Our Environmental Guardian

OPINION: We may not agree that cities need more money. We should at least agree that they need different sources of money.  

ANALYSIS: Debates about debates are a great Canadian pastime. So let’s talk about who should be up on that stage and who shouldn’t.

ANALYSIS: Last week, members of the debate commission and an advisory committee met to discuss how the federal English-language debate went. The verdict? Not very well.  

Inspired by Andreescu and Raonic, more and more people want to hit the ball around in the winter. There are few covered courts in the province, but tennis boosters are hoping to change that.

OPINION: For the first time in a generation, there are work stoppages at public schools across Ontario. The government doesn’t have to take action now — but it’s unclear how it will win this fight.  

Why climate action gets stuck — and how we can get it unstuck Dek: OPINION: The world is full of climate initiatives that stall soon after they start. Here are the questions we should be asking to design change-making policies Cutline: The Doug Ford government cancelled the provincial cap-and-trade system and removed subsidies for electric vehicles.  

Climate change. Unpredictable harvests. Barn fires. Farmers face constant threats to their livelihood — and that can take a psychological toll.

St. Joseph Island is the province’s leading regional producer of maple syrup — but extreme weather poses new risks to the industry.

OPINION: Alerts may have to be issued by frightened people via disrupted communication networks — so the system has to be simple. But it also has to be idiot-proof.