Julie Gelfand

• Canada is warming and it’s irreversible. Why is it so hard to care?

  "We have been talking to people about something that doesn’t feel relevant to them."

  Environment

  Apr 3, 2019
  
• B.C. fails to be on track for 2020 greenhouse gas emission target: audit

  When it came down to meeting the goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, B.C. and the majority of the country came up short.

  Environment

  Mar 27, 2018
  
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• Nova Scotia, New Brunswick only provinces on track to meet 2020 emissions targets: audit

  The joint audit, conducted by federal environment commissioner Julie Gelfand and auditors general in nine provinces, looked at climate-change planning and emissions reduction progress between November 2016 and March 2018.

  Canada

  Mar 27, 2018
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• Canada not prepared for climate change: environment commissioner

  Canada's environment commissioner says the federal government isn't ready for storms, floods and other problems caused by a changing climate.

  Environment

  Oct 3, 2017
• Nuclear safety watchdog needs to do better at inspecting power plants, audit says

  A new report from the commissioner of the environment and sustainable development says the federal nuclear safety watchdog needs to improve the way it inspects nuclear power plants.

  Environment

  Oct 4, 2016
• Auditor general finds Health Canada not testing cosmetics regularly, no power to recall

  A federal audit says Health Canada doesn't regularly test cosmetics for harmful or prohibited substances and there's no legal requirement to report adverse health and safety incidents — unlike other consumer products.

  Canada

  May 31, 2016
• Unsafe pesticides remaining on the market too long: audit

  A federal audit of the agency tasked with monitoring pesticide safety in Canada has found the regulator allowed potentially harmful chemicals to remain on the market for much longer than necessary.

  Canada

  Jan 26, 2016
• NEB monitoring of pipeline safety still ‘inadequate’: audit

  Although it's getting better, the NEB's monitoring of pipeline safety is still inadequate, says a federal watchdog.

  Environment

  Jan 26, 2016
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• Transcript: Season 4, Episode 5

  Full transcript for Season 4, Episode 5, aired Oct. 12, 2014, featuring a look at the fight against ISIS and whether Canadians should fear an attack at home, the sad state of Canada's emissions targets, and the Conservatives' proposed changes to copyright laws.

  Oct 12, 2014
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• Even with proposed emissions regulations, Canada won’t meet GHG target: commissioner

  Canada pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 to by 17 per cent less than the 2005 levels. That was five years ago. This week, Canada’s environment commissioner says, we’re not even close.

  Environment

  Oct 12, 2014