Oh, Canada: How did we get here?

Canada is having a moment: our reputation and soft power are growing. In the face of unexpected tariffs, a deepening housing crisis, and skyrocketing cost of living, Canadians are asking who we really are, what we want to stand for…and what lies ahead. There is great opportunity to be had, but also great risk in the road ahead. Canada needs energy independence and geopolitical protection - but Mark Carney’s federal government seems to be choosing a path of further baking in fossil fuels, rather than forging a progressive path that assures a safe future for all. Cities - and the people who call this country home - are asking for a different way forward. The science is clear, and it’s telling us we need to make big changes. But we know that science alone is not enough to turn the tide of the climate crisis. We need to figure out how to tell better, more community centered stories around the impacts happening on the frontlines, in our own backyards…and we need elected leadership across the country to listen, learn, and act in the best interests of Canadians. In the first episode of this special 6-part miniseries, we hear about the science, data, and politics that brought Canada to this crucial moment - and while we unravel the complicated history of how we got here, we also begin to look forward to the solutions we need to protect the people and places in this land we call Canada. Oh, Canada: Solutions for the Climate Crisis is supported by Elbows Up for Climate, The C40 Centre, and the University of Toronto Press. Featured guests: Ian Mauro, Executive Director of the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) Amber Bennet, Executive Director of Re.Climate Steven Guilbeault, former Minister of the Environment Links: Canada Day Poll: Canadians are more proud even as anxiety about the future persists - Abacus Data Climate Atlas of Canada - Prairie Climate Center Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium UNEP: World set to cross 1.5°C global warming, but can still limit, adapt to and return from higher temperatures - UN Environment Programme What is the Paris agreement and why does 1.5C matter? - BBC Government of Canada releases Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change in Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada Indigenous Knowledge Studies - Indigenous & Community Engagement (ICE) British Columbia Assembly of First Nations Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs British Columbia First Nations Climate Strategy and Action Plan Relationship Protocol advances First Nations climate solutions - PICS Relationship Protocol Between First Nations Leadership Council And The Pacific Institute For Climate Solutions - PICS First Nations Leadership Council Radical Act of Hope - Podcast Chief Frank Brown joins PICS as next Indigenous Climate Fellow - UVic News Come Hell or High Water - CBC Ethical Oil - The Narwhal Alberta Narrative Projects Canadians (Still) Care About Climate Change - Re.Climate UK politicians think public opposition to climate policy is far greater than it is, study finds - University of Cambridge Research Americans and policymakers underestimate endorsement for the most popular climate solution narrative, combining personal and political action - Nature Canadians Want to Become a Renewable Energy Superpower - Re.Climate Canadians' climate change concerns rebound amid wildfire season - CBC article The inconvenient clarity of Steven Guilbeault - Canada’s National Observer When Steven Guilbeault climbed the CN Tower for a climate protest - CBC Jurisdiction, duties and authorities - Environment and Climate Change Canada Key facts about Canada’s competitiveness for foreign direct investment - Government of Canada Radical or pragmatist? Either way, Steven Guilbeault has his work cut out - CBC Rachel Notley helped strike a grand bargain on oil and the climate. Can Trudeau save it? - CBC (Almost) everybody in Canada wants a pipeline. Nobody wants to pay for it - The Narwhal Alberta’s Fossil Fuel Fixation Is Dimming Renewables’ Bright Future - The Tyee Alberta gets its way in deal with Ottawa - Canada’s National Observer The Man Who Wants to Break Up Canada - Maclean’s Mark Carney named United Nations Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance - Bank of England The largest public transit investment in Canadian history - Office of the Prime Minster of Canada Guilbeault says Canada 'backsliding' on climate action as he resigns as MP - CBC Communities impacted by climate map - Elbows Up for Climate If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website at https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/ Listen to the Cities 1.5 five-part miniseries “Going Steady with Herman Daly: How to Unbreak the Economy (and the Planet)" here: https://lnk.to/HDMiniSeries Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and the C40 Centre, and is supported by C40 Cities. Sign up to the Centre newsletter: https://thecentre.substack.com/ Writing and executive production by Peggy Whitfield. Narrative and communications support by Chiara Morfeo. Our Associate Producer is Rachel Schneider. Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/ Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/ Music by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/