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2019
- Canadian Underwriter, December 2019: Executive Outlook 2020 | Louis Gagnon, Intact
- YorkRegion.com, November 2019: HFARA welcomes Aurora council’s declaration of climate emergency
- CBC Radio One 1140AM, October 2019: Dr Blair Feltmate talks about climate change and action (radio interview)
- Dalhouse University News, October 2019: Adapting to climate change is no longer somebody else’s problem
- New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, October 2019: Climate change ‘really takes a toll on you mentally’
- Scott Thompson Show, September 2019: Dr. Blair Feltmate, on the Scott Thompson Show
- iHeart Radio, September 2019: World Climate Strike (Radio Interview with Blair Feltmate)
- Wired Magazine, July 2019: The sea is consuming Jakarta, and its people aren’t prepared
- CBC News Network, July 2019: Paying the Price for Carbon
- Insurance Business, June 2019: Young scientists propose practical solutions in fight against climate change
- Toronto Life, May 2019: Hell and High Water
- CBC, May 2019: Paying some piddling carbon tax will do nothing to defend us from what lies ahead: Neil Macdonald
- CBC, May 2019: Fredericton siblings win science prize for developing model to predict flooding
- Insurance Business, May 2019: The climate change transport truck about to rear-end Canada
- CTV, May 2019: Blair Feltmate on flood management
- CBC, May 2019: Professor says flooding will get worse due to climate change
- CBC, April 2019: Back-to-back historic floods have people wondering, is this the new normal?
- Metro Morning, April 2019: Floods everywhere, and we need to get used to it
- Breakfast Television, April 2019: Will the Federal carbon tax help fight climate change?
- The Record, April 2019: University of Waterloo is part of a new Canadian climate change research group
- National Observer, April 2019: Skeptical of Trudeau’s carbon pricing? There’s an institute for that
- CBC News The National, April 2019: Climate Change and the path forward | Live Q&A
- CBC News The National, April 2019: Climate change and Climate Change and the path forward
- Artic 360, March 2019: Canadian Roundtable: Mechanisms to Advance Safe and Reliable Marine Shipping in the Arctic
- Canadian Underwriter, January 2019: Flood risk guidance for commercial brokers coming soon
2018
- CTV News, December 2018: Blair Feltmate on UN Climate Agreement
- CTV News, December 2018: U.N. climate talks reach agreement
- CTV News, December 2018: Climate Change
- Policy Opinions, October 2018: Canada’s climate adaptation deficit
- National Post, October 2018: No change to Canada’s climate plans as UN report warns of losing battle
- Also covered by Toronto Star, CTV News, Vancouver Sun,Canada News Media, ipolitics, Yahoo News, Canada News, RD News, Chek, Burnaby Now, Trendolizer , SNews, Follow News
- Global News, September 2018: Concerns over rising water escalate as rains deluge North Carolina
- CBC The National, September 2018: How climate change and extreme weather will change how we live
- Globe and Mail, September 2018: A summer of fire, heat and flood puts a focus on adapting to climate change
- CBC Maritime News, July 2018: Dog Deaths Follow, Old Homes Feedback, Climate Change Phone In
- CBC The Current, July 2018: Canada needs to brace for wave of eco-refugees in future, climate scientist says
- Government of Canada, July 2018: Expert Panel on Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Results delivers report
- MY McMURRAY, July 2018: ‘It’s essential that Canadians act now’ on climate change: federal report
2017
- Cogeco TV, December 2017: Flood Prevention & Climate Change
- CBC News, December 2017: N.W.T. gov’t calls for input on new climate change strategy
- Canadian Investment Review, December 2017: Are Canadian issuers ready for Moody’s new focus on climate change risk?
- Canadian Underwriter, October 2017: Flood mitigation work between insurance industry and federal government continues, NICC hears
- Canadian Investment Review, October 2017: Extreme Weather is the New Normal
- Desmog Canada, September 2017: What Canada Needs to Do Now (But Isn’t) to Prevent the Worst Impacts of Climate Change
- BNN, September 2017: ‘Everyone is vulnerable’: Harvey, Irma a reminder flooding a risk in Canada too
- Maclean’s, September 2017: Canada’s not ready for a future of massive storms
- Insurance Business Canada, September 2017: Updated flood maps coming to Canada?
