Episode 4.11: Canadian Ecopolitics in the Anthropocene

In this episode, host Peter Andrée revisits the roots of The Ecopolitics Podcast by examining the dynamics of Canadian environmental politics in the mid-2020s. Joined by Dr. Rosalind Warner (Okanagan College), Dr. Will Greaves (University of Victoria), and Dr. Peter Stoett (Ontario Tech University), the conversation explores themes from their new co-authored book, Canadian Ecopolitics (University of Toronto Press, 2025).
Together, they unpack how the politics of resource extraction, federalism, and settler colonialism continue to shape Canada’s environmental landscape. They also reflect on sources of hope, including the rise of civil society movements, Indigenous environmental leadership, and the growing recognition of the rights of nature. The guests offer candid insights on bridging activism and policymaking, listening across divides, and inspiring new generations to think long-term about sustainability in an era of planetary limits.
Host

Peter Andrée
Professor, Department of Political Science, Carleton University
Guest

Rosalind Warner
Professor, Department of Political Science, Okanagan College
Guest

Will Greaves
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Victoria
Guest

Peter Stoett
Dean, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Ontario Tech University
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Guest Bios
Dr. Rosalind Warner is a College Professor of Political Science at Okanagan College. Her research focuses on global environmental politics, nature rights and earth system law, Canadian foreign policy, global health and human security, and disaster risk governance. Dr. Warner serves on the editorial board of the International Journal and is an associate editor for the Canadian Journal of Development Studies. She is also a Director of the Canadian Environmental Network - Le Réseau canadien de l'environnement (RCEN) and a Research Fellow at the Earth Systems Governance Project.
Will Greaves is Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, where his primary research examines climate change, security, and Arctic politics. He has written more than thirty refereed articles and book chapters, is the co-author of Canadian Ecopolitics (2025), and co-edited Breaking Through: Understanding Sovereignty and Security in the Circumpolar Arctic (2021) and One Arctic: The Arctic Council and Circumpolar Governance (2017). In 2025, he was elected as the Member of Parliament for Victoria.
Dr. Peter Stoett is Dean of the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities at Ontario Tech University in Oshawa. Prior to that he directed the Loyola Sustainability Research Centre at Concordia University in Montreal. He has worked extensively with the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and other international organizations, and has published widely in environmental policy, human rights, and other global issues.
