Americas > ANALYSIS: Ottawa likely has authority to enforce Clean Electricity Regulations on provinces

ANALYSIS: Ottawa likely has authority to enforce Clean Electricity Regulations on provinces

Published 22:31 on August 17, 2023  /  Last updated at 20:26 on August 21, 2023  / Allison Gacad /  Americas, Canada

Canada’s proposed Clean Electricity Regulations (CER) largely hold jurisdiction to regulate the CO2 emissions of provincial electricity generation, legal experts told Carbon Pulse, despite claims from the premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan that the forthcoming climate policy is unconstitutional. 
Canada’s proposed Clean Electricity Regulations (CER) largely hold jurisdiction to regulate the CO2 emissions of provincial electricity generation, legal experts told Carbon Pulse, despite claims from the premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan that the forthcoming climate policy is unconstitutional. 


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