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OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, March 25, 2021 (ENS) – In a political win for Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the Supreme Court of Canada today ruled that the Liberal Government’s carbon tax law is constitutional because climate change is a threat to the entire country and demands a coordinated national approach.
“Climate change is real. It is caused by greenhouse gas emissions resulting from human activities, and it poses a grave threat to humanity’s future,” Chief Justice Richard Wagner wrote, on behalf of the majority.
The coal-fired Genesee Generating Station owned by Capital Power Corp. emits greenhouse gases near Genesee, Alberta, Canada; 71 km southwest of Edmonton. Fuel is provided by a nearby coal mine. Jan. 6, 2017 (Photo by WherezJeff)
iPolitics By iPolitics. Published on May 4, 2021 12:39pm
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The federal government will take over the environmental assessment (EA) of the proposed Highway 413 project in Ontario, Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced Monday, in response to the pleas of several environmental groups to do so. Highway 413, also known as the GTA West corridor, would extend 59 km west of Toronto.
“The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and other federal departments have identified clear areas of federal concern related to this project,” Wilkinson said in a statement. “My decision is based on their finding that this project may cause adverse direct or incidental effects on federally listed species at risk, and the uncertainty that officials have brought to my attention … whether those effects can be mitigated through project design or existing mechanisms.”
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What a cheap political stunt. The federal government’s decision Monday to impose its own environmental assessment on the Ontario government’s proposed Highway 413 is nothing more than a transparent attempt to curry favour with environmental groups ahead of this summer’s expected federal election.
The proposed 413 is typically described as “controversial” because it will take up farmland, require some Greenbelt land and cross numerous waterways. And yet, it would be difficult to build a new highway anywhere in Ontario without taking up land and crossing waterways. It would seem to be inherent in the very concept of building a highway.