To live up to its obligations, Canada must reject Energy East

The feds need to abandon the development of unconventional oil sources, and scrap fossil fuel subsidies at the expense of green projects.

According to the Pembina Institute, Energy East would produce 32 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year, says Monique Pauzé. This would be higher than the emissions produced by Quebec’s entire transportation industry, including large trucks.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY QUéBEC DEBOUT MP MONIQUE PAUZé

June 15, 2016

The Vancouver Declaration on Clean Growth and Climate Change begins by stating that “Canada stands at the threshold of building our clean-growth economy. This transition will create a strong and diverse economy, create new jobs, and improve our quality of life.” We agree with this. However, to ...

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