The budget commits no designated funding to the climate plan unveiled
earlier this year by Environment Minister Rod Phillips, but includes
unspecified dollars for a long-overdue climate vulnerability assessment,
and for performance standards for industrial greenhouse gas emitters, states
David McLaughlin, climate change director-Canada at the International
Institute for Sustainable Development. “The good news, therefore, is
that the government appears committed to what it already announced.
Nothing added but nothing subtracted either. The question now becomes,
when do they act and how much money will they actually commit to it?” he
writes.
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Analysis: Alberta Misses Out on Grown-Up Conversation About Fossil Transition – The Energy Mix
Entirely missing from the sense of fossil-fuelled entitlement emanating from both major parties has been the recognition that every jurisdiction needs a pathway to adapt and thrive in a decarbonizing economy. That every work force is entitled to be a part of that transition. And that the peril facing Alberta is multiplied, not averted, when its politicians insist on brazening it out rather than embracing the transition.
Ontario PCs want to make it next to impossible to sue the government | CBC News
Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives are moving to make it harder to sue the Ontario government.
The PCs plan to repeal and replace the long-standing Ontario Proceedings Against the Crown Act — legislation that, among other things, outlines government liability in cases of misfeasance and negligence.
Big pharma might cut R&D, delay new drugs if pharmacare means more generics: memo | CBC News
The concerns were
included last year in a briefing document for federal Finance Minister
Bill Morneau that explored the feasibility and costs of a pharmacare
program.
included last year in a briefing document for federal Finance Minister
Bill Morneau that explored the feasibility and costs of a pharmacare
program.
Pharmacare is shaping up as a key campaign issue in the October election, particularly for the Liberals.
In a single week, just under $339M worth of Liberal pre-election announcements | CBC News
The province depends significantly on oil for money, and has
committed to continued investment in the resource industry. At the same
time, Newfoundland and Labrador’s government has also committed to
reducing carbon emissions.
committed to continued investment in the resource industry. At the same
time, Newfoundland and Labrador’s government has also committed to
reducing carbon emissions.
But that five-year plan to cut carbon
emissions is meant not to affect oil and gas production, Memorial
University professor Sean McGraw told On The Go, despite the fact that oil and gas are related to 24 per cent of those emissions.
At the same time, McGraw said, the province has committed to doubling oil and gas production between now and 2030.