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Environmental advocates push back against ‘loopholes’ and ‘false solutions’ at UN climate conference

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI
  • Tzeporah Berman from the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative says there is significant momentum behind the call to phase-out fossil fuels, but that she is watching for wording that would dilute that commitment if it makes it into the final text of COP28.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has hinted that he will release a framework for a domestic oil and gas emissions cap while attending the COP28 conference in Dubai. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Environmental advocates push back against ‘loopholes’ and ‘false solutions’ at UN climate conference

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI
  • Tzeporah Berman from the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative says there is significant momentum behind the call to phase-out fossil fuels, but that she is watching for wording that would dilute that commitment if it makes it into the final text of COP28.

Environmental advocates push back against ‘loopholes’ and ‘false solutions’ at UN climate conference

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI
  • Tzeporah Berman from the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative says there is significant momentum behind the call to phase-out fossil fuels, but that she is watching for wording that would dilute that commitment if it makes it into the final text of COP28.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has hinted that he will release a framework for a domestic oil and gas emissions cap while attending the COP28 conference in Dubai. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

THE LATEST

Liberals look like a ‘party on autopilot’ headed for ‘a car crash,’ say political players

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The federal Liberals are tied with the NDP in national polls, and still are not bottomed out. With these numbers, Trudeau is losing leadership amongst progressive voters, says pollster Nik Nanos of Nanos Research. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
NewsBY ABBAS RANA
  • The Trudeau government is focused on delivering results for Canadians and not worried about the fluctuating polls, says Tourism Minister and national campaign co-committee chair Soraya Martinez Ferrada.

Liberals look like a ‘party on autopilot’ headed for ‘a car crash,’ say political players

NewsBY ABBAS RANA
  • The Trudeau government is focused on delivering results for Canadians and not worried about the fluctuating polls, says Tourism Minister and national campaign co-committee

Liberal MP McDonald says he’s rebuffed Conservatives’ overtures three times, but won’t rule out crossing the floor or sitting as an Independent

NewsBY ABBAS RANA
  • The three-term Newfoundland and Labrador MP did not meet the March deadline of nomination conditions to run as his party’s unopposed candidate for the next election.
  • The three-term Newfoundland and Labrador MP did not meet the March deadline of nomination conditions to run as his party’s unopposed candidate for the

RCMP commissioner to testify as House Ethics Committee probe into SNC-Lavalin decision begins

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT
  • The House Ethics Committee will study the RCMP's decision to not pursue a criminal investigation into the prime minister regarding his involvement in the SNC-Lavalin affair in 2019. Bloc MP René Villemure says he's glad the committee will study the 2019 scandal, but doesn’t agree that the prime minister should be called to testify.
  • The House Ethics Committee will study the RCMP's decision to not pursue a criminal investigation into the prime minister regarding his involvement in the
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Politics This Morning: Update on sexual misconduct in the CAF

  • Plus, a new advisory panel on support for union workers will hold its first meeting.

OPINION & COLUMNISTS

To address the affordability crisis, Parliamentarians should support Bill C-56 and back unions to counterbalance corporate power

  • Our recent lingering bout of high inflation is the most visible consequence of corporate power.
Opinion

A ‘no-Nazi’ policy for our military partners should be a low bar to clear

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NEWS

On Nov 29, Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge announced the government had reached a deal with Google that would see it pay $100-million annually to the Canadian news industry, and avert the tech giant removing news links from its search results before a Dec. 19 cut-off. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Google ‘outplayed and outmanoeuvered Ottawa’ on Online News Act deal, ‘outsourced’ problem of how to divide funding, say observers

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL
  • In the new deal between Google and the feds, ‘the contentious part’ will now be ‘who gets what and how much do people get,’ said media transformation expert Alfred Hermida.

Google ‘outplayed and outmanoeuvered Ottawa’ on Online News Act deal, ‘outsourced’ problem of how to divide funding, say observers

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL
  • In the new deal between Google and the feds, ‘the contentious part’ will now be ‘who gets what and how much do people get,’ said media transformation expert Alfred Hermida.
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‘Unparalleled opportunity’: Public Policy Forum report urges Canada to take greater leadership on Paris Agreement, global carbon market

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Protesters vow continued ‘civil disobedience’ until feds issue call for permanent Israel-Hamas ceasefire

NewsBY STUART BENSON
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HILL LIFE & PEOPLE

Parliamentary Calendar

Nova Scotia Premier Houston to deliver speech at Empire Club of Canada in Toronto on Dec. 4

Podcast

The farm fuel carbon tax carveout, with Senator David Wells

All Politics Poll: Best & Worst of 2023 — Vote now!

