Fatima Syed

Piping plovers — tiny, lively and endangered birds — have visited Wasaga Beach every summer since 2007.

But things may be changing — and what happens here could be a sign of what’s to come elsewhere in Ontario.

#endangeredspecies #wasagabeach

How Mark Carney is complicating Canada’s climate progress | The Narwhal From cancelling the carbon tax to pausing the EV mandate, Mark Carney’s government is making sweeping changes to Canada’s environmental rules

A decade ago, Mark Carney gave a speech pointing out how biz and political leaders had no day-to-day incentive to address climate change, yet it was up to governments. Today, Carney is leading one, but finds himself consumed with responding to the many crises of the day thenarwhal.ca/mark-carney-...

Also, according to the draft regulations, everything about a special economic zone will be determined by “the opinion of the minister.” There are no guardrails.

Ontario’s draft rules for special economic zones limit oversight | The Narwhal The Doug Ford government’s draft regulations for special economic zones under Bill 5 empower ministers and dismiss First Nations’ request for oversight

First Nations asked the Doug Ford gov't for oversight measures over special economic zones (law-free areas for trusted proponents & designated projects). They asked for a public registry, an appeals process on cabinet decisions and time limits.

The government said no
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Why is there a drilling rig on Georgian Bay? | The Narwhal TC Energy is drilling into the Georgian Bay lakebed near Meaford, Ontario, as it plans for a $4.5-billion pumped storage energy project

A large drilling rig near the shore of Georgian Bay has some Meaford, Ont., residents concerned about what’s to come. @fatimabsyed.bsky.social went looking for answers. thenarwhal.ca/tc-energy-dr...

ICYMI, read @fatimabsyed.bsky.social on Ford's plans for Wasage Beach Provincial Park

Thank you so much! Sorry I forgot this

I’ve reported on the Doug Ford gov’t’s environmental record for 7 years and I remain concerned that Ontario’s only climate plan is a 2018 draft the auditor says isn’t evidence-based — and the gov’t now admits it won’t release a new plan or set stronger emissions-reduction targets

October 2nd: Green Dreams Live Event - Cited Podcast We have a live event for our new season, Green Dreams. Toronto-based Cited fans, you should come out. We'll be having a mix-and-mingle, and hosting a climate journalism panel. It is October 2nd, 2025,...

Super excited to be a part of this Cited Media panel with the incredible @fatimabsyed.bsky.social next Thursday, October 2nd!

Click the link to grab tickets and to also see a photo of me from 10 years ago: citedpodcast.com/2025/09/19/o...

I have indeed been losing my mind

Spain’s PM Sánchez has imposed sweeping measures against Israel, including a total arms embargo, to “stop the Gaza genocide” and “support the Palestinian population.”

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/tcopvq

The uncertain future of Wasaga Beach | The Narwhal The Ontario government is handing part of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park over to the town, leaving many wondering what will be left to protect it

What’s going on at Wasaga Beach? It’s a question our readers have been asking us to look into for months. So we sent @fatimabsyed.bsky.social and @a1please.bsky.social to Wasaga to document a town — and an ecosystem — at a crossroads. thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach... (1/6)

Take a minute on over your long weekend to read this beautiful story about what exactly is going on at Wasaga Beach and why it's oh, so complicated. #ONpoli

Thanks so much ❤️❤️

The uncertain future of Wasaga Beach | The Narwhal The Ontario government is handing part of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park over to the town, leaving many wondering what will be left to protect it

This long weekend, consider the future of Wasaga Beach: a provincially protected environment, home to the endangered plovers, that the Doug Ford gov't wants to transfer to the town's ownership to boost tourism. It's a complicated and possibly precedent-setting tale.

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The uncertain future of Wasaga Beach | The Narwhal The Ontario government is handing part of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park over to the town, leaving many wondering what will be left to protect it

The Ontario government is giving a portion of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park to the town to boost the local economy. @fatimabsyed.bsky.social visited on a late August weekend to understand the precedent this sets and how the piping plover and its summer home might fare.

