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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland has left the door open to maintaining Canada’s position as a green leader among G20 nations. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang Kevin Andrew, University of Victoria; Basma…

Sustainability

Summerside to build solar farm that meets 62 percent of its electricity needs

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Plans to construct a new 21-megawatt solar farm and a battery storage facility in Summerside, PEI have been announced. According to Infrastructure Canada, this renewable energy source will improve the energy efficiency of the City of…

Sustainability

Sunny future: Alberta town becomes solar powered ‘net zero’ community

Bob Weber – The Canadian Press Jul 2, 2019

RAYMOND, Alta. – What began as a friendly rivalry between two southern Alberta towns has ended with what may be one of the most extensive programs of solar power anywhere in the country. Raymond, an agricultural community of about 4,000,…

Energy & the Environment

$60 million from federal carbon tax to go to green projects in schools

Christian Paas-Lang – THE CANADIAN PRESS Jun 26, 2019

OTTAWA – A portion of the proceeds of the federal carbon tax will go to fund green projects at schools in four provinces, but the fate of the program depends on the co-operation of those provinces' conservative premiers. Environment…

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Canada warming twice as fast as rest of the world, scientific report shows

By Mia Rabson – THE CANADIAN PRESS Apr 1, 2019

OTTAWA – Canada is warming up twice as fast as the rest of the world and it's ``effectively irreversible,'' a new scientific report from Environment and Climate Change Canada says. At stake is just how bad that warming gets, said several…

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Environmentalists, farmers stake sides in Saskatchewan’s carbon tax challenge

THE CANADIAN PRESS Feb 13, 2019

Sixteen interveners from across Canada are getting a say this week in Saskatchewan's legal challenge of Ottawa's federal carbon tax. Here's a look at some of the groups and their arguments: Indigenous groups: Alberta's Athabasca…

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Ontario premier defends carbon tax recession claims in wake of criticism

Shawn Jeffords, THE CANADIAN PRESS Jan 22, 2019

Premier Doug Ford doubled down Tuesday on his warning that a federal carbon tax will trigger a recession, lashing out at economists who said his claim was baseless. His defence via social media came after he faced criticism from experts…

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Conservative leader says Trudeau will hike carbon tax if he wins vote in 2019

THE CANADIAN PRESS Jan 2, 2019

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer welcomed 2019 with a warning that if Canadians re-elect Justin Trudeau this year, the federal carbon tax that's going to take effect will only climb. "Canadians know what Justin Trudeau is going to do.…

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Carbon pricing is most efficient way to cut emissions, Canadian Chamber says

Mia Rabson, THE CANADIAN PRESS Dec 14, 2018

Canada’s largest business group has endorsed a carbon tax as the most efficient way for the country to cut greenhouse gas emissions. In a report released Thursday, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce says there is general consensus in Canada…

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Federal carbon tax rebates will exceed the cost for most people affected

Mia Rabson, THE CANADIAN PRESS Oct 23, 2018

The federal government will return 90 per cent of all the money it collects from a carbon price directly to the Canadians who pay it. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is unveiling the details of the carbon tax rebates, dubbed the Climate…