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Without a foundation, like the C.D. Howe Institute’s Matching Skills model, Canada will continue to operate with blind spots that leave workers uncertain and employers short of talent, writes Lin Al-Akkad. Unsplash photograph by Emmanuel Ikwuegbu
Opinion | BY SHEENA KENNEDY | December 23, 2025
Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin, pictured on Dec. 1, 2025, shortly before speaking before the House Environment and Sustainable Development Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEENA KENNEDY | December 23, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEENA KENNEDY | December 23, 2025
Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin, pictured on Dec. 1, 2025, shortly before speaking before the House Environment and Sustainable Development Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 16, 2025
A majority of early-career climate scientists now see geoengineering as necessary and inevitable, while many senior ones are still in transition, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 16, 2025
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 16, 2025
A majority of early-career climate scientists now see geoengineering as necessary and inevitable, while many senior ones are still in transition, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY MILI ROY | December 10, 2025
Despite 89 per cent of people worldwide supporting climate action, this is a largely silent majority underestimated by policymakers, which delays critical climate action, writes Mili Roy. Unsplash photograph by Markus Spiske
Opinion | BY MILI ROY | December 10, 2025
Opinion | BY MILI ROY | December 10, 2025
Despite 89 per cent of people worldwide supporting climate action, this is a largely silent majority underestimated by policymakers, which delays critical climate action, writes Mili Roy. Unsplash photograph by Markus Spiske
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 10, 2025
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin told the House Environment Committee on Dec. 1 that the Liberal government remains committed to its 2030 emissions-reduction targets, despite the MOU deal outlining conditions for a new bitumen pipeline. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 10, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 10, 2025
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin told the House Environment Committee on Dec. 1 that the Liberal government remains committed to its 2030 emissions-reduction targets, despite the MOU deal outlining conditions for a new bitumen pipeline. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | December 5, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin did not answer questions about whether a new pipeline would increase emissions in a recent parliamentary committee appearance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | December 5, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | December 5, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin did not answer questions about whether a new pipeline would increase emissions in a recent parliamentary committee appearance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NICHOLAS RIVERS | March 10, 2025
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has said he's open to replacing the carbon tax if Canada can meet its climate change goals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NICHOLAS RIVERS | March 10, 2025
Opinion | BY NICHOLAS RIVERS | March 10, 2025
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has said he's open to replacing the carbon tax if Canada can meet its climate change goals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GARY STOREY | March 10, 2025
The federal Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre have mounted an attack on the program, but there may still be hope that Canada can revisit carbon pricing after the damage the Poilievre Conservatives have made to it are forgotten. After all, 46 countries, including China, have some form of carbon pricing, writes Gary Storey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GARY STOREY | March 10, 2025
Opinion | BY GARY STOREY | March 10, 2025
The federal Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre have mounted an attack on the program, but there may still be hope that Canada can revisit carbon pricing after the damage the Poilievre Conservatives have made to it are forgotten. After all, 46 countries, including China, have some form of carbon pricing, writes Gary Storey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JESSICA GREEN | March 10, 2025
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. True decarbonization means increasing rapidly clean energy investments, reckoning with our status as an oil and gas producer, and investing in health care and education, writes Jessica Green. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JESSICA GREEN | March 10, 2025
Opinion | BY JESSICA GREEN | March 10, 2025
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. True decarbonization means increasing rapidly clean energy investments, reckoning with our status as an oil and gas producer, and investing in health care and education, writes Jessica Green. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 10, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said ‘Axing the carbon tax is only the beginning,’ during a ‘Canada First’ rally for the party on Feb. 15 in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 10, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 10, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said ‘Axing the carbon tax is only the beginning,’ during a ‘Canada First’ rally for the party on Feb. 15 in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DON DRUMMOND | March 7, 2025