HILL LIFE & PEOPLE

Labour and Seniors Minister Seamus O'Regan speaks with reporters in the foyer outside the House of Commons Chamber before tabling the government's anti-scab legislation, Bill C-58, on Nov. 9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A look at Labour and Seniors Minister Seamus O’Regan’s team

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT
  • O’Regan currently has a number of acting directors in his office, including acting policy director Lhori Webster, and acting parliamentary affairs director Jonathan Robinson.

A look at Labour and Seniors Minister Seamus O’Regan’s team

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT
  • O’Regan currently has a number of acting directors in his office, including acting policy director Lhori Webster, and acting parliamentary affairs director Jonathan Robinson.
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POLITICS

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The great philosophers agreed if one fought established authority, they should be prepared for the consequences, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Nadine Shaabana

The trend to online anonymity is not healthy for democracy

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL
  • In the internet world, it seems taking responsibility for one’s beliefs is anathema, and this movement towards anonymity may eventually undermine our respect for justice and democracy.

The trend to online anonymity is not healthy for democracy

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL
  • In the internet world, it seems taking responsibility for one’s beliefs is anathema, and this movement towards anonymity may eventually undermine our respect for justice and democracy.

THE HILL TIMES NEWSPAPER

THE HILL TIMES NEWSPAPER

Monday, December 4, 2023

OPINION & COLUMNISTS

COP28 and climate science

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER
  • Climate scientists are unanimously terrified by the speed at which things are moving, but also relieved that the crisis is finally getting some serious attention from both the public and the governments.
MPs should legalize advance requests for those with a diagnosis of a serious or incurable medical condition, disease, or disorder leading to incapacity, write Norma Greenaway and Sherry Moran. Unsplash photograph by Huy Phan

Our government is failing Canadians regarding their end-of-life rights

OpinionBY NORMA GREENAWAY, SHERRY MORAN
  • The feds should move quickly on advance requests for medical assistance in dying, allowing us to set out the circumstances under which we would want to receive MAID in the future.

Our government is failing Canadians regarding their end-of-life rights

OpinionBY NORMA GREENAWAY, SHERRY MORAN
  • The feds should move quickly on advance requests for medical assistance in dying, allowing us to set out the circumstances under which we would want to receive MAID in the future.
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EDITORIAL CARTOON BY DE ADDER

  • de Adder’s Take: 12-04-2023
  • de Adder’s Take: 11-29-2023
  • de Adder’s Take: 11-27-2023

Environment & Climate Change

FOREIGN POLICY

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a press conference during the war-time leader's Sept. 22 visit to Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Partisan clashes cloud implementation of revised Ukraine trade bill as experts pan Tories’ carbon tax complaints

NewsBY NEIL MOSS
  • While the Conservative stance is a ‘betrayal of common sense,’ the Liberals have also blown things out of proportion with their rhetoric on the trade deal, say observers.

Partisan clashes cloud implementation of revised Ukraine trade bill as experts pan Tories’ carbon tax complaints

NewsBY NEIL MOSS
  • While the Conservative stance is a ‘betrayal of common sense,’ the Liberals have also blown things out of proportion with their rhetoric on the trade deal, say observers.

BOOKS, BIG IDEAS, Q&As

John Diefenbaker was prime minister from 1957-1963, followed by Lester B. Pearson from 1963-1968. 'If Pearson walked with ease in the halls of power, Diefenbaker connected with the farmers and small-town merchants and others left outside the inner circle,' writes John Ibbitson in his new book. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Ibbitson gives Diefenbaker his proper place in history without downgrading Pearson’s legacy

OpinionBY ARTHUR MILNES
  • In his just-released volume, The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson, and the Making of Modern Canada, John Ibbitson gives the 13th prime minister a fair shake after the positive aspects of Diefenbaker’s legacy were dismissed by many historians.

Ibbitson gives Diefenbaker his proper place in history without downgrading Pearson’s legacy

OpinionBY ARTHUR MILNES
  • In his just-released volume, The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson, and the Making of Modern Canada, John Ibbitson gives the 13th prime minister a fair shake after the positive aspects of Diefenbaker’s legacy were dismissed by many historians.

MacGregor’s success is more than ‘luck’

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY
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Policy

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Canada doesn’t have climate leaders: Bill Henderson

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Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured recently on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada doesn’t have climate leaders: Bill Henderson

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Canada doesn’t have climate leaders: Bill Henderson

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