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Came in like a wrecking ball: In less than two months, U.S. President Donald Trump has made the world a far worse place for everybody. Image courtesy of Pixabay
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 KEITH STEWART | July 8, 2024
Under the revised Competition Act, oil and gas producers can’t be their own judge and jury when it comes to defining what it means to be on the path to net zero, writes Keith Stewart. Photograph courtesy of Kris Krüg/Flickr
Opinion | BY KEITH STEWART | July 8, 2024
Opinion | BY KEITH STEWART | July 8, 2024
Under the revised Competition Act, oil and gas producers can’t be their own judge and jury when it comes to defining what it means to be on the path to net zero, writes Keith Stewart. Photograph courtesy of Kris Krüg/Flickr
Opinion | BY SARAH MCBAIN, THOMAS GUNTON | July 8, 2024
Steven Guilbeault.
Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault will meet with his counterparts in St. John’s, N.L., this week. If Canada's governments stay the course, we’re on track to significantly reduce emissions this decade, write Sarah McBain and Thomas Gunton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SARAH MCBAIN, THOMAS GUNTON | July 8, 2024
Opinion | BY SARAH MCBAIN, THOMAS GUNTON | July 8, 2024
Steven Guilbeault.
Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault will meet with his counterparts in St. John’s, N.L., this week. If Canada's governments stay the course, we’re on track to significantly reduce emissions this decade, write Sarah McBain and Thomas Gunton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MEGAN BUTTLE | July 1, 2024
We are now at risk of constraining many organizations who are making a positive difference in the fight against climate change in order to exert an extreme level of control over very few who aren’t, writes Megan Buttle. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY MEGAN BUTTLE | July 1, 2024
Opinion | BY MEGAN BUTTLE | July 1, 2024
We are now at risk of constraining many organizations who are making a positive difference in the fight against climate change in order to exert an extreme level of control over very few who aren’t, writes Megan Buttle. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Canada's Health Minister Mark Holland, pictured recently on the Hill, is the minister responsible for the Pest Management Regulatory Agency. The federal government has just weakened a program to monitor pesticides in Canada’s environment, write Beatrice Olivastri, Fe de Leon, and Laura Bowman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Canada's Health Minister Mark Holland, pictured recently on the Hill, is the minister responsible for the Pest Management Regulatory Agency. The federal government has just weakened a program to monitor pesticides in Canada’s environment, write Beatrice Olivastri, Fe de Leon, and Laura Bowman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MADISON SAVILOW | June 19, 2024
Biomimicry—the term used for engineered solutions that draw inspiration from nature—offers a path forward. While nature alone might not suffice to address all of the waste we've generated, engineered solutions that mimic and speed up organic or inorganic natural processes can play a crucial role, writes Madison Savilow. Image courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY MADISON SAVILOW | June 19, 2024
Opinion | BY MADISON SAVILOW | June 19, 2024
Biomimicry—the term used for engineered solutions that draw inspiration from nature—offers a path forward. While nature alone might not suffice to address all of the waste we've generated, engineered solutions that mimic and speed up organic or inorganic natural processes can play a crucial role, writes Madison Savilow. Image courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | June 13, 2024
A wildfire burns in Alberta in July 2023. Photograph courtesy of Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | June 13, 2024
Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | June 13, 2024
A wildfire burns in Alberta in July 2023. Photograph courtesy of Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 10, 2024
The Ottawa area, including Gatineau, Que., was engulfed in smoke last summer as wildfires raged across the country in a record-breaking year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 10, 2024
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 10, 2024
The Ottawa area, including Gatineau, Que., was engulfed in smoke last summer as wildfires raged across the country in a record-breaking year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW DUMBRILLE | June 5, 2024
Federal Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez is responsible for the ban on heavy fuel oil for marine ships, but Andrew Dumbrille argues that the ban still has loopholes negotiated at the International Maritime Organization. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW DUMBRILLE | June 5, 2024
Opinion | BY ANDREW DUMBRILLE | June 5, 2024
Federal Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez is responsible for the ban on heavy fuel oil for marine ships, but Andrew Dumbrille argues that the ban still has loopholes negotiated at the International Maritime Organization. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
One in seven premature deaths in Canada is attributable to air pollution, and tailpipe emissions from cars and trucks are the leading source, write Sehjal Bhargava, Doris Grinspun, and Julia Langer. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
One in seven premature deaths in Canada is attributable to air pollution, and tailpipe emissions from cars and trucks are the leading source, write Sehjal Bhargava, Doris Grinspun, and Julia Langer. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 3, 2024
We have the tools to get through the climate crisis if we use them wisely, writes Gwynne Dyer. Unsplash photograph by Markus Spiske
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 3, 2024
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 3, 2024
We have the tools to get through the climate crisis if we use them wisely, writes Gwynne Dyer. Unsplash photograph by Markus Spiske
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 3, 2024
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault at the UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee in Ottawa on April 23, 2024. Guilbeault said in a 2023 report that 'Climate scientists are unequivocally telling us that we must drastically reduce our emissions by 2030 … if we are to leave a habitable world to our children.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 3, 2024
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 3, 2024
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault at the UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee in Ottawa on April 23, 2024. Guilbeault said in a 2023 report that 'Climate scientists are unequivocally telling us that we must drastically reduce our emissions by 2030 … if we are to leave a habitable world to our children.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 31, 2024
Parts of the Arctic are warming four times faster than the rest of the planet, but we could stop the melting if we stopped our emissions, writes Gwynne Dyer.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 31, 2024
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 31, 2024
Parts of the Arctic are warming four times faster than the rest of the planet, but we could stop the melting if we stopped our emissions, writes Gwynne Dyer.