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Tim Gray is executive director of Environmental Defence.

Under the Donroe Doctrine, Alberta’s oil belongs to the U.S.

  • The choice is stark. We can continue clinging to oil, hoping a new American imperial thirst to directly control natural resources doesn't turn toward
Opinion | BY TIM GRAY | January 15, 2026
An aerial view of the Cema oilsands in Fort McMurray, Alta., pictured in 2012. Venezuela's crisis should serve as our warning. Before America decides Alberta's oil belongs to them, perhaps we should decide it belongs to our past, not our future, writes Tim Gray. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Under the Donroe Doctrine, Alberta’s oil belongs to the U.S.

Opinion | BY TIM GRAY | January 15, 2026
  • The choice is stark. We can continue clinging to oil, hoping a new American imperial thirst to directly control natural resources doesn't turn toward

Under the Donroe Doctrine, Alberta’s oil belongs to the U.S.

Opinion | BY TIM GRAY | January 15, 2026
  • The choice is stark. We can continue clinging to oil, hoping a new American imperial thirst to directly control natural resources doesn't turn toward
An aerial view of the Cema oilsands in Fort McMurray, Alta., pictured in 2012. Venezuela's crisis should serve as our warning. Before America decides Alberta's oil belongs to them, perhaps we should decide it belongs to our past, not our future, writes Tim Gray. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Indigenous consent isn’t a veto: it’s how durable, co-governed projects get built

  • If our governments recognized the synergies between these objectives, it would secure a leadership spot for Canada on the international stage. Canadians from all
Opinion | BY TIM GRAY, EMILY MCMILLAN, RACHEL PLOTKIN, JESSICA CLOGG | September 11, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
The letter written earlier this summer by Alberta and Ontario ministers asking Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, to 'refrain from reintroducing' an act is a grossly regressive assault on human rights and, write Jessica Clogg,G Tim Gray, Emily McMillan, and Rachel Plotkin. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Indigenous consent isn’t a veto: it’s how durable, co-governed projects get built

Opinion | BY TIM GRAY, EMILY MCMILLAN, RACHEL PLOTKIN, JESSICA CLOGG | September 11, 2025
  • If our governments recognized the synergies between these objectives, it would secure a leadership spot for Canada on the international stage. Canadians from all

Indigenous consent isn’t a veto: it’s how durable, co-governed projects get built

Opinion | BY TIM GRAY, EMILY MCMILLAN, RACHEL PLOTKIN, JESSICA CLOGG | September 11, 2025
  • If our governments recognized the synergies between these objectives, it would secure a leadership spot for Canada on the international stage. Canadians from all
Mark Carney
The letter written earlier this summer by Alberta and Ontario ministers asking Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, to 'refrain from reintroducing' an act is a grossly regressive assault on human rights and, write Jessica Clogg,G Tim Gray, Emily McMillan, and Rachel Plotkin. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

What can we expect from Canada’s new environment minister?

  • Action on toxic chemicals, industrial pollluter-pay rules and global plastics treaty negotiations should be on the new environment minister's to-do list.
Opinion | BY TIM GRAY | May 26, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Julie Dabrusin
Julie Dabrusin was appointed minister of environment and climate change after serving as parliamentary secretary for the file for more than three years. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

What can we expect from Canada’s new environment minister?

Opinion | BY TIM GRAY | May 26, 2025
  • Action on toxic chemicals, industrial pollluter-pay rules and global plastics treaty negotiations should be on the new environment minister's to-do list.

What can we expect from Canada’s new environment minister?

Opinion | BY TIM GRAY | May 26, 2025
  • Action on toxic chemicals, industrial pollluter-pay rules and global plastics treaty negotiations should be on the new environment minister's to-do list.
Julie Dabrusin
Julie Dabrusin was appointed minister of environment and climate change after serving as parliamentary secretary for the file for more than three years. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds can help Ontarians fight against foolish infrastructure spending

  • Ottawa should stop federal money from being spent on infrastructure that feeds destructive sprawl, including highways.
Opinion | BY TIM GRAY | May 22, 2024
The federal government has a good set of tools to help Ontarians fight back against the destructive and special-interest-serving sprawl the province supports, writes Tim Gray. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Feds can help Ontarians fight against foolish infrastructure spending

Opinion | BY TIM GRAY | May 22, 2024
  • Ottawa should stop federal money from being spent on infrastructure that feeds destructive sprawl, including highways.

