Feds quietly exempt oilsands and gas power plants from environmental impact assessments
The change comes as part of a suite of amendments to Canada's impact assessment laws passed by the Carney government early Wednesday morning.
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"These really contentious plans will give free rein to large polluters, put nature and species at risk, limit public participation and keep Canadians in the dark about the impacts to their health and safety. It's a huge abdication of responsibility from the feds."
Told ya. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
Canada. Hmm. Sounds Trumpian. "The federal government has quietly stopped evaluating whether new gas power plants and oilsand facilities will damage Canada's rivers and lakes, air quality and species on the edge of extinction." www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
This is bullshit. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
Boo! Feds quietly exempt oilsands and gas power plants from environmental impact assessments www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
"These latest changes neuter Canada's environmental protection framework and effectively remove the possibility of meaningful environmental assessment of any future data centres constructed in Alberta," said Chief Sheldon Sunshine. #cdnpoli #ableg #aidata www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
@bigclimate.bsky.social Sad how the mainstream press is just ignoring this. https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/news/carney-government-oilsands-gas-projects-impact-assessments
In another move to sell our children's futures to Big Oil: Carney's liberals exempt pipelines and gas fired power plants from impact assessment, moving them to the more political Canadian Energy Regulator.
Irresponsibility, ignorance & hubris ruled the day for PM @MarkJCarney & Min @timhodgsonmt . “The federal government has quietly stopped evaluating whether new gas power plants and oilsand facilities will damage Canada's rivers and lakes, air quality and www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
Related, since nearly all of the proposals for US-owned hyperscale datacentres in Alberta would be on-site gas powered: www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
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Not ok... Feds quietly exempt oilsands and gas power plants from environmental impact assessments www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
"These latest changes neuter Canada's environmental protection framework and effectively remove possibility of meaningful environmental assessment of future data centres constructed in Alberta," said Chief Sheldon Sunshine of the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation" www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
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The news just keeps on coming, eh?
Feds quietly exempt oilsands and gas power plants from environmental impact assessments www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
Just like Canada. "The federal government has quietly stopped evaluating whether new gas power plants and oilsand facilities will damage Canada's rivers and lakes, air quality and species on the edge of extinction." www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
This guy is implementing so much crap under his elbows up banner. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
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Feds quietly exempt tar sands and gas power plants from environmental impact assessments. See a trend here? www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
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Feds quietly exempt oilsands and gas power plants from environmental impact assessments ->Canada's National Observer | More on "Environmental assessment exemptions for energy" at BigEarthData.ai | #Environment
Our Canadian government takes another step backwards & farther away from attempting to re-establish safer living conditions on this planet. Not a surprise so should not be so disheartening. How are other long time citizen & science activists for action on #climate are holding up?
Feds quietly exempt oilsands and gas power plants from environmental impact assessments www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
You need to stop screwing over our air and water. This is not what I voted for. This is not how we become "strong". www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
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Just saw this, seems like Carney is likely inviting US investors for this reason. He doesn’t need conservative support, he’s doing this all on his own. Now I know why, thought I’d let the rest of you know. ❤️🇨🇦✌️ www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
The journalist who wrote this, Marc Fawcett-Atkinson, was brilliant as a kid too. I am now a National Observer subscriber. I am also more angry about Carney cooking us. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
Really? This your government? Is THIS "worth fighting for"? You're talking out both sides of your mouth: www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
@mark-carney.bsky.social Trally? How about this? Is this worth "fighting for"? www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
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It's not shutting down a province, it's regulating an industry. Do you not see what's happening?? You need to be more concerned about climate change, we're barreling towards unmitigated disaster and our Prime Minister is pushing us the wrong way!! www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
Feds quietly exempt oilsands and gas power plants from environmental impact assessments www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
Feds quietly exempt oilsands and gas power plants from environmental impact assessments www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
The Carney gov takes away its ability to challenge provincial decisions on which projects to assess, and for assessing inter-provincial and international pipelines' impacts. It assigned that role to the politically-appointed Canada Energy Regulator instead. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
Carney is treacherous. Wake up Canada!! www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
Feds quietly exempt oilsands and gas power plants from environmental impact assessments www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
Would the fed govt have made these changes if we weren’t in a trade crisis? As the Feds remove their environmental oversight, leaning on the provinces to act responsibly, then the province’s and corporations can be responsible for future contaminations. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
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