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Mia Rabson

Reporter with the Canadian Press
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Feds promise a peek at its sustainable jobs plan in the spring

The Liberals have promised a "just transition act" since at least 2019, and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has been saying it will finally happen this year. 
News | February 1st 2023

Feds say there is no need for every toxic chemical to have a pollution plan

The federal government is playing a dangerous game by refusing to force any company that makes or uses toxic chemicals to have a plan in place to prevent them from getting into the environment, a lawyer for the Canadian Environmental Law Association says.
News | January 30th 2023

Trudeau to meet with premiers in February to further health-care talks

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will table his offer to premiers on how much money his government is willing to add to the health-care funding pot when he meets with them next month to work on a long-awaited new health-care deal.
News | January 25th 2023
Randy Boissonnault,

Money is still available for health care despite downward economic trend: associate finance minister

Canada's economy is facing a "turbulent" year, but the federal government still has some spending room for big priorities including a new health-care deal with the provinces, Associate Finance Minister Randy Boissonnault said on Tuesday, January 24, 2023.
News, Politics | January 25th 2023
Justin Trudeau,

Health funding deal with provinces on the agenda at cabinet retreat

Canada's premiers are waiting to see if the federal cabinet can make headway towards a new deal on health-care funding as the ministers meet for a retreat in Hamilton this week.
News, Politics | January 24th 2023

Housing and recession to be discussed by federal cabinet this week

The ongoing affordability crunch and the threat of a looming recession will be front and centre as the federal Liberal cabinet holds a post-holiday cabinet retreat this week.
News, Politics | January 23rd 2023

Oilsands execs not worried about just transition as they prep for next 'big boom'

The CEOs of some of the biggest oilsands companies in Alberta say transitioning their workforce for a net-zero emissions future isn't about cutting jobs, it's about creating them.
News, Politics | January 19th 2023

2023 convoy protest reunion in Winnipeg called off, organizer says

Freedom Convoy 2.0 appears to be a bust.
News, Politics | January 3rd 2023

Steven Guilbeault's first year as environment minister

Five days after Steven Guilbeault was appointed Canada's environment minister in October 2021, he headed to Scotland for the annual United Nations climate talks being held in Glasgow.
News, Politics | January 2nd 2023

Canada to mandate electric vehicle sales in 2026

One-fifth of all passenger cars, SUVs and trucks sold in Canada in 2026 will need to run on electricity under new regulations Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is proposing.
News, Politics | December 21st 2022
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