Environment and Climate Change Canada

Earlier this week, Environment and Climate Change Canada said it would decide later whether its fossil fuel subsidies review would be published in full. After a line of questioning from National Observer however, it appears to have changed its tune.

The government of Canada has been increasing its use of paid Facebook advertisements over the last three years, spending tens of millions of dollars on boosted posts, videos and ad campaigns, new figures tabled in Parliament show.

The federal government is not going to argue against halting construction of the controversial Site C hydroelectric dam in British Columbia while a B.C. court decides if the project violates constitutionally protected treaty rights.

Environment and Climate Change Canada needs to work with other government departments to determine its priorities and action plan for meeting national biodiversity targets, a new report from the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development argues.

This one earns a rating of "a little" baloney. Here’s why.

Research to combat climate change in Canada's north is paramount, says NDP MP Linda Duncan, but there's more than rising temperatures at stake.

"All Canadians can now expect to pay more for everything," says a Conservative party fundraising email. But is it true?

"Our climate is changing, and it's affecting Canadians across the country," said the department in an end-of-year news release sent out Thursday morning.

Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is suggesting New Brunswick’s approach to carbon pricing won’t meet Ottawa’s requirements, but Premier Brian Gallant is defending his plan.

Environment and Climate Change Canada says the federal government will not alter a joint statement with China whose wording suggests that natural gas is not a fossil fuel.

In October, the federal department was slammed for inaction on meeting Canada's 2020 greenhouse gas emissions targets. Today, it said the country has made "good progress" on implementing its first nationwide climate change plan.

"I just don’t think they’re in a position to sign on yet," says Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna.

Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna and Science Minister Kirsty Duncan confirmed on Wednesday that they were freeing up new federal funds to send a lifeline to the Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory (PEARL) — arguably the most important Arctic research lab in the world.

Alexandra Mendès said she wasn’t trying to hide anything by introducing a motion to move a committee studying fossil fuel subsidies behind closed doors.

There is a "disconcerting lack of real results," found a sweeping audit of 19 federal departments on environment and sustainable development.