Shawn Mccarthy

Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured left with Energy Minister Tim Hodgson, wisely acted to soften the blow this week by suspending the fuel excise tax on gasoline and diesel until the end of the summer, but the Liberal government can do more to protect Canadians from the economic storms resulting from the global conflict, writes Shawn McCarthy.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade OTTAWA—In the past four years of war involving major energy producers, one scorecard is clear: oil...

Mark Carney, pictured March 10, 2026, has been promising an ambitious nature strategy that would underpin the government’s aim 'to build this country strong, sustainable and pure for the future generations.' To date, however, the Carney government’s record has been poor on conserving and restoring natural areas and protecting species at risk. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade OTTAWA—It’s time for the Carney government to show some commitment to its avowed love of nature.

A battle over Trans Mountain pipeline tolls could leave the federal government on the hook for billions of dollars in further costs, a red flag around financing for any new oil export project that Ottawa is considering. Government-owned Trans Mountain heads to hearings this fall at the Canada Energy Regulator in its dispute with its shippers over the tolls those fossil fuel companies pay to move crude to the West Coast.