Trudeau undoes own timid steps to sustainability, betrays promise to world
GATINEAU, QUE.—There is no doubt that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s approval of the twinning of the Kinder Morgan oil pipeline last week increases the danger of a devastating spill in the waters around Vancouver and beyond, despite the new $1.5-billion federal ocean protection plan. No spill response unit, “world class” or otherwise, can be confidently […]
Natural Resources
NDP MP Linda Duncan blasts government over tanker threat to endangered West Coast orcas
Linda Duncan, the lone New Democrat MP elected in Alberta, is bucking NDP Premier Rachel Notley’s support for the federal cabinet’s approval of a new Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain oil pipeline to the B.C. coast. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Environment Minister Catherine McKenna approved the expansion project, which a report from the […]
Feds hearing more from industry than environmentalists on pipelines, according to lobbyists registry
There has been a steady stream of lobbying activity related to pipelines lately, the federal lobbyists registry shows, and there are indications that pipeline proponents are getting the ear of government more than pipeline opponents are. Thirty-one communication reports for contact with government since Sept. 1 were shown on the registry when doing a search last […]
Deadlines loom on three potentially tough fronts for Liberals
MONTREAL—If you have been enjoying Canada’s comparatively cool political climate since Justin Trudeau became prime minister, make the most of what may be the last days of the season. By all indications, the political temperature is about to rise as deadlines loom on three potentially troublesome fronts for the Liberal government. Between now and the […]
Bains, Carr, Garneau most lobbied ministers, health most lobbied topic in October
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains remained the most lobbied minister of the Trudeau cabinet in October, while health was the most lobbied issue between federal officials and lobbyists, according to the federal lobbyists registry. There were 21 communication reports filed for contact with Mr. Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) last month, according to registry numbers last week. Natural Resources […]
Trudeau must get results for Canadians
No matter who is elected to the White House every four years, whether Republican or Democrat, the government of Canada has only one job: to defend Canada’s interests. Even though our former Conservative government is often accused of having had a frosty relationship with the United States, the reality is that our relationship achieved results. […]
Trump shows the need to revisit our approach to free trade
One week after the shocking outcome of the U.S. election, it’s difficult to assess the implications of a Donald Trump presidency on the all-important Canada-U.S. relationship. Like so many communities across Canada, my riding of Essex is situated along the Canada-U.S. border, and people rely heavily on a positive relationship with our American neighbours and […]
Revisiting Keystone, not NAFTA, should be Trudeau’s focus
The Liberal government’s immediate offer last week to renegotiate NAFTA with United States president-elect Donald Trump was perplexing. Given our country’s reliance on the North American market for trade and the fact that more than $2-billion in goods and services a day crossed the 49th parallel in 2015, NAFTA is not something that Canada should […]
Canada and Trump have common ground in energy
Energy will be a top issue in Canada-US relations in a Trump administration. We need to reach out now—to the Trump transition team, Congress and state governments—to find common ground, and identify the points of convergence. On energy, Donald Trump promises in his ‘America First Energy Plan’ to rescind President Obama’s executive orders on climate, […]
