Quebec municipality testing ‘canopy charge’ tax to help tackle climate change

Why It Matters

Eco-fiscal policies influence individual and collective behaviour to reduce pollution and damage to biodiversity. These policies also collect revenues to invest in climate adaptation and mitigation solutions. Ecofiscality is also a revenue stream for municipalities, which have seen their responsibility and the citizens' pressure expand over the years.

New documents show how ‘civil society’ contributed to draft AI and privacy legislation

Why It Matters

AI use is becoming increasingly ubiquitous, and regulation lags behind. A new Access to Information request shows how Canada’s Artificial Intelligence and Data Act was drafted - a piece of regulation which has now stalled because of prorogation.