The federal government will work with the provinces to ensure that Canada’s largest pulp producer respects federal and provincial laws and regulations, federal Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Tuesday.
Speaking to reporters after testifying before the House of Commons natural resources committee, Wilkinson promised to hold Paper Excellence and other companies to account.
“I’m not going to prejudge what the company is going to or not going to do. They went through a rigorous Investment Canada review that obviously falls under the Investment Canada Act, which falls under [Industry Minister François-Philippe] Champagne,” Wilkinson said.
“But certainly, we are going to be thoughtful about
