The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Catherine McKenna on her legacy, her future and what it was like battling conservative premiers https://thenarwhal.ca/catherine-mckenna-climate-change/ Thu, 08 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=31066 As she prepares to leave politics, the former environment minister says fossil fuel companies need to respond urgently to the climate crisis or ‘be gone like the dinosaurs’ Fatima Syed Profile Catherine McKenna climate change federal politics Liberal Party Photo: Christopher Katsarov Luna / The Narwhal catherine mckenna posing outside among greenery Thaidene Nëné heralds a new era of parks https://thenarwhal.ca/thaidene-nene-heralds-new-era-parks/ Sat, 12 Oct 2019 15:56:06 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=14448 For decades, establishing a park in Canada meant removing Indigenous people from their traditional territories. In Canada’s newest national park — Thaidene Nëné National Park Reserve — the Łutsel K’e Dene will hunt and fish, work as guardians of the territory and show off their land to tourists Jimmy Thomson On the ground arctic Catherine McKenna conservation Dene Dene Nation ecotourism Indigenous Indigenous protected areas Lutsel K'e national parks nature united Parks Canada protected areas Ethan Rombough looks over the lake 28 Indigenous Guardian programs get federal funding https://thenarwhal.ca/28-indigenous-guardian-programs-get-federal-funding/ Wed, 14 Nov 2018 05:23:39 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=8895 Pilot programs to help young people get onto land and monitor fishing, tourism activities Judith Lavoie News caribou Catherine McKenna Indigenous Indigenous guardians Meares Island Canada Moving to Exempt Majority of New Oilsands Projects From Federal Assessments https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-moving-exempt-majority-new-oilsands-projects-federal-assessments/ Mon, 02 Apr 2018 00:21:44 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2018/04/03/canada-moving-exempt-majority-new-oilsands-projects-federal-assessments/ James Wilt In-Depth adam scott alberta oilsands Bill C-69 Canada Catherine McKenna emissions environmental law in situ In-Depth Linda Duncan oil change international oilsands tarsands water Mismanagement of Canada’s Largest National Park Is Attracting International Scrutiny. Here’s Why. https://thenarwhal.ca/mismanagement-canada-s-largest-national-park-attracting-international-scrutiny-here-s-why/ Fri, 16 Mar 2018 21:06:17 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2018/03/16/mismanagement-canada-s-largest-national-park-attracting-international-scrutiny-here-s-why/ Judith Lavoie News Catherine McKenna CPAWS iucn protected areas UNESCO Wood Buffalo National Park ‘We’re Under Assault’: Feds Quietly Approve Deepwater Oil Drilling Off Nova Scotia https://thenarwhal.ca/we-re-under-assault-feds-quietly-approve-deepwater-oil-drilling-nova-scotia/ Sat, 03 Feb 2018 17:20:05 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2018/02/03/we-re-under-assault-feds-quietly-approve-deepwater-oil-drilling-nova-scotia/ James Wilt News Catherine McKenna Corporate Influence deepwater horizon News Nova Scotia Offshore Drilling offshore petroleum board oil spill Scotian Shelf water Catherine McKenna Says Canada Has a Climate Plan. Prove It. https://thenarwhal.ca/catherine-mckenna-says-canada-has-climate-plan-prove-it/ Wed, 15 Nov 2017 17:44:48 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/11/15/catherine-mckenna-says-canada-has-climate-plan-prove-it/ Ross Belot Opinion Catherine McKenna Center Top Climate climate plan COP23 Opinion Five Reasons Canada’s Environment Commissioner Gave Ottawa a Failing Grade on Climate https://thenarwhal.ca/five-reasons-canada-s-environment-commissioner-gave-ottawa-failing-grade-climate/ Tue, 10 Oct 2017 20:28:22 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/10/10/five-reasons-canada-s-environment-commissioner-gave-ottawa-failing-grade-climate/ Carol Linnitt Explainer Analysis Canada Catherine McKenna Center Top clean energy Climate climate action climate change climate targets environment commissioner Fossil Fuel Subsidies greenhouse gas regulations Julie Gelfand Justin Trudeau Canada Fought to Include Indigenous Rights in the Paris Agreement, But Will Those Rights Be Protected Back Home? https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-fought-include-indigenous-rights-paris-agreement-will-those-rights-be-protected-back-home/ Wed, 16 Nov 2016 21:13:01 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/11/16/canada-fought-include-indigenous-rights-paris-agreement-will-those-rights-be-protected-back-home/ Carol Linnitt News arctic Canada Catherine McKenna Climate climate change COP22 Dene Nation first nations Francois Paulette global warming Indigenous Rights News Site C Did Trudeau Race to Approve the LNG Project that Petronas Wants to Sell? https://thenarwhal.ca/did-trudeau-race-approve-lng-project-petronas-wants-sell/ Sat, 01 Oct 2016 01:52:46 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/10/01/did-trudeau-race-approve-lng-project-petronas-wants-sell/ Carol Linnitt and Mychaylo Prystupa Analysis Catherine McKenna Christy Clark climate Climate David Moscrop Jim Carr LNG Nathan Cullen Pacific NorthWest LNG Petronas Romeo LeBlanc Trudeau Trudeau Just Approved a Giant Carbon Bomb in B.C. https://thenarwhal.ca/trudeau-just-approved-giant-carbon-bomb-b-c/ Wed, 28 Sep 2016 04:18:38 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/09/28/trudeau-just-approved-giant-carbon-bomb-b-c/ James Wilt News Catherine McKenna Christy Clark and climate change Clean Energy Canada climate change Dogwood fracking. 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