OTTAWA — Environment Minister Catherine McKenna rejected the majority of industry-inspired amendments proposed for Ottawa’s sweeping energy reforms, likely putting a final stamp on the controversial Bill C-69 and ending a months-long Senate pushback against the legislation. The move by Ottawa is likely to spur an outcry from some industry groups and provincial premiers. “And anyone who wants to be prime minister, like Andrew Scheer, needs to condemn those attacks on national unity.”The House review of Bill C-69 comes after a drawn-out opposition to the bill in the upper chamber. Senators on the energy committee reviewing C-69 promised a thorough review of the bill, and travelled cross-Canada to hear from witnesses. Bill C-69 replaces regulations that were introduced by the Harper government in 2012 through an omnibus budget bill, which have been widely criticized for creating distrust in the Canadian regulatory regime.

Source: National Post June 12, 2019 13:30 UTC