Toronto Star · The Globe and Mail
Rachel Doran
Publishing · On our record since 2023
Where this writer stands
Climate4 pieces
Faster fossil phase-downSlower phase-down, production first
“There's a lesson in the data for environmentalists too: By far the most persuasive argument against the Alberta-B.C. pipeline tested in a recent Angus Reid survey wasn't about oil spills or climate goals. It was that "Canada should be investing in renewable energy instead."” Read the piece
Energy2 pieces
Restrict new oil and gasExpand production and export
“a dollar – give or take $40-billion – spent on a pipeline is a dollar not invested somewhere better.” Read the piece
Trade1 piece
Diversify away from one partnerDeeper continental integration
“Unlike with oil, however, we needn't be so reliant on selling to the United States this time around.” Read the piece
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Recent work
- Is it really a good idea for the government to subsidize a pipeline?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 1, 2026
- These 6 critical minerals give Canada an economic opportunity we can’t afford to wasteOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 28, 2026
- Carney knows fossil fuels won’t save us. Now he just needs to acknowledge itOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 10, 2026
- Canada broke its electric vehicle market in 2025 and it did so aloneOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 8, 2025
- Mark Carney could make it easier for us to buy EVs if he wanted. Right now he’s making it harderOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 11, 2025
- Why Carney is wrong to pause the EV standardOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 10, 2025
- EVs aren’t being forced on Canadians — if anything, they’re being withheld from themOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 9, 2025
- Canadians are saving money with EVs and heat pumps. But only if they can afford the upfront costOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 16, 2024
- Opinion: The Liberals had a good story to tell. The carbon price carve-out ruined itOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 1, 2023
- Opinion: Clean power is the ace up Canada’s sleeve - as long as we don’t waste itOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 10, 2023