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Yes it's a #longreads but nothing about this story is black and white.

The uncertain future of Wasaga Beach | The Narwhal The Ontario government is handing part of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park over to the town, leaving many wondering what will be left to protect it

This long weekend, consider the future of Wasaga Beach: a provincially protected environment, home to the endangered plovers, that the Doug Ford gov't wants to transfer to the town's ownership to boost tourism. It's a complicated and possibly precedent-setting tale.

thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...

Genocide news: Israel has assassinated four more journalists, targeting them at Nasser hospital. Meanwhile famine has been declared in Gaza - caused by Israel's denial of humanitarian aid AND destruction of food/water sources. This is the first time famine confirmed outside Africa

I have seasonal depression in the summer now | The Narwhal Extreme heat, wildfires and pests — fuelled by climate change — threaten to make summer the worst season in Canada. It’s time to talk about it

Wrote a column thenarwhal.ca/seasonal-dep... and talked to CBC's Allie Jaynes www.cbc.ca/radio/frontb... about how wildfires, smoke, extreme heat and other effects of climate change are making summer a bummer, and why I'm trying to push past my sadness about it to tap into my anger, and love.

Here are some honest reflections on the challenges of being an energy reporter in Ontario.

There is a deep fear in the industry about the repercussions of having frank conversations about what it would take to move away from fossil fuels. But we need to

They're delegitimizing journalism and everyone is letting them.

Israeli army unit tasked with linking Gaza journalists to Hamas Treating the media as a battlefield, a secretive intelligence squad scoured Gaza for material to bolster Israeli hasbara — including questionable claims that would justify the killing of Palestinian r...

The Israeli military has a special unit called the “Legitimization Cell" assigned to identify Gaza-based journalists it could portray as undercover Hamas operatives, in an effort to blunt growing global outrage over Israel’s killing of reporters.

I'm going to be sick
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‘I knew these giants, Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Qreiqeh and Anas al-Sharif’ I met Mohammed and Anas during our coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza, and we were all in awe of them.

"It was a moment when I hated everything. I hated journalism – now a lie for a world that does not hear us or see us, a world that waits for our deaths, waits for us to become the news instead of delivering it."

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Enbridge Sustain shuttering commercial business | The Narwhal Enbridge Sustain, the fossil fuel giant’s foray into clean technology in Ontario, is reducing low-emissions offerings and, sources say, laying off workers

Buildings contribute 24% of Ontario’s emissions. Enbridge, with a near-monopoly on gas distribution here, is shuttering its clean energy arm for developers. Sources told @fatimabsyed.bsky.social Enbridge Sustain could have had a massive impact on building greener homes: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-enbr...

Enbridge Sustain shuttering commercial business | The Narwhal Enbridge Sustain, the fossil fuel giant’s foray into clean technology in Ontario, is reducing low-emissions offerings and, sources say, laying off workers

In 2022, natural gas giant Enbridge launched Sustain, offering low-emissions technology to homeowners, developers and commercial customers. Now it's dropping the commercial arm, curtailing its commitment to help reduce emissions from Ontario's new builds.
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Enbridge Sustain shuttering commercial business | The Narwhal Enbridge Sustain, the fossil fuel giant’s foray into clean technology in Ontario, is reducing low-emissions offerings and, sources say, laying off workers

In 2022, Enbridge launched "Sustain" to provide clean energy options to developers in Ontario (where buildings = 24% of emissions).

3 years on, it has shut those options down, raising doubts about its commitment to the energy transition

Exclusive by me @thenarwhal.ca
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The absolute sickening part of this all is that we were warned he was going to be killed. Israel was very explicit about targeting him. And no one did anything to stop it.

And by you all I mean Western Media.

For the rest of my professional life, I will never forget how you all failed Gaza journalists who fought a genocide, an ecocide, the fifth stage of hunger, the murder of their family members and colleagues to tell the truth .