{"id":41911,"date":"2023-12-18T16:47:14","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T16:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2023\/12\/18\/political-uncertainty-hangs-