Federal public servants worked to avoid giving direct answers to a Conservative MP’s written questions posed in order papers, according to internal emails, prompting outrage from opposition MPs. Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner raised the issue in the House of Commons on June 15, saying she had obtained evidence through an Access to Information request showing…

The Conservative Party says the Liberal government’s recently introduced Sustainable Jobs Act will “kill thousands of jobs” across Canada as it aims to move oil- and gas-sector workers into green-energy jobs over the coming years. Conservative MP and natural resources critic Shannon Stubbs said in a statement on June 19 that the proposed Bill C-50—which has…

The general public needs to receive “increased education” to quell broad concerns about electric vehicles (EV) if the government’s EV mandate over the next 12 years is to be met, says an in-house federal research report. Titled “Canadians’ awareness, knowledge and attitudes related to zero emission vehicles” and published in February, the report included results…

The federal government will not be forcing Chinese state-investors to sell their substantial amounts of shares three of Canada’s largest mining companies, says Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, Reuters reports. Wilkinson made the comments during an interview with the news agency on March 7 at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada conference in Toronto. The minister said…

The federal Department of Natural Resources says the government’s proposed “just transition” legislation won’t eliminate jobs—as critics has said seemed to be implied by an internal briefing document—but will instead create more jobs, according to a media report. “The federal government’s approach to sustainable jobs is about creating jobs, not eliminating them,” department press secretary Keean…

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office has apologized for not informing him about a visit to the province this week. Trudeau was in Saskatoon on Monday to tour a rare earth elements processing plant along with the city’s mayor, Charlie Clark. The premier was not on the invite list. Moe complained…

The federal government is biased against listing commercially valuable fish as species at risk and needing protection, environment commissioner Jerry DeMarco said in a new audit published Tuesday. The audit of Canada’s efforts to protect aquatic species at risk was one of six new environmental reports tabled in the House of Commons. It found Fisheries and…

The federal government says neither Canada nor the United States can lend each other any extra firefighters as they deal with one of the most severe wildfire seasons in recent memory. Last year, Canada sent 529 front−line crew members, 62 supervisory teams and a number of aircraft to help the U.S. battle rampant wildfires in…

WASHINGTON—Ottawa is stepping up its fight with Michigan over the fate of the Line 5 pipeline. The federal government filed court documents today to formally oppose Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s effort to shut down the cross-border energy link. Whitmer has given Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. until Wednesday to shut down Line 5—a demand the company says it…