The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 American investors are challenging Canadian climate policy through an old NAFTA system https://thenarwhal.ca/quebec-climate-nafta/ Fri, 26 May 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=78804 A US$20 billion case over Quebec’s cancelled liquefied natural gas facility is just one example of foreign investors suing governments for ‘lost future profits’ from fossil fuels Kyla Tienhaara Analysis climate change Corporate Influence environmental law Quebec Photo: Francis Vachon / The Canadian Press After Quebec became the first jurisdiction in the world to ban all oil and gas production, Ruby River Capital LLC, the U.S.-based owner of GNL Québec Inc., filed a US$20 billion claim against Canada under a system in the North American Free Trade Agreement set to expire next month. Three ways Canada’s coronavirus funds can address both economic and climate emergencies https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-coronavirus-funds-economic-climate-emergencies/ Wed, 25 Mar 2020 17:24:52 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=17476 A smart response to the COVID-19 emergency could go a long way to addressing the larger ecological crisis looming on the horizon Kyla Tienhaara Opinion climate change coronavirus oilsands renewable energy Coronavirus stimulus funds Toronto Canada christian-mendoza The fossil fuel era is coming to an end, but the lawsuits are just beginning https://thenarwhal.ca/the-fossil-fuel-era-is-coming-to-an-end-but-the-lawsuits-are-just-beginning/ Wed, 19 Dec 2018 18:36:18 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=9477 Mining company Westmoreland Coal, which purchased five coal mines in Alberta, is suing Canada for $470 million under NAFTA after the province legislated a phaseout of coal-fired power plants Carol Linnitt and Kyla Tienhaara Opinion Alberta coal phase-out Climate coal mining NAFTA in Wabamun, Alberta on Wednesday, November 7, 2018. Amber Bracken