Liberals table bill aimed at helping workers transition to clean-energy economy
It would hold the government to account for its promises to help workers retrain and create new jobs as Canada shifts away from its current reality as a combustion-energy powerhouse.The Liberals are calling Bill C-50 the Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act.The pragmatic-sounding name belies the political fight ahead as energy-dependent provinces in Western Canada accuse Ottawa of trying to overstep its bounds.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said her province would provide additional cash to help cut emissions from production only if Ottawa scrapped the sustainable jobs bill.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
NDP pressures Liberals with its own pharmacare bill: ‘Push them to deliver’ - National | Globalnews.caOne condition of the parties' confidence-and-supply deal is for the Liberals to make progress on a universal pharmacare program by passing legislation before the end of this year.
Read more »
NDP table own pharmacare bill in attempt to prod Liberals into fulfilling promise\u0027We found that with this government, even if we got things in writing, it’s not a guarantee,\u0027 Singh said Tuesday
Read more »
NDP attempts to prod Liberals into action on pharmacare by tabling its own billNDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and his health critic Don Davies have since questioned the government\u0027s commitment to pharmacare.
Read more »
NDP attempts to prod Liberals into action on pharmacare by tabling its own billNDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and his health critic Don Davies have since questioned the government\u0027s commitment to pharmacare.
Read more »
Canadian-owned company accused of supplying Syria’s chemical weapons program | Globalnews.caAccused procuring metals for Syrian missiles that carry chemical agents, the owner of Hournieh & Sons said the allegations were false.
Read more »