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Posted by · March 22, 2016 5:11 PM

Canada's New Hope

Bloomberg Views, Michael Bloomberg, Published Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 5:50 PM EDT

The value of the Canadian dollar and the price of oil, one of the nation’s top exports, have both tumbled to near record lows. But those details -- and the apparent demise of the Keystone XL pipeline -- don’t begin to tell the story of what lies ahead for the economy of Canada, America’s second-largest trading partner.

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Posted by · March 19, 2016 11:59 PM

Woodfibre LNG gets environmental stamp of approval from Ottawa

National Observer, By Elizabeth McSheffrey in News, Energy | March 18th 2016

The federal department, Environment and Climate Change Canada, has given the green light to the controversial Woodfibre LNG project, ruling on Friday that the proposal is "not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects."

(Howe Sound and Squamish looking out to the Pacific. Photo by Rich Duncan, and provided by My Sea to Sky)

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Posted by · March 13, 2016 1:07 AM

Scientists urge Catherine McKenna to reject Pacific NorthWest LNG report

The Globe and Mail, BRENT JANG And SHAWN McCARTHY, VANCOUVER and OTTAWA, Published Wednesday, Mar. 09, 2016 3:00AM EST

"More than 130 scientists have signed a letter to federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, asking her to reject a “scientifically flawed” report into Pacific NorthWest LNG.

"A worse location is unlikely to be found for PNW LNG with regards to potential risks to fish and fisheries,” according to the letter sent by biologist Jonathan Moore and other scientists. They argue that the regulatory agency disregarded science that was not financed by Pacific NorthWest LNG.

"We urge you to reject the CEAA draft report,” the letter from the coalition of scientists said. “The CEAA draft report for the Pacific NorthWest LNG project is a symbol of what is wrong with environmental decision-making in Canada. An obvious risk of a flawed assessment is that it will arrive at an incorrect conclusion.”

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Posted by · March 06, 2016 1:50 AM

First Ministers climate framework a start, but stronger targets needed

Latest News from Elizabeth May, O.C., M.P. SGI Friday, March 4th, 2016 in COP 21, Press Releases

(OTTAWA) March 3, 2016 – Following today’s meeting between the Premiers and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the Green Party of Canada calls on the federal government to deliver stronger climate targets to meet its Paris Agreement commitments...

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Posted by · March 02, 2016 5:51 PM

May: It's Trudeau's moment to act on climate change

The Ottawa Citizen, Elizabeth May, Published on: February 29, 2016 | Last Updated: February 29, 2016 2:01 PM EST

So much carbon; so little time. It is true globally and it is true for Canada.

From Canada’s early entry as a climate action leader – hosting the world’s first international scientific climate conference in 1988 – until today, most governments have played for time. Stalling tactics and procrastination, two steps forward and one step back, have typified climate strategies. True, most countries in the European Union have met and exceeded their Kyoto targets. But Kyoto targets were understood at the time, back in 1997, to be only a down payment on future action. And shamefully for the last 10 years, Canada has provided cover for other countries to do less, knowing that its aggressive sabotage would excuse its own shrinking ambitions.

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Posted by · March 01, 2016 11:17 PM

Liberal's changes to CETA highlight flaws with the TPP

Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s International Trade Minister, yesterday unveiled the final legal draft of the Canada – EU Trade Agreement. While CETA is still awaiting translation, Freeland indicated that she hopes the agreement will come into force in 2017. The lengthy delay in arriving at a final legal draft arose from ongoing European opposition to investor-state dispute settlement provisions that many fear may limit governmental regulatory power and lead to expensive corporate lawsuits. The CETA text unveiled yesterday features some notable changes to the ISDS rules, with Canada largely acquiescing to European demands.

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Posted by · February 28, 2016 12:38 AM

Call on first ministers to take a climate leap on March 3rd

Last month federal and provincial environment ministers took stock of the climate challenge. "It's great to have the feds engaged and we need to give them some breathing space," said one source who is involved in the talks. "But we need to be focusing on the gap and how to fill it and not reinventing the wheel. There could be a lot of talk without much happening — there is a danger of this," the source said.

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