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Diane Lebouthillier
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Diane Lebouthillier. In delaying action, Ottawa risks exacerbating conflicts in the Maritimes, particularly in the lucrative lobster and elver fisheries, where tensions already run high, writes Genna Carey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GARY D. MARTY | August 21, 2024
We can recognize the overall benefit of salmon farms for Indigenous Peoples, and fish health professionals can work to minimize farm salmon infectious diseases without the banning of salmon farms, writes Dr. Gary D. Marty. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY GARY D. MARTY | August 21, 2024
Opinion | BY GARY D. MARTY | August 21, 2024
We can recognize the overall benefit of salmon farms for Indigenous Peoples, and fish health professionals can work to minimize farm salmon infectious diseases without the banning of salmon farms, writes Dr. Gary D. Marty. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 1, 2024
On June 19, Fisheries and Oceans Minister Minister Diane Lebouthillier announced that existing open-net salmon farms in British Columbia will have five years to transition to land-based, closed-containment systems. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 1, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 1, 2024
On June 19, Fisheries and Oceans Minister Minister Diane Lebouthillier announced that existing open-net salmon farms in British Columbia will have five years to transition to land-based, closed-containment systems. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TREVOR RUSS, JAMES LAWSON | July 24, 2024
Canada’s new Fisheries Act clearly empowers Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier to initiate this much needed and broadly supported change. All that is needed is her to give the green light, writes Trevor Russ. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TREVOR RUSS, JAMES LAWSON | July 24, 2024
Opinion | BY TREVOR RUSS, JAMES LAWSON | July 24, 2024
Canada’s new Fisheries Act clearly empowers Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier to initiate this much needed and broadly supported change. All that is needed is her to give the green light, writes Trevor Russ. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANERI GARG, PETER ROSS | July 22, 2024
Pablo Rodriguez
Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez needs to listen to what the killer whales have been trying to say, and should enact better shipping pollution regulations, write Aneri Garg and Peter Ross. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANERI GARG, PETER ROSS | July 22, 2024
Opinion | BY ANERI GARG, PETER ROSS | July 22, 2024
Pablo Rodriguez
Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez needs to listen to what the killer whales have been trying to say, and should enact better shipping pollution regulations, write Aneri Garg and Peter Ross. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ABE SOLBERG | July 15, 2024
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier. The Government of Canada must immediately reverse its decision to reopen the northern cod commercial fishery and re-implement a stewardship fishery, writes Abe Solberg. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ABE SOLBERG | July 15, 2024
Opinion | BY ABE SOLBERG | July 15, 2024
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier. The Government of Canada must immediately reverse its decision to reopen the northern cod commercial fishery and re-implement a stewardship fishery, writes Abe Solberg. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARTY ODLIN | December 22, 2022
As the host of COP15, and a country that places environmental action at the centre of its domestic and international agendas, Canada is in the unique position to lead implementation of the new Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
Opinion | BY MARTY ODLIN | December 22, 2022
Opinion | BY MARTY ODLIN | December 22, 2022
As the host of COP15, and a country that places environmental action at the centre of its domestic and international agendas, Canada is in the unique position to lead implementation of the new Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
News | BY ALICE CHEN | December 28, 2021
Liberal MP Vance Badawey, left, argues for stronger efforts in taking advantage of the Great Lakes, while Independent Senator Rosa Galvez says that it's a sprint to catch up with environmental changes in the oceans and blue economy. Photographs courtesy of Vance Badawey and Rosa Galvez
News | BY ALICE CHEN | December 28, 2021
News | BY ALICE CHEN | December 28, 2021
Liberal MP Vance Badawey, left, argues for stronger efforts in taking advantage of the Great Lakes, while Independent Senator Rosa Galvez says that it's a sprint to catch up with environmental changes in the oceans and blue economy. Photographs courtesy of Vance Badawey and Rosa Galvez
News | BY ALICE CHEN | December 1, 2021
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Joyce Murray ‘understands the need to conserve, [but] she also understands the needs of those who need their livelihood,’ says UBC professor Andrew Trites. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALICE CHEN | December 1, 2021
News | BY ALICE CHEN | December 1, 2021
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Joyce Murray ‘understands the need to conserve, [but] she also understands the needs of those who need their livelihood,’ says UBC professor Andrew Trites. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JENNIFER SILVER | August 3, 2021
Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan pictured at Rideau Hall on Nov. 20, 2019. Federal fisheries management is centralized and focuses on tracking single-species stocks of fish through science and modeling, implementing marine conservation measures where appropriate, and developing policy through collaborative processes, writes professor Jennifer Silver. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JENNIFER SILVER | August 3, 2021
Opinion | BY JENNIFER SILVER | August 3, 2021
Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan pictured at Rideau Hall on Nov. 20, 2019. Federal fisheries management is centralized and focuses on tracking single-species stocks of fish through science and modeling, implementing marine conservation measures where appropriate, and developing policy through collaborative processes, writes professor Jennifer Silver. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SANDRA SCHWARTZ | June 28, 2021
