Category: Steven Guilbeault

Feds to Spend $1.6 Billion on New National Climate Adaptation Strategy

The federal government has announced it will spend $1.6 billion on its newly unveiled “National Adaptation Strategy,” which it says is a commitment to a “whole-of-society approach” to tackling climate change. The funding will go to local communities for the purpose of reinforcing infrastructure, such as bridges and roads, so that communities can  survive “extreme…


Cory Morgan: What Does Guilbeault’s Uncharacteristic Position at COP27 Signal?

Commentary The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) came and went with less fanfare than these gatherings usually have. The annual gabfest provides the opportunity for activists, politicians, and celebrities to fly private jets across the world to gather in luxury hotels and chide people for their consumption of petrochemical products. Usually, many nations…


Oil and Gas Emissions Cap Coming to Canada by Next Year, Says Environment Minister

New climate regulations introducing a cap on greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from Canada’s oil and gas sector will be introduced by next year, says Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault. “We will have draft regulations maybe by the spring, at the latest in the first half of the year,” Guilbeault told The Canadian Press in an…


Alberta to Fight ‘Catastrophic’ Federal Emissions Reduction Plan: Jason Kenney

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the federal government’s new carbon emissions reduction plan would have a “catastrophic” impact on the Canadian economy, and he pledged to fight against it. The 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan, introduced to the House of Commons on March 29 by Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, suggests that Canada’s oil and gas industry will need…


Will the Rights of Indigenous Oil Sector Workers and Business Owners Be Protected in Guilbeault’s Climate Crusade?

Commentary Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault has returned from the COP26 summit full of enthusiasm and big plans. As a former Greenpeace activist, Guilbeault surely enjoyed his week in Glasgow rubbing shoulders with the world’s top environmental virtue signallers. Feeling invigorated, he is doubtless eager to act soon in cracking down on…


Revisions to Broadcasting Act Won’t Cover Online Porn, Heritage Minister Says

OTTAWA—Sweeping updates to the Broadcasting Act will not cover pornography or sexually exploitive content online, says Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault. Guilbeault told the House of Commons ethics committee Monday that a new regulator will handle child pornography and non-consensual material, but that Bill C-10, which aims to regulate YouTube, Facebook and other platforms, will steer…


Facebook’s Blocking of News Links in Australia ‘Irresponsible’: Guilbeault

OTTAWA—Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault says Facebook won’t intimidate Canada out of pushing online giants to pay Canadian media companies for content. The company has blocked users in Australia from posting or seeing links to local or international news websites in protest of the Australian government’s plans to make social−media companies negotiate payments to publishers there….


Canada Pushing Legislation That Would Make Tech Giants Pay for News Content: Guilbeault

Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault said the federal government will continue to push for legislation that would make major tech companies pay news outlets for posting content on their platform, even in cases of voluntary agreements like Google’s News Showcase. News Showcase provides a licensing program that pays publishers to curate content on story panels that…