On behalf of the Citizen Climate Counsel (C3), Stephen Hazell has submitted a letter to Ottawa’s Mayor and Council outlining three key recommendations to address the climate emergency in the 2026 draft budget.
Read moreStephen Hazell responds to Budget 2025 opinion piece
Stephen Hazell responds to a recent Globe and Mail opinion piece on Budget 2025.
Read moreNature Canada - Stand With Us to Fight for Environmental Laws
We’re back in court again, ready to fight for nature. Nature Canada is once again intervening in a legal case to defend Canada’s environmental laws. Please consider donating to Nature Canada today so we can protect the Impact Assessment Act.
Read moreBill 5: An Unprecedented Threat to Democracy, Nature and Indigenous Rights
In a recent submission to the Standing Committee on the Interior, Greenpeace Canada urges the Committee to reject Ontario Bill 5 in its entirety.
Read more‘Don’t Look, Just Leap’, Carney and Ford Agree
In a new opinion piece for The Energy Mix, Stephen Hazell raises concerns about Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s new major infrastructure project bills.
Read moreOPEN LETTER: One Project, One Review
In a recent open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, Nature Canada has provided their recommendations on the Liberal Party’s campaign commitments on impact assessments of major projects and how to ensure an ‘One Project, One Review’ approach is consistent with Canada’s nature and climate commitments.
Read moreOPEN LETTER: Managing Ottawa’s Floods: Updating and Resourcing the Plan
The City of Ottawa needs a better plan to manage riverine and overland flooding says local climate research group Citizen Climate Counsel (C3).
Read moreInvest in Local Energy, Not Pipelines
Wasting public funds on a west-to-east oil pipeline carrying a product with diminishing global demand makes no sense for the Canadian economy or climate, argue Stephen Hazell and Cheryl Witoski. Instead, Canadians and their governments should invest in home energy efficiency and renewable energy as an answer to Trump.
Read moreNature First in National Parks
Stephen Hazell (Ecovision) and Peter Duck (Bow Valley Naturalists) argue that too many development projects in National Parks are not being properly assessed for their environmental impacts — despite the requirement that the Environment Minister prioritize ecological integrity in Park management. They argue that the Impact Assessment Agency should ensure that high-quality impact assessments that include public consultation and Indigenous engagement be carried out for National Parks.
Read moreCanadian Environmental Network recommends all major federal development projects require impact assessment
The Canadian Environmental Network has called on the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada to require assessment of all major development projects that fall within federal authority, in a recently released report.
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