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Carney, Smith all smiles while time runs out on climate change

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Carney, Smith all smiles while time runs out on climate change

Dan Lett 5 minute read Monday, May. 18, 2026

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney were all smiles last week when they signed an agreement to begin construction of a new oil pipeline by 2027, while also delaying and softening an industrial carbon pricing regime that would apply to producers.

Both Alberta and Ottawa portrayed the deal as a victory: an agreement to fulfil one of Alberta’s principal economic development ambitions while also allowing Ottawa to claim it had agreement from Smith and the oil and gas industry to invest more in carbon capture systems in exchange for less punitive carbon pricing.

Those smiles were evidence both political leaders had erased from their memories a late 2025 report from the Parliamentary Budget Office. The report warned governments of all levels to brace for a rapid rise in the costs of mitigating and repairing damage from severe weather events triggered by climate change.

The PBO projected federal costs related to the Disaster Financial Assistance (DFAA) program, which provides financial support to provinces and territories to help pay for costs related to “natural hazards,” were going to double on an annual basis, starting this year.

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Monday, May. 18, 2026

Green chemist and musician on fighting climate change

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Green chemist and musician on fighting climate change

Janine LeGal 7 minute read Saturday, Jul. 19, 2025

There’s no shortage of doom and gloom associated with the words “climate change” these days. As a result, many people are stressed out and feeling helpless.

Particularly concerning is that, more than ever, younger people are experiencing considerable distress with environmental anxiety, also known as eco-anxiety or climate anxiety. The Journal of Mental Health and Climate Change, an open-access publication that features interdisciplinary scientific research on mental health and climate change, continues to write extensively on this subject.

While prominent environmental activists, including well-known science broadcaster David Suzuki, paint a bleak picture of the future, many other professionals in various fields are working tirelessly to educate, inspire and fight the good fight for the next generations.

Born and raised in Lynn Lake, Man., Devin Latimer is one of those professionals. The faculty member in chemistry at the University of Winnipeg is also a long-time musician, bass player with local band Leaf Rapids and the Juno award-winning Nathan Music Co.

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Saturday, Jul. 19, 2025