Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
Senator Christensen: Those withdrawal areas are still under the jurisdiction of the Government of Canada? Mr. Bailey: They have been withdrawn through Order in Council, yes. Senator Christensen: If there were any project proposed in those areas, they cannot proceed until that settlement is made. What input did Yukon First Nations, who do not recognize […]
Canada must seize opportunity with U.S.
PARLIAMENT HILL–The issue of energy price and the security of energy supply have gained more attention in the last six months than any time since the days of Pierre Trudeau, Marc Lalonde, and the now infamous National Energy Program. The debate leading up to and the ratification of the Kyoto Accord raised all sorts of […]
Time for nuclear debate
PARIAMENT HILL–In light of the ratification of Kyoto a national debate and public consultation on government subsidization of nuclear power is long overdue. It is no longer acceptable for the Cabinet to make billion-dollar-decisions on this controversial non-renewable and unsustainable technology behind closed doors. The Canadian Nuclear Association (the nuclear industry lobby group) has carried […]
‘Canada and U.S. enjoy strong relationship on energy’
OTTAWA–All eyes will be on Energy Minister Herb Dhaliwal when he heads to Washington, D.C., in June to meet U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham to talk about the $57-billion energy relationship between Canada and the U.S. Recently painted as the “Liberals’ poster boy for anti-Americanism,” Mr. Dhaliwal (Vancouver South-Burnaby, B.C.) was considered political pariah by […]
Dhaliwal vows to launch new negotiations in fall with auto industry to improve fuel efficiency of new vehicles by 2010
My department also supports research into wind energy with a focus on Canadian needs like the impact of extreme cold on turbines and synchronized wind and diesel generation for off-grid communities. HILL TIMES: How about other alternative sources of energy? MR. DHALIWAL: Alternative energy is playing a major role in helping us diversify our energy […]
Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
Second Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2002-03 Chair: The Honourable TOMMY BANKS Tuesday, April 8, 2003 Thursday, April 10, 2003 Issue No. 12 Seventh and eighth meetings on: Emerging Issues Related to the Mandate of the Committee (Implementation of the Kyoto Protocol) and First meeting on: Bill C-2, An Act to establish a process for assessing the […]
Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
There are many ways in which the utilities can get involved. Some have a different challenge from others. Some utilities are Crown corporations and some are in the private sector. It varies, but they will all have to do their share to reduce greenhouse gasses, although they will have to use different methods. Senator Spivak: […]
APF promised to bring in financial stability
PARLIAMENT HILL–The Agriculture Policy Framework (APF) announced by the federal government on June 20 2002, promised to bring financial stability to Canada’s agriculture industry. However, there are no stakeholders who support the program and some provincial leaders have not signed on. The current set of safety net programs have expired and federal Agriculture Minister Lyle […]
WTO deadline missed
PARLIAMENT HILL–On March 31, a very important deadline in the Doha Development Round international trade negotiations was missed. That was the day when WTO-member countries were to have agreed on the basic framework, or modalities, for an agreement on agriculture. For most WTO member countries, including developing and least developed nations, agriculture is the most […]
Free and fair trade is the answer
PARLIAMENT HILL–Changes in the world’s trading practices are a hot topic of discussion on the world stage. The goal of these talks is to increase trade liberalization to provide all players on the world market equal opportunity and increased prosperity. Liberalization of trade is in Canada’s national interest. Trade is an essential component to a […]
