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Wildfires can start in many ways—but climate change supercharges them

Shifts such as earlier snowmelt, prolonged droughts, extreme heat, and increasingly dry vegetation create ideal conditions for frequent and severe wildfires.

  • Ryan Ness
08.07.25
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Connecting regional electricity grids should be Canada’s top nation-building project

Electricity infrastructure projects can drive economic, environmental, security, and reconciliation benefits.

  • Rick Smith
  • Peter Nicholson (Chair)
07.07.25
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The wildfires burning across Canada are a call to act on resilience

Let’s build the resilience across the country that Canadians need and deserve.

  • Carole Saab
  • Rick Smith
02.07.25
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Fast-tracking critical mineral extraction to safeguard the energy transition

We encourage governments to become strategic partners in critical minerals projects.

  • Marisa Beck
  • Claudine Brulé
23.06.25
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