Province says it needs more details to make decision on Northern Pulp effluent plan | CBC News
“It was very clear that, in the end, there only was one decision to make.”
The province will give the company terms of reference for a focus report by April 24, and the company will have up to a year to respond.
The trouble with staking Alberta’s future on oil | The Narwhal
“We’re talking about trillions of dollars of potential wealth,” Kenney said, perched on a chair in a coffee shop across from CBC host Rosemary Barton. “There’s a growing global demand, whether people like it or not, for oil and gas through at least the year 2040.”
But with changes in the world’s appetite for oil — and global goals to reduce carbon emissions — Albertans are left to wonder if this is still a safe assumption.
“It’s a pipe dream,” Gordon Laxer, a political economist and professor emeritus at the University of Alberta, told The Narwhal. “We are in the twilight of oil.”
Nine Million Canadians Cite Climate as Vote-Determining Issue – The Energy Mix
The Abacus climate survey found that “a total of 83% of Canadians say they are quite (26%), very (30%), or extremely (27%) concerned about climate change,” Anderson and Coletto note. And when it comes to the upcoming federal vote, “12% say climate change policies will be at the top of the list of considerations affecting how they will vote in the federal election this fall. Another 19% say it will be the second most important issue.” #cdnpoli
‘I lacked respect’: PM Trudeau apologizes for response to protester
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Trudeau’s comments were a “sad example”
of the “colonial disregard for Indigenous lives” that he says
contributed to the suffering in Grassy Narrows.
“Instead of showing respect for people fighting for clean water [and]
funding, Trudeau sides with his rich donors to get a laugh,” Singh
tweeted.
Protesters question Trudeau on Alton Gas project during Halifax visit | CBC News
In Halifax, Trudeau pointed out the federal government announced last month it is stepping in to regulate Alton Gas’s plan to use water from the Shubenacadie River.
The proposed federal regulations for the Alton Gas project will be aimed at managing potential threats to fish, fish habitat and human health — but the impact of these new rules remains unclear.
The federal department says regulations under the Fisheries Act, due later this year, will establish “conditions on any brine releases.”
The Fisheries Act bans deposits of so-called “deleterious substances” into waterways frequented by fish. However, the Act also says the federal cabinet may make regulations to allow for such deposits.