National Observer

National Observer is a Canadian news outlet established by Linda Solomon Wood and a talented team of award-winning journalists to take advantage of the evolving media landscape. The organization is headquartered in Vancouver, with Managing Editor Mike De Souza and an expanding team located in Ottawa, while lead investigative reporter Bruce Livesey operates from Toronto. National Observer aims to shed light on important but often overlooked Canadian stories, focusing on topics such as climate, energy, business, culture, and politics. Additionally, the publication showcases innovative business practices and lifestyle tips that promote sustainability and support the shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy. To uphold the integrity of Canada’s democracy, National Observer allows its journalists the necessary time—sometimes days, weeks, or even months—to conduct thorough investigative reporting. Many in-depth investigations and features are available in our Special Reports section.

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Poilievre's plans for "woke" research spook Canadian academics

23 hours ago | nationalobserver.com | Marc Fawcett-Atkinson

Pierre Poilievre is vowing to eliminate "woke ideology" from public university research funding, echoing rhetoric used by US President Donald Trump to make massive funding cuts to that country's climate research and alarming researchers. The Conservative Party will end public funding for university research on topics that address "woke" topics, according to the Quebec section of the party platform .
Conservatives won't commit to respecting Quebec's environmental baseline

2 days ago | nationalobserver.com | Marc Fawcett-Atkinson

Quebec environmental groups say the Conservatives are the only major federal party that refuses to commit to Quebec's ban on fossil fuel development and other popular environmental positions. "It is out of the question that we rewind time, whether it is for pipelines or LNG plants," said Anne-Céline Guyon, a climate and energy advocate for Nature Québec, in a French-language interview with Canada's National Observer .
Amid the debate chaos, we finally got a glimpse at Poilievre's climate policy

6 days ago | nationalobserver.com | Arno Kopecky

Coming amid a campaign that has avoided the topic at the best of times, it's no big surprise that climate change was not the major story to come out of the leaders' debates in Montreal this week. Nor was Poilievre's performance the breakout story, though Canadians did see a softer-than-usual version of the Conservative leader come to the brink of tears in his emotional closing address on the second night.
History and music far down south and on John Lennon's time in New York City

6 days ago | nationalobserver.com | Volkmar Richter

The new films this week are about as varied as can be and, look at the ratings. There are no duds among them. So, no delay, let's get right to them ... Sinners: 4 stars One To One: John & Yoko: 4 The Wedding Banquet: 3 Psycho Therapy: 3 Elli and her Monster Team 3 ½ SINNERS: If you're able to accept a sudden shift from one type of movie into a completely different one you'll get one of the best films of the year so far, and possibly for weeks to come.
Candidates square off over energy's role in defending Canada from Trump

1 week ago | nationalobserver.com | John Woodside

All federal party leaders say Canada must fend off the US from a position of strength, but whether new fossil fuel infrastructure can achieve that was hotly debated at the leaders' debate Thursday evening. The first shot came from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.
Greens first to release party platform with cost estimates

1 week ago | nationalobserver.com | Natasha Bulowski

The Green Party released its partially costed election platform Thursday morning - the first federal party to do so - and wasted no time before panning its opponents. "I think it's unfortunate and irresponsible of them to show up at a debate and not have neither a platform released nor the costing," Green Party Co-Leader Jonathan Pedneault said at a press conference Thursday morning in Montreal.
Royal Ontario Museum board director steps down after links to deportation flights surface

1 week ago | nationalobserver.com | Marc Fawcett-Atkinson

The director of the Royal Ontario Museum's (ROM) board of governors has stepped down after Canada's National Observer asked about his business' links to deportation flights by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Caitlin Coull, the vice-president of communications for the museum's Board of Governors, confirmed in an email Wednesday that Christopher W. Jamroz has left his role with the board.
Ford presses premiers to follow Ontario plan to loosen interprovincial trade

1 week ago | nationalobserver.com | Liam Casey |Alison Jones

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is urging all of his fellow premiers to join his province and others in taking steps to remove barriers to the free flow of goods and workers within Canada, pitching it as a way to shore up the economy against the effects of American tariffs.
Observers note loss of 'green conscience' on debate stage

1 week ago | nationalobserver.com | Natasha Bulowski

The issue of climate change will be further marginalized this election cycle without the Green Party's presence at the leadership debates, some political scientists say. "It would probably be good to have that green conscience on the stage thinking about carbon policy, because we know that Pierre Poilievre is not going to be on stage talking about climate change," Heffernan said.
Space probe to map carbon content of world's remotest tropical forests

1 week ago | nationalobserver.com | Robin McKie

This story was originally published by The Guardian and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration Scientists are about to take part in a revolutionary mission aimed at creating detailed 3D maps of the world's remotest, densest and darkest tropical forests - from outer space. The feat will be achieved using a special radar scanner that has been fitted to a probe, named Biomass, that will be fired into the Earth's orbit later this month.