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Josh Laughren is executive director Oceana Canada. 

Canada’s plan to boost its economy must include rebuilding wild fisheries

  • When wild fish populations are abundant, they support employment, export diversification, food security, and stable regional economies.
Opinion | BY JOSH LAUGHREN | December 10, 2025
Joanne Thompson
Joanne Thompson
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Joanne Thompson. With federal leadership, wild fisheries can once again drive coastal economic renewal, writes Josh Laughren. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s plan to boost its economy must include rebuilding wild fisheries

Opinion | BY JOSH LAUGHREN | December 10, 2025
  • When wild fish populations are abundant, they support employment, export diversification, food security, and stable regional economies.

Canada’s plan to boost its economy must include rebuilding wild fisheries

Opinion | BY JOSH LAUGHREN | December 10, 2025
  • When wild fish populations are abundant, they support employment, export diversification, food security, and stable regional economies.
Joanne Thompson
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Joanne Thompson. With federal leadership, wild fisheries can once again drive coastal economic renewal, writes Josh Laughren. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rebuilding Canada’s fisheries for climate and economic security

  • Oceana Canada’s analysis shows that by applying existing science-based law and policy, the number of healthy fish populations in Canada could rise from 35
Opinion | BY JOSH LAUGHREN | May 26, 2025
Joanne Thompson
Joanne Thompson
Joanne Thompson became fisheries minister in March, and was tapped to keep the post in May. Last year’s quota increase for northern cod comes at a cost to the long-term health of the fishery, writes Josh Laughren. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Rebuilding Canada’s fisheries for climate and economic security

Opinion | BY JOSH LAUGHREN | May 26, 2025
  • Oceana Canada’s analysis shows that by applying existing science-based law and policy, the number of healthy fish populations in Canada could rise from 35

Rebuilding Canada’s fisheries for climate and economic security

Opinion | BY JOSH LAUGHREN | May 26, 2025
  • Oceana Canada’s analysis shows that by applying existing science-based law and policy, the number of healthy fish populations in Canada could rise from 35
Joanne Thompson
Joanne Thompson became fisheries minister in March, and was tapped to keep the post in May. Last year’s quota increase for northern cod comes at a cost to the long-term health of the fishery, writes Josh Laughren. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada must lead the fight against plastic pollution

  • To stem the tide of plastic pollution, Canada must phase out hard-to-recycle single-use plastics and prioritize reusable, refillable alternatives.
Opinion | BY JOSH LAUGHREN | December 26, 2024
Canadian artist Benjamin Von Wong’s public art installation 'The Giant Plastic Trap' outside the fourth session of the UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting on plastic pollution at Ottawa’s Shaw Centre on April 23, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must lead the fight against plastic pollution

Opinion | BY JOSH LAUGHREN | December 26, 2024
  • To stem the tide of plastic pollution, Canada must phase out hard-to-recycle single-use plastics and prioritize reusable, refillable alternatives.

Canada must lead the fight against plastic pollution

Opinion | BY JOSH LAUGHREN | December 26, 2024
  • To stem the tide of plastic pollution, Canada must phase out hard-to-recycle single-use plastics and prioritize reusable, refillable alternatives.
Canadian artist Benjamin Von Wong’s public art installation 'The Giant Plastic Trap' outside the fourth session of the UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting on plastic pollution at Ottawa’s Shaw Centre on April 23, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Current review of Canada’s Fisheries Act provides rare opportunity to set Canada on path to restore abundance

  • Often, the significance of a decision made by the federal government will quickly become clear: responding to a crisis, a natural disaster or a
Opinion | BY JOSH LAUGHREN, ROGER AUGUSTINE | August 14, 2017
Canada's federal Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured on the Hill. The current review of Canada’s Fisheries Act provides a rare opportunity to set Canada on a path to restore abundance in our oceans by fulfilling the legal duty to rebuild depleted stocks. The Hill Times photograph Jake Wright

Current review of Canada’s Fisheries Act provides rare opportunity to set Canada on path to restore abundance

Opinion | BY JOSH LAUGHREN, ROGER AUGUSTINE | August 14, 2017
  • Often, the significance of a decision made by the federal government will quickly become clear: responding to a crisis, a natural disaster or a

Current review of Canada’s Fisheries Act provides rare opportunity to set Canada on path to restore abundance

Opinion | BY JOSH LAUGHREN, ROGER AUGUSTINE | August 14, 2017
  • Often, the significance of a decision made by the federal government will quickly become clear: responding to a crisis, a natural disaster or a
Canada's federal Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured on the Hill. The current review of Canada’s Fisheries Act provides a rare opportunity to set Canada on a path to restore abundance in our oceans by fulfilling the legal duty to rebuild depleted stocks. The Hill Times photograph Jake Wright
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