Trudeau pins hopes on new technologies for jobs growth
TORONTO—The Trudeau government is pinning huge hopes for its promised goods on jobs and economic growth on Canada’s success in developing the industries that create new technologies that will be essential if the climate change goals of the Paris Accord and beyond are to be achieved. Several billion dollars have already been earmarked for this […]
We can’t afford delay on emissions reductions
We’ve just been told that the Canadian Arctic is warming faster than the world in general. Global warming is real, but it won’t affect me much. I am very old, but we are “visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation” (Exodus 20:5). Let’s think about our grandchildren. […]
We need to move quickly to fight climate change
We’ve recently been told that the Canadian Arctic is warming faster than the world in general. Global warming is real, but it won’t affect me much. I am very old, but we are “visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation.” Let’s think about our grandchildren. The federal […]
Canada’s ocean protection ripple could become a wave
Last week, a Canadian delegation joined world leaders in New York to support the United Nations’ goal to conserve and sustainably use the world’s oceans, seas and marine resources. Canada borders three oceans and has the world’s longest coastline, so marine protection should be central to our international reputation. A World Wildlife Fund poll shows 83 per cent of people in Canada are […]
Energy East pipeline review may look at broader climate impacts
The National Energy Board’s review of TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline has had more than a few hiccups along the way. Take, for example, the revelation of secret closed-door industry meetings and the allegations of bias that led to the entire National Energy Board’s panel reviewing the project stepping down last September. In January, the newly […]
Canada’s Minamata disease problem
On April 7, Canada’s Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna signed the Minamata Convention, a global agreement to reduce human-caused mercury emissions. The accompanying news release failed to mention Canada’s persistent Minamata disease problem in northwestern Ontario. The convention is named for Minamata Bay, Japan, where the terrible neurological damage inflicted on people who […]
“U.S. President Donald Trump announced the U.S. is ‘getting out’ of the UN Paris accord on climate change. What does this mean for Canada?”
Kate Purchase Liberal strategist “While our government is deeply disappointed by the U.S. decision, Canada is proud to stand united with all the parties that support the Paris Agreement. We will continue to work with our partners at home and around the world to take decisive, collective action to fight climate change. “Our government has […]
Political consequences of interim measures: B.C. election, Kinder-Morgan Pipeline and federal environmental assessment reform
TORONTO—One of the defining features of former prime minister Stephen Harper’s approach to environmental matters was the dramatic streamlining of the federal environmental review and approval processes for energy and other resource projects through his 2012 budget implementation legislation, Bill C-38. The rewriting of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, and the other changes contained in […]
Can the G7 minus one make progress on climate change?
During the recent G7 Summit in Italy, the heads of the seven wealthiest nations found themselves in agreement to fight protectionism in trade. However, their consensus did not extend to the environment as United States President Donald Trump did not agree with his six peers to support the Paris Agreement—the first legally binding global climate […]
No matter U.S. backtrack, Canada committed to leading on climate change: McKenna
The Trudeau government remains steadfast in its commitment to clean energy, regardless of the actions of its southern neighbour, according to Environment Minister Catherine McKenna. In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump pulling his country out of the Paris climate accord, Ms. McKenna (Ottawa Centre, Ont.) is unflinching. Canada, she said, won’t back down in its efforts […]
