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Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques' office published analysis detailing $1.5-billion in spending cuts over four years, and a reduction of approximately 1,927 full-time equivalent roles across five departments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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 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
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
Opinion | BY LYNN KAVANAGH | June 15, 2016
A juvenile grey whale breaching while entangled in a lobster trap line. The rope is caught in its mouth. Naturepl.com photo by Brandon Cole
Opinion | BY LYNN KAVANAGH | June 15, 2016
Opinion | BY LYNN KAVANAGH | June 15, 2016
A juvenile grey whale breaching while entangled in a lobster trap line. The rope is caught in its mouth. Naturepl.com photo by Brandon Cole
Opinion | BY DAVID SCHINDLER, JOHN P. SMOL | June 15, 2016
The Harper government removed habitat protection from the Fisheries Act. The revision shrank the scope of the law, covering only fish that were part of 'a commercial, recreational, or aboriginal' fishery. Flickr photo by David Keep
Opinion | BY DAVID SCHINDLER, JOHN P. SMOL | June 15, 2016
Opinion | BY DAVID SCHINDLER, JOHN P. SMOL | June 15, 2016
The Harper government removed habitat protection from the Fisheries Act. The revision shrank the scope of the law, covering only fish that were part of 'a commercial, recreational, or aboriginal' fishery. Flickr photo by David Keep
Opinion | February 29, 2016
Opinion | February 29, 2016
Opinion | February 29, 2016