Canada 2019 election: Trudeau settles for a minority government
After Canadian voters hit the polls on October 21, Justin Trudeau will serve his second term as Prime Minister – this time with a minority government. The Liberal Party won 157 seats in Parliament, leaving them 13 seats short of
Choose Wisely – A Comparison of Climate Change Plans of the Federal Parties in Canada
The world is standing on a precipice as the climate crisis intensifies. We are already seeing events that were predicted to happen years in the future, are happening right now. For instance, the Greenland ice sheet melt that was predicted
The Carbon Tax Works For Billionaires: The Climate “Karma Tax” Works for the Rest of Us
Can we agree that corporate elites and billionaires are not our saviors for building a sustainable economy? In fact, quite the contrary, through their direct and indirect lobbying efforts and subtle influence as “elites”, they have delivered us a unique
Trump’s Trade Wars: The End of American Supremacy?
Today Trump opened another battlefront in his trade wars, with duties slammed on Chinese goods worth $34 billion. Expect China to retaliate with counter tariffs on US imports. China’s commerce minister was quick to announce: “China promised to not fire
Threads of Peru: Revitalising the artisan craft
Artisanal craftsmanship is intertwined within the fabric of Peru, with the tradition of weaving stretching back 5,000 years, from the coastal cities of Paracas and Nazca, to the high Andean peaks of Cusco and Ayacucho. This rich heritage will not protect
Trump Watch: Trade Wars to “Make America Great Again”
June 15 was a special day for Trump - good old television unexpectedly displaced his tweets. Two televised events gave him ample room to rant about fake news and push for his favorite justification for trade wars: resentment at "unfair
Wilder & Harrier: Innovative and Sustainable Pet Food
Protein is one of the macronutrients required by humans to survive, and it can come from many sources. For a lot of people, that source comes from livestock like cows, chicken and pigs. According to the UN FAO, the global
Going green in Canada
Recently, I was lucky enough to catch up with Mike Schreiner, Leader of the Green Party of Ontario, amidst his campaign for the 2018 election, to chat about where Canada stands in the movement to Going Green. This is what
Tshu: Replacing disposal tissues
Every year, over 3 billion kilos of paper tissues are used and disposed of. That’s the equivalent of 70 million trees. The disposal nature of tissues makes them easy to disregard and waste unnecessarily, the shift we are now coming to
The Importance of Sovereignty and Security at the UN
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, an ambitious set of seventeen global goals and 169 targets to progress toward a sustainable future, has been heralded as more inclusive and comprehensive than the Millennium Development Goals before it, in part for
Travel With Purpose: Why You Should Try Backpacktivism
OPERATION GROUNDSWELL REVEALS THE BACKPACKTIVIST IN YOU 2017 is the year of sustainable tourism says the UN. Impakter is highlighting organizations supporting the global effort towards promoting sustainability in tourism and so we have had the pleasure to discuss backpacktivism with Justine Yu and Eyal Rosenblum