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney said he would rely more on the industrial carbon tax, arguing it would make large polluters pay, not households. The Hill Times photograph Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DON DRUMMOND | March 7, 2025
Opinion | BY DON DRUMMOND | March 7, 2025
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney said he would rely more on the industrial carbon tax, arguing it would make large polluters pay, not households. The Hill Times photograph Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY OLLIE SHELDRICK-MOYLE | March 6, 2025
Canada is undoubtedly facing turbulent times. Tariffs, falling productivity and the rising cost of living are all putting pressure on businesses and families alike, writes Ollie Sheldrick-Moyle. Image courtesy of Pixabay/Rualuminas
Opinion | BY OLLIE SHELDRICK-MOYLE | March 6, 2025
Opinion | BY OLLIE SHELDRICK-MOYLE | March 6, 2025
Canada is undoubtedly facing turbulent times. Tariffs, falling productivity and the rising cost of living are all putting pressure on businesses and families alike, writes Ollie Sheldrick-Moyle. Image courtesy of Pixabay/Rualuminas
Matthew Boswell
Commissioner of Competition Matthew Boswell. The Competition Bureau cannot tackle greenwashing alone, nor can it completely stop it with the tools it has been given thus far, write Rosa Galvez and Alexandra Toutant. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Matthew Boswell
Commissioner of Competition Matthew Boswell. The Competition Bureau cannot tackle greenwashing alone, nor can it completely stop it with the tools it has been given thus far, write Rosa Galvez and Alexandra Toutant. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 3, 2025
Mark Carney
Liberal leadership front-runner Mark Carney, picture in Montreal on Feb. 25, 2025. Dubbed 'Carbon-Tax Carney' by the Conservatives, Carney has rejected the consumer-based carbon tax that the Liberal government adopted, but failed to sell, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 3, 2025
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 3, 2025
Mark Carney
Liberal leadership front-runner Mark Carney, picture in Montreal on Feb. 25, 2025. Dubbed 'Carbon-Tax Carney' by the Conservatives, Carney has rejected the consumer-based carbon tax that the Liberal government adopted, but failed to sell, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 28, 2025
Montreal’s skyline from Mont Royal, in the heart of the city. The four Liberal leadership candidates faced-off in a series of debates held in the Montreal riding of Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs, which encompasses Mont Royal’s lookout, downtown Montreal, and neighbourhoods by the Lachine Canal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 28, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 28, 2025
Montreal’s skyline from Mont Royal, in the heart of the city. The four Liberal leadership candidates faced-off in a series of debates held in the Montreal riding of Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs, which encompasses Mont Royal’s lookout, downtown Montreal, and neighbourhoods by the Lachine Canal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BLAISE SALMON | February 27, 2025
Steven Guilbeault
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. In Canada, there has been limited progress toward controlling PFAS, though this may be starting to change. In June 2024, British Columbia became the first Canadian jurisdiction to launch a national class-action lawsuit against PFAS manufacturers to recover cleanup costs for PFAS pollution in drinking water. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BLAISE SALMON | February 27, 2025
Opinion | BY BLAISE SALMON | February 27, 2025
Steven Guilbeault
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. In Canada, there has been limited progress toward controlling PFAS, though this may be starting to change. In June 2024, British Columbia became the first Canadian jurisdiction to launch a national class-action lawsuit against PFAS manufacturers to recover cleanup costs for PFAS pollution in drinking water. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY IBRAHIM DINCER | February 26, 2025
Green hydrogen production has great economic potential for the government to create opportunities within the country in developing sectors, and fulfil international commitments, writes Ibrahim Dincer. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY IBRAHIM DINCER | February 26, 2025
Opinion | BY IBRAHIM DINCER | February 26, 2025
Green hydrogen production has great economic potential for the government to create opportunities within the country in developing sectors, and fulfil international commitments, writes Ibrahim Dincer. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY PIERRE-OLIVIER PINEAU | February 26, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Liberal leadership candidates Chrystia Freeland, and Mark Carney. The next leader of the Canadian government should focus on simple—but transformative—policies, writes Pierre-Olivier Pineau. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PIERRE-OLIVIER PINEAU | February 26, 2025
Opinion | BY PIERRE-OLIVIER PINEAU | February 26, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Liberal leadership candidates Chrystia Freeland, and Mark Carney. The next leader of the Canadian government should focus on simple—but transformative—policies, writes Pierre-Olivier Pineau. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade