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Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the West Wing entrance of the White House on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of White House photographer Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 5, 2025
Whereas Bill Gates was once a powerful voice in sounding the alarm about the dangers of climate change, he’s now apparently arguing that the threat it poses to humanity is overblown, writes Gerry Nicholls. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 5, 2025
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 5, 2025
Whereas Bill Gates was once a powerful voice in sounding the alarm about the dangers of climate change, he’s now apparently arguing that the threat it poses to humanity is overblown, writes Gerry Nicholls. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | November 4, 2025
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson has previously expressed support for carbon capture and storage, as well as incentivizing clean technology innovation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | November 4, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | November 4, 2025
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson has previously expressed support for carbon capture and storage, as well as incentivizing clean technology innovation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | November 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's stance on the proposed emissions cap is unclear, but Liberals MPs sitting on the House Environment Committee say they are in favour of the policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | November 1, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | November 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's stance on the proposed emissions cap is unclear, but Liberals MPs sitting on the House Environment Committee say they are in favour of the policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JANETTA MCKENZIE | October 30, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured. Climate policy and economic policy are not at odds; they are intrinsically linked. We need a fighting fit economy, where we can build world-class clean-tech supply chains and make the low-carbon products other countries want, writes Janetta McKenzie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JANETTA MCKENZIE | October 30, 2025
Opinion | BY JANETTA MCKENZIE | October 30, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured. Climate policy and economic policy are not at odds; they are intrinsically linked. We need a fighting fit economy, where we can build world-class clean-tech supply chains and make the low-carbon products other countries want, writes Janetta McKenzie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
A new report from the Trottier Energy Institute says that Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin's government must master, build, and innovate in the electro-technologies that underpin modern economies. This includes energy production, storage, and distribution, in addition to heating, transportation, and automation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
A new report from the Trottier Energy Institute says that Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin's government must master, build, and innovate in the electro-technologies that underpin modern economies. This includes energy production, storage, and distribution, in addition to heating, transportation, and automation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | March 4, 2024
A forest fire in Canada last summer. Stop pretending that climate mitigation is possible in political and economic status quo, and get to an emergency government that can do what we responsibly need to do, writes Bill Henderson. Photograph courtesy of Cpl. Marc-André Leclerc, DND
Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | March 4, 2024
Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | March 4, 2024
A forest fire in Canada last summer. Stop pretending that climate mitigation is possible in political and economic status quo, and get to an emergency government that can do what we responsibly need to do, writes Bill Henderson. Photograph courtesy of Cpl. Marc-André Leclerc, DND
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP GEORGE CHAHAL | February 28, 2024
Canadian expertise has been driving the energy market around the world for decades. There is no reason we should stop being experts and selling our products, writes George Chahal. Pexels photograph by Kostas Dimopoulos
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP GEORGE CHAHAL | February 28, 2024
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP GEORGE CHAHAL | February 28, 2024
Canadian expertise has been driving the energy market around the world for decades. There is no reason we should stop being experts and selling our products, writes George Chahal. Pexels photograph by Kostas Dimopoulos
Opinion | BY RACHEL DORAN, JANA ELBRECHT | February 28, 2024
With buildings representing one of the few sectors of the Canadian economy where emissions are still increasing, the climate upsides to the home energy efficiency program are obvious, write Rachel Doran and Jana Elbrecht. Pexels photograph by Polina Chistyakova
Opinion | BY RACHEL DORAN, JANA ELBRECHT | February 28, 2024
Opinion | BY RACHEL DORAN, JANA ELBRECHT | February 28, 2024
With buildings representing one of the few sectors of the Canadian economy where emissions are still increasing, the climate upsides to the home energy efficiency program are obvious, write Rachel Doran and Jana Elbrecht. Pexels photograph by Polina Chistyakova
Opinion | BY NA’IM MERCHANT | February 28, 2024
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson launched the Carbon Management Strategy in September 2023, and we must invest thoughtfully in this emerging suite of climate solutions, writes Na’im Merchant. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NA’IM MERCHANT | February 28, 2024
Opinion | BY NA’IM MERCHANT | February 28, 2024
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson launched the Carbon Management Strategy in September 2023, and we must invest thoughtfully in this emerging suite of climate solutions, writes Na’im Merchant. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY HELEN HSU | February 26, 2024
Investing in the health of the people through environmental action is a priority that will pay dividends for the country, writes Helen Hsu. Unsplash photograph by Li-An Lim
Opinion | BY HELEN HSU | February 26, 2024
Opinion | BY HELEN HSU | February 26, 2024
Investing in the health of the people through environmental action is a priority that will pay dividends for the country, writes Helen Hsu. Unsplash photograph by Li-An Lim
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 26, 2024
Long-time NDP MP Charlie Angus introduced a private member's bill that would ban deceptive advertising from the oil and gas sector, but you'd think he had proposed legalizing child pornography, so violent and dismissive was reaction to his bill. It doesn’t stand a snowball’s chance in Ottawa of surviving, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 26, 2024
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 26, 2024
Long-time NDP MP Charlie Angus introduced a private member's bill that would ban deceptive advertising from the oil and gas sector, but you'd think he had proposed legalizing child pornography, so violent and dismissive was reaction to his bill. It doesn’t stand a snowball’s chance in Ottawa of surviving, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 21, 2024
Steven Guilbeault.
