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How Did Environment Play in This Election? by Aaron Freeman A
How did environment play in this election? by Aaron Freeman A version of this article appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press on November 13, 2015. With the longest federal election campaign in modern history now behind us, and as federal officials heading to Paris for the UN Climate Meeting, the environmental community is hopeful that the new government will deliver the environmental leadership Canada urgently needs. The election’s unexpected Red Tide has meant the Liberals’ platform is now under a microscope to determine just what was promised in terms of environmental action. The platform touched on many environmental priorities, promising: a significant investment in green jobs, a national carbon price negotiated with the provinces, protections for national parks and waterways, and a modernization of Canada’s environmental assessment process. The platform also laments Canada’s loss of 71% of its clean tech market share over the previous decade, which it promises to start rebuilding. While this has led many to be cautiously optimistic about a Liberal majority, UBC political scientist Kathryn Harrison notes that many of the Liberals’ promises lacked specificity. For example: “It calls for a national price on carbon, but doesn't give any details about what that scheme would look like." Harrison adds that the Conservative, NDP and Liberal platforms all “left the door open to one or more pipelines” that would facilitate increased development of the oil sands. While Trudeau has voiced objections to the Northern Gateway pipeline, like our previous government, he supported the construction of the recently rejected Keystone XL pipeline. Ensuring that the new government’s environmental promises are kept, and reversing the years of decline in Canada’s environmental record will require leadership within all parties. -
Rookie Liberal MP Erskine-Smith's Youtube Video Causes Some Friction, Head-Scratching in Liberal Caucus
EROSION OF TRUST IN THE INTERNET THREATENS ‘EIGHTH WONDER OF THE MODERN WORLD’ p. 22 DAVID CRANE p. 7 SUSAN RILEY p. 10 ANDREW CARDOZO p. 12 GERRY NICHOLLS p. 9 NANCY PECKFORD p. 12 RACHEL AIELLO p. 26 Trudeau Trudeau’s tough Survey shows high Sewing up What a difference a Party Central: plans to price talk on climate level of support the so-cons: year, and a regime CBC News’ Terry carbon right turns to tokenism for diversity it’s a talent change, can make Milewski’s shindig TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR, NO. 1376 CANADA’S POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2016 $5.00 NEWS ENVIRONMENT NEWS LIBERAL CAUCUS NEWS IN THE HOUSE Climate change Government to ‘issue of the Rookie Liberal MP push substantive century,’ ministers Erskine-Smith’s overhaul of should demand environmental YouTube video House rules assessments BY RACHEL AIELLO causes some friction, Substantial changes to House procedure on department could be on the way for things like how MPs vote, when and how long MPs sit, and proposals, says how opposition days and private members’ head-scratching in bills are handled. “I don’t want the simple stuff; I think we environment need to see some significant change to take place,” said Kevin Lamoureux (Winnipeg commish Liberal caucus North, Man.), parliamentary secretary to Government House Leader Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, Ont.), in an interview following a BY RACHEL AIELLO Liberal MPs Kim Rudd and Mike Bossio say they’re daylong debate on such matters last week. Calling climate change “the issue of the ‘disappointed’ with their colleague’s YouTube video, Not only do changes need to happen century,” Canada’s federal Environment quickly if they’re going to happen, they should and Sustainable Development Commis- but won’t hold it against him. -
Prime Minister Trudeau's Cabinet
TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 1370 CANADA’S POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 $5.00 NEWS CONSERVATIVES FEATURE IN THE HOUSE NEWS LEGISLATION Conservatives Feds focus line up to run for It’s showtime: on economy, nomination in middle class Harper’s Calgary Chagger moves as House Heritage riding returns BY ABBAS RANA into key role as The Liberals are promising a he Conservative nomination for Stephen more substantive fall legislative THarper’s old Calgary Heritage, Alta., riding is scheduled for Oct. 22, but three session and will be looking to candidates have so far emerged and more House returns change how Parliament works. are expected to run in one of the safest Tory seats in the country. “We have no idea what the prime minister BY RACHEL AIELLO will do in calling the byelection. We didn’t want to be caught without a candidate,” said for fall session The government wants to focus on Hal Anderson, president of the Conservative the economy and the middle class, and Party’s Calgary Heritage riding association, New Government House Leader Bardish Chagger, will move on amendments to the Harper in a phone interview with The Hill Times. government’s controversial anti-terrorism Mr. Anderson said he had heard rumours a rookie Liberal MP, is taking on the lead legislative legislation Bill C-51 this fall in what all that the byelection could be called as early sides are expecting to be a substantive as this week. To ensure that their candidate role in the activist Trudeau government this fall. legislative parliamentary session. -
Fundraising Major Challenge, No One Likely to Win on First Ballot In
INNOVATION MINISTER NAVDEEP BAINS, POLICY BRIEFING pp. 21-39 ALLAN CUTLER p. 4 GERRY NICHOLLS p. 12 HILL CLIMBERS p. 53 SEAN BRUYEA p. 14 PARTY CENTRAL p. 57 HILL LIFE & PEOPLE p. 50 Birkenfeld believes Trudeau and the Bardish Chagger Ottawa’s war Jaimie Anderson MPs still enjoy there’s $1-billion in ‘hope and change’ hires some new to silence Black Sheep Inn some good unpaid taxes syndrome staffers veterans shindig perks TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR, NO. 1374 CANADA’S POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2016 $5.00 NEWS PMO EXPENSES NEWS CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP RUN NEWS SENATE PMO expense Fundraising major Government rep controversy in Senate supports seen as ‘bump challenge, no one regional caucuses in the road,’ but as replacement to reminder even likely to win on fi rst party structure top political ballot in crowded Tory BY ABBAS RANA staffers ‘can get To reduce partisanship in the Senate, some Senators, including the government’s smacked down’ representative, are proposing to abandon leadership contest the traditional model of party caucuses and replace that with regionally based for a few days caucuses. Tory leadership race spending limit is $5-million and Government Senate Representative Pe- ter Harder (Ottawa, Ont.) made the case for BY DEREK ABMA more than 15 candidates could run. regional caucuses in his appearance before the Senate Modernization Committee on The controversy surrounding moving Wednesday, Sept. 28. expenses incurred by senior staffers in the “Within the range of options that I have Prime Minister’s Offi ce and billed to tax- refl ected upon, the regional caucus model, payers is not, in the overall scope of things, as an organizing principle for the Senate, a big deal, though the Trudeau government is an idea that has the potential to fulfi ll would be well advised to avoid many more this blueprint and, consequently, that I entitlement-related scandals, say experts.