Ottawa denies transfer of Shaw wireless spectrum, threatening Rogers merger | Globalnews.ca:

The federal government says it will not approve the wholesale transfer of wireless spectrum licenses from Shaw to Rogers, threatening the proposed merger of the two telecommunications giants unless new conditions are met.

Innovation and Economic Development Minister François-Philippe
Champagne said Tuesday the decision, which he previously committed to
earlier this year, was meant to promote competition in the sector.

“I
will never waiver in my commitment to promote competition and make
wireless services more affordable for all Canadians,” he told reporters
at a brief press conference.

Rogers had been aiming to sell off
wireless spectrum licenses owned by Shaw’s Freedom Mobile to Quebecor’s
Videotron as part of its bid to buy Shaw for $26 billion. That agreement
was reached in order to address competition concerns.

Canada’s economy lost nearly $13B due to labour shortage, new report shows – National | Globalnews.ca:

Canada’s economy lost
almost $13 billion over the past year due to a nationwide labour and
skill shortage in the manufacturing sector, a new report has found.

Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters’ (CME) annual labour survey of
563 manufacturers in 17 industries across the country found that almost
two thirds have lost or turned down contracts and experienced production
delays due to a lack of workers.

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The penalties and loss of sales resulting from these issues totalled $7.2 billion, according to the organization.

As
well, 43 per cent of companies have postponed or cancelled capital
projects because of the shortages, resulting in another $5.4 billion in
lost investment, said the CME.

Canadian Regulators Zero In On Greenwashing Claims – Environmental Law – Worldwide:

With mandatory ESG reporting coming soon

to
federally regulated financial institutions and public companies,
regulators are already investigating claims of greenwashing at
Canada’s largest bank.

Earlier this week, Canada’s Competition Bureau confirmed it
was investigating a complaint that consumers were
being misled about the bank’s climate performance. The
complaint alleges the bank made “materially false” claims
about its commitments to the Paris Agreement Goals and achieving
net zero.

As pressure increases from regulators, Canadian companies should
expect a significant increase in the scrutiny and potential
liability that will attach to all forms of ESG disclosure,
including sustainability reports and net-zero commitments.

Billions in Funding for the Oil and Gas Sector

According to the complaint, the bank is alleged to have
undermined its stated commitment to the Paris Agreement targets by
providing more than US$201 billion in financing and underwriting to
fossil fuel companies from 2016 through 2021. | more |

Mom, daughter face homelessness after buying home and tenant refuses to leave | CBC News: An Ottawa homeowner says she and her daughter could soon be homeless
because they can’t move into the townhouse she bought in April due to a
tenant who refuses to leave — and she blames the Ontario government
for failing her family.

Elsie Kalu says the ordeal led to her
losing her job, plus she is now at risk of getting kicked out of her
rental and faces threats of foreclosure — losing her property to the
mortgage lender. She is begging Ontario’s Landlord and Tenant Board
(LTB) to grant her a hearing so she can state her case to evict her
tenant and finally move into the home she bought.

“Why would the
government allow another person to take everything from one person? It’s
like robbing the poor to pay the poor,” said Kalu, standing outside of
the home she hasn’t entered since buying it.

“It can’t be right. I cannot provide social services for another citizen. I’m not rich enough.”

‘It’s ludicrous’: Coastal GasLink pushes its pipeline under a Wet’suwet’en river while salmon are spawning | The Narwhal: Coastal GasLink is drilling under the Wedzin Kwa (Morice River) as spawning salmon lay their eggs throughout the river system.

The work is being done during a period outside of the “least-risk window” for in-stream construction, according to reports filed with the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office. Put another way, Coastal GasLink is putting its pipeline under the river at the riskiest time for salmon.   
                               
                               

While laying the pipeline under Wedzin Kwa
doesn’t include major construction directly in the river, the question
of whether this work will impact the gravel beds where salmon lay their
eggs remains unanswered by the company and provincial and federal
regulators. Coastal GasLink has to drill to a depth of 11 metres under
the river to complete the work.

Mike Ridsdale, environmental assessment
coordinator with the Office of the Wet’suwet’en, an administrative body
that works on behalf of the Hereditary Chiefs, said he was never
satisfied with the company’s plans, which were approved by the B.C. government in 2014.

“The lack of sufficient adequate baseline
data in terms of fish populations and least-risk windows was out to
lunch — they were terrible,” he told The Narwhal. “Right now, there’s
eggs that are in the gravel. All that vibration, what’s that going to do
to them? Are they going to develop correctly?”