- CBC On The Money, September 2017: Insurance implications of Irma
- CBC The Current, September 2017: Is Canada prepared for climate change? Adaption is key, says experts
- CBC News, September 2017: ‘We are not well prepared’: An expert’s view of climate change and the next big storm
- CBC News, August 2017: New federal panel will assess Canada’s climate change readiness
- Radio Canada International, August 2017: Des experts mesureront l’efficacité des politiques canadiennes pour lutter contre les changements climatiques
- Water Canada, August 2017: Expert Panel on Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Results
- Blacklock’s Reporter, August 2017: Climate Disaster Panel Struck
- Global News, August 2017: Many Harvey flood victims are uninsured and experts warn Canadians equally unprotected
- Canadian Underwriter, August 2017: Government of Canada creates expert panel on climate change adaptation
- Metroland Media, May 2017: Governments must plan for climate change’s effects
- Metroland Media, May 2017: Climate change – It’s here and not going away, so we must adapt, says expert
- Globe and Mail, May 2017: “Anatomy of a deluge” – Intact Centre interviewed by Globe and Mail
- Water Canada, May 2017: Canada Needs a National Strategy to Address Flood Risk
- Insurance Business, May 2017: Canadians need “politically toxic” flood plain maps: climate expert
- Ottawa Citizen, May 2017: ‘Water is the new fire’: National strategy needed for flooding
- National Post, May 2017: Flood response sufficient but Canadian governments need more focus on prevention, experts say
- Ici-Radio Canada, May 2017: De nombreux sinistrés ne seront pas couverts par leurs assurances
- Blacklock’s Reporter, April 2017: Disaster Aid Costs Skyrocket
- Industry and Business, April 2017: Climate Change is Here: Are We Ready?
- Daily Commercial News, February 2017: Roadbuilders Urged to Prepare Now for Climate Events
- Canadian Investment Review, February 2017: Canada Scores a C Minus for Flood Preparedness
- Assurances et gestion des risques, January 2017: Intact Centre Report Featured in French Journal
2016
- Various CTV and Canada AM Interviews
- Globe and Mail, December 2016: McKenna’s Climate Climb
- Blacklock’s Reporter, November 2016: Gov’t Will Take Care of Me
- World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine, October 2016: Canada Provinces and Yukon Score a C- in Flood Disaster Mitigation; Immediate Actions Recommended.
- Globe and Mail, October 2016: Canada not ready for climate change, report warns
- Canadian Underwriter, October 2016: Barely passable grade on flood preparedness demands immediate action: report
- Radio Canada International, October 2016: Canada not prepared for climate change, report warns
- Global News, October 2016: Canada not ready for catastrophic impacts of climate change, report warns
- ICI Radio-Canada, August 2016: Des assureurs demandent de cesser les subventions aux hydrocarbures
- Insurance Business Canada, June 2016: Governments out of touch with increased climate change risk: Expert
- Calgary Herald, May 2016: Alberta government preparing for climate related disasters
- CBC News, May 2016: As climate change claims heat up, insurance industry says we need to adapt
- The Observer, April 2016: Time to embrace reality that climate change is here to stay.
- The Edmonton Journal, March 2016: Edmonton flood review looks at power grid, communication and food supply
- Globe and Mail, February 2016: Extreme weather will cost Ottawa almost $1 billion yearly: PBO report
- The Aquinian, February 2016: Blair Feltmate: a practical look at climate change
- The Millbrook Times, February 2016: Dam’s Won’t Be Enough Against Climate Change Related Flooding
- CBC Radio, February 2016: Information Morning Fredericton – Extreme weather and climate change
2015
- Renew Canada, December 2015: Plan for Change: the costs of not acting far exceed the cost of acting
- The Cord, December 2015: Handling Climate Change
- Global News, November 2015: U. of Waterloo, Intact Financial seek ways to reduce damage from severe weather
- CBC News, November 2015: Climate change research centre established at University of Waterloo
- Globe and Mail, November 2015: Insurers look for new ways to cope with climate change
- Doc Zone, May 2015: Weather Gone Wild
- Calgary Herald, March 2015: Province failing Albertans by not updating flood maps, expert says
- Calgary Herald, January 2015: Feds reduce disaster payments to provinces
2014
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