Although it's the second largest country in the world, our useful area has been reduced. Our immigration policy is disgusting: We plunder southern countries by depriving them of future leaders, and we want to increase our population to support economic growth. David Suzuki areacountrydeprive share on social
Global trade has advantages. For starters, it allows those of us who live through winter to eat fresh produce year-round. And it provides economic benefits to farmers who grow that food. David Suzuki advantagebenefiteat Change image and share on social
Our beliefs, our values shape the way we look out at the world and the way we treat it. If we believe that we were here, placed here by God, that this - all of this creation is for us, it's for us to go and occupy, dominate and exploit, then we will proceed to do that. David Suzuki beliefcreationdominate share on social
My childhood memories include a time when the government confiscated my family's possessions and exiled us to a camp in the B.C. Interior, just because my grandparents were from Japan. David Suzuki campchildhoodconfiscate Change image and share on social
Beyond reducing individual use, one of our top priorities must be to move from fossil fuels to energy that has fewer detrimental effects on water supplies and fewer environmental impacts overall. David Suzuki detrimentaleffectenergy Change image and share on social
I can't imagine anything more important than air, water, soil, energy and biodiversity. These are the things that keep us alive. David Suzuki airalivebiodiversity Change image and share on social
Hydraulic fracturing requires massive amounts of water. Disposing of the toxic wastewater, as well as accidental spills, can contaminate drinking water and harm human health. David Suzuki accidentalamountcontaminate Change image and share on social
We have altered the physical, chemical and biological properties of the planet on a geological scale. We have left no part of the globe untouched. David Suzuki alterbiologicalchemical Change image and share on social
Do you know how much land is under ice, rock and snow? Do you know why 90 percent of us live within 100 kilometres of the U.S. border? We have this idea we're a vast country. But the reality is that a lot of it, a huge amount, is uninhabitable. David Suzuki amountbordercountry share on social
From year to year, environmental changes are incremental and often barely register in our lives, but from evolutionary or geological perspectives, what is happening is explosive change. David Suzuki barelychangeenvironmental Change image and share on social