Canada should treat environmental crime like organized crime

The strategic case is straightforward. Environmental crime raises emissions, destroys nature, distorts competition and finances organized crime. Supporting a new UNTOC protocol would protect Canadian interests, strengthen global enforcement and expand opportunities for companies proving their products are clean, legal and trusted.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on June 25, 2026, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. Canada should support a proposed new protocol under the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, write Robert Muggah and Sheldon Jordan. The Hill Times photograph by Aidan Raynor

Opinion

BY ROBERT MUGGAH, SHELDON JORDAN

July 16, 2026

Canadians understand the importance of environmental protection. Nature protects biodiversity, public health, economic resilience and Indigenous rights. Canada's

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