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Polling has found that an overwhelming majority—nine in 10 people in Canada—want to see federal action to tackle plastic pollution and forever chemicals like PFAS. With Health Canada finding that 98.5 per cent of people in Canada have PFAS in our blood, it’s no surprise that people want safer products, write Cassie Barker and Elaine MacDonald. Image courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY FELIX HORNE | September 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
If Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government wants durable growth, the fastest and least risky employment gains are in building out a modern electricity grid and energy storage, writes Felix Horne. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY FELIX HORNE | September 25, 2025
Opinion | BY FELIX HORNE | September 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
If Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government wants durable growth, the fastest and least risky employment gains are in building out a modern electricity grid and energy storage, writes Felix Horne. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SAM HERSH | September 18, 2025
Unifor National President Lana Payne, pictured on the Hill on March 19, 2024, was clear in a recent statement: 'We cannot surrender the future of EV production to overseas automakers, we need a full industrial strategy that ensures we both make and sell EVs in this country.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SAM HERSH | September 18, 2025
Opinion | BY SAM HERSH | September 18, 2025
Unifor National President Lana Payne, pictured on the Hill on March 19, 2024, was clear in a recent statement: 'We cannot surrender the future of EV production to overseas automakers, we need a full industrial strategy that ensures we both make and sell EVs in this country.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JASON THISTLETHWAITE, DANIEL HENSTRA | September 18, 2025
Water is pumped from a flooded home in Ottawa's Constance Bay area in April 2019. A Canadian Community Rating System would help break the cycle of flood, rebuild, and repeat, write Jason Thistlethwaite and Daniel Henstra. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JASON THISTLETHWAITE, DANIEL HENSTRA | September 18, 2025
Opinion | BY JASON THISTLETHWAITE, DANIEL HENSTRA | September 18, 2025
Water is pumped from a flooded home in Ottawa's Constance Bay area in April 2019. A Canadian Community Rating System would help break the cycle of flood, rebuild, and repeat, write Jason Thistlethwaite and Daniel Henstra. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | September 11, 2025
Those most impacted by climate change are the people of the Arctic and Indigenous Peoples in Canada, writes NDP MP Lori Idlout. Photograph courtesy of Anick-Marie, shared under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license, via Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | September 11, 2025
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | September 11, 2025
Those most impacted by climate change are the people of the Arctic and Indigenous Peoples in Canada, writes NDP MP Lori Idlout. Photograph courtesy of Anick-Marie, shared under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license, via Wikimedia Commons
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is focused on nation–building projects. Clean growth investment in Canada is now hindered by climate policy uncertainty and regulatory overlap, write members of the federal Net-Zero Advisory Body. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is focused on nation–building projects. Clean growth investment in Canada is now hindered by climate policy uncertainty and regulatory overlap, write members of the federal Net-Zero Advisory Body. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 4, 2024
Andrew Scheer
Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer's privilege motion on the government's failure to comply with an order to release documents related to the Sustainable Development Technology Canada fund has brought Parliament to a standstill. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 4, 2024
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 4, 2024
Andrew Scheer
Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer's privilege motion on the government's failure to comply with an order to release documents related to the Sustainable Development Technology Canada fund has brought Parliament to a standstill. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID ERB | October 3, 2024
A woman, pictured Feb. 21, 2024, skating on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa. The historic canal was only open for a few days this year, and the year before that, it never opened. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID ERB | October 3, 2024
Opinion | BY DAVID ERB | October 3, 2024
A woman, pictured Feb. 21, 2024, skating on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa. The historic canal was only open for a few days this year, and the year before that, it never opened. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 30, 2024
The remains of the Palisades Centre in Jasper National Park after a July wildfire. The inaugural Canadian Emergency Preparedness and Climate Adaptation conference discussed the future of this country's disaster resilience. Photograph courtesy of Parks Canada
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 30, 2024
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 30, 2024
The remains of the Palisades Centre in Jasper National Park after a July wildfire. The inaugural Canadian Emergency Preparedness and Climate Adaptation conference discussed the future of this country's disaster resilience. Photograph courtesy of Parks Canada
