Wait times for Canadians to see a doctor have soared. Once a source of national pride, Canada\u0027s universal health\u002Dcare system is sick.
Wait times for Canadians to see a doctor have soared. Once a source of national pride, Canada's universal health-care system is sick.
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Will Canada be the last fossil funder standing?When it comes to ending fossil financing, “slow and steady” will not win the race. Tackling the climate crisis requires rapidly phasing out fossil fuels while managing an equitable transition to 100 per cent renewable energy. This will require massive investments in clean energy solutions—and public finance has a critical role to play. Unfortunately, governments continue to use their public spending power to prolong the fossil fuel era. This is changing. Julia Levin is with Environmental Defence Canada. Photograph courtesy of Environmental Defence Canada. Last year, at COP26 in Glasgow, U.K., Canada joined 39 other countries and institutions—including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany—in signing a landmark agreement to end international public finance for fossil fuel projects and prioritize support for clean energy by the end of 2022, known as the Glasgow Statement. The Glasgow Statement signatories account for $28-billion a year in overseas public finance for oil and gas. If that were redirected, it could more than double their international clean-energy finance. The Glasgow Statement is historic. It is the first international diplomatic effort aimed at ending public financing of oil and gas. It sends a clear message: the age of oil and gas is over. And it’s working! Many signatories have come out with strong policies—and in those countries there have been real drops in fossil fuel finance. But Canada is dragging its feet. Canada is the top fossil-fuel financier of the Glasgow signatories. We rank among the worst in the G20 for providing public financing to oil and gas companies and average $11.3-billion CAD annually through crown corporation Export Development Canada. By comparison, Canada’s support for clean energy is a meagre eight per cent of its total energy finance. Bronwen Tucker is with Oil Change International. Photograph courtesy of Oil Change International What does that look like? For example, Export Development Canada routinely
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With political will, long-range artillery systems are in Canada’s sightsCanadian production of long-range ballistic artillery and direct-fire systems is within reach if there is political will in Ottawa to do so. The capital investments required are actually relatively small for the strategic capabilities and capacity that can be brought online. Many in Canada seem ill-informed about the industrial capabilities that have been developing right here at home over the past 25-plus years. While a great deal of this industrial capability has been developed to serve the energy sector, nuclear power, and other advanced manufacturing supply chains in civilian applications, this same small and medium-sized enterprise industrial base (largely found in Ontario and Quebec) is already being used to support the United States government with the Canadian Commercial Corporation Act and the Defence Production Sharing Agreement, as well as through U.S. manufacturers. That notwithstanding, the details of this reality seem to evade the radar of many in Canada. A recent Hill Times column suggested that it is not possible in the foreseeable future to produce long-range artillery systems in Canada. This only illustrates that the article’s author does not know what industrial capabilities and capacity exist in Canada to start with, nor are they aware of what is required and how long it will take to close the capability gap from where the Canadian industrial base is today to where it needs to be to produce this type of hardware. Canada is not currently in a position to produce long-range artillery systems without aid from other allies. The fact is this has not been done in Canada since the Korean War. Investments must be made. However, if there is continued political will across allies then partnership with the United States, the United Kingdom, and other nations—including other NATO members—with prime manufacturers who agree to share technical knowledge can make this a reality in a timeframe of 24 months or less. The most immediate and obvious option is the M77
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One final tune-up match for Canada before FIFA World CupDOHA, Qatar — It has come down to one last exhibition game for Canada before kicking off the biggest tournament in its men’s national team program.
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One final tune-up match for Canada before FIFA World CupDOHA, Qatar — It has come down to one last exhibition game for Canada before kicking off the biggest tournament in its men’s national team program.
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One final tune-up match for Canada before FIFA World CupDOHA, Qatar — It has come down to one last exhibition game for Canada before kicking off the biggest tournament in its men’s national team program.
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One final tune-up match for Canada before FIFA World CupDOHA, Qatar — It has come down to one last exhibition game for Canada before kicking off the biggest tournament in its men’s national team program.
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