Kenney’s Coal ‘Review’ Is Just One More Betrayal | The Tyee: To hide the deed from the public, Kenney axed the policy on a Friday before a May long weekend during a pandemic.

At the same time, Environment Minister Jason Nixon proposed to amend the Oldman River Basin Water Allocation Order to take water set aside for irrigators and conservation and give it to Aussie coal miners such as billionaire Gina Rinehart, who owns the proposed Grassy Mountain project.

Kenney’s Coal ‘Review’ Is Just One More Betrayal | The Tyee: To hide the deed from the public, Kenney axed the policy on a Friday before a May long weekend during a pandemic.At the same time, Environment Minister Jason Nixon proposed to amend the Oldman River Basin Water Allocation Order to take water set aside for irrigators and conservation and give it to Aussie coal miners such as billionaire Gina Rinehart, who owns the proposed Grassy Mountain project.Read More

Trudeau pressured to adopt tougher emissions target for Biden climate summit:
“There is no way they can go to Washington with 36 per cent and not get
laughed out of the room,” said Keith Stewart, a senior energy
strategist with Greenpeace Canada.

Some say it needs to be higher, like 60 per cent.


Among those who believe the floor needs to be 50 per cent is Mary 

Robinson, chair of the international human rights group The Elders, and
former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

The former Ireland president believes there’s a perception Canada has 

accomplished more on fighting climate change than it actually has.

“Canada’s the only G7 country where emissions have increased since the signing of the Paris Agreement.”

Trudeau pressured to adopt tougher emissions target for Biden climate summit:
“There is no way they can go to Washington with 36 per cent and not get
laughed out of the room,” said Keith Stewart, a senior energy
strategist with Greenpeace Canada.
Some say it needs to be higher, like 60 per cent.
Among those who believe the floor needs to be 50 per cent is Mary
Robinson, chair of the international human rights group The Elders, and
former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
The former Ireland president believes there’s a perception Canada has
accomplished more on fighting climate change than it actually has.
“Canada’s the only G7 country where emissions have increased since the signing of the Paris Agreement.”Read More