Carl Meyer
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News, Energy, Politics
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March 11th 2020
Ottawa should end fossil fuel subsidies, strengthen carbon pricing, raise taxes on the wealthy and direct the windfall into retraining oil and gas workers for low-carbon-economy jobs, says a coalition of civil society leaders.
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Doug Ford and a coterie of his top ministers will travel to Ottawa later this week with a list of funding requests they’d like to see covered in the next federal budget, including a sharp increase in transit funding to help deliver the Ontario premier’s subway-centric plans.
Morgan Sharp
News, Politics
| March 11th 2020
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Humans are just following evolutionary imperative as they drive the global climate crisis, says noted environmentalist Rex Weyler.
Rochelle Baker
News, Island Insider
| March 10th 2020
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The Public Health Agency of Canada has posted guidelines aimed at helping event planners figure out whether to cancel mass gatherings of people as the federal government works to quell the potential spread of the novel coronavirus.
The Canadian Press
News, Politics
| March 11th 2020
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Some 228 Canadians are beginning a two-week quarantine at Canadian Forces Base Trenton, in Ontario, after being repatriated from a cruise ship with a cluster of novel coronavirus cases.
The Canadian Press
News, Politics
| March 10th 2020
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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says his government will do whatever it takes to rescue the province from an oil price collapse and he wants the federal government to step up as well.
Dean Bennett
News, Politics
| March 10th 2020
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Analysts expect to see lower Canadian oil production this year as producers follow the example of Cenovus Energy Inc. in slashing capital spending budgets amid tumbling oil prices.
Dan Healing
News, Politics
| March 10th 2020
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Saudi Arabia’s state-run oil giant Saudi Aramco said on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, it would increase its crude oil production to 12.3 million barrels a day in April, a record amount.
Associated Press
News, Politics
| March 10th 2020
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The federal government has introduced legislation that would impose a blanket ban on causing a child to undergo therapy aimed at altering their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Joan Bryden
News, Politics
| March 10th 2020
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The vice-president of the Metis National Council is stepping up his rhetoric against three provincial Metis leaders, accusing them of striking a "backroom deal" that allows new members into the nation he believes are not Metis.
The Canadian Press
News, Politics
| March 10th 2020
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