Politics This Morning: Goodale, Hussen in Lacolle to talk about asylum seekers
Good Monday morning, As controversy continues to swirl over surging numbers of asylum seekers from the United States crossing illegally into Canada, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen are appearing in the Quebec border town of Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle to field questions from the media. The ministers and local Liberal MP Brenda Shanahan […]
Canada’s effort to include climate change in NAFTA worth a shot
OTTAWA—Canada’s effort to include climate change in the North American Free Trade negotiations is worth a try. But it is likely to get the same kind of reaction from American President Donald Trump that he levels to all climate comers. In Trump world, climate change is in the same category as the real media world […]
Politics This Morning: Freeland to deliver speech urging public support for NAFTA overhaul
Good Monday Morning, All eyes are on Ottawa today as Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland heads to the nation’s capital to drum up public support for reforms to the North American Free Trade Agreement, in advance of the start of renegotiation talks later this week. Ms. Freeland will be at the University of Ottawa […]
Feds should match wildfire donations
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited parts of British Columbia this week where wildfires have burned down homes and businesses and have displaced thousands of people. The federal government has done a lot of good things in responding to this crisis. It acted quickly to set up an ad-hoc cabinet committee chaired by Minister for Sports […]
Pacific NorthWest LNG’s demise is boon for clean growth
VANCOUVER, B.C.—British Columbia’s new government has committed to getting the province back on track to meeting its climate targets. Until last week, the Pacific NorthWest (PNW) LNG project, near Prince Rupert, presented a monumental obstacle to making good on that promise. Indeed, the liquefied natural gas mega-project threatened to be one of the largest carbon […]
Departments end ban on hiring long-term contractors as permanent staff
Two federal departments have opted back in to a policy that makes contract workers permanent after three years on the same job, ending a multi-year approach unions had criticized as unfair to workers filling a necessary role and an ineffective way to create a stable workforce. After six years of suspending the policy, Environment and […]
Steel, automotive interests central in June lobbying
Federal lobbying in June was dominated by the concerns of those in the steel and automotive industries, according to data in the lobbyists registry, and the timing of some previously planned lobby days proved to be opportune for the steel sector with rising protectionism in the United States becoming a threat. The Canadian Steel Producers […]
Canada’s marine litter and sustainable fisheries commitments necessitate action on ghost gear
The world’s oceans need help. That’s why, when the UN developed its Sustainable Developmental Goals in 2015, safeguarding the oceans was identified as one of the 17 focal areas. Last month, the UN hosted the first ever Oceans Conference to empower and motivate countries, the private sector, civil society, and citizens to commit to ocean […]
Don’t ram pipelines through provinces that reject them
Re: “‘British Columbians do not want this,’ Trudeau faces tough task on $7.4-billion Kinder Morgan pipeline with incoming B.C. government” (The Hill Times, July 10, p. 1). A visionary federal government would support Alberta by making major investments in transit, building retrofits, renewable energies, clean technologies, and community employment programs. This plan would not only […]
Domestic incentives and global movement on climate change will conspire to create good-paying jobs for Canadians: Renewable advocates
The Trudeau government must take bold steps to foster the development and adoption of clean-energy technologies to allow Canadians to reap the benefits of the global transition to a low-carbon economy, say advocates. The Canadian Council on Renewable Electricity, created in 2015 by the trade associations for solar, wind, hydro, and marine power, says encouraging […]
