Duplicating cabinet committee could speed work on climate change, says lobbyists

Two cabinet committees for economy, inclusion and climate were created with the intent of preventing a bottleneck of work on the climate change file, according to lobbyists.
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault was given 39 priority tasks in his mandate letter on Dec. 16, including drawing up a plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
A need for speed could be behind the PMO's decision to form two cabinet committees with identical mandates related to climate change, according to some lobbyists. “Just speaking from my experience, as a chief of staff in the government during the last mandate, the cabinet committee agendas were ...

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