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Climate Change

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 SOPHALL DUCH | September 16, 2024
Government House Leader Karina Gould calls out the carbon tax stances of the Conservative and NDP leaders, as MPs return for the fall sitting of Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 16, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 16, 2024
Government House Leader Karina Gould calls out the carbon tax stances of the Conservative and NDP leaders, as MPs return for the fall sitting of Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 16, 2024
There is a widening gap between what the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change says, and what is happening on the ground: monster wildfires, unprecedented heatwaves, and killer landslides, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of N.W.T. Fire
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 16, 2024
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 16, 2024
There is a widening gap between what the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change says, and what is happening on the ground: monster wildfires, unprecedented heatwaves, and killer landslides, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of N.W.T. Fire
Opinion | BY RODRIGUE GILBERT | September 11, 2024
Minister of Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities Sean Fraser. Too often, infrastructure investments seem to be at the mercy of political gamesmanship between parties and orders of government, writes Rodrigue Gilbert. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY RODRIGUE GILBERT | September 11, 2024
Opinion | BY RODRIGUE GILBERT | September 11, 2024
Minister of Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities Sean Fraser. Too often, infrastructure investments seem to be at the mercy of political gamesmanship between parties and orders of government, writes Rodrigue Gilbert. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 1, 2024
Housing Minister Sean Fraser, a millennial, speaks at a press conference on Sept. 21, 2023, with Treasury Board President Anita Anand, a gen-Xer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 1, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 1, 2024
Housing Minister Sean Fraser, a millennial, speaks at a press conference on Sept. 21, 2023, with Treasury Board President Anita Anand, a gen-Xer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 28, 2024
Olaf Scholz
Under pressure following a deadly knife attack in his country, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has promised to speed up deportations of asylum-seekers whose applications have been refused. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/European Commission
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 28, 2024
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 28, 2024
Olaf Scholz
Under pressure following a deadly knife attack in his country, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has promised to speed up deportations of asylum-seekers whose applications have been refused. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/European Commission
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | August 26, 2024
Hard military power won’t ultimately eliminate this imminent danger, so governments in high-income democracies must immediately focus on soft-power priorities, writes Joseph Ingram. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | August 26, 2024
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | August 26, 2024
Hard military power won’t ultimately eliminate this imminent danger, so governments in high-income democracies must immediately focus on soft-power priorities, writes Joseph Ingram. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR COLIN DEACON | August 15, 2024
A study from Norway suggests that accumulated atmospheric CO2 can take up to 50 years before it fully impacts our climate. That means that the extreme climate events that we are currently experiencing might only reflect CO2 emissions from the 1970s, writes ISG Senator Colin Deacon. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR COLIN DEACON | August 15, 2024
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR COLIN DEACON | August 15, 2024
A study from Norway suggests that accumulated atmospheric CO2 can take up to 50 years before it fully impacts our climate. That means that the extreme climate events that we are currently experiencing might only reflect CO2 emissions from the 1970s, writes ISG Senator Colin Deacon. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY ALICE PALMER | August 12, 2024
With support from the Forest Enhancement Society of B.C., Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation Ltd. has established fuel breaks in British Columbia's Chilcotin region. This project involved the careful thinning and removal of trees to minimize fuel loads and reduce the risk of fast-spreading wildfires. Photograph courtesy of CCR
Opinion | BY ALICE PALMER | August 12, 2024
Opinion | BY ALICE PALMER | August 12, 2024
With support from the Forest Enhancement Society of B.C., Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation Ltd. has established fuel breaks in British Columbia's Chilcotin region. This project involved the careful thinning and removal of trees to minimize fuel loads and reduce the risk of fast-spreading wildfires. Photograph courtesy of CCR
Opinion | BY JULIO MEJIA, ELMIRA ALIAKBARI | August 8, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax, regulations, and policies meant to phase out fossil fuels have not achieved this goal, write Julio Mejia and Elmira Aliakbari. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JULIO MEJIA, ELMIRA ALIAKBARI | August 8, 2024
Opinion | BY JULIO MEJIA, ELMIRA ALIAKBARI | August 8, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax, regulations, and policies meant to phase out fossil fuels have not achieved this goal, write Julio Mejia and Elmira Aliakbari. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ALIENOR ROUGEOT, STEPHEN THOMAS | August 7, 2024
The stick from the clean electricity regulations paired with the carrot of incentives, such as Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit announced in the 2023 federal budget, are exactly what we need to lock-in good jobs, affordable energy and healthier air for Canadians, write Alienor Rougeot and Stephen Thomas. Image courtesy of Pexels.com
Opinion | BY ALIENOR ROUGEOT, STEPHEN THOMAS | August 7, 2024
Opinion | BY ALIENOR ROUGEOT, STEPHEN THOMAS | August 7, 2024
The stick from the clean electricity regulations paired with the carrot of incentives, such as Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit announced in the 2023 federal budget, are exactly what we need to lock-in good jobs, affordable energy and healthier air for Canadians, write Alienor Rougeot and Stephen Thomas. Image courtesy of Pexels.com
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 5, 2024
Canadian Armed Forces members on the ground helping to respond to the wildfire that engulfed Jasper, Alta., last month. Screenshot courtesy of CTV News
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 5, 2024
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 5, 2024
Canadian Armed Forces members on the ground helping to respond to the wildfire that engulfed Jasper, Alta., last month. Screenshot courtesy of CTV News
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 5, 2024
Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan was recently asked if Canada should create a national emergency response agency. He didn't rule it out, but said Ottawa provides emergency assistance when asked. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 5, 2024
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 5, 2024
Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan was recently asked if Canada should create a national emergency response agency. He didn't rule it out, but said Ottawa provides emergency assistance when asked. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade