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Opinion, Politics
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June 12th 2024
Alberta Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz says that holding the oil and gas sector to the promises it has made Canadians in its messaging would be "crippling." If that is true, then it suggests those promises don’t hold up to any real scrutiny.
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| June 12th 2024
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| June 12th 2024
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News, Energy
| June 11th 2024
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A federal judge says it's "difficult to fathom" how it could be reasonable for Canada's environment minister to take more than eight months before recommending an emergency protection order for B. C.'s northern spotted owl.
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