The Globe and Mail reports in Friday, Nov. 20, edition that the federal government plans to
outline changes to pipeline
reviews in the coming weeks and
months as Ottawa seeks to restore
confidence in its regulators.
A Bloomberg dispatch to The Globe reports that the international community
and Canadians want to see a
robust environmental assessment
process for pipelines, Environment
Minister Catherine
McKenna said. "We certainly hear
the message from industry that
certainty is important and the
plan isn't to drag this out over
years," Ms. McKenna told reporters
earlier this week. "That is
part of my mandate, a very
important part of my mandate."
Ms. McKenna spelled out five
priorities for the federal government's
climate policy, including a
shift from coal to renewable power,
putting a price on carbon, rapidly
improving the efficiency of
buildings, modernizing public
transportation with electric vehicles
and investing in education. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won last month's federal election after campaigning on a platform that promised to work with provinces to "take action on climate change, put a price on carbon, and reduce carbon pollution."
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