“They’re already seeing problems for salmon because of low water conditions so there’s been some fish stranding of juvenile salmon observed in places where they would normally be rearing in places connected to the stream but because of the low water they’re disconnected,” said Jason Hwang, chief program officer at the Pacific Salmon Foundation. Read the full story at checkNEWS.

'The federal New Democrats foreign affairs critic Heather McPherson has pointed out that “Canada has lagged on measures to make sure there is not forced or child labour in supply chains for decades, while other governments have acted.”' Read the full story on rabble.ca.

Under a federal proposal, should the government decide that a project is in the public interest, then it would have the power to condemn to oblivion any species that is standing in the way.

Be careful when fighting monsters, lest you become one. That precept may not have the panache of "build, baby, build" or "Canada strong," but it speaks accurately to where our economic battle with the United States has led us.

The US scaling back its ocean observation network is “deeply concerning for our ability to understand a system [the ocean] which is already under immense strain,” according to Professor Helen Findlay.

Read the full Oceanographic magazine article.