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A picture of Doug Ford smiling "Ontario's Proposed FOI overhaul: More secrets, less access"
Columns
Ontario
Doug Ford's proposed FIPPA changes will worsen Ontario’s democracy

Freedom of information requests have helped Ontarians hold their government accountable. We explain how with past...

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaking at the 2026 World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland
Media Releases
National Campaigns
New report highlights Carney's budget missteps on nature that threaten Canada's economic security
Nature Can’t Afford the Banker weighs Prime Minister Carney’s decisions against his past climate values and current...
A woman with long brown hair held up in a bun that's being mussed by the wind. She stands on an angular brown rock next to the Churchill coastline. She faces away from the camera, looking out over the bay.
Columns
Manitoba
Will Wab Kinew’s budget burn us?
Originally published in the Winnipeg Free Press on March 18, 2026. Premier Wab Kinew has been coyly and cleverly...
This is an image of Clayoquot Sound superimposed with text about mining permits violating First Nation's rights.
Media Releases
British Columbia
Environment groups condemn mining permits violating First Nation's consent in Clayoquot Sound
Five organizations back Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation in call for reversal of Imperial Metals’ Tranquil Creek permits...
Four people stand at the edge of a wetland with their backs to the camera.  The one on the far left, an older man wearing hunting orange, gestures across the water.
Columns
Manitoba
Nature protection for all
Parks are the pride and joy of small towns. They sustain visitors that bring money into the community and they add to...
This image shows the title page of the Wilderness Committee's report, The Race to Protect 30%
Media Releases
National Campaigns
Hard‑hitting new report shows Canada is failing 30x30 conservation goal
The Race to Protect 30% released today assesses how governments across the country are falling short VANCOUVER /...
A sunset over a lake
Columns
Manitoba
Why the 2026 Manitoba budget needs to do more for nature
Manitoba is currently spending half of what it needs to protect the environment.
David Eby's photo on top of a photo of a flare stack.
Media Releases
British Columbia
Budget 2026 deepens austerity on climate and environment
Despite claims about ‘securing B.C.’s future’, provincial budget passes the buck on protecting biodiversity and...
News
Federal government taken to court over 11‑year delay in protecting Caribou habitat
After more than a decade of broken promises, environmental groups say delay is driving iconic species toward...
A group of people standing in front of the B.C. legislature building, holding up a sign that says "Save Goldstream SELE₭TEȽ."
Media Releases
British Columbia
Indigenous‑led activism leads to halt of SELE₭TEȽ Goldstream highway project
Wilderness Committee celebrates victory along with W̱SÁNEĆ leaders and SELE₭TEȽ Goldstream Protectors group VICTORIA...
This is an image of a clearcutting in old-growth forests in North Vancouver Island.
Media Releases
British Columbia
Newest B.C. forestry review fails to protect old‑growth

Provincial Forestry Advisory Council report recycles past reviews, continues “talk-and-log” in B.C. VICTORIA/UNCEDED...

Cedar tree in Nuchatlaht Territory, end of description.
New Voices, Same Fights
Join us on February 26 at 7 p.m. in Victoria for an engaging evening with the newest voices in the Wilderness Committee campaign team.
Top down shot of forest in Tea Pot Valley
New Voices, Same Fights
Join us on February 25 at 7 p.m. in Vancouver for an engaging evening with the newest voices in the Wilderness Committee campaign team.
Author Mike Henry stands in old-growth forest in Algonquin Provincial Park. The sun is rising and there is golden light in the green branches. A dog with pale gold fur walks with him.
Columns
Ontario
Old‑growth forest in Algonquin Park slated for logging by 2031
Since 2022 we’ve been working with ecologist Mike Henry, author of Ontario’s Old-Growth Forests and volunteers to get...
locals gather at a connect the dots event
Columns
British Columbia
Connecting the dots between community challenges and climate change

12 events that brought communities together and inspired hope From July to November, we hosted the Connect the Dots...

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