Canadians benefit when we invest in nature and resilience abroad

As the government prepares a spring economic update to match this moment, its international support of climate action and nature protection is coming under more strain—and scrutiny—than ever.

We need to continue to invest in healthy, multidimensional relationships with other nations—a 'dense web of connections across trade, investment, culture,' as Prime Minister Mark Carney said at Davos back in January. World Economic Forum photograph courtesy of Ciaran McCrickard

Opinion

BY ALEC CRAWFORD

April 20, 2026

Last month saw the release of Canada’s long-awaited nature strategy, an ambitious plan to deliver on its international commitment to protect 30 per cent of the nation’s lands and waters by 2030, backed by a

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