Senate Passes Net Zero Bill, Set to Debate Budget Bill Before Rising for Summer

Senate Passes Net Zero Bill, Set to Debate Budget Bill Before Rising for Summer
The Senate of Canada building and Senate Chamber are pictured in Ottawa on Feb. 18, 2019. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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OTTAWA—The Senate has passed a government bill to mandate the country to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, doing so hours before the upper chamber rises for the summer and a possible fall election.

Bill C-12 sets targets for achieving an economy in which any greenhouse gas emissions are offset by other measures, and the upper chamber passed it with a vote of 60-19, with two abstentions.