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Federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Steven Guilbeault speaks at the opening of the Seventh Global Environment Facility Assembly in Vancouver, on Wednesday, August 23, 2023. Recent statements by the CEO of a major oilsands company further the case for federal regulations to cap greenhouse-gas emissions in the oil and gas sector, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Guilbeault called the Aug. 15 comments by Suncor CEO Rich Kruger “disappointing,” particularly in the middle of a summer when “tens of thousands of Canadians” were forced to flee wildfires and global temperatures hit record highs in July. “To see the leader of a great Canadian company say that he is basically disengaging from climate change and sustainability, that he’s going to focus on short-term profit, it’s all the wrong answers,” Guilbeault said. “If I was convinced before that we needed to do regulation, I am even more convinced now.” 2:07 Environment Minister announces fossil fuel elimination framework, interrupted by protestor This fall, Guilbeault intends to publish draft regulations to cap emissions from oil and gas production and then force them downward over time. Oil and gas contributed 28 per cent of Canada’s total […]
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