What we mean when we say Indigenous land is 'unceded'
WEBJan 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 ...
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INVESTIGATION: Developers with ties to Ford government stand …
WEBApr 3, 2021 · Most of the developers in the group are also prolific PC donors, contributing at least $813,000 to support the party since 2014. The group of developers own 39 properties covering 3,300 acres that are conservatively valued at nearly half a billion dollars, according to land registry documents.
Ontario's garbage problem is overwhelming
WEBFeb 14, 2022 · Ontario has a garbage problem and an ever-shrinking window of time to solve it. According to a recent audit, the province will exhaust its existing landfill space within 11 to 14 years unless it changes course. But that isn’t happening. “We’ve been having this conversation for a very long period of time,” said Peter Hargreave, president ...
Billions in compensation expected after Supreme Court rules …
WEBJul 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 ...
Will you be in the carbon capture ‘kill zone’? - Canada's National ...
WEBAug 30, 2024 · According to a study from Oil Change International published Thursday, Canada is among the top three financiers of carbon capture and fossil hydrogen projects, having provided US$3.8 billion worth of subsidies to date. At the same time, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, widely considered to …
Dirty energy: Coal versus cars - Canada's National Observer
WEBOct 26, 2021 · Producing gasoline, however, adds around 24 per cent in extra emissions. That's eight times more upstream emissions than for coal. As a result, the full "wells-to-wheels" CO2 intensity for gasoline cars and trucks jumps up to around 1,600 gCO2/kWh — 50 per cent higher than coal power plants. In Canada, that gap is wider still.
What is UNDRIP and what will it mean for Canada?
WEBTwo years ago, on June 21 — National Indigenous Peoples Day — the federal government codified UNDRIP into Canadian law with an act known as UNDA, for short. On Wednesday, the federal government released the final draft of its UNDA action plan outlining how the new law will be implemented. The document is meant to be a living, evergreen ...
Buildings burn in Jasper as wildfire overtakes town
WEBJul 24, 2024 · One of two raging, wind-whipped fires menacing Jasper, Alta., roared into town Wednesday night and began burning buildings. Parks officials say the fire entered the southern edge of the community about 6:40 p.m. Pictures on social media depicted lodges and other buildings wrapped in fiery sheets of orange flame.
Landslide clogging Chilcotin River could blow within a day, causing ...
WEBAug 1, 2024 · A government statement says the landslide Wednesday blocked the river that feeds into the Fraser River, and a sudden release of water "may cause rapid rises in river levels downstream along the Fraser River" south to Hope, B.C.