Will Freeland’s fall fiscal update spell relief for sticker-shocked Canadians?
Canada’s finance minister will present a fiscal look-ahead Thursday as Canadians grapple with high inflation and an impending recession.
Steven Guilbeault
Pierre Poilievre wants to axe the carbon tax. This idea could stop him — and save us
Policy wonks inadvertently got us into this growing standoff over federal carbon pricing, but they might just be the ones who can get us out, too, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
Guilbeault rips into oilpatch for raking in profits and sitting idle on climate action
The federal environment minister is calling out Canada's oil companies for failing to put cash behind their promises to tackle climate change.
Environmental groups urge federal government not to 'water down' oil and gas emissions cap
As environmental groups urge the federal government to move quickly with an aggressive cap on emissions from the country's oil and gas sector, the industry itself says such a move could actually slow down the sector's own decarbonization efforts.
Trudeau touts climate progress, says there's room for more oil and gas production
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is on track to achieve its 2030 climate goal, adding: "We have already seen a bending of the curve of emissions."
Guilbeault drums up South American support ahead of Montreal biodiversity conference
Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault visited South America to rally support for biodiversity and nature conservation ahead of a critical United Nations conference being held in Montreal.
Fear level over climate change in Canada varies by region
Most Canadians are worried about climate change and believe it is caused by humans, but the regional differences in how people responded to that question show the political battles over the environment are still going strong, a new poll suggests.
Manitoba premier wants leeway on federal carbon pricing
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson says she is not planning legislation to push back against the federal government over areas of jurisdiction, as Alberta and Saskatchewan are planning.
Toronto climate strikers of all ages call on governments, corporations to ‘put people first’
Protesters of all ages took to Queen’s Park Friday afternoon demanding immediate climate action as part of a global strike.
Canada's environment minister has no plans to heed UN call for windfall taxes
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault isn't warming to the idea of combating climate change by imposing a windfall tax on the massive profits being posted by some Canadian oil and gas producers.
Putin 'failing and flailing,' has led to escalation of war and nuclear threats: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned Russia's "flailing and failing" president on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, joining a chorus of global outrage aimed at what he described as Vladimir Putin's panic-stricken escalation of a collapsing war in Ukraine.
Feds can tackle affordability and climate change at the same time, says Steven Guilbeault
As affordability woes dominate the national political conversation, the Liberal environment minister says climate change is linked to cost-of-living concerns and will remain high on the federal government’s agenda.
Climate adaptation coalition says Canada needs hard targets to become disaster resilient
A broad coalition on climate adaptation and disaster resilience says air conditioning should become a human right on par with winter heating — one of a series of hard targets it says Canada needs to meet in the next few years as climate change impacts increase.
‘Moccasins on the ground’: What extra funding for Indigenous Guardians means for one First Nation
In a meeting with the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment and Indigenous partners, Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault announced an additional $30 million of funding for the Indigenous Guardians program.
Guilbeault rejects Atlantic Canada's request for climate plan extension
The federal environment minister on Thursday, September 1, 2022, rejected a request from the premiers of Atlantic Canada for an extension to the deadline to submit their plans to tackle carbon emissions.