Articles by Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press

Dec 14 2016 — Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Eighteen-year-olds should be allowed to buy recreational cannabis when the Liberal government launches a globe-leading social experiment in legalizing marijuana next year, a federally appointed task force said Tuesday. The age limit — and the hazy science of pot-impaired driving — were among the most contentious aspects during five months of hearings and research, task force vice-chair Dr. Mark Ware told a […]

Dec 13 2016 — Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Federal Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr has moved to revive the stalled review of TransCanada's Energy East pipeline by appointing three new, bilingual, temporary members to the National Energy Board. The move came Monday while the dust was still settling on the Liberal government's pan-Canadian climate policy framework, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrestled […]

Dec 13 2016 — Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Federal Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr has moved to revive the stalled review of TransCanada's Energy East pipeline by appointing three new, bilingual, temporary members to the National Energy Board. The move came Monday while the dust was still settling on the Liberal government's pan-Canadian climate policy framework, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrestled […]

Dec 9 2016 — Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared victory Friday in his campaign to craft a national "framework" agreement on climate change — even though Saskatchewan and Manitoba refused to sign on to the deal and British Columbia claimed a major carve-out. Even as Trudeau was asserting the provinces and territories "are all in this together," it was painfully […]

Dec 9 2016 — Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal government says it is determined to have a national climate policy "framework" by the end of Friday's meeting with the premiers — even if implementation is another matter. What was supposed to be the triumphant finale to a year of federal-provincial climate negotiations appeared to hit a major bump over the Liberal […]

Dec 7 2016 — Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The long-awaited pan-Canadian climate plan to be finalized this week by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers won't include a detailed account of how Canada will meet its international 2030 emissions target. Federal sources tell The Canadian Press that while there will be a list of climate policies taken by various governments, don't expect to […]

Dec 7 2016 — Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The long-awaited pan-Canadian climate plan to be finalized this week by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers won't include a detailed account of how Canada will meet its international 2030 emissions target. Federal sources tell The Canadian Press that while there will be a list of climate policies taken by various governments, don't expect to […]

Dec 6 2016 — Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Liberal government is going out of its way to downplay the prospect of violent confrontations at oil pipeline protests. Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, who set off days of consternation by suggesting "defence forces" might respond to non-peaceful protests, didn't have to be asked Tuesday before once again announcing that the government "embraces" dissent. "The point I wanted […]

Dec 6 2016 — Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Liberal government is going out of its way to downplay the prospect of violent confrontations at oil pipeline protests. Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, who set off days of consternation by suggesting "defence forces" might respond to non-peaceful protests, didn't have to be asked Tuesday before once again announcing that the government "embraces" dissent. "The point I wanted […]

Dec 6 2016 — Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — With federal benefits about to run out for thousands of Syrian immigrants, the Senate human rights committee is raising concerns about those people shifting on to provincial welfare rolls. The flood of 30,000 newcomers, both government and privately sponsored, are quickly closing in on their one-year anniversaries, when supplementary benefits will expire and many could […]

Dec 6 2016 — Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — With federal benefits about to run out for thousands of Syrian immigrants, the Senate human rights committee is raising concerns about those people shifting on to provincial welfare rolls. The flood of 30,000 newcomers, both government and privately sponsored, are quickly closing in on their one-year anniversaries, when supplementary benefits will expire and many could […]

Dec 6 2016 — Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada's petroleum industry lobby group told the federal government this summer that carbon tax revenues from oil and gas should be pumped back into the industry in order to "not only preserve, but enhance" the sector. The pitch by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers came in August as federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna and her provincial counterparts were quietly discussing the […]

Dec 6 2016 — Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada's petroleum industry lobby group told the federal government this summer that carbon tax revenues from oil and gas should be pumped back into the industry in order to "not only preserve, but enhance" the sector. The pitch by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers came in August as federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna and her provincial counterparts were quietly discussing the […]

Dec 2 2016 — Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — A comprehensive measure of Canada's national wealth shows it has been stagnant for decades and is too heavily dependent on housing and oil and gas, says a groundbreaking national report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development. This week's federal government approval of two expanded oil export pipelines simply drives home the "imperative" that Canada use its fossil fuel wealth to […]

Dec 2 2016 — Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — A comprehensive measure of Canada's national wealth shows it has been stagnant for decades and is too heavily dependent on housing and oil and gas, says a groundbreaking national report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development. This week's federal government approval of two expanded oil export pipelines simply drives home the "imperative" that Canada use its fossil fuel wealth to […]