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How will Ottawa’s new mayor and council manage floods?

September 15, 2026 Astrid Hieblinger-Rempel

Following Ottawa’s Canada Day floods, Stephen Hazell urges Ottawans to use this fall’s municipal election to demand improvements to Ottawa’s flood response and management, in this Glebe Report opinion piece.

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With Impact Assessment Rules Rolled Back, Public Risk Assessment May Be the Next Best Thing

September 9, 2026 Astrid Hieblinger-Rempel

In his newest opinion piece for The Energy Mix, Stephen Hazell examines the serious concerns surrounding the Major Projects Office and degraded impact assessment, and proposes adapting corporate risk assessment practices and incorporating them into public reviews of proposed major projects.

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Climate Action Demands Clarified Constitutional Authority

March 2, 2026 Astrid Hieblinger-Rempel

All levels of government must work cooperatively to enact the laws and policies needed to achieve net-zero emissions. A vigorous defence of the federal Impact Assessment Act at Alberta Court of Appeal hearings this month would be a start.

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Look Before You Leap – Especially on Major Projects

February 27, 2026 Astrid Hieblinger-Rempel

Once again, Nature Canada is intervening to protect nature at Alberta Court of Appeal hearings, now scheduled for February.

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Climate Resilience and Ottawa’s Budget 2026

November 27, 2025 Astrid Hieblinger-Rempel

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.

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Stephen Hazell responds to Budget 2025 opinion piece

November 24, 2025 Astrid Hieblinger-Rempel

Stephen Hazell responds to a recent Globe and Mail opinion piece on Budget 2025.

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Nature Canada - Stand With Us to Fight for Environmental Laws

October 8, 2025 Astrid Hieblinger-Rempel

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.

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Bill 5: An Unprecedented Threat to Democracy, Nature and Indigenous Rights

July 31, 2025 Astrid Hieblinger-Rempel

In a recent submission to the Standing Committee on the Interior, Greenpeace Canada urges the Committee to reject Ontario Bill 5 in its entirety.

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‘Don’t Look, Just Leap’, Carney and Ford Agree

July 29, 2025 Astrid Hieblinger-Rempel

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.

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OPEN LETTER: One Project, One Review

July 27, 2025 Astrid Hieblinger-Rempel

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.

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