Quebec, alone among the provinces and territories with an A- grade in CPAWS’ recent report card on protected areas, was close to delivering on its promise to protect 17 per cent of its land by 2020, and has also committed to 30 per cent protection by 2030, writes Sandra Schwartz. Pixabay photograph by Mario Léveillé
Opinion | BY SANDRA SCHWARTZ | June 28, 2021
Opinion | BY SANDRA SCHWARTZ | June 28, 2021
Quebec, alone among the provinces and territories with an A- grade in CPAWS’ recent report card on protected areas, was close to delivering on its promise to protect 17 per cent of its land by 2020, and has also committed to 30 per cent protection by 2030, writes Sandra Schwartz. Pixabay photograph by Mario Léveillé
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 8, 2021
Alexandra Morton says she has wanted to leave the fight behind ages ago, but is unable to extricate herself. 'When you look at this planet, and you're in a position where I am, where I know so much, I just really can't let it go,' she says. Photograph courtesy of Penguin Random House/Sea Shepherd
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 8, 2021
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 8, 2021
Alexandra Morton says she has wanted to leave the fight behind ages ago, but is unable to extricate herself. 'When you look at this planet, and you're in a position where I am, where I know so much, I just really can't let it go,' she says. Photograph courtesy of Penguin Random House/Sea Shepherd
Opinion | BY JIMMY OLEEKATALIK | March 15, 2021
Taloyoak is the most northerly community on the mainland in Canada, and the friendliest in Nunavut, writes Jimmy Oleekatalik. It also won the $500,000 Arctic Inspiration Prize, which funds innovative projects by northerners to improve their communities. The winning plan Niqihaqut, which means 'our food,' will form the management plan for Aviqtuuq by developing a country food-based economy, including a cut-and-wrap facility for preparation and distribution of the region's harvest. Photograph courtesy of Brandon Laforest/WWF-Canada
Opinion | BY JIMMY OLEEKATALIK | March 15, 2021
Opinion | BY JIMMY OLEEKATALIK | March 15, 2021
Taloyoak is the most northerly community on the mainland in Canada, and the friendliest in Nunavut, writes Jimmy Oleekatalik. It also won the $500,000 Arctic Inspiration Prize, which funds innovative projects by northerners to improve their communities. The winning plan Niqihaqut, which means 'our food,' will form the management plan for Aviqtuuq by developing a country food-based economy, including a cut-and-wrap facility for preparation and distribution of the region's harvest. Photograph courtesy of Brandon Laforest/WWF-Canada
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 12, 2021
Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan, pictured in December 2019, released a 'new path' on March 3, outlining how First Nations can fish in pursuit of a moderate livelihood. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 12, 2021
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 12, 2021
Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan, pictured in December 2019, released a 'new path' on March 3, outlining how First Nations can fish in pursuit of a moderate livelihood. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHANNON ARNOLD AND KAREN WRISTEN | February 10, 2021
The Aquaculture Act will exclude aquaculture activities from the application of the Fisheries Act, which could have the effect of eroding the hard-fought progress made by Minister Bernadette Jordan to enhance the habitat protection and fisheries rebuilding provisions of the legislation, write Shannon Arnold and Karen Wristen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHANNON ARNOLD AND KAREN WRISTEN | February 10, 2021
Opinion | BY SHANNON ARNOLD AND KAREN WRISTEN | February 10, 2021
The Aquaculture Act will exclude aquaculture activities from the application of the Fisheries Act, which could have the effect of eroding the hard-fought progress made by Minister Bernadette Jordan to enhance the habitat protection and fisheries rebuilding provisions of the legislation, write Shannon Arnold and Karen Wristen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 21, 2020
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller and Public Safety Minister Bill Blair speak to reporters in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Oct. 19 about the conflict between Indigenous and commercial lobster fishers in Nova Scotia. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 21, 2020
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 21, 2020
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller and Public Safety Minister Bill Blair speak to reporters in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Oct. 19 about the conflict between Indigenous and commercial lobster fishers in Nova Scotia. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 30, 2020
Three Mi'kmaq Parliamentarians, including Independent Senator Dan Christmas, are working together to present ideas to the federal government to address the fishing dispute in southwest Nova Scotia. Photograph courtesy of Dan Christmas' office
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 30, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 30, 2020
Three Mi'kmaq Parliamentarians, including Independent Senator Dan Christmas, are working together to present ideas to the federal government to address the fishing dispute in southwest Nova Scotia. Photograph courtesy of Dan Christmas' office
Opinion | BY DUNCAN WILSON | August 10, 2020
The Port of Vancouver is pictured in 2014. Once Canadian ports are full, importers and exporters will be forced to move cargo through ports in the U.S., resulting in increased transportation costs which would be passed on to Canadian consumers and export markets and impact our trade competitiveness, writes Duncan Wilson. Flickr photograph by Kyle Pearce
Opinion | BY DUNCAN WILSON | August 10, 2020
Opinion | BY DUNCAN WILSON | August 10, 2020
The Port of Vancouver is pictured in 2014. Once Canadian ports are full, importers and exporters will be forced to move cargo through ports in the U.S., resulting in increased transportation costs which would be passed on to Canadian consumers and export markets and impact our trade competitiveness, writes Duncan Wilson. Flickr photograph by Kyle Pearce