Canada environment ministers meet in Calgary, stress balancing carbon policy with economic growth
unpublished.caFederal and provincial environment ministers wrapped up a meeting in Calgary with a clear shift in tone. They emphasized that environmental policies must support investment, jobs, and major project construction, not just emissions cuts. Alberta's minister called it a 'significant shift' away from the previous federal approach under Steven Guilbeault. The ministers highlighted the Canada-Alberta memorandum of understanding on industrial carbon pricing and carbon capture, including the Pathways Project backed by oilsands producers. Federal minister Julie Dabrusin said the goal is to make emissions reductions a feature of economic growth, not a constraint. The meeting also covered faster environmental permitting and circular economy practices.