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Nation building isn’t just about speed—it’s about vision

  • Bill C-5 is walking backwards into the future if it aims to support an outdated and expensive fossil fuel industry while moving in the
Opinion | BY SANDRA SCHWARTZ | June 11, 2025
Being a renewable energy super-power can be the wind that flies our flag, write environmental leaders. Unsplash photograph by Jason Hafso

Nation building isn’t just about speed—it’s about vision

Opinion | BY SANDRA SCHWARTZ | June 11, 2025
  • Bill C-5 is walking backwards into the future if it aims to support an outdated and expensive fossil fuel industry while moving in the

Nation building isn’t just about speed—it’s about vision

Opinion | BY SANDRA SCHWARTZ | June 11, 2025
  • Bill C-5 is walking backwards into the future if it aims to support an outdated and expensive fossil fuel industry while moving in the
Being a renewable energy super-power can be the wind that flies our flag, write environmental leaders. Unsplash photograph by Jason Hafso

Conservation good news needs celebrating

  • A biennial prize to Canadians who’ve made significant contributions to the preservation of land, ocean, and species is returning with a new name.
Opinion | BY SANDRA SCHWARTZ | May 17, 2023
Recent years have witnessed more threats to wilderness from development, exploitation, and climate change, but they’ve also seen Canadians respond to nature as never before, writes Sandra Schwartz. Pexels photograph by Ben Maxwell

Conservation good news needs celebrating

Opinion | BY SANDRA SCHWARTZ | May 17, 2023
  • A biennial prize to Canadians who’ve made significant contributions to the preservation of land, ocean, and species is returning with a new name.

Conservation good news needs celebrating

Opinion | BY SANDRA SCHWARTZ | May 17, 2023
  • A biennial prize to Canadians who’ve made significant contributions to the preservation of land, ocean, and species is returning with a new name.
Recent years have witnessed more threats to wilderness from development, exploitation, and climate change, but they’ve also seen Canadians respond to nature as never before, writes Sandra Schwartz. Pexels photograph by Ben Maxwell

New conservation roadmap shows Canada’s potential as nature’s champion

  • Last week’s announcement that Canada will host perhaps the most critical meeting ever in the race to save nature is an opportunity for this
Opinion | BY SANDRA SCHWARTZ | June 27, 2022
On June 22, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault confirmed Canada will host December’s COP15 biodiversity summit in Montreal, after the event had to move from its original venue in China. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New conservation roadmap shows Canada’s potential as nature’s champion

Opinion | BY SANDRA SCHWARTZ | June 27, 2022
  • Last week’s announcement that Canada will host perhaps the most critical meeting ever in the race to save nature is an opportunity for this

New conservation roadmap shows Canada’s potential as nature’s champion

Opinion | BY SANDRA SCHWARTZ | June 27, 2022
  • Last week’s announcement that Canada will host perhaps the most critical meeting ever in the race to save nature is an opportunity for this
On June 22, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault confirmed Canada will host December’s COP15 biodiversity summit in Montreal, after the event had to move from its original venue in China. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs better protection for its ocean-protected areas, says new report

  • When Canada declared 14 per cent of its ocean was protected from overfishing, pollution and industrial development a couple of years ago, the world
Opinion | BY SANDRA SCHWARTZ | November 10, 2021
A new report by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) suggests Canada is compromising the quality of our ocean protection efforts. Photograph courtesy of James Wheeler/CPAWS

Canada needs better protection for its ocean-protected areas, says new report

Opinion | BY SANDRA SCHWARTZ | November 10, 2021
  • When Canada declared 14 per cent of its ocean was protected from overfishing, pollution and industrial development a couple of years ago, the world

Canada needs better protection for its ocean-protected areas, says new report

Opinion | BY SANDRA SCHWARTZ | November 10, 2021
  • When Canada declared 14 per cent of its ocean was protected from overfishing, pollution and industrial development a couple of years ago, the world
A new report by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) suggests Canada is compromising the quality of our ocean protection efforts. Photograph courtesy of James Wheeler/CPAWS

Provinces to blame for Canada’s broken international conservation promise

  • This week, ministers from the federal, provincial, and territorial governments responsible for protecting nature will meet to address the nation’s urgent need for a
Opinion | BY SANDRA SCHWARTZ | June 28, 2021
Quebec, alone among the provinces and territories with an A- grade in CPAWS’ recent report card on protected areas, was close to delivering on its promise to protect 17 per cent of its land by 2020, and has also committed to 30 per cent protection by 2030, writes Sandra Schwartz. Pixabay photograph by Mario Léveillé

Provinces to blame for Canada’s broken international conservation promise

Opinion | BY SANDRA SCHWARTZ | June 28, 2021
  • This week, ministers from the federal, provincial, and territorial governments responsible for protecting nature will meet to address the nation’s urgent need for a

Provinces to blame for Canada’s broken international conservation promise

Opinion | BY SANDRA SCHWARTZ | June 28, 2021
  • This week, ministers from the federal, provincial, and territorial governments responsible for protecting nature will meet to address the nation’s urgent need for a
Quebec, alone among the provinces and territories with an A- grade in CPAWS’ recent report card on protected areas, was close to delivering on its promise to protect 17 per cent of its land by 2020, and has also committed to 30 per cent protection by 2030, writes Sandra Schwartz. Pixabay photograph by Mario Léveillé

Biden’s protected-area push highlights Canada’s conservation opportunity

  • At the Feb. 23 bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Joe Biden’s first remarks sounded a bit like a friendly taunt:
Opinion | BY SANDRA SCHWARTZ | February 25, 2021
Considering the U.S. President Joe Biden’s, right, first efforts in office include an extraordinary push to save nature, Canada needs to up its game to meet his challenge. Ambitious investments in nature in the upcoming 2021 budget represent Prime Minister Justin Trudeau government’s chance, writes Sandra Schwartz. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/The White House

Biden’s protected-area push highlights Canada’s conservation opportunity

Opinion | BY SANDRA SCHWARTZ | February 25, 2021
  • At the Feb. 23 bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Joe Biden’s first remarks sounded a bit like a friendly taunt:

Biden’s protected-area push highlights Canada’s conservation opportunity

Opinion | BY SANDRA SCHWARTZ | February 25, 2021
  • At the Feb. 23 bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Joe Biden’s first remarks sounded a bit like a friendly taunt:
Considering the U.S. President Joe Biden’s, right, first efforts in office include an extraordinary push to save nature, Canada needs to up its game to meet his challenge. Ambitious investments in nature in the upcoming 2021 budget represent Prime Minister Justin Trudeau government’s chance, writes Sandra Schwartz. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/The White House

A COVID-busting fiscal plan should put nature first

  • When Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivers her fall economic statement—widely anticipated in the coming days—most expect a first-time glimpse of Canada’s long-term plan to
Opinion | BY SANDRA SCHWARTZ | November 9, 2020
Canadians need speak up now to urge Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to follow through on the government’s conservation commitments, writes Sandra Schwartz. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A COVID-busting fiscal plan should put nature first

Opinion | BY SANDRA SCHWARTZ | November 9, 2020
  • When Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivers her fall economic statement—widely anticipated in the coming days—most expect a first-time glimpse of Canada’s long-term plan to

A COVID-busting fiscal plan should put nature first

Opinion | BY SANDRA SCHWARTZ | November 9, 2020
  • When Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivers her fall economic statement—widely anticipated in the coming days—most expect a first-time glimpse of Canada’s long-term plan to
Canadians need speak up now to urge Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to follow through on the government’s conservation commitments, writes Sandra Schwartz. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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