The federal government has taken a step towards fulfilling it's promise to get rid of fossil fuel subsidies by agreeing to finally explain how much it actually spends on them.
The Conservatives threatened to force the House of Commons to sit all night Thursday, June 14, 2018, if the government did not agree to produce an analysis of how much its carbon price is going to cost Canadian families.
The political aide to Canada's environment minister says the federal government is looking to reduce its use of plastic as it pursues a national strategy to curb Canada's addiction to the material.
Dozens of environmental groups say if Canada wants to be a leader in getting the rest of the world to kick its plastics habit, it has to start by setting the bar for recycling plastics far higher at home.
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.
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.
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.
