Pandemic forces feds to hit pause on climate legislation; environmentalists sanguine about net-zero pledge

With much of the government’s legislative agenda in limbo amid the COVID-19 crisis, environmental advocates say they’re hopeful the government will still be able to introduce a legislative framework for Canada to meet its pledge to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured on Feb. 24, has been working behind the scenes with Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna on Canada's post-COVID-19 recovery plan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY Beatrice Paez and Palak Mangat

April 27, 2020

Environmental groups say they expect green programs to form the backbone of the government's recovery effort when the COVID-19 crisis abates. The government has been forced to hit pause on its legislative agenda, with Parliamentary sittings disrupted and its attention diverted toward grappling with...

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