Feds can help Ontarians fight against foolish infrastructure spending

Opinion | BY TIM GRAY | May 22, 2024
  • Ottawa should stop federal money from being spent on infrastructure that feeds destructive sprawl, including highways.
The federal government has a good set of tools to help Ontarians fight back against the destructive and special-interest-serving sprawl the province supports, writes Tim Gray. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada needs strong principles to make sense of the critical minerals boom

  • To develop modern energy and transportation solutions, we need a modern approach to deciding where and when mineral development makes sense.
Opinion | BY JANET SUMNER, BARBARA STEINHOFF, TIM GRAY | October 11, 2023
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and the Liberal government should fully integrate a social justice perspective to ensure the old pattern of disadvantaged communities bearing disproportionate costs while privileged communities reap the benefits is changed for the better, write Janet Sumner, Barbara Steinhoff, and Tim Gray. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs strong principles to make sense of the critical minerals boom

Opinion | BY JANET SUMNER, BARBARA STEINHOFF, TIM GRAY | October 11, 2023
  • To develop modern energy and transportation solutions, we need a modern approach to deciding where and when mineral development makes sense.

Canada needs strong principles to make sense of the critical minerals boom

Opinion | BY JANET SUMNER, BARBARA STEINHOFF, TIM GRAY | October 11, 2023
  • To develop modern energy and transportation solutions, we need a modern approach to deciding where and when mineral development makes sense.
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and the Liberal government should fully integrate a social justice perspective to ensure the old pattern of disadvantaged communities bearing disproportionate costs while privileged communities reap the benefits is changed for the better, write Janet Sumner, Barbara Steinhoff, and Tim Gray. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Keep climate change and the environment at the top of the 2023 to do list

  • Pollution and climate change continue to threaten both natural habitats—and the animals and plants that live in them—and our communities and health.
Opinion | BY TIM GRAY | January 25, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government needs to quickly implement a package of policies that ensure our banks and pension funds stop profiting from climate disaster and instead invest in a positive future for us all, writes Tim Gray. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Keep climate change and the environment at the top of the 2023 to do list

Opinion | BY TIM GRAY | January 25, 2023
  • Pollution and climate change continue to threaten both natural habitats—and the animals and plants that live in them—and our communities and health.

Keep climate change and the environment at the top of the 2023 to do list

Opinion | BY TIM GRAY | January 25, 2023
  • Pollution and climate change continue to threaten both natural habitats—and the animals and plants that live in them—and our communities and health.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government needs to quickly implement a package of policies that ensure our banks and pension funds stop profiting from climate disaster and instead invest in a positive future for us all, writes Tim Gray. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Russian invasion not a reason to extract more oil or build new pipelines to the U.S.

  • Now that the United States has banned Russian oil, several Canadian politicians and oil and gas CEOs are pushing for increasing exports of Canadian
Opinion | BY TIM GRAY | March 14, 2022
A view of the oil sands in Fort McMurray, Alta., pictured in 2012. Suggesting that Canadian crude make up the market gap of Russian oil is remarkably uninformed about the realities of oil production and oil markets, writes Tim Gray. The Hill Times file photograph

Russian invasion not a reason to extract more oil or build new pipelines to the U.S.

Opinion | BY TIM GRAY | March 14, 2022
  • Now that the United States has banned Russian oil, several Canadian politicians and oil and gas CEOs are pushing for increasing exports of Canadian

Russian invasion not a reason to extract more oil or build new pipelines to the U.S.

Opinion | BY TIM GRAY | March 14, 2022
  • Now that the United States has banned Russian oil, several Canadian politicians and oil and gas CEOs are pushing for increasing exports of Canadian
A view of the oil sands in Fort McMurray, Alta., pictured in 2012. Suggesting that Canadian crude make up the market gap of Russian oil is remarkably uninformed about the realities of oil production and oil markets, writes Tim Gray. The Hill Times file photograph

Why does Shell pay oil and gas lobby to do its anti-climate action dirty work?

