Trudeau government must stand up to U.S. to protect Yukon caribou

The Justin Trudeau government, through Foreign Affairs Canada and the embassy in Washington, in the past has been vocal on caribou protection. Now they have to be really vocal.

Former MP Ian Waddell says for the future of the porcupine caribou, the Trudeau government must 'reinvigorate the treaty provisions' on habitat protection with the U.S. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia Commons

Opinion

BY IAN WADDELL

February 19, 2018

VANCOUVER—Yes this tale involves Donald Trump but first we need a short history lesson. The Porcupine caribou herd, ranging between 100,000 and 200,000 animals, migrate annually 2,400 km between their winter range in the boreal forests of Alaska and northwest Canada over the mountains to their c...

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