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Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault
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Smith Decries Ottawa’s ‘Shut-In’ Emissions Reduction Policies Ahead of Meetings
Alberta issues formal response to Ottawa’s oil and gas emissions cap
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Ottawa Announces Plan to Phase Out Sales of Gas-Powered Vehicles by 2035
Ottawa’s plan means fully electric or plug-in hybrids must represent 20 percent of all new car sales in 2026, 60 percent in 2030, and 100 percent by 2035.
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Ottawa to Require Oil and Gas Emissions to Be Cut by One-Third by 2030
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the emissions cap on oil and gas will ‘establish a pathway to carbon neutrality by 2050.’
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Guilbeault Says Ottawa Won’t Challenge Alberta’s ‘Symbolic’ Use of Sovereignty Act
The environment minister had accused Alberta Premier Danielle Smith of creating ‘fear and uncertainty’ by invoking her province’s sovereignty act.
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Alberta to Invoke Sovereignty Act Against Feds’ Clean Electricity Regulations
Premier Danielle Smith says she won’t risk Alberta’s power operators ‘going to jail’ if they don’t achieve Ottawa’s goal of a net-zero electricity grid by 2035.
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IN-DEPTH: How the Feds Have Pushed Jurisdictional Boundaries With Environmental Policies
Environment is one of the grey areas in federal-provincial jurisdiction, say experts
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Ottawa to Appeal Federal Court’s ‘Unconstitutional’ Ruling Related to Single-Use Plastics Ban
The Federal Court had ruled cabinet’s assertion that all plastic-manufactured items are toxic was ‘unreasonable and unconstitutional.’
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Ottawa Will Amend Impact Assessment Act After Supreme Court Ruled It Unconstitutional: Environment Minister
The minister says the government will be seeking ’the shortest path forward' to bring the act into compliance with the Constitution.
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Smith Decries Ottawa’s ‘Shut-In’ Emissions Reduction Policies Ahead of Meetings
Alberta issues formal response to Ottawa’s oil and gas emissions cap
|
Ottawa Announces Plan to Phase Out Sales of Gas-Powered Vehicles by 2035
Ottawa’s plan means fully electric or plug-in hybrids must represent 20 percent of all new car sales in 2026, 60 percent in 2030, and 100 percent by 2035.
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Ottawa to Require Oil and Gas Emissions to Be Cut by One-Third by 2030
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the emissions cap on oil and gas will ‘establish a pathway to carbon neutrality by 2050.’
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Guilbeault Says Ottawa Won’t Challenge Alberta’s ‘Symbolic’ Use of Sovereignty Act
The environment minister had accused Alberta Premier Danielle Smith of creating ‘fear and uncertainty’ by invoking her province’s sovereignty act.
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Alberta to Invoke Sovereignty Act Against Feds’ Clean Electricity Regulations
Premier Danielle Smith says she won’t risk Alberta’s power operators ‘going to jail’ if they don’t achieve Ottawa’s goal of a net-zero electricity grid by 2035.
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IN-DEPTH: How the Feds Have Pushed Jurisdictional Boundaries With Environmental Policies
Environment is one of the grey areas in federal-provincial jurisdiction, say experts
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Ottawa to Appeal Federal Court’s ‘Unconstitutional’ Ruling Related to Single-Use Plastics Ban
The Federal Court had ruled cabinet’s assertion that all plastic-manufactured items are toxic was ‘unreasonable and unconstitutional.’
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Ottawa Will Amend Impact Assessment Act After Supreme Court Ruled It Unconstitutional: Environment Minister
The minister says the government will be seeking ’the shortest path forward' to bring the act into compliance with the Constitution.
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