  • Royal Dutch Shell is the world’s second-largest oil and gas company and likes to assure its investors, regulators, the media, and the public that
Opinion | BY TIM GRAY | October 5, 2020
A Shell Oil gas station near the interchange of California State Route 46 and Interstate 5 near Lost Hills, Calif. CAPP has supported developing low-carbon technology and selling natural gas, but it has been opposed to a carbon tax and hasn’t offered a complete endorsement of the Paris Climate accord. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Why does Shell pay oil and gas lobby to do its anti-climate action dirty work?

Opinion | BY TIM GRAY | October 5, 2020
  • Royal Dutch Shell is the world’s second-largest oil and gas company and likes to assure its investors, regulators, the media, and the public that

Why does Shell pay oil and gas lobby to do its anti-climate action dirty work?

Opinion | BY TIM GRAY | October 5, 2020
  • Royal Dutch Shell is the world’s second-largest oil and gas company and likes to assure its investors, regulators, the media, and the public that
A Shell Oil gas station near the interchange of California State Route 46 and Interstate 5 near Lost Hills, Calif. CAPP has supported developing low-carbon technology and selling natural gas, but it has been opposed to a carbon tax and hasn’t offered a complete endorsement of the Paris Climate accord. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Oil companies want to increase their emissions by 60 per cent—this election, federal parties should say no

  • Federal political parties vying for office in this election must stand up for Canadians in the face of pressure from the oil and gas
Opinion | BY TIM GRAY | October 7, 2019
The oil sands in Fort McMurray, Alta. Canadian oil and gas emissions alone would surpass those of 170 countries. And that doesn’t include the carbon emitted from burning all that oil and natural gas, writes Tim Gray. The Hill Times file photograph

Oil companies want to increase their emissions by 60 per cent—this election, federal parties should say no

Opinion | BY TIM GRAY | October 7, 2019
  • Federal political parties vying for office in this election must stand up for Canadians in the face of pressure from the oil and gas

Oil companies want to increase their emissions by 60 per cent—this election, federal parties should say no

Opinion | BY TIM GRAY | October 7, 2019
  • Federal political parties vying for office in this election must stand up for Canadians in the face of pressure from the oil and gas
The oil sands in Fort McMurray, Alta. Canadian oil and gas emissions alone would surpass those of 170 countries. And that doesn’t include the carbon emitted from burning all that oil and natural gas, writes Tim Gray. The Hill Times file photograph

A path forward on Canada’s pollution law

  • Last June, the House Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development completed its review of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA The committee
Opinion | BY TIM GRAY, BOB MASTERSON, DEVON PAGE | June 4, 2018
The committee made 87 recommendations to amend CEPA, and Environment Minister Catherine McKenna has promised a formal response to the committee’s report in the coming weeks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A path forward on Canada’s pollution law

Opinion | BY TIM GRAY, BOB MASTERSON, DEVON PAGE | June 4, 2018
  • Last June, the House Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development completed its review of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA The committee

A path forward on Canada’s pollution law

Opinion | BY TIM GRAY, BOB MASTERSON, DEVON PAGE | June 4, 2018
  • Last June, the House Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development completed its review of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA The committee
The committee made 87 recommendations to amend CEPA, and Environment Minister Catherine McKenna has promised a formal response to the committee’s report in the coming weeks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Difference between a green economy and business-as-usual isn’t the economy; it’s the environment

  • What Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna have been saying for more than two years now is true—Canada
Opinion | BY TIM GRAY, CATHERINE ABREU | April 16, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured, have been saying for more than two years now is true—Canada can take action on climate change and have a strong economy. The two can go hand in hand. However, the path to a low-carbon economy is paved with strong climate policies, not the continued expansion of fossil fuels such as oil and gas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Difference between a green economy and business-as-usual isn’t the economy; it’s the environment

Opinion | BY TIM GRAY, CATHERINE ABREU | April 16, 2018
  • What Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna have been saying for more than two years now is true—Canada

