Destroying peatlands is Canada’s climate hypocrisy

It’s beyond time we put a spotlight on our country's peatlands.

Canada's federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured in Ottawa. The federal government must step into a leadership role, recognizing the essential services these ecosystems provide for communities, climate, biodiversity, and water security, write Victoria Goodday and Laura Tanguay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LAURA TANGUAY, VICTORIA GOODDAY

February 3, 2025

Earlier this month, climate scientists announced a milestone: Earth’s average temperature has climbed to more than 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels—the warming limit set in the Paris Agreement. We are failing to meaningfully curb climate change, and it’s time to get...

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