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With Pacific salmon finally beginning to rebound in some regions of B.C. and the Yukon, NDP MP Gord Johns says Canada can't slow efforts to rejuvenate the population as related funding sunsets early next year. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
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 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 KRISTYN WONG-TAM | March 15, 2018
Toronto City Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam is calling on Parliament to pass Bill S-238, which would ban the import and export of shark fins. While Canada currently prohibits the 'ecologically devastating' practice of cutting fins off a shark and throwing the animal back into the ocean to die slowly, it is the largest importer of shark fins outside Asia, she writes. Wikimedia photograph courtesy of Cloneofsnake
Opinion | BY KRISTYN WONG-TAM | March 15, 2018
Opinion | BY KRISTYN WONG-TAM | March 15, 2018
Toronto City Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam is calling on Parliament to pass Bill S-238, which would ban the import and export of shark fins. While Canada currently prohibits the 'ecologically devastating' practice of cutting fins off a shark and throwing the animal back into the ocean to die slowly, it is the largest importer of shark fins outside Asia, she writes. Wikimedia photograph courtesy of Cloneofsnake
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 26, 2018
Transport Minister Marc Garneau says his Transportation 2030 plan will 'ensure Canadians benefit from a safe, reliable, clean and efficient transportation system for moving people and goods for years to come.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 26, 2018
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 26, 2018
Transport Minister Marc Garneau says his Transportation 2030 plan will 'ensure Canadians benefit from a safe, reliable, clean and efficient transportation system for moving people and goods for years to come.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STEPHEN HAZELL | January 17, 2018
Science Minister Kirsty Duncan and Environment Minister Catherine McKenna speak to reporters Nov. 8. Canada protects less of its land and ocean than any other developed country, writes Stephen Hazell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STEPHEN HAZELL | January 17, 2018
Opinion | BY STEPHEN HAZELL | January 17, 2018
Science Minister Kirsty Duncan and Environment Minister Catherine McKenna speak to reporters Nov. 8. Canada protects less of its land and ocean than any other developed country, writes Stephen Hazell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PIERRE CLOUTIER DE REPENTIGNY | December 13, 2017
Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc has been tasked with reviewing the previous government’s changes to the Fisheries Act, restoring lost protections, and building in modern safeguards. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PIERRE CLOUTIER DE REPENTIGNY | December 13, 2017
Opinion | BY PIERRE CLOUTIER DE REPENTIGNY | December 13, 2017
Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc has been tasked with reviewing the previous government’s changes to the Fisheries Act, restoring lost protections, and building in modern safeguards. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 6, 2017
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis St-Laurent, right, cuts through the Arctic Ocean on Sept. 5, 2009. Patrick Kelley photograph courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 6, 2017
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 6, 2017
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis St-Laurent, right, cuts through the Arctic Ocean on Sept. 5, 2009. Patrick Kelley photograph courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard
Opinion | BY JAMIE KNEEN | August 23, 2017
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is seeking Canadians' views until Aug. 28 on a government discussion paper proposing changes to environmental and regulatory processes. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY JAMIE KNEEN | August 23, 2017
Opinion | BY JAMIE KNEEN | August 23, 2017
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is seeking Canadians' views until Aug. 28 on a government discussion paper proposing changes to environmental and regulatory processes. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Just as Canadians don’t expect to see oil wells in Gros Morne National Park, pictured, the WWF poll shows that 90 per cent of Canadians support a ban on bottom trawling, mining, and oil and gas development in marine protected areas.  Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia
Just as Canadians don’t expect to see oil wells in Gros Morne National Park, pictured, the WWF poll shows that 90 per cent of Canadians support a ban on bottom trawling, mining, and oil and gas development in marine protected areas.  Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 23, 2016
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Dominic LeBlanc is leading the government's plans to dramatically increase the size and number of protected marine ecosystems in Canadian waters. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 23, 2016
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 23, 2016
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Dominic LeBlanc is leading the government's plans to dramatically increase the size and number of protected marine ecosystems in Canadian waters. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALEXANDER QUON | August 31, 2016
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent, right, in the Arctic Ocean Sept. 5, 2009. It was put into service in 1969 and could continue until a replacement arrives, expected in 2022. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Patrick Kelley
News | BY ALEXANDER QUON | August 31, 2016
News | BY ALEXANDER QUON | August 31, 2016
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent, right, in the Arctic Ocean Sept. 5, 2009. It was put into service in 1969 and could continue until a replacement arrives, expected in 2022. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Patrick Kelley
Opinion | BY JOHN NIGHTINGALE | August 17, 2016
The Arctic makes up 40 per cent of Canada’s landmass and almost 70 per cent of its shorelines. Photograph courtesy of the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre
Opinion | BY JOHN NIGHTINGALE | August 17, 2016
Opinion | BY JOHN NIGHTINGALE | August 17, 2016
The Arctic makes up 40 per cent of Canada’s landmass and almost 70 per cent of its shorelines. Photograph courtesy of the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre
Opinion | BY ELIZABETH MAY | July 20, 2016
Multi-year ice in the Arctic is harder to find, writes Elizabeth May, and the extent of the ice cover is shrinking. NASA photograph by Kathryn Hansen
Opinion | BY ELIZABETH MAY | July 20, 2016
Opinion | BY ELIZABETH MAY | July 20, 2016
Multi-year ice in the Arctic is harder to find, writes Elizabeth May, and the extent of the ice cover is shrinking. NASA photograph by Kathryn Hansen
Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | July 12, 2016
Members of Her Majesty's Canadian Ship Sakskatoon carefully maneuver the ship around a large piece of ice while travelling through the Amundsen Gulf during Operation Nanook in August 2015. Photograph courtesy of DND by Cpl Donna McDonald, AETE Imagery Data Systems
Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | July 12, 2016
Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | July 12, 2016
Members of Her Majesty's Canadian Ship Sakskatoon carefully maneuver the ship around a large piece of ice while travelling through the Amundsen Gulf during Operation Nanook in August 2015. Photograph courtesy of DND by Cpl Donna McDonald, AETE Imagery Data Systems