bill c-69

3:05PM
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Federal carbon tax hike will hurt future generations

According to estimates, a $170 carbon tax would shrink Canada’s economy by 1.8 per cent and produce significant job losses.


9:03AM
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Court ruling good step in right direction—but federal government won’t change course

The federal environment minister said the ruling won’t change the project assessment process.


9:24AM
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Alberta court ruling pushes back on Ottawa’s energy project assessment regimen

The new Act's assessment factors include gender-based analysis and climate change accounting.


10:46AM
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Texas remains much more attractive than Alberta in the eyes of energy investors

Federal Bill C-69 has made the regulatory system for new energy development more complex, uncertain and subjective.


9:42AM
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U.S. states more unattractive to energy investors than most provinces—including Alberta

The legislation includes subjective criteria including the “social impact” of energy investment and its “gender implications."


10:37AM
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Plastics ban one more blow to Alberta’s energy sector

Investment in Canada’s oil and gas sector has declined by 35 per cent.


11:26AM
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Ottawa introduces new rules for energy sector at worst possible time

Bill C-69 overhauled the entire environmental assessment of major projects and made the regulatory system more complex.


11:13AM
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Tax breaks—not government ownership—to mitigate Ottawa’s harm

The Alberta government may take an ownership stake in future oil and gas development.