By Matteo Cimellaro, Canada's National Observer

With 17 per cent of its forest already lost, the Amazon is near a tipping point. If that reaches 20 to 25 per cent, scientists say there will be irreversible changes.

Uyunkar Domingo Peas Nampichkai, a leader from the Achuar Nation of the Ecuadorian Amazon, put it simply at a news conference Wednesday: the Amazon is in a “deep crisis.”

The federal government’s new critical minerals strategy reflects the urgency borne of geopolitical concerns and the demands of electric vehicle production.

By Kevin Philipupillai, The Hill Times 

Environmental advocate: ‘No investor should even think of touching this company’

By Marisa Coulton, Financial Post

A Canadian gold miner has found itself under attack by a powerful environmental group seeking to starve it of investment dollars in an attempt to block it from building what would be the largest open pit mine in Brazil.

By Owen Schalk, Canadian Dimension

Any changes that come out of COP15 are only meaningful if they respect Indigenous rights everywhere in Canada

By Christopher Bonasia, The Energy Mix

A mining watchdog says calls for less robust assessments and quicker permitting in Canada’s new critical minerals strategy will undo protections for environmental and Indigenous rights, which are being threatened across the globe in the rush for critical minerals.

The National: December 9, 2022

Jamie Kneen was also on CBC's The World at Six.

A first-of-its-kind study shines the spotlight on how Canadian embassies prioritize business over human rights. 

(Toronto, Ottawa) Even as Canada plays host to the world’s biggest biodiversity conference at COP15 this month, a new report reveals that Canada still prioritizes mining interests at the expense of human rights and environment defenders.

By Teilor Stone, The Saxon, with information from Camille Lacroix

The Government of Canada unveiled its strategy on Friday critical minerals which tends in particular to accelerate the development of projects in this sector of activity. At the first reading of this strategy, reactions are divergent on the North Shore.

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By Alex Ballingall, Toronto Star

OTTAWA—The federal government has unveiled an ambitious road map to make Canada a critical minerals powerhouse, describing a “generational opportunity” to spur economic growth, fight climate change and advance global security and Indigenous reconciliation — all at the same time.

By David Thurton, CBC News

Canada will need to speed up regulatory decisions on critical mineral projects if it wants to become a global leader in battery manufacturing, electric vehicles, wind turbines and solar panels, says a new national strategy released today.

"Simply put, there is no green energy transition without critical minerals," Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said as he unveiled the strategy in Vancouver on Friday.