🟠 Équiterre's point of view

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Our new newsletter format seeks to provide you with a clear and concise overview of Équiterre's viewpoints and the tangible impact of your support.

With the feedback we received on the February edition, we've made a few adjustments to our newsletter. Thank you for having taken the time to provide your thoughts and feeback.

We're happy to have more English content to share with you in this edition of the newsletter. We're also inviting our members to submit their candidacy to join Équiterre’s Board of Directors — a meaningful opportunity to contribute to the organization.

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The Équiterre Team

Our point of view

Opinion

February 12, 2026

When the law gives way to megaprojects

Co-signed by Daniel Rotman, Équiterre's Executive Director

Under the guise of efficiency, Bill 5 (An Act to accelerate the granting of authorizations required for the completion of priority projects and of national scope) bends the rules for a handful of developers. It creates a troubling grey area from a democratic perspective, and has a high probability of missing the target it claims to be aiming for. (...)

Economy Policy

Press release

Ottawa delays vehicle electrification, conforming to an outdated automobile industry

Economy Mobility and transportation Policy

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Press release

$5 billion cut to public transit: Canadians will pay the price

Mobility and transportation Economy Policy

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Équiterre in the news

National Observer

February 25, 2026

Public transit: a denounced setback

Marc-André Viau, our Director of Government Relations, criticizes the $5 billion in cuts to public transit funding announced by the federal government.

Mobility and transportation Climate Policy

Electric Autonomy Canada

Febuary 12, 2026

Québec delays switch to electric municipal bus fleets

Targets must go hand-in-hand with sufficient investment in transit agencies, says our analyst Blandine Sebileau.

Mobility and transportation Society Policy

Radio-Canada / Video (in French)

February 20, 2026

Les Jeux de Milan-Cortina sont-ils vraiment écoresponsables?

Our analyst Charles-Édouard Têtu is asked about the environmental claims made by the Olympic Games. His answer is short and to the point.

Climate Economy Society

Radio-Canada (in French)

February 5, 2026

Ottawa rétablit pour 5 ans les subventions pour l’achat de véhicules électriques

Though EV rebates are back, Canada’s zero-emission vehicle availability standard has been cancelled, denounces Blandine Sebileau.

Mobility and transportation Economy Consumption

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