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The Department of Fisheries and Oceans hasn't issued licences to salmon farms in B.C.'s Discovery Islands since June 2022, but a new civil suit claims it conducted a 'bad-faith' consultation to justify a 'predetermined' outcome. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 12, 2024
Diane Lebouthillie
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier's absence at an Aug. 13 with the Eastern Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers came as a surprise, according to the attendees. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 12, 2024
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 12, 2024
Diane Lebouthillie
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier's absence at an Aug. 13 with the Eastern Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers came as a surprise, according to the attendees. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | September 12, 2024
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier is under fire from some of her provincial counterparts after a contentious meeting last month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | September 12, 2024
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | September 12, 2024
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier is under fire from some of her provincial counterparts after a contentious meeting last month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY COURTNEY GLODE | August 21, 2024
Gudie Hutchings
Rural Economic Development Minister Guide Hutchings, pictured, and her fellow Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal MPs have fallen into line with their party rather than backing their province's best interests, writes Courtney Glode. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY COURTNEY GLODE | August 21, 2024
Opinion | BY COURTNEY GLODE | August 21, 2024
Gudie Hutchings
Rural Economic Development Minister Guide Hutchings, pictured, and her fellow Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal MPs have fallen into line with their party rather than backing their province's best interests, writes Courtney Glode. 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
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
Opinion | BY JOHN NIGHTINGALE | August 17, 2016
The Arctic makes up 40 per cent of Canada’s landmass and almost 70 per cent of its shorelines. Photograph courtesy of the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre
Opinion | BY JOHN NIGHTINGALE | August 17, 2016
Opinion | BY JOHN NIGHTINGALE | August 17, 2016
The Arctic makes up 40 per cent of Canada’s landmass and almost 70 per cent of its shorelines. Photograph courtesy of the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre
Opinion | BY ELIZABETH MAY | July 20, 2016
Multi-year ice in the Arctic is harder to find, writes Elizabeth May, and the extent of the ice cover is shrinking. NASA photograph by Kathryn Hansen
Opinion | BY ELIZABETH MAY | July 20, 2016
Opinion | BY ELIZABETH MAY | July 20, 2016
Multi-year ice in the Arctic is harder to find, writes Elizabeth May, and the extent of the ice cover is shrinking. NASA photograph by Kathryn Hansen
Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | July 12, 2016
Members of Her Majesty's Canadian Ship Sakskatoon carefully maneuver the ship around a large piece of ice while travelling through the Amundsen Gulf during Operation Nanook in August 2015. Photograph courtesy of DND by Cpl Donna McDonald, AETE Imagery Data Systems
Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | July 12, 2016
Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | July 12, 2016
Members of Her Majesty's Canadian Ship Sakskatoon carefully maneuver the ship around a large piece of ice while travelling through the Amundsen Gulf during Operation Nanook in August 2015. Photograph courtesy of DND by Cpl Donna McDonald, AETE Imagery Data Systems
Opinion | BY LYNN KAVANAGH | June 15, 2016
A juvenile grey whale breaching while entangled in a lobster trap line. The rope is caught in its mouth. Naturepl.com photo by Brandon Cole
Opinion | BY LYNN KAVANAGH | June 15, 2016
Opinion | BY LYNN KAVANAGH | June 15, 2016
A juvenile grey whale breaching while entangled in a lobster trap line. The rope is caught in its mouth. Naturepl.com photo by Brandon Cole
Opinion | BY DAVID SCHINDLER, JOHN P. SMOL | June 15, 2016
The Harper government removed habitat protection from the Fisheries Act. The revision shrank the scope of the law, covering only fish that were part of 'a commercial, recreational, or aboriginal' fishery. Flickr photo by David Keep
Opinion | BY DAVID SCHINDLER, JOHN P. SMOL | June 15, 2016
Opinion | BY DAVID SCHINDLER, JOHN P. SMOL | June 15, 2016
The Harper government removed habitat protection from the Fisheries Act. The revision shrank the scope of the law, covering only fish that were part of 'a commercial, recreational, or aboriginal' fishery. Flickr photo by David Keep
Opinion | February 29, 2016
Opinion | February 29, 2016
Opinion | February 29, 2016