Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has warned Canada's biggest oilsands producer that its planned mine expansion may not meet climate targets.
In a letter released Wednesday to Mark Little, the head of Suncor Energy Inc., Guilbeault says the greenhouse gases that would be released by the company's proposed Base Mine expansion in northern Alberta may conflict with the government's carbon-reduction goals.
Guilbeault also said the government is reviewing how fossil fuel projects are evaluated against each other. Suncor has been before the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada since July 2020 for its proposed extension. The project near Fort McMurray would continue to supply Suncor's upgraders with 25 years' worth of bitumen after the current mine is depleted.
"We want the opportunity to ... review government initiatives and meet the requirements set out by the . We want the best project possible."
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