Commentary

Fill the Hill - International Day of Climate Action
Saturday, October 24, 2009   |   Climate Change
Welcome everyone to Fill the Hill!  My name is Stephen Hazell and I am the Executive Director of Sierra Club Canada. I want to especially welcome participants in power shift 2009, who have come...
Where’s Iggy?
Monday, September 21, 2009   |   Climate Change
The Liberal Party under Michael Ignatieff seems to have lost its way on the environment.  Whatever his shortcomings as a politician, his predecessor Stéphane Dion understood that climate...
Environmental Assessment in the Climate Century
Monday, September 14, 2009   |   Mackenzie Valley Pipeline and Alberta Tar Sands
Executive Director, Stephen Hazell, presented the following at the Forum of Federations, “Environmental Assessment in Federations: Current Dynamics and Emerging Issues” conference on...
NWPA Amendments Jeopardize the Health of Canadian Rivers
Thursday, July 9, 2009   |   Water
The NWPA mandates that, before a project is built in, on, around, under, or over a navigable waterway, the potential impacts on navigation and the environment mustbe assessed. Recent amendments to...
Sierra Club Peel Region Group Wins Greenbelt Decision In Streetsville
Thursday, March 26, 2009   |   none
It was a long three-year process for the Sierra Peel Group but it ended successfully on February 12 when the OMB approved the Greenbelt designation and zoning for 26 acres of Credit River Valley...
Green ideas offer job-rich stimulus package
Monday, March 2, 2009   |   Transition to Sustainable Economy
In just a few months, the world has changed. We have seen unparalleled job losses, budgets go from surplus to deficit, and massive stimulus packages announced. Federally, a government rooted in the...
Obama should not give a pass to tar sands oil
Thursday, February 19, 2009   |   Mackenzie Valley Pipeline and Alberta Tar Sands, Energy Onslaught
President Obama heads to Canada today on his first diplomatic trip abroad. Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper has indicated he wants to use the trip as an opportunity to talk to President Obama...
Climate Action Day Remarks
Sunday, December 7, 2008   |   Climate Change
One year ago at the international climate talks in Bali; the Government of Canada thoroughly disgraced itself. Together with the U.S., Canada was voted the “Colossal Fossil” at the...
Solving the economic and environmental crises
Friday, December 5, 2008   |   Climate Change, Energy Onslaught, Transition to Sustainable Economy
In a speech to the Confederation of British Industry two weeks ago, the CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, Jeroen van der Veer, predicted that the current financial crisis would be a problem for a couple of...
PM should try copying these words
Monday, October 6, 2008   |   Climate Change
Prime Minister Stephen Harper's campaign has received worldwide media attention following the admission he copied a speech by former Australian prime minister John Howard. If only he would copy the...