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Joanne Thompson
Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson announced last month the government was increasing the quota from 18,000 to 38,000 tonnes for cod off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 12, 2025
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 STUART BENSON | March 12, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 12, 2025
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
Opinion | BY SUSANNA FULLER | November 4, 2024
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier signed the recent UN Treaty on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction, but the treaty has not yet been ratified, writes Susanna Fuller. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSANNA FULLER | November 4, 2024
Opinion | BY SUSANNA FULLER | November 4, 2024
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier signed the recent UN Treaty on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction, but the treaty has not yet been ratified, writes Susanna Fuller. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 16, 2024
B.C. salmon farmers, suppliers, and the United Steelworkers Union rally against the federal government's decision to ban open-net salmon farms on the West Coast by 2029 in Nanaimo, B.C., on Sept. 11. Photograph courtesy of Mowi Canada West
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 16, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 16, 2024
B.C. salmon farmers, suppliers, and the United Steelworkers Union rally against the federal government's decision to ban open-net salmon farms on the West Coast by 2029 in Nanaimo, B.C., on Sept. 11. Photograph courtesy of Mowi Canada West
Opinion | BY GENNA CAREY | September 30, 2024
Diane Lebouthillier
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Diane Lebouthillier. In delaying action, Ottawa risks exacerbating conflicts in the Maritimes, particularly in the lucrative lobster and elver fisheries, where tensions already run high, writes Genna Carey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GENNA CAREY | September 30, 2024
Opinion | BY GENNA CAREY | September 30, 2024
Diane Lebouthillier
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Diane Lebouthillier. In delaying action, Ottawa risks exacerbating conflicts in the Maritimes, particularly in the lucrative lobster and elver fisheries, where tensions already run high, writes Genna Carey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY COURTNEY GLODE | September 19, 2024
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier’s reopening of the commercial northern cod fishery solely for the benefit of domestic and international corporate draggers indicates an agenda to further undermine the sustainability of unionized fishery workers, writes Courtney Glode.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY COURTNEY GLODE | September 19, 2024
Opinion | BY COURTNEY GLODE | September 19, 2024
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier’s reopening of the commercial northern cod fishery solely for the benefit of domestic and international corporate draggers indicates an agenda to further undermine the sustainability of unionized fishery workers, writes Courtney Glode.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KAREN WRISTEN | July 1, 2024
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier’s decision to ‘ban’ open net-pen feedlots of Atlantic salmon in B.C. is a brave step that comes with urgent, pressing, questions, writes Karen Wristen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KAREN WRISTEN | July 1, 2024
Opinion | BY KAREN WRISTEN | July 1, 2024
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier’s decision to ‘ban’ open net-pen feedlots of Atlantic salmon in B.C. is a brave step that comes with urgent, pressing, questions, writes Karen Wristen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY HUSSEIN ALIDINA | June 17, 2024
Southern resident killer whales continue to have their critical habitat degraded with increasing levels of noise pollution from the continued growth in shipping traffic from industrial projects in the Salish Sea, writes Hussein Alidina. Photograph courtesy of NOAA National Ocean Service/Flickr
Opinion | BY HUSSEIN ALIDINA | June 17, 2024
Opinion | BY HUSSEIN ALIDINA | June 17, 2024
Southern resident killer whales continue to have their critical habitat degraded with increasing levels of noise pollution from the continued growth in shipping traffic from industrial projects in the Salish Sea, writes Hussein Alidina. Photograph courtesy of NOAA National Ocean Service/Flickr
Opinion | BY TONY ALLARD | May 27, 2024
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier should remove open net-pen feedlots from the coast of B.C. as first promised in 2019, writes Tony Allard. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TONY ALLARD | May 27, 2024
Opinion | BY TONY ALLARD | May 27, 2024
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier should remove open net-pen feedlots from the coast of B.C. as first promised in 2019, writes Tony Allard. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Wild Pacific salmon are at risk, and Fisheries and Oceans Minister Diane Lebouthillier should speak to her predecessors about fighting for our natural ecosystems, writes Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Wild Pacific salmon are at risk, and Fisheries and Oceans Minister Diane Lebouthillier should speak to her predecessors about fighting for our natural ecosystems, writes Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY COURTNEY LANGILLE | May 1, 2024
Diane Lebouthillie
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier and the federal government have a distinct and critical role to manage and protect Canada’s fisheries and oceans, writes Courtney Langille. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY COURTNEY LANGILLE | May 1, 2024
Opinion | BY COURTNEY LANGILLE | May 1, 2024
Diane Lebouthillie
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier and the federal government have a distinct and critical role to manage and protect Canada’s fisheries and oceans, writes Courtney Langille. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
On April 11, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster and the Norwegian Embassy in Ottawa hosted leaders in industry, ocean technology, community, and the public sector to discuss the prioritization of the ocean sector. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash
On April 11, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster and the Norwegian Embassy in Ottawa hosted leaders in industry, ocean technology, community, and the public sector to discuss the prioritization of the ocean sector. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash
Opinion | BY REBECCA SCHIJNS | April 8, 2024
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier must champion the implementation of laws and policies that will help rebuild fisheries, writes Rebecca Schijns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY REBECCA SCHIJNS | April 8, 2024
Opinion | BY REBECCA SCHIJNS | April 8, 2024
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier must champion the implementation of laws and policies that will help rebuild fisheries, writes Rebecca Schijns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KAREN WRISTEN | February 22, 2024
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier faces a daunting task. Will she try to take on the long-overdue reform of her department, or leave that mess for the next fisheries minister? writes Karen Wristen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KAREN WRISTEN | February 22, 2024
Opinion | BY KAREN WRISTEN | February 22, 2024
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier faces a daunting task. Will she try to take on the long-overdue reform of her department, or leave that mess for the next fisheries minister? writes Karen Wristen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 8, 2024
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Diane Lebouthillier speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer in the West Block in September 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 8, 2024
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 8, 2024
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Diane Lebouthillier speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer in the West Block in September 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP BRENDAN HANLEY | December 6, 2023
The Yukon River Chinook salmon are struggling to survive, and we need a bi-national effort towards a long-term conservation approach, writes Liberal MP Brendan Hanley. Photograph courtesy of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP BRENDAN HANLEY | December 6, 2023
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP BRENDAN HANLEY | December 6, 2023
The Yukon River Chinook salmon are struggling to survive, and we need a bi-national effort towards a long-term conservation approach, writes Liberal MP Brendan Hanley. Photograph courtesy of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Opinion | BY LOUIE PORTA | June 8, 2023
Even though it might seem limitless when you look out towards the horizon, it’s not—and if we want the ocean to keep taking care of us, we need to take better care of it, writes Louie Porta. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY LOUIE PORTA | June 8, 2023
Opinion | BY LOUIE PORTA | June 8, 2023
Even though it might seem limitless when you look out towards the horizon, it’s not—and if we want the ocean to keep taking care of us, we need to take better care of it, writes Louie Porta. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY SEAN JONES | May 29, 2023
Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray must take the House Fisheries and Oceans Committee's recommendations for changes to her department seriously, writes Sean Jones. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SEAN JONES | May 29, 2023
Opinion | BY SEAN JONES | May 29, 2023
Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray must take the House Fisheries and Oceans Committee's recommendations for changes to her department seriously, writes Sean Jones. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade