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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 FARRAH KHAN | June 6, 2018
The equivalent of a garbage truck full of plastics enters our oceans every minute, writes Greenpeace's Farrah Khan. The Hill Times photograph by Kristen Shane
Opinion | BY FARRAH KHAN | June 6, 2018
Opinion | BY FARRAH KHAN | June 6, 2018
The equivalent of a garbage truck full of plastics enters our oceans every minute, writes Greenpeace's Farrah Khan. The Hill Times photograph by Kristen Shane
News | BY JOLSON LIM | May 16, 2018
Arctic sea ice, pictured in 2011. The federal government currently has a moratorium in place on any new offshore oil and gas drilling. NASA photograph by Kathryn Hansen
News | BY JOLSON LIM | May 16, 2018
News | BY JOLSON LIM | May 16, 2018
Arctic sea ice, pictured in 2011. The federal government currently has a moratorium in place on any new offshore oil and gas drilling. NASA photograph by Kathryn Hansen
Opinion | BY MEGAN LESLIE | March 28, 2018
A cash infusion alone from Ottawa won’t feed the 76 southern resident orcas in B.C. currently facing extinction, writes Megan Leslie. Photograph courtesy of Christopher Michel
Opinion | BY MEGAN LESLIE | March 28, 2018
Opinion | BY MEGAN LESLIE | March 28, 2018
A cash infusion alone from Ottawa won’t feed the 76 southern resident orcas in B.C. currently facing extinction, writes Megan Leslie. Photograph courtesy of Christopher Michel
Opinion | BY KRISTYN WONG-TAM | March 15, 2018
Toronto City Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam is calling on Parliament to pass Bill S-238, which would ban the import and export of shark fins. While Canada currently prohibits the 'ecologically devastating' practice of cutting fins off a shark and throwing the animal back into the ocean to die slowly, it is the largest importer of shark fins outside Asia, she writes. Wikimedia photograph courtesy of Cloneofsnake
Opinion | BY KRISTYN WONG-TAM | March 15, 2018
Opinion | BY KRISTYN WONG-TAM | March 15, 2018
Toronto City Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam is calling on Parliament to pass Bill S-238, which would ban the import and export of shark fins. While Canada currently prohibits the 'ecologically devastating' practice of cutting fins off a shark and throwing the animal back into the ocean to die slowly, it is the largest importer of shark fins outside Asia, she writes. Wikimedia photograph courtesy of Cloneofsnake
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 26, 2018
Transport Minister Marc Garneau says his Transportation 2030 plan will 'ensure Canadians benefit from a safe, reliable, clean and efficient transportation system for moving people and goods for years to come.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 26, 2018
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 26, 2018
Transport Minister Marc Garneau says his Transportation 2030 plan will 'ensure Canadians benefit from a safe, reliable, clean and efficient transportation system for moving people and goods for years to come.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STEPHEN HAZELL | January 17, 2018
Science Minister Kirsty Duncan and Environment Minister Catherine McKenna speak to reporters Nov. 8. Canada protects less of its land and ocean than any other developed country, writes Stephen Hazell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STEPHEN HAZELL | January 17, 2018
Opinion | BY STEPHEN HAZELL | January 17, 2018
Science Minister Kirsty Duncan and Environment Minister Catherine McKenna speak to reporters Nov. 8. Canada protects less of its land and ocean than any other developed country, writes Stephen Hazell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PIERRE CLOUTIER DE REPENTIGNY | December 13, 2017
Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc has been tasked with reviewing the previous government’s changes to the Fisheries Act, restoring lost protections, and building in modern safeguards. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PIERRE CLOUTIER DE REPENTIGNY | December 13, 2017
Opinion | BY PIERRE CLOUTIER DE REPENTIGNY | December 13, 2017
Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc has been tasked with reviewing the previous government’s changes to the Fisheries Act, restoring lost protections, and building in modern safeguards. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 6, 2017
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis St-Laurent, right, cuts through the Arctic Ocean on Sept. 5, 2009. Patrick Kelley photograph courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 6, 2017
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 6, 2017
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis St-Laurent, right, cuts through the Arctic Ocean on Sept. 5, 2009. Patrick Kelley photograph courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard
Opinion | BY JAMIE KNEEN | August 23, 2017
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is seeking Canadians' views until Aug. 28 on a government discussion paper proposing changes to environmental and regulatory processes. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY JAMIE KNEEN | August 23, 2017
Opinion | BY JAMIE KNEEN | August 23, 2017
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is seeking Canadians' views until Aug. 28 on a government discussion paper proposing changes to environmental and regulatory processes. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Just as Canadians don’t expect to see oil wells in Gros Morne National Park, pictured, the WWF poll shows that 90 per cent of Canadians support a ban on bottom trawling, mining, and oil and gas development in marine protected areas.  Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia
Just as Canadians don’t expect to see oil wells in Gros Morne National Park, pictured, the WWF poll shows that 90 per cent of Canadians support a ban on bottom trawling, mining, and oil and gas development in marine protected areas.  Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 23, 2016
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Dominic LeBlanc is leading the government's plans to dramatically increase the size and number of protected marine ecosystems in Canadian waters. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 23, 2016
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 23, 2016
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Dominic LeBlanc is leading the government's plans to dramatically increase the size and number of protected marine ecosystems in Canadian waters. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALEXANDER QUON | August 31, 2016
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent, right, in the Arctic Ocean Sept. 5, 2009. It was put into service in 1969 and could continue until a replacement arrives, expected in 2022. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Patrick Kelley
News | BY ALEXANDER QUON | August 31, 2016
News | BY ALEXANDER QUON | August 31, 2016
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent, right, in the Arctic Ocean Sept. 5, 2009. It was put into service in 1969 and could continue until a replacement arrives, expected in 2022. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Patrick Kelley