Environmental groups welcome mandate letters’ ‘whole-of-government’ approach to climate change, ‘huge list of priorities’ for Guilbeault

New ministers at the helm of environment, natural resources, and fisheries will have their hands full in the increasingly urgent fight against climate change after the release of new mandate letters more than six weeks after cabinet’s unveiling.

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault pictured speaking with reporters after the Liberal cabinet meeting on Oct. 27, 2021. Guilbeault will work closely with National Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson to cap oil and gas sector emissions at current levels to help meet Canada’s 2030 climate goals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

December 17, 2021

Environmental advocacy groups are pleased to see a “whole-of-government” approach to addressing climate change laid out in newly-released ministerial mandate letters that set the agenda for cabinet members and their departments.

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