INSIGHTS
ECCC Releases Proposed Frame for the Clean Electricity Regulations
On Tuesday, July 26th, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) released a discussion paper titled Proposed Frame for the Clean Electricity Regulations (“the discussion paper”), which outlines the conceptual framework for a regulatory mechanism, the Clean Electricity Regulation (CER), that will drive Canada towards a net-zero electricity grid by 2035.
Canada launches two consultations on plastic recyclability, compostability, and tracking
This morning, the Hon. Steven Guilbeault, Canada’s Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, announced the next steps in the federal government’s plan to achieve zero plastic waste by 2030. Minister Guilbeault launched two new consultations that will inform how the government will reduce plastic waste and pollution.
Government of Canada Publishes Final Clean Fuel Regulations
On July 6th, the final version of the federal Clean Fuel Regulations and the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement were published in Canada Gazette, Part II (CG II). The Regulations are made under the Fuels Division in Part 7 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.
Ontarians Said Yes: Doug Ford Leads PC Party to Second & Bigger Majority Mandate
The Doug Ford-led Progressive Conservatives were in a strong position to reform government at the start of and throughout this election campaign. And when all was said and done, Doug Ford has been re-elected as Premier of Ontario and the PCs have grown their majority from 76 seats (when they were elected in 2018) to 83 seats.