Difference between a green economy and business-as-usual isn’t the economy; it’s the environment

Opinion | BY TIM GRAY, CATHERINE ABREU | April 16, 2018
  • What Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna have been saying for more than two years now is true—Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured, have been saying for more than two years now is true—Canada can take action on climate change and have a strong economy. The two can go hand in hand. However, the path to a low-carbon economy is paved with strong climate policies, not the continued expansion of fossil fuels such as oil and gas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Strong methane rules will bring health, job, and environmental benefits

  • Federal regulations to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas facilities will soon be finalized. Reducing methane pollution has important health, environmental and job
Opinion | BY TIM GRAY, JERRY DIAS, KIM PERROTTA | February 26, 2018
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna. The federal government must remain committed to achieving its methane emission reduction target by passing regulations as soon as possible that are as strong or stronger than those proposed last spring. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Strong methane rules will bring health, job, and environmental benefits

Opinion | BY TIM GRAY, JERRY DIAS, KIM PERROTTA | February 26, 2018
  • Federal regulations to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas facilities will soon be finalized. Reducing methane pollution has important health, environmental and job

Strong methane rules will bring health, job, and environmental benefits

Opinion | BY TIM GRAY, JERRY DIAS, KIM PERROTTA | February 26, 2018
  • Federal regulations to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas facilities will soon be finalized. Reducing methane pollution has important health, environmental and job
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna. The federal government must remain committed to achieving its methane emission reduction target by passing regulations as soon as possible that are as strong or stronger than those proposed last spring. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Next door and polluted: how proposed toxic law reforms present opportunity to address environmental injustice in Canada

  • In recent weeks, the dire situation of people living in close quarters with multiple refineries and petrochemical plants has led the front pages and
Opinion | BY TIM GRAY, DEVON PAGE, PETER WOOD | November 6, 2017
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna pictured after Question Period on Oct. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Next door and polluted: how proposed toxic law reforms present opportunity to address environmental injustice in Canada

Opinion | BY TIM GRAY, DEVON PAGE, PETER WOOD | November 6, 2017
  • In recent weeks, the dire situation of people living in close quarters with multiple refineries and petrochemical plants has led the front pages and

Next door and polluted: how proposed toxic law reforms present opportunity to address environmental injustice in Canada

Opinion | BY TIM GRAY, DEVON PAGE, PETER WOOD | November 6, 2017
  • In recent weeks, the dire situation of people living in close quarters with multiple refineries and petrochemical plants has led the front pages and
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna pictured after Question Period on Oct. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We can’t move forward with a climate plan now, can we?

  • In a few weeks, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers will gather to discuss and to adopt a federal climate plan. The prime
Opinion | BY TIM GRAY | November 21, 2016
In a few weeks, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Nov. 11 at the National War Memorial in Ottawa with his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, and the premiers will gather to discuss and to adopt a federal climate plan. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

We can’t move forward with a climate plan now, can we?

Opinion | BY TIM GRAY | November 21, 2016
  • In a few weeks, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers will gather to discuss and to adopt a federal climate plan. The prime

We can’t move forward with a climate plan now, can we?

Opinion | BY TIM GRAY | November 21, 2016
  • In a few weeks, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers will gather to discuss and to adopt a federal climate plan. The prime
In a few weeks, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Nov. 11 at the National War Memorial in Ottawa with his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, and the premiers will gather to discuss and to adopt a federal climate plan. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Just transition needed for Canada’s climate change plans

  • It was significant to hear Prime Minister Justin Trudeau say, during his visit last week with Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, that “Canadians help other
Opinion | BY TIM GRAY, MARK ROWLINSON | February 9, 2016
Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Just transition needed for Canada’s climate change plans

Opinion | BY TIM GRAY, MARK ROWLINSON | February 9, 2016
  • It was significant to hear Prime Minister Justin Trudeau say, during his visit last week with Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, that “Canadians help other

Just transition needed for Canada’s climate change plans

Opinion | BY TIM GRAY, MARK ROWLINSON | February 9, 2016
  • It was significant to hear Prime Minister Justin Trudeau say, during his visit last week with Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, that “Canadians help other
Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
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