Tag Archives: Environment
Federal emissions reduction plan still coming up short: environment commissioner
OTTAWA - The plan to enable Canada to reach its 2030 targets for greenhouse-gas emissions doesn't quite measure up, the federal environment commissioner says in a new audit. Jerry DeMarco did a deep d...
Nov 07, 2023
Guilbeault says no more carbon price carve outs on his watch, as Tory motion fails
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Monday he will not stand for any further adjustments to Canada's carbon-pricing system as a Conservative motion calling for more carve-outs failed ...
Nov 06, 2023
Premiers say Ottawa must ensure carbon pricing measures are fair to all Canadians
HALIFAX - Canada's premiers presented a rare unified front Monday as they took turns saying Ottawa's recent changes to its carbon pricing measures were unfairly applied across the country. They releas...
Nov 06, 2023
Premiers to focus on energy costs, health care at Halifax meeting of leaders
The effect of carbon pricing measures on the rising cost of living across Canada is slated to take centre stage at this week's meeting of the country's premiers and territorial leaders in Halifax. Tha...
Nov 05, 2023
First Nations seek salmon return to Columbia Basin in new treaty with U.S.
First Nations groups on the Canadian side of the Columbia River Basin are adamant that salmon runs that have long been blocked by dams in the United States must be restored, potentially in a renewed r...
Nov 05, 2023
Conservation deal aims to protect 30 per cent of B.C. land by 2030
Canada's greatest ally in the fight against climate change is nature itself, federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Friday, after signing a $1.1 billion deal with British Columbia and Ind...
Nov 03, 2023
Trudeau meets Biden in D.C. as leaders gather for Western Hemisphere trade summit
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met Friday with U.S. President Joe Biden on the margins of a mini-summit at the White House aimed at bolstering hemispheric trade and economic stability thro...
Nov 03, 2023
NDP to back Tory motion calling for carbon price off all heat sources
OTTAWA - The New Democrats intend to back the Conservatives on a motion to pull the carbon price off all home heating until after the next election, NDP House Leader Peter Julian said Thursday. "The r...
Nov 02, 2023
Carbon pricing in Canada: What it is, what it costs and why you get a rebate
OTTAWA - Canada has had a national price on pollution since 2019, but the policy remains a political battleground - and Opposition Conservatives made clear Wednesday they intend to fight the next elec...
Nov 01, 2023
Poilievre challenges Trudeau to lift carbon tax off all heating until next election
OTTAWA - The Conservatives moved Wednesday to make carbon pricing the ballot box question in the next federal election, seizing on public anxiety about affordability and seeing a crack in the Liberal ...
Nov 01, 2023