The Pathways Alliance group of oilsands companies has removed all content from its website and social media feeds, citing uncertainty over a new anti-greenwashing rule poised to become federal law, while a major oil and gas industry group has also modified its website.
Pathways Alliance CEO Kendall Dilling is interviewed at the World Petroleum Congress in Calgary, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023.
"Imminent amendments to the Competition Act will create significant uncertainty for Canadian companies that want to communicate publicly about the work they are doing to improve their environmental performance," the Pathways statement reads. The omnibus Bill C-59, which passed third reading in the Senate Wednesday and will soon become law, contains a truth-in-advertising amendment that would require corporations to provide evidence to support their environmental claims.
In the last year, Canadian green groups have lodged at least four formal complaints with the federal Competition Bureau alleging greenwashing or false environmental claims by fossil fuel companies or banks. "The burden of proof provision included in the amendments means those making the complaint face no risk or accountability. Rather, the burden falls entirely on companies," said CAPP president and CEO Lisa Baiton.
"This is an attack on freedom of speech. I wholeheartedly believe it’s wildly unconstitutional," she said in an interview Thursday in Washington, D.C., where she was promoting Alberta's emissions reduction efforts. The debate over environmental claims in advertising has been heating up worldwide. Earlier this month, UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres urged countries to ban advertising by fossil fuel companies in the face of the climate crisis.Calgarians celebrate long-lasting legacy of welcoming newcomers for World Refugee DayCanadian acting legend Donald Sutherland dies at 88, son Kiefer says
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