Abby Shin

Last night, this sponsored post showed up on my Instagram feed. Excited at a chance to have my opinions heard by our government, I filled it in. I was significantly disappointed to see that neither the climate change nor biodiversity crises were mentioned in the answer choices. Although I am…

Toronto has a new blue bin program coming in 2026. Beginning January 1st, the City will no longer be collecting recycling from single-family homes, multi-residential buildings, long-term care homes, or schools. These will instead be collected and managed by Circular Materials, a third-party recycling company. Precedent for the change, according…

Announced yesterday morning, Mark Carney’s new Ministry will include new Minster of Environment and Climate Change, Julie Dabrusin, and new Minister of Natural Resources and Energy, Tim Hodgson. Let me preface this by saying there are many changes to the Cabinet that will impact environment and climate related policy. This…

Similar to my previous post, this one will discuss possible election implications for biodiversity conservation in Canada. While climate change often monopolizes environmental conversations (and with good reason), the world is simultaneously experiencing a massive biodiversity crisis – oftentimes referred to as the sixth mass extinction. The World Wildlife Fund’s…

It has been confirmed that Mark Carney will remain Prime Minister leading a Liberal minority government. In his acceptance speech, climate change was mentioned once: “And it’s time to build an industrial strategy that makes Canada more competitive while fighting climate change. We will build an economy with a government…