Natural Resources Minister

• Ontario cabinet minister faces hearing on private endangered species charges

  The charges brought in a private prosecution allege that Graydon Smith and the Town of Bracebridge, where Smith served as mayor, harmed Blanding's turtles.

  Environment

  Jun 28, 2022
  
• Russia, China should not be allowed to dominate critical minerals market: minister

  Natural resources minister said resilience will only come if western countries don't allow a geographic concentration of mineral production in countries that can't be trusted.

  Economy

  Jun 16, 2022
  
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• New Brunswick natural resources minister travelled to N.S. to see significant other for Christmas

  Minister Mike Holland travelled to "rural Nova Scotia" to visit his significant other. Premier Blaine Higgs office says he won't be punished as "travel was not banned"

  Health

  Jan 4, 2021
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• Ottawa reveals $3.16 billion to plant 2 billion trees over the next decade

  Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan said the planted trees will cover an area roughly twice the size of Prince Edward Island.

  Environment

  Dec 14, 2020
• Ontario adviser reports on flood mitigation; Ford government doesn’t commit to funds

  Doug McNeil, a former Manitoba deputy minister who also held senior positions at the Manitoba Floodway Authority, was appointed after several areas of Ontario experienced high water this spring.

  Environment

  Nov 28, 2019
• Newfoundland and Labrador announces agreement to develop deepwater oil project at Bay du Nord

  Premier Dwight Ball announced an agreement on Thursday with Equinor Canada, for a project expected to deliver its first oil by 2025, with an estimated operating cost of $10.9 billion.

  Canada

  Jul 26, 2018
• Sask. gov’t submits response to report on modernization of National Energy Board

  Dustin Duncan pens letter to federal natural resources minister about what Saskatchewan sees as positives and negatives in a report on modernizing the National Energy Board.

  Canada

  Jun 13, 2017
• Jim Carr backs off military response comments, says Liberals ’embrace’ pipeline dissent

  The Liberal government is going out of its way to downplay the prospect of violent confrontations at oil pipeline protests.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2016
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• Liberals looking for broader perspective from new Energy East review panel

  The recused Energy East review panellists all had backgrounds in the energy industry but Jim Carr suggested a broader perspective may be needed.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2016