Want a ticket to heartbreak? Try being Mark Carney’s environment minister

In the public sphere, at least, Julie Dabrusin is the weakest federal environment minister in recent memory; just what the prime minister ordered.

Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin appears at the House Environment Committee on Dec. 1, 2025. According to environmental and climate activists who have lobbied the minister, she appears to have little clout within cabinet, certainly not compared to Energy Minister Tim Hodgson, writes Susan Riley.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SUSAN RILEY

September 14, 2026

CHELSEA, QUE.—If a pleasant looking man in an expensive suit offers you a job as federal minister of the environment and climate change in the coming days, you would be wise to respond with a firm “no”— especially if you care about the environment. Crucially, if you ...

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