The reaction to Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault’s road-building comments demonstrates that the government’s main climate messenger is either dismissed as a messianic nut or politically naive, neither of which help advance a sensible, solution-oriented climate-change discourse, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 21, 2024
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 21, 2024
Steven Guilbeault.
The reaction to Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault’s road-building comments demonstrates that the government’s main climate messenger is either dismissed as a messianic nut or politically naive, neither of which help advance a sensible, solution-oriented climate-change discourse, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault in a Hill scrum on Jan. 31, 2024. 'We propose an alternative to the existing federal carbon tax policy that can also deliver a low-carbon future consistent with our international obligations,' write Jatin Nathwani and Ann Fitz-Gerald. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault in a Hill scrum on Jan. 31, 2024. 'We propose an alternative to the existing federal carbon tax policy that can also deliver a low-carbon future consistent with our international obligations,' write Jatin Nathwani and Ann Fitz-Gerald. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 12, 2024
Quebec Premier François Legault in Ottawa on Feb. 7, 2023. The premier is leaping to the front of a parade led by middle-class Quebecers—but it is a parade that leads away from oil and gas, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 12, 2024
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 12, 2024
Quebec Premier François Legault in Ottawa on Feb. 7, 2023. The premier is leaping to the front of a parade led by middle-class Quebecers—but it is a parade that leads away from oil and gas, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | February 12, 2024
Southwestern Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, pictured. As the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute says, 'the challenges facing agriculture and food underscore the need for a new social contract,' writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of by Reinhard Pienitz, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada
Opinion | February 12, 2024
Opinion | February 12, 2024
Southwestern Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, pictured. As the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute says, 'the challenges facing agriculture and food underscore the need for a new social contract,' writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of by Reinhard Pienitz, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada
Opinion | BY JULEE BOAN, JAY MALCOLM | February 7, 2024
An aerial view of the Donnie Creek Complex fire in northern British Columbia on May 27, 2023. Canada applies inconsistent rules when it comes to counting the carbon emissions from forests affected by wildfires, write Julee Boan and Jay Malcolm. Photograph courtesy of the B.C. Wildfire Service/X
Opinion | BY JULEE BOAN, JAY MALCOLM | February 7, 2024
Opinion | BY JULEE BOAN, JAY MALCOLM | February 7, 2024
An aerial view of the Donnie Creek Complex fire in northern British Columbia on May 27, 2023. Canada applies inconsistent rules when it comes to counting the carbon emissions from forests affected by wildfires, write Julee Boan and Jay Malcolm. Photograph courtesy of the B.C. Wildfire Service/X
Opinion | BY ETIENNE RAINVILLE | January 29, 2024
We can do the deals that will drive the growth of Canada’s low-carbon economy and help us compete for investment, but what we need now is the ambition and the political will, writes Etienne Rainville. Unsplash photograph by Guillaume Jaillet
Opinion | BY ETIENNE RAINVILLE | January 29, 2024
Opinion | BY ETIENNE RAINVILLE | January 29, 2024
We can do the deals that will drive the growth of Canada’s low-carbon economy and help us compete for investment, but what we need now is the ambition and the political will, writes Etienne Rainville. Unsplash photograph by Guillaume Jaillet