A lot of progress is being made on the fight against climate change here in Canada and around the world. But is it enough? Are we winning the struggle for climate protection? And what more can people who care about this issue do to encourage greater progress?

These are big questions. And sadly, the answer to first two questions is "no." On the last question -- "what more can we do" -- that's a question I think about pretty much all the time. And it's a question I want to invite you to explore with us on Wednesday, November 2 at a talk we're hosting in Toronto with climate experts from B.C., California and Quebec.

The fresh new face Canada showed the world at the Paris COP21 climate meetings held out hope for many Canadian climate activists that a national course change was in the works.

In its less than a decade in power, the Harper government extinguished multiple important Canadian environmental laws, muzzled climate scientists, harassed environmental NGOs, created "anti-terrorism" legislation that targets First Nations and other pipeline activists, and generally introduced regressive and reactionary social policy while promoting Canada as the world's new petro-state.