Lack of clear definitions behind Liberal lag in phasing out fossil fuel subsidies: experts

Despite the Liberals’ 2015 commitment to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, the oil and gas industry continues to receive them, says Environmental Defence’s Julia Levin.

A photo of an oil sands operation in Fort McMurray, Alta. The International Institute for Sustainable Development says the federal government's $4.5-billion Trans Mountain pipeline purchase could constitute a subsidy if the pipeline is sold to a private company at a price below market value.Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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BY NINA RUSSELL

June 5, 2019

Ten years after the federal government’s commitment to phase out fossil fuel subsidies by 2025, the Liberals are lagging in slashing funding for non-renewable energy sources. The plan to cut subsidies was established during a G2...

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