Natasha Bulowski
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About Natasha Bulowski
Natasha Bulowski is an Ottawa-based journalist. She has covered federal policy for Vancouver and B.C. since Jan. 1, 2022 thanks to a grant from the Local Journalism Initiative and the Government of Canada. Natasha is also a graduate of Carleton University's bachelor of journalism program with a minor in human rights.
Federal support helps rev up EV fast-charging station network
So far in 2021, the federal government has announced funding for the installation of over 400 EV charging stations in British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, and Prince Edward Island.
Feds’ two billion tree goal hinges on provincial buy-in
Canada’s top financial watchdog is questioning the feasibility of fulfilling the Liberals’ major campaign promise to plant two billion trees by 2030 in pursuit of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Commons passes NDP motion pushing feds to stop fighting Indigenous children in court
A non-binding NDP motion calling on the federal government to take concrete steps toward genuine reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples passed Monday with 271 votes in favour and zero against.
MPs across Canada on the remains of 215 children found at Kamloops residential school
“Now we can really start this conversation and ask: How many more bodies are out there? How many more children haven't gotten home yet?” says NDP MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq.
‘Recipe for disaster’: Oceana Canada criticizes cod quota
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has decided to increase the annual Atlantic cod quota despite stocks remaining critically low for three decades, a move Oceana Canada is calling “a recipe for disaster.”
Is this Transport Canada policy too slow for 366 whales?
There are now fewer than 366 right whales left in the world, according to researchers, and there have been 21 known right whale deaths in Canadian waters between 2017 and 2020.
Alberta rebuffs 'Net Zero by 2050' plan: it's 'driven by activists'
The Alberta government is rebuffing an influential International Energy Agency plan to reach net-zero carbon pollution as an “unreasonable” and “unfeasible” proposal “driven by activists.”
Canada needs energy advisers to bolster its home retrofit plans
The federal government is going on a hiring spree to recruit and train up to 2,000 people as energy advisers to support green home renovation programs this summer.
Canada not getting an accurate account of methane emissions
“We're finding that (methane) emissions are at least 1.5 times higher than what's currently being reported in official inventory reports,” says Katlyn MacKay, lead author of a recent study.
Critics, environmentalists dump on Scheer's raw sewage bill
The proposed changes would basically be a return to the laws under the old Fisheries Act, which were ineffective and rarely enforced, said Mark Mattson, environmental lawyer and president of Swim Drink Fish Canada.