Mia Rabson
Reporter with the Canadian Press
About Mia Rabson
Singh sides with B.C. in hornet's nest of pipeline politics for the NDP
Jagmeet Singh planted the federal NDP flag firmly on British Columbia's side of the Trans Mountain dispute on Wednesday, May 23, 2018, after months of trying to stay neutral in the bitter feud between his Alberta and B.C. counterparts over energy and environmental policy.
Morneau pressed to reveal true cost for families from federal carbon tax
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre repeatedly tried to squeeze answers out of Finance Minister Bill Morneau during a marathon Commons session on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, night that featured a barrage of questions on the potential costs of the federal carbon tax for Canadian families.
Insurance policy for pipeline is result of 'exceptional situation,' says Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says putting federal cash down as an insurance policy of sorts to get the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion built is the result of an "exceptional" political situation.
Major U.S. investors keeping eye on Canada as Trudeau pushes trade in Manhattan
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will work the room at a business luncheon in Manhattan today, Thursday 17, 2018, on the merits of free trade and global economic co-operation, just as word starts to sink in that efforts to conclude NAFTA talks before the end of this week are likely to fail.
Trudeau makes 16th trip to U.S. as NAFTA deadline looms
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used New York University graduation speech Wednesday to criticize growth in identity politics.
Canada won't oppose Site C dam stoppage pending treaty rights challenge
The federal government is not going to argue against halting construction of the controversial Site C hydroelectric dam in British Columbia while a B.C. court decides if the project violates constitutionally protected treaty rights.
Liberal MP Drouin says allegation made against him at party's Halifax convention
Liberal MP Francis Drouin says an allegation has been made against him following an incident at the party's convention in Halifax this weekend.
Canadian emissions creep lower in 2016 but Paris targets still dubious
Canada's latest greenhouse gas inventory report to the United Nations shows emissions are starting to trend downward, but not nearly at the rate needed to meet the country's international commitments under the Paris climate change accord.
B.C. rejects Trudeau's claim it's been silent on Trans Mountain demands
The British Columbia government is denying Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's claim that it has been mum on how Ottawa should reinforce environmental protections — and offering as proof a detailed list of six demands it says were provided to the federal government in February.
Feds have options to cut risk for Trans Mountain pipeline investors, says Carr
Canada is considering several ways to reduce the financial risk for Kinder Morgan investors spooked by the uncertainty plaguing the planned Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr said on Friday, April 13, 2018, as a high-level, make-or-break meeting loomed on the horizon.