The Environment in Canada Podcast

How extreme inequality & environmental deregulation lead to the rise of authoritarianism & what we can do to stop it from happening here. Part of our Sovereignty Saturdays sub-series, find additional resources and sources below:

• Regulation saves money and lives by Ole Hendrickson: https://rabble.ca/columnists/regulation-saves-money-and-lives/
• A New ‘Fundamental Fairness’ Can Save Democracy, the Environment, and Canada (on...

If you’re worried about what’s happening in the U.S., and where it will end, that’s very understandable. Things are going to get a lot worse before they get better. But beyond the shock there’s work to be done right now to make sure things do - one day - get better. Our new sub-series, Sovereignty Saturdays looks at the environmental and energy dimensions of Canadian sovereignty and what you can do to help.

Resources:

• Renewable E...

Dr. Sarah (Sally) Otto, Dr. Peter Thompson, and CPAWS-BC Campaigner Brynna Kagawa-Visentin talk about a recent report that looks at the changing status of imperiled species in British Columbia over the last 15 years — in the absence of a dedicated provincial species at risk act (or law) — and reveals that species at risk in BC have risen, with most changes in status not reflecting genuine recovery: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/1...

Jessica talks with youth tribal activist Gracie Waukechon about Enbridge's dangerous Line 5 pipeline and Indigenous sovereignty. Gracie came to Canada recently to speak at screenings of the Bad River Film in Toronto and Montreal and is calling on all of us to raise our voices. 

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Ways YOU can take action in September 2025 listed below:

• Send a message to Prime Minister Carney to stand up for community-based renewable energy, oppose LNG, and pledge to advocate for renewables in your community: https://www.sierraclub.ca/action-item/carney-support-renewa...

Oil & Gas interests, & their friends in the U.S. Administration, want to stop Canada from developing wind power & EVs, because both are part of how we gain more energy independence. We released a series of fact sheets on wind power & electric vehicles (below) & go over the basics in this podcast. Facts & sources:

• Wind Power & Solar Power Facts: https://www.sierraclub.ca/canada-wind-power-facts/
• Electri...

Nous nous entretenons avec Lourdenie Jean, une jeune environnementaliste qui a confondé L'environnement, c'est intersectionnel. Cet organisme met en lumière les enjeux vécus par les personnes qui sont le plus marginalisées par la crise climatique.

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There's still no business case for Canada shipping LNG to Europe/Germany and the rise of artificial intelligence doesn't change that fact. Plus a quick rant about the dangers of declinism, framing, and why staying optimistic is vital: historical moments of 'decline' are also periods with the opportunity for fundamental change to happen in a positive way - if that opportunity is seized a 'boomerang' eff...

Oil & gas demand is set to plateau, climate-induced wildfires are getting worse, & disinformation is an existential threat to our shared reality. Solution-focused energy reporting has become more important than ever, but what does good energy reporting look like? Conor talks with Mitchell Beer of The Energy Mix. Find out more & subscribe to The Energy Mix:

• The Energy Mix's main website: https://www.theenergymix....

Corporate-sponsored climate denial and delayism doesn't just give oil and gas corporations the space they need to profit while setting future wildfires and storms in motion. Climate denial and delayism [attempts to delay climate action] also disrupt relief and safety efforts, making these 2025 wildfires and other climate impacts more dangerous in the immediate moment.

In today's (August 2025) podcast we also talk about a m...

Nous discuterons avec Michael Wexler et Louis-Philippe Tessier, les deux cofondateurs de Mulo -- un nouveau système de location libre-service de vélos-cargos électriques à Montréal. Ce nouveau service offre à la population montréalaise une alternative de déplacement écologique pour transporter du matériel et des personnes grâce à une flotte de vélos-cargos électriques. 

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We talk with Andrés Jiménez Monge of Ontario Nature about why Bill 5 is dangerous for far more reasons than you probably realize, plus the importance of making nature accessible for newcomers to Canada.

Clarification: As a result of Bill 5, the Endangered Species Act is being repealed and replaced with a far weaker Species Conservation Act.

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Clélia Sève, la directrice générale du Regroupement des éco-quartiers, discute des réalisations du programme au fil des années, de ses diverses initiatives et de comment les citoyens montréalais et citoyennes montréalaises peuvent agir pour l’environnement.

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Kassie Drodge talks with Dome Lombeida about the importance of approaching activism as a community, how international migration is driven by extraction companies, and finding hope in shared struggles: locally, nationally, and internationally. This episode is part of sub-series featuring voices in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Sylvain Comeau est un jeune environnementaliste qui est à la tête de Maritimes Against Climate Change. Son organisme organise des événements, des manifestations et des corvées de nettoyage pour lutter contre le changement climatique au Nouveau-Brunswick. 

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Jessica talks with Sean Kheraj about the history of oil pipeline development in Canada and why spills are way more frequent and more damaging than is often communicated - in fact they're inevitable no matter how good technology gets. Sierra Club Canada has explainers on why building new infrastructure for oil and gas is NOT viable economically nor in our national interest (even LNG is not viable, let alone oil). The explainer ...

Without you taking action in your community - mapping out what you want - the market may not create the outcomes we want when it comes to switching over to renewables. So don't wait for provincial or federal governments to act. Conor talks with Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood about examples of action in places like Edmonton, Alberta. Hadrian is with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), you can read their full report Do...

Diamond Yao, notre nouvelle animatrice de podcast francophone, s'entretient avec le Dr. Chúk Odenigbo, qui est un environnementaliste Franco-Albertain, au sujet des feux de forêt en Alberta et dans les Prairies et de la manière dont les communautés autochtones, immigrées, marginalisées et racisées ne bénéficient pas d'un soutien adéquat.

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Heating our homes with substances that explode - like gas - and that are highly toxic, when you have economically viable alternatives, doesn't make a ton of sense. Jessica talks with Drew Tozer about the benefits of heat pumps, considerations when installing one, and going electric in general to get off oil and gas.

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