Tag Archives: Environment
Moe says Saskatchewan to stop collecting carbon levy for electric heat
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the province is to stop collecting the carbon levy on electric heat starting Jan. 1. He said Thursday in a video on X, formerly known as Twitter, that many...
Nov 30, 2023
Tory motion demanding 'unelected' Senate pass carbon-pricing carve-out bill fails
OTTAWA - A Conservative motion demanding the "unelected Senate" immediately pass a bill exempting more farm fuels from carbon pricing has failed, with the Bloc Qubcois saying it could not support what...
Nov 29, 2023
Federal politicians criticize Alberta Energy Regulator over oilsands leak, monitoring
OTTAWA - The dispute between Ottawa and Alberta over environmental oversight spilled into a House of Commons committee meeting Tuesday when a Liberal member tried to pass a motion reprimanding the pro...
Nov 28, 2023
Saskatchewan starts tribunal to review Ottawa's clean electricity regulations
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is using its autonomy legislation for the first time to review the federal government's proposed clean-electricity regulations. Justice Minister Bronwyn Eyre told ...
Nov 28, 2023
Conservative motion seeks support to order senators to pass carbon pricing bill
OTTAWA - The Conservatives dialed up the pressure on the Senate on Tuesday to vote in favour of a carbon-pricing bill, all the while accusing the Liberals of trying to intimidate senators into delayin...
Nov 28, 2023
Ottawa was always flexible on clean-energy rules, despite Alberta concerns: Wilkinson
OTTAWA - Well before Alberta Premier Danielle Smith started talking about the Sovereignty Act, Ottawa was already taking steps to address the province's concerns about being forced to prematurely shut...
Nov 28, 2023
Here's what you need to know about Canada's priorities and challenges ahead of COP28
TORONTO - Canada's image at the world's signature climate negotiations could be complicated by infighting, some observers fear, as two of the federal government's ardent critics at the provincial leve...
Nov 28, 2023
Ottawa and Quebec to create protected marine park near Anticosti Island
MONTREAL - Ottawa and Quebec have announced their intention to protect the waters near a picturesque territory in the Gulf of St. Lawrence that was recently named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Federal...
Nov 24, 2023
Alberta Energy Regulator won't reconsider approval for Suncor expansion into wetland
Alberta's energy regulator ruled Thursday that it won't reconsider approvals for Suncor to expand an oilsands mine into a wetland once considered for environmental protection. The decision opens the d...
Nov 23, 2023
Liberals, Tories argue over carbon pricing in update to Ukraine trade agreement
OTTAWA - After Tories voted against a bill that implements a Canada-Ukraine free trade agreement this week, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on Thursday that his MPs are rejecting a bill that...
Nov 23, 2023