Carl Meyer
Ontario reporter, climate investigations
Carl Meyer is The Narwhal's Ontario reporter, climate investigations, based in Ottawa. In 2024 he won a Canadian Association of Journalists award for his dogged reporting on the climate pledges of oilsands companies. From 2017 to 2021 he worked at Canada's National Observer where he wrote about the science and politics of climate change. Prior to this, he worked as a foreign policy journalist at the Hill Times where he covered defence, diplomacy and international trade. During his 14 years in Ottawa, he has also reported on Statistics Canada's national economic indicators and has written for outlets such as Yahoo News. In his spare time, Carl loves playing music and spending time with his family. Carl's position is supported in part by the Trottier Family Foundation. As per The Narwhal's editorial independence policy, the foundation has no editorial input.
Stories by Carl Meyer
Highway 413, Vancouver port expansion have the eye of the feds, newly released documents show
Controversial initiatives appear among an internal list compiled by federal officials in March, showing 17...
A cloud of suspicion over a housing mega-development
The Tewin project promises environmentally friendly housing that advances reconciliation in Ottawa. Can it live...
Ford government wants more power over Ontario’s drinking water
Move to support ‘housing and infrastructure development’ comes 25 years after fatal tragedy in Walkerton...
How plans for a sprawling subdivision near Ottawa’s Greenbelt are dividing the city
The Tewin housing megaproject, backed by major developer Taggart Group, has city councillors and residents...
How Mark Carney is complicating Canada’s climate progress
From cancelling the carbon tax to pausing the electric vehicle mandate, the Carney government is...
Ontario drafts special economic zone rules around ‘the opinion of the minister’
The Doug Ford government’s pitch for fast-tracking development under Bill 5 empowers cabinet and dismisses...
Ontario made a protected area smaller. Neighbours have questions
This spring, the Doug Ford government shifted the boundaries of an area in Port Hope,...
Carney touted oil and gas ‘partnerships.’ CEOs wanted to talk Trudeau’s climate plan
Update to Canada’s Emissions Reduction Plan is coming that will take ‘evolving global and economic...
‘This is all disingenuous’: Ontario’s belated Bill 5 consultations fail to reassure First Nations
Leaked documents show the Doug Ford government’s fast-tracking plans allow for ‘special economic zones’ and...