Supply of PPE, vaccines would be jeopardized by investigation of COVID-19 response, Liberals say | CBC News: Anand said the extensive disclosure of documents requested by
the Official Opposition — particularly those related to the purchase of
PPE, medical devices and pharmaceuticals — could cause businesses to
lose faith in the government’s ability to protect their sensitive trade
information.

“As we are in the middle of the second wave and the
number of COVID cases continues to increase, this is not the time for
this motion to be passed,” Anand told reporters.

“This
is not the time to threaten and weaken our relationships with our
suppliers, on whom Canadians’ health and safety depends.”

Supply of PPE, vaccines would be jeopardized by investigation of COVID-19 response, Liberals say | CBC News: Anand said the extensive disclosure of documents requested by
the Official Opposition — particularly those related to the purchase of
PPE, medical devices and pharmaceuticals — could cause businesses to
lose faith in the government’s ability to protect their sensitive trade
information.“As we are in the middle of the second wave and the
number of COVID cases continues to increase, this is not the time for
this motion to be passed,” Anand told reporters. “This
is not the time to threaten and weaken our relationships with our
suppliers, on whom Canadians’ health and safety depends.”Read More

RCMP spent more than $13M on policing Coastal GasLink conflict on Wet’suwet’en territory | CBC News: For
almost two years the RCMP have maintained a near constant presence on
the Morice Forest Service Road about 300 kilometres west of Prince
George, B.C. — a remote logging road through the heart of the
Wet’suwet’en Nation’s traditional territory — to uphold a B.C. Supreme
Court injunction first granted to Coastal GasLink in December 2018.

The
670-kilometre Coastal GasLink pipeline is part of an estimated $40
billion dollar natural gas project — touted as the largest private
sector investment in Canadian history.

RCMP spent more than $13M on policing Coastal GasLink conflict on Wet’suwet’en territory | CBC News: For
almost two years the RCMP have maintained a near constant presence on
the Morice Forest Service Road about 300 kilometres west of Prince
George, B.C. — a remote logging road through the heart of the
Wet’suwet’en Nation’s traditional territory — to uphold a B.C. Supreme
Court injunction first granted to Coastal GasLink in December 2018. The
670-kilometre Coastal GasLink pipeline is part of an estimated $40
billion dollar natural gas project — touted as the largest private
sector investment in Canadian history.Read More

Alberta Government Lays Out Welcome Mat for Australian Coal Mining Interests – The Energy Mix: The Tyee adds that while ordinary Albertans were not
consulted, the Kenney government did meet with the Coal Association of
Canada’s Robin Campbell, a former Progressive Conservative MLA and
provincial environment minister who “actively lobbied for the Coal
Policy’s demise on behalf of his Australian clients.”

Further sweetening the pot, the province “has sent letters
of support to Australian mining speculators offering them less red tape
and lower corporate taxes,” along with an expedited permitting process.
The latter will be enabled by the fact that it “has staffed the Alberta
Energy Regulator, which will review each coal mining project, with
people whose pasts are aligned with resource extracting corporations.”

One such person is “self-described ‘political activist’
John Weissenberger, who worked on Jason Kenney’s election campaign,”
adds The Tyee.

Alberta Government Lays Out Welcome Mat for Australian Coal Mining Interests – The Energy Mix: The Tyee adds that while ordinary Albertans were not
consulted, the Kenney government did meet with the Coal Association of
Canada’s Robin Campbell, a former Progressive Conservative MLA and
provincial environment minister who “actively lobbied for the Coal
Policy’s demise on behalf of his Australian clients.”Further sweetening the pot, the province “has sent letters
of support to Australian mining speculators offering them less red tape
and lower corporate taxes,” along with an expedited permitting process.
The latter will be enabled by the fact that it “has staffed the Alberta
Energy Regulator, which will review each coal mining project, with
people whose pasts are aligned with resource extracting corporations.”One such person is “self-described ‘political activist’
John Weissenberger, who worked on Jason Kenney’s election campaign,”
adds The Tyee.Read More

Coloradans Urge Canadian Pension Holders to Stop Investing in Denver-Based Fracking Company [Video] – The Energy Mix: With the Canada Pension Plan’s biannual public meetings
under way this week, people from across Colorado have put together a
series of video messages asking Canadian pension holders to stop funding
fossil fuel companies—particularly Denver-based Crestone Peak Resources, a company 95% owned by the CPP.

“Whether you know it or not, you’re one of 20 million
Canadian workers and retirees that benefit from the Canadian Pension
Plan,” says one unidentified Coloradan, one of several who rotate
through the narration on the five-minute video
produced by 350 Colorado and Fossil Free PERA. “Unfortunately, your
pension savings are being invested in ways that pollute our air, our
water, harm the health of our children, and even influence our elections
to benefit the oil industry.”

Coloradans Urge Canadian Pension Holders to Stop Investing in Denver-Based Fracking Company [Video] – The Energy Mix: With the Canada Pension Plan’s biannual public meetings
under way this week, people from across Colorado have put together a
series of video messages asking Canadian pension holders to stop funding
fossil fuel companies—particularly Denver-based Crestone Peak Resources, a company 95% owned by the CPP.“Whether you know it or not, you’re one of 20 million
Canadian workers and retirees that benefit from the Canadian Pension
Plan,” says one unidentified Coloradan, one of several who rotate
through the narration on the five-minute video
produced by 350 Colorado and Fossil Free PERA. “Unfortunately, your
pension savings are being invested in ways that pollute our air, our
water, harm the health of our children, and even influence our elections
to benefit the oil industry.”Read More