Liberals’ climate bill has passed, now the hard work begins

Canadian governments must now set targets for greenhouse gas reductions, and release plans for meeting them. Those plans will have to restructure the economy, says an Alberta Senator.

Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured in this file photo on the Hill, will release a plan for getting Canada to its 2030 greenhouse gas emissions target within a few months, according to his department. The Liberal government has already promised billions in spending and a big increase to the national carbon price to help it reach that goal.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

July 5, 2021

The last-minute passage of the federal government’s climate change targets bill last week has started a countdown for Canada’s government, which must produce a plan for what Alberta Senator Doug Black says will be a restructuring of the national economy.

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