2019 Spring Reports of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development to the Parliament of Canada – The Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development releases Spring Reports
Press Release Ottawa, 2 April 2019—In her spring reports tabled today in Parliament, Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Julie Gelfand, presents the results of four audits, along with her…
Budget 2019: Building a Clean Economy
Press Release March 29, 2019 – Ottawa, Ontario Canadians’ quality of life—and Canada’s future growth—are deeply tied to the environment. Failing to invest in a cleaner, more sustainable future threatens…
Fossil fuel conservation would fight climate change while saving Ontarians billions
Press Release TORONTO March 27, 2019 – The Ontario government is increasing energy bills, air pollution, health impacts and greenhouse gas emissions by creating conditions that push up fossil fuel…
Environmental assessment filed for proposed Tilbury Pacific LNG marine jetty
Press Release Mar 21, 2019 VANCOUVER, March 21, 2019 – WesPac Midstream-Vancouver’s proposal to build the Tilbury Pacific LNG marine jetty on the Fraser River in Delta, B.C. reached a…
McKay Métis ask Supreme Court of Canada to hear appeal on Rigel Oil Sands Project
Press Release FORT MCKAY, AB, March 21, 2019 – The McKay Métis are a pro-oil sands and pro-development Métis community located in the heart of the Alberta oil sands. It…
Halfway River Construction Begins as a Result of Consultation with Mi’kmaq
Press Release March 20, 2019 Through consultation, the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs (Assembly) provided recommendations to the Province, leading to significant changes in the go forward plan for…
BC Government: Hydraulic fracturing scientific review report released
Press Release March 19, 2019 VICTORIA – An independent scientific review of hydraulic fracturing in British Columbia has found the regulatory framework to be robust, while also identifying areas for…
Department of Finance Canada Proposes Refinements to the Federal Carbon Pollution Pricing System
Press Release March 19, 2019 – Ottawa, Ontario – Department of Finance Canada Carbon pollution is not free. Canadians feel its effects when extreme weather threatens their safety, their health,…
QIA presents findings on Strategic Environmental Assessment study on oil and gas activities in Baffin Bay and Davis Strait
Press Release March 18, 2019 – Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) is pleased to release “UQAUSIRISIMAJAVUT: what we have said. The Inuit view of how oil and gas development could impact…
Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador announce funding to help tackle climate change with industry, municipalities, not-for-profit and Indigenous communities
Press Release March 15, 2019 – St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador are working together to take climate action and help Canadians access clean solutions that…
