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Climate change summit draws most premiers to Quebec City
2015-04-14 21:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: Provincial leaders from across Canada reaffirmed their commitment to fight climate change on Tuesday even as a meeting revealed major differences among them on how to achieve the objective. Some premiers also lamented what they called a lack of leadership from Ottawa in co-ordinating the provinces' strategies to reduce man-made greenhouse gas emissions, the leading driver of climate change according to scientists. Provinces including Quebec and Ontario want to cap and trade carbon emissions...
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Canada: Activists rally Quebec City, calling for climate action ahead premiers meeting
2015-04-12 01:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: Thousands of climate change activists snaked through the streets of Quebec City on Saturday to demand action from Canadian premiers who are in town to discuss environmental issues next week. The crowd at the Act on Climate Change march included representatives from First Nations, environmental activists and political groups, said journalist Yasmine Hassan, who was there covering the event for Ricochet. "It was very festive. There were children, there were adults, there were older people, there...
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Ontario, Quebec premiers tackle Energy East pipeline
2014-12-02 21:25:25| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Alberta Premier Jim Prentice, left, and Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard spoke today about the future of a TransCanada pipeline project. Alberta Premier Jim Prentice and Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard met today to discuss the future of the TransCanada Energy East pipeline project.
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Ontario, Quebec premiers tackle Energy East pipeline
2014-12-02 21:16:18| Energy - Topix.net
Alberta Premier Jim Prentice, left, and Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard spoke today about the future of a TransCanada pipeline project. Alberta Premier Jim Prentice and Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard met today to discuss the future of the TransCanada Energy East pipeline project.
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Feds want premiers to drop inter-provincial trade barriers
2014-08-11 17:23:00| Canadian Plastics Headlines
The Canadian government is pushing for agreement among all premiers to break down inter-provincial trade barriers across Canada by the end of the year.
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