Trevor Hancock

We have already crossed seven of the nine planetary boundaries scientists have identified that together maintain global stability.

We too often prioritize the economy over people and the planet, putting both in service of the economy.

What decisions should be made at the municipal level? The regional level? By the province? Federally?

A recent report from the United Kingdom warns that ‘critical ecosystems are at risk of collapsing,' and if ‘current rates of biodiversity loss continue, every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse.'

The geopolitical state of the world is a minor inconvenience compared to the rupture we are creating in the ecological condition of the world.

A recent intergovernmental report found that in 2023, public and private expenditures of US$7.3 trillion had direct negative impacts on nature

Environmentalists are in the business of human survival and wellbeing, so if they've lost, humanity has lost.

In the entire 74-page, 22,000-word document, the word “Earth” does not appear once and the word “planet” appears just a single time.

The federal government released its draft Sustainable Development Strategy in January, but the word 'Earth' does not appear once in the 22,000-word document. Go figure.

The federal government’s draft Federal Sustainable Development Strategy somehow fails to mention planetary boundaries or our ecological footprint, or to recognize ecological limits.