One MP remains opposed to less stringent rules for lobbyists
All but one MP on the federal ethics committee has agreed with a proposal to reduce cooling-off periods for lobbyists doing political work.
Senate to take the reins on environmental racism bill
A private member’s bill that would require the federal government to examine the links between race, socio-economic status and environmental risk passed third reading in the House of Commons Wednesday with the support of the Liberals, NDP and Greens.
Environment minister disappointed after Bloc, NDP, Greens vote for carbon price exemption bill
A bill exempting fossil fuels used for certain farming activities from the federal carbon price is headed to the Senate after the Conservatives, Bloc Québécois, NDP and Greens joined forces to pass it on March 29.
Unions applaud strings-attached tax credits for clean economy
Unions are welcoming the federal government’s stipulation that companies must meet certain labour requirements to take full advantage of clean energy tax credits proposed in Budget 2023, but there’s still work to be done.
Corporate subsidies dominate Budget 2023’s climate spending
The federal government is banking on tax breaks for companies, to the tune of more than $80 billion, to usher Canada into a low-carbon economy, Tuesday’s budget announcements show.
‘Serious’ clean energy investment expected in spring budget
The upcoming 2023 federal budget is expected to include significant investments in the clean economy as an answer to the bold climate spending of U.S. President Joe Biden.
Danielle Smith calls fed climate policy an existential threat to Alberta
The federal government’s climate policies represent an “existential” threat to Alberta, according to Premier Danielle Smith, who told fellow conservatives Thursday she is on a collision course with Ottawa.
Pierre Poilievre is ‘making it fun’ for these young people to be conservative
Leader Pierre Poilievre and the Conservative Party of Canada are “making it fun and exciting to be a conservative again,” says one young conservative at the annual Canada Strong and Free Networking conference.
Challenge to federal law that poses ‘existential threat’ to Alberta goes to Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Canada this week will examine whether the federal law that evaluates the impacts of proposed resource projects is unconstitutional.
Canada will take a ‘long, hard look’ at upping its climate target, Guilbeault says following IPCC report
As the world stares down an ongoing and rapidly worsening climate crisis, wealthy countries like Canada must hit the “fast-forward button” and push up their net-zero emissions deadlines to 2040, United Nations Secretary General António Guterres said Monday.
Massive tailings leak highlights another vexing oilsands problem
The recent revelation of a massive leak from Imperial Oil’s tailings ponds highlights the question of what to do with the rest of the oilsands waste accumulating along the Athabasca River.
Nations must help each other ‘to stop this abuse,’ says Inuit elder alarmed over oilsands leaks
Pollution from oilsands tailings dominated the agenda at the Dene Nation Water Summit this week as northern Indigenous leaders and community members discussed how to respond to recent news of multiple leaks hidden for months from neighbouring Indigenous communities.
Oilsands giants made barrels of bucks last year — and here’s what they did with it
Shareholders of Canada’s large oilsands companies took home three times more money last year than in 2019, according to a new analysis, while those same companies asked for more taxpayer money to invest in their climate pledges.
Tailings scandal puts polluting corporations in MPs’ crosshairs
MPs lambasted federal and provincial governments in question period Friday for failing to hold polluting corporations accountable in the wake of tailings leaks in northern Alberta.
Grocery CEOs’ testimony didn’t give Canadians the full picture: economist
Canadians didn’t get the full picture when supermarket CEOs, who are raking in record profits, testified before a parliamentary committee tasked with investigating the drivers of sky-high food prices, an economist and tax specialist said.