Opinion | BY THOMAS GUNTON | September 28, 2024
Trans Mountain Pipeline
Trans Mountain's Westridge Marine Terminal, pictured. The final tally is estimated to be $34.2-billion. While some will blame the government for the cost overruns, the truth is the same private sector managers that would have built this for Kinder Morgan stayed in charge, and costs would have risen regardless of ownership, writes Thomas Gunton. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Codex
Opinion | BY THOMAS GUNTON | September 28, 2024
Opinion | BY THOMAS GUNTON | September 28, 2024
Trans Mountain Pipeline
Trans Mountain's Westridge Marine Terminal, pictured. The final tally is estimated to be $34.2-billion. While some will blame the government for the cost overruns, the truth is the same private sector managers that would have built this for Kinder Morgan stayed in charge, and costs would have risen regardless of ownership, writes Thomas Gunton. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Codex
Opinion | BY GRAINNE MCCABE | September 26, 2024
Wilder Institute
A baby whooping crane, also known as a chick, and its parents at the Wilder Institute’s Archibald Biodiversity Centre. Canada has ambitious plans to address Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: to protect 30 per cent of our landscape before 2030. However, for more than 270 species at risk, writes Gráinne McCabe. Photograph courtesy of the Wilder Institute
Opinion | BY GRAINNE MCCABE | September 26, 2024
Opinion | BY GRAINNE MCCABE | September 26, 2024
Wilder Institute
A baby whooping crane, also known as a chick, and its parents at the Wilder Institute’s Archibald Biodiversity Centre. Canada has ambitious plans to address Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: to protect 30 per cent of our landscape before 2030. However, for more than 270 species at risk, writes Gráinne McCabe. Photograph courtesy of the Wilder Institute
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ | September 25, 2024
Canadian artist Benjamin Von Wong’s public art installation 'The Giant Plastic Trap' is pictured outside the fourth session of the United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on April 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ | September 25, 2024
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ | September 25, 2024
Canadian artist Benjamin Von Wong’s public art installation 'The Giant Plastic Trap' is pictured outside the fourth session of the United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on April 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BILL FLANAGAN | September 25, 2024
Securing a sustainable future demands collaboration, expertise, and sustained funding, writes Bill Flanagan. Pexels photograph by Jaime Reimer
Opinion | BY BILL FLANAGAN | September 25, 2024
Opinion | BY BILL FLANAGAN | September 25, 2024
Securing a sustainable future demands collaboration, expertise, and sustained funding, writes Bill Flanagan. Pexels photograph by Jaime Reimer
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 23, 2024
If we acknowledge our shared consciousness, then we might have to apply similar moral standards to our behaviour, and not kill other conscious beings, writes Gwynne Dyer. Image courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 23, 2024
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 23, 2024
If we acknowledge our shared consciousness, then we might have to apply similar moral standards to our behaviour, and not kill other conscious beings, writes Gwynne Dyer. Image courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY GARY SHARP | September 19, 2024
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault. Canada has committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 45 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GARY SHARP | September 19, 2024
Opinion | BY GARY SHARP | September 19, 2024
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault. Canada has committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 45 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Terence D'Souza, left, Cathy Hu, Kathleena Henricus, and Bavan Pushpalingam were selected to represent the interests of youth in Canada at the official G7 youth engagement in Rome, Italy.  Photograph courtesy of Kathleena Henricus
Terence D'Souza, left, Cathy Hu, Kathleena Henricus, and Bavan Pushpalingam were selected to represent the interests of youth in Canada at the official G7 youth engagement in Rome, Italy.  Photograph courtesy of Kathleena Henricus
Opinion | BY PAULINE GERRARD | September 18, 2024
Canadian artist Benjamin Von Wong’s public art installation 'The Giant Plastic Trap' is pictured outside the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on April 23, 2024, where a UN meeting to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution was taking place. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PAULINE GERRARD | September 18, 2024
Opinion | BY PAULINE GERRARD | September 18, 2024
Canadian artist Benjamin Von Wong’s public art installation 'The Giant Plastic Trap' is pictured outside the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on April 23, 2024, where a UN meeting to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution was taking place. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 18, 2024
New Liberal Party adviser Mark Carney is calling for more government action, not less, to tackle climate change, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 18, 2024
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 18, 2024
New Liberal Party adviser Mark Carney is calling for more government action, not less, to tackle climate change, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia