Supreme Court Opinion Doesn’t Change Plans to Regulate Oil, Gas Emissions: Guilbeault

Supreme Court Opinion Doesn’t Change Plans to Regulate Oil, Gas Emissions: Guilbeault
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Oct. 16, 2023. The Canadian Press/Patrick Doyle
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Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says regulations to cap emissions from oil and gas production will be published later this fall despite a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision affecting federal environmental law.

The opinion issued Friday said some parts of the federal environmental assessment legislation are unconstitutional because they could allow Ottawa to regulate activities that lie solely within provincial jurisdiction.