Each article tracks a government promise and holds it against the results. Sourced. Bilingual. No spin.
415 TWh data centre electricity — and AI is tripling it
AI data centres use 415 TWh of electricity — tripling fast. Content teams replaced, call centres closed. The human cost of automation in Canada.
Read the article→9% of plastic actually gets recycled
Only 9% of plastic in Canada actually gets recycled. The rest goes to landfill, incinerators, or overseas. The fact-checked story behind your blue bin.
Read the article→3.8M acres of farmland lost since 2001
3.8 million acres of Canadian farmland lost to suburban sprawl since 2001. How development eats the land that feeds us — and why no one stops it.
Read the article→1.5% vacancy rate — landlords set the price
With a 1.5% vacancy rate, Canadian renters have no bargaining power. Half of income goes to rent. Why housing is unaffordable and what the data shows.
Read the article→39 First Nations still under boil water advisories
39 First Nations communities remain under long-term boil water advisories — some since 1995. How Canada promised clean drinking water and what actually happened.
Read the article→$0 consumer carbon price left in Canada
Canada scrapped the consumer carbon price but gas still costs the same. What the carbon pricing debate actually showed — and what it didn't fix.
Read the article→18.5M hectares burned in 2023 — by the agencies' own count
Canada's record 2023 season burned 18.5 million hectares by the agencies' count, nearer 15 million by satellite. Smoke health effects and air quality emergencies.
Read the article→$17,572 projected annual food cost per family
Canadian families now spend $17,572/year on food. Grocery prices keep rising while major chains report record profits. The facts behind Canada's food cost crisis.
Read the article→$0.0005 per litre — what corporations pay for your water
Corporations pay less than a penny per 1,000 litres to extract Canadian groundwater and sell it at $2.50 a bottle. How water extraction permits actually work.
Read the article→567K lowest sockeye forecast ever recorded
567,000 — the lowest sockeye salmon forecast ever recorded in BC. How fish farms, habitat loss, and climate change are collapsing wild salmon populations.
Read the article→50%+ summer water increase — mostly lawns
Over 50% of summer water use in Canadian cities goes to lawns. Pesticide bans, water restrictions, and why native plant alternatives save water and biodiversity.
Read the article→91M tonnes CO₂ — real forestry emissions per year
Canada's forestry sector emits 91M tonnes of CO2 a year. Old-growth logging, Irving's dominance, and why clearcuts aren't counted in climate targets.
Read the article→6 major cities lost their streetcars
6 Canadian cities tore out their streetcar networks for cars. A century of car-first policy left most Canadians with no transit alternative.
Read the article→$1.6B of your pension invested in arms makers
$1.6B of Canadian pension funds invested in weapons makers. $15B in armoured vehicles sold to Saudi Arabia. 165 soldiers lost in Afghanistan.
Read the article→67% of people are exhausted by polarization
67% of Canadians are exhausted by political polarization. While we argue about wedge issues, rent rises and groceries cost more. Who actually benefits?
Read the article→6-7% unemployment — designed into the system
Canada's economy is designed to keep 6-7% of people unemployed. It's called NAIRU — and it means the system needs you jobless.
Read the article→50% capital gains taxed at half the rate of wages
Capital gains taxed at 50% the rate of wages. Corporate profits booked through Barbados. How Canada's tax system favours wealth over work.
Read the article→8.5% below 2005 emissions - Paris asks 40-45%
Canada's emissions are only 8.5% below 2005 levels. Paris asks for 40-45%. A fact-checked look at Canada's climate promises vs. the data.
Read the article→2035 → 2050 the clean grid deadline, moved quietly
Canada's grid is 78% non-emitting — one of the cleanest on Earth. But the 2030 target is out of reach and the net-zero grid deadline quietly moved to 2050.
Read the article→3.5× more spent fighting fires than preventing them
Canada has burned 2.3 million hectares in 2026 and evacuated 4,780 people from First Nations. No national wildfire agency. No prescribed-burn target.
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