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Defence Minister David McGuinty. As an ocean nation, Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy’s deeper significance lies in domestic capability development, and our ocean technology sector is central to that effort, writes Kendra MacDonald. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 2, 2025
Last June, the federal government announced that existing open-net salmon farms in British Columbia would have five years to transition to land-based, closed-containment systems, with the farms banned outright in the Discovery Islands and the Broughton Archipelago since 2023 due to concerns over their connection to sea lice infestations. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 2, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 2, 2025
Last June, the federal government announced that existing open-net salmon farms in British Columbia would have five years to transition to land-based, closed-containment systems, with the farms banned outright in the Discovery Islands and the Broughton Archipelago since 2023 due to concerns over their connection to sea lice infestations. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY SYLVIE LAPOINTE | June 16, 2025
Joanne Thompson
Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson could almost triple last year’s catch level while maintaining sustainable harvesting levels to allow Newfoundland and Labrador to seize the market opportunity knocking on its door, writes Sylvie Lapointe. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SYLVIE LAPOINTE | June 16, 2025
Opinion | BY SYLVIE LAPOINTE | June 16, 2025
Joanne Thompson
Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson could almost triple last year’s catch level while maintaining sustainable harvesting levels to allow Newfoundland and Labrador to seize the market opportunity knocking on its door, writes Sylvie Lapointe. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Joanne Thompson
Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson should demonstrate global leadership in France this week at the United Nations Ocean Conference, write Derek Armitage and Trevor Swerdfager. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Joanne Thompson
Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson should demonstrate global leadership in France this week at the United Nations Ocean Conference, write Derek Armitage and Trevor Swerdfager. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOSH LAUGHREN | May 26, 2025
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
Opinion | BY JOSH LAUGHREN | May 26, 2025
Opinion | BY JOSH LAUGHREN | May 26, 2025
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
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 SYLVIE LAPOINTE | July 15, 2024
When Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier ended the 32-year moratorium on the iconic cod stock on June 24, it turned heads worldwide, writes Sylvie Lapointe. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SYLVIE LAPOINTE | July 15, 2024
Opinion | BY SYLVIE LAPOINTE | July 15, 2024
When Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier ended the 32-year moratorium on the iconic cod stock on June 24, it turned heads worldwide, writes Sylvie Lapointe. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CYRUS SINGH | July 10, 2024
Canadian celebrity William Shatner’s blasting of the aquaculture sector is the latest salvo in the attack on open-net fish farms, writes Cyrus Singh. Screenshot courtesy of Pacific Wild/YouTube
Opinion | BY CYRUS SINGH | July 10, 2024
Opinion | BY CYRUS SINGH | July 10, 2024
Canadian celebrity William Shatner’s blasting of the aquaculture sector is the latest salvo in the attack on open-net fish farms, writes Cyrus Singh. Screenshot courtesy of Pacific Wild/YouTube
Opinion | BY COURTNEY GLODE | July 4, 2024
Federal Fisheries and Oceans Minister Diane Lebouthillier. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY COURTNEY GLODE | July 4, 2024
Opinion | BY COURTNEY GLODE | July 4, 2024
Federal Fisheries and Oceans Minister Diane Lebouthillier. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 3, 2024
In an effort to safeguard wild Pacific salmon stocks and make good on a 2019 election promise, the Liberal government announced on June 19 that existing open-net salmon farms in B.C. will have five years to transition to land-based, closed containment systems. Photograph courtesy of Flickr
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 3, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 3, 2024
In an effort to safeguard wild Pacific salmon stocks and make good on a 2019 election promise, the Liberal government announced on June 19 that existing open-net salmon farms in B.C. will have five years to transition to land-based, closed containment systems. Photograph courtesy of Flickr
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