Energy

Alberta’s New Democratic Premier Rachel Notley was all smiles Tuesday evening as she emerged in the halls of the House of Commons after a meeting with the prime minister.

The reaction is pouring in swiftly and relentlessly to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's triple pipeline announcement this afternoon.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made some long-awaited major decisions on pipelines that will inevitably alienate part of the Canadian electorate.

Saskatchewan is proposing tougher rules for pipelines following an oil spill into the North Saskatchewan River that jeopardized the drinking water of thousands of people.

Charlie Angus, who has been pondering a run for the leadership of the federal New Democrats, said he was troubled by the silence of the justice minister.

Maureen Thomas, chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation travelled to Ottawa for a last-minute appeal to stop the Trudeau government from approving Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain expansion pipeline.

In both cases, Ottawa argues that the NEB was qualified to stand in for the Crown and aboriginal groups had plenty of opportunity to get information and express their concerns.

Don't look for apologies from the North Dakota sheriff leading the response to the Dakota Access oil pipeline protests, especially for the recent — and, in some circles, controversial actions.

Brace yourselves for direct action, civil disobedience, mass arrests… the whole nine yards. All that said, it’s hard for a guy like me not to feel encouraged by the overarching government signals.

"We stand at the dawn of the clean growth century," said Canada's Environment Minister Catherine McKenna. President-elect Donald Trump is poised to take the U.S. in the opposite direction.

Most of the threats are already appearing, and some are likely to lead to a new normal, even if countries manage to control climate change.

They fear Donald Trump's election in the United States adds pressure to Canada to clear regulatory hurdles blocking new projects.

Canada is grappling with hunger on its own turf with over 4 million Canadians experiencing food insecurity - a lack of access to the variety or quantity of food they need due to lack of money.

Canadian corporate executives whose companies together employ more than a million people are urging Prime Minister Trudeau and the premiers to press ahead with climate action and carbon pricing.

Canada's new climate policies are being swamped by the push for massive carbon expansions.