Trump vs Carney: What’s the Climate Cost?

As trade tensions between Canada and the U.S. intensify, climate policy risks getting caught in the crossfire. Tariffs, shifting economic priorities and pressure to protect Canadian industries are raising new questions about what happens to climate commitments when trade and economic security take centre stage.

Register to join Canada’s National Observer for a live conversation exploring what the Canada-U.S. trade war means for the future of climate policy.

Speakers

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  Darius Snieckus

  Business Correspondent·Canada’s National Observer

  Darius Snieckus is a business correspondent at Canada’s National Observer who has reported on renewable energy, hydrogen and oil and gas for three decades. A longtime energy journalist and commentator, he previously served as editor-in-chief of Recharge. He won the Canadian Journalism Foundation’s 2025 Climate Reporting Award.

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  Jimmy Thomson

  Editor-in-Chief·Canada’s National Observer

  Jimmy Thomson is editor-in-chief of Canada’s National Observer. A former scientist and polar guide, he is an award-winning journalist whose work focuses on climate, the environment and Indigenous issues. His reporting has appeared in The Guardian, The Washington Post, The Globe and Mail, The Narwhal and The Walrus.

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  David McKie

  Managing Editor·Canada’s National Observer

  David McKie is managing editor at Canada’s National Observer, overseeing news, essays, opinion and data journalism. An award-winning journalist and author, he spent 26 years at CBC, where his investigative reporting earned multiple national honours. He also teaches journalism at Toronto Metropolitan University, Carleton University and the University of King’s College.

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  Max Fawcett

  Lead columnist·Canada’s National Observer

  Max Fawcett is Canada’s National Observer’s lead columnist. He won the 2023 National Newspaper Award for best columnist, and also picked up a National Magazine Award in 2021 for his columns. Max’s writing has been published in The Globe and Mail, Maclean’s, The Walrus and CBC and he has been an executive editor at both Alberta Oil Magazine and Vancouver Magazine.

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  Linda Solomon Wood

  Publisher·Canada’s National Observer

  Linda Solomon Wood is a long-time journalist and the Founder, CEO, and Publisher of Observer Media Group, the parent company of Canada’s National Observer and Civic Searchlight.