The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Canada’s environment minister didn’t make it to the UN nature summit. He blames the opposition https://thenarwhal.ca/cop16-canada-environment-minister-cancels-trip/ Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:55:27 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=124166 Steven Guilbeault says opposition parties effectively blocked his participation by refusing to send delegates themselves — the NDP says he could have gone anyway Ainslie Cruickshank News biodiversity Endangered Species federal politics protected areas Photo: Selena Phillips-Boyle / The Narwhal Environment minister Steven Guilbeault, in winter clothes, sits on a stoop.