Ottawa’s plan to double electricity grid ‘one step forward and two steps back,’ say environment experts

Ottawa’s new electricity strategy says efforts to double Canada’s grid capacity will cost more than $1-trillion, and will be achieved in part by linking existing power grids and ‘adjusting’ current clean electricity regulations. Ottawa’s plan to double electricity grid ‘one step forward and two steps back,’ say environmentalists
Prime Minister Mark Carney's new national strategy, dubbed Powering Canada Strong, is expected to cost more than $1-trillion, and aims to lower energy costs for 70 per cent of Canadian households.

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his government's plan to double the capacity of Canada’s electricity grid by 2050, in part by potentially rolling back Trudeau-era regulations for clean electricity in a move that environment experts call “a huge betrayal.”

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