The federal government is considering significant updates to its proposed regulations aimed at reducing emissions from electricity generation to net-zero.
The move comes after months of consultations with Canadians, the government said, but also follows strong opposition from politicians in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
A draft version of the Clean Electricity Regulations was initially released last August. The regulations function as a set of rules for transitioning Canada’s electricity grid to net-zero starting in 2035.
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault told CBC News it was always the goal to strike the right balance when it came to the first set of draft regulations.
But Ottawa remained open to comments from
