarco estimated Canada's emissions had only dropped seven per cent below 2005 levels.

A local Hamilton man has been ordered by the city to take down his security cameras that he has on the outside of his house, despite his claim that his footage has been useful in crime investigations.

Dan Myles says he has 10 security cameras outside his home on MacNab Street North in downtown Hamilton, and he says he needs them.

Both the Jewish National Fund of Canada and the Ne'eman Foundation had their charitable status revoked in a decision last year because of their violation of Canadian law. By the CRA's own assessment, "increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)" does not meet the criteria of a "charitable purpose."

However, many organizations have retained their charitable status despite violation of CRA rules.

This includes Mizrachi Organization of Canada, which funds groups like Im Tirtzu, which helped block aid trucks to Gaza. It also supports the Israel military's Duvdevan Unit, which is one of the many groups responsible for war crimes against Palestinians. Mizrachi advertises itself as the Canadian home of the "religious Zionist movement" and says it is providing "necessary aid to Israel during times of crisis" and "is involved in building the State of Israel, both spiritually and physically."

Another is the HESEG Foundation for Lone Soldiers has raised nearly $200 million since 2005 to support non-Israelis who complete at least one term of active service in the Israeli military. The charity actively incentivizes enlistment in the Israeli military, contrary to Canadian law.

HESEG was founded by Gerald Schwartz and Heather Reisman, majority shareholders in Indigo Books, leading BDS activists to call for a boycott of Indigo as part of a coordinated campaign for financial pressure to end the genocide.

"Climate policy planks that were delivering significant emissions reductions are falling one by one," Debora Van Nijnatten, professor of political science and environmental studies at Wilfred Laurier University, said in a phone interview with Canada's National Observer.

"There appears to be no plan to replace that with other emission reduction strategies, and there's no plan in place to show how the reactive policy choices that they've been making in a piecemeal fashion add up to any climate strategy that is integrated with the economic strategy."

"The Liberals keep retreating in the face of populist conservative rhetoric that targets some aspects of climate policy," Van Nijnatten said.

With Chinese and European carmakers surging forward with EVs, Van Nijnatten fears pausing the mandate will only add to the gap in North American competitiveness while limiting choice for consumers.

North American automakers “will not choose to do it on their own, because, first of all, they're protected by tariff walls and, second of all, they're protected by policy and politics,” she said.

As food prices continue to rise and Canadians raise concerns about practices at large retailers, some shoppers may be wondering if there's an alternative to Big Grocery.

The cost of food has skyrocketed in the last few years, with Statistics Canada reporting that as of July 2025, Canadians were paying 27.1 per cent more than they were in July 2020.

Meanwhile, Canada's top three grocers continue to make profits — $3.6 billion in 2022 on more than $100 billion in sales.

In many parts of the country, alternatives are scarce, and the big players dominate the market. Just five companies control 76 per cent of the Canadian grocery market share: Loblaw, Sobeys, Metro, Costco and Walmart.

Consumer concerns go beyond price tags, with questions raised about labelling, weighing practices, price discrimination, anti-competitive conduct and security at some of the country's biggest chains.

But is another world possible? Some say yes.

There are already examples in Canada of other food retailing models, including co-ops, non-profits, sliding-scale stores and farmers' markets. In the U.S., New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has even mused about opening city-owned grocery stores to provide cheaper options to those living in food deserts.

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“It’s honestly mind-boggling why any Liberal government would invite a key figure involved in the horror show that is Project 2025,” Dwivedi told The Tyee over text.

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