Danielle Paradis

About

Danielle Paradis is a member of the Manitoba Metis Federation. She is also an award-winning magazine writer, journalist, editor, educator, podcaster and mentor who lives in Treaty 6 (Edmonton, Alberta).

She has written for both local and international audiences, as well as produced both audio and television journalism. You can read (or hear) her work at Aboriginal Peoples Television (APTN), Canadaland, Chatelaine, The Walrus, or Macleans, Danielle covers politics, arts and culture, Indigenous Issues, and local news.

Danielle also has a Master of Arts in learning and technology. She has taught journalism, focusing on advanced reporting and reporting on diverse communities at MacEwan University and Humber College. She has also worked for a non-profit, Indigenous Friends Association, that focuses on connecting traditional knowledge and digital technology for Indigenous youth.

She speaks to groups regularly about Indigenous data sovereignty, journalism, arts and culture, writing, politics, and local government.

Listen to Danielleโ€™s latest audio project and explore the High Arctic with โ€œThe Place that Thawsโ€ at APTN News.

Read her 2023 award winning profile on Dr. Wilton Littlechild (2023 Best Profile: Indigenous Journalism Association)

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UCP pledges to abandon the provinceโ€™s net zero targets, and remove the designation of CO2 as a pollutant.

UCP pledges to abandon the provinceโ€™s net zero targets, and remove the designation of CO2 as a pollutant.
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Speaking at the UCP annual general meeting, the Premier took shots at the federal government and vowed not to โ€œbudge an inch.โ€

Speaking at the UCP annual general meeting, the Premier took shots at the federal government and vowed not to โ€œbudge an inch.โ€
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The Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Red Deer featured climate change denier Barry Cooper alongside other conservative influencers.

The Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Red Deer featured climate change denier Barry Cooper alongside other conservative influencers.
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Another fire disaster has ravaged Jasper. Yet Albertaโ€™s leader has shifted blame away from planet-warming emissions, and slashed firefighting resources.

Another fire disaster has ravaged Jasper. Yet Albertaโ€™s leader has shifted blame away from planet-warming emissions, and slashed firefighting resources.
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Critics say the best argument for blue hydrogen is to โ€œkeep the fossil fuel industry in business.โ€

Critics say the best argument for blue hydrogen is to โ€œkeep the fossil fuel industry in business.โ€
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Industry and governments are eager to embrace hydrogen power. But the plan to do so is โ€œoverly optimisticโ€ and based on โ€œunfounded assumptions.โ€

Industry and governments are eager to embrace hydrogen power. But the plan to do so is โ€œoverly optimisticโ€ and based on โ€œunfounded assumptions.โ€
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A growing narrative says it can. But our energy and financial sectors are hopelessly entangled with Russia.

A growing narrative says it can. But our energy and financial sectors are hopelessly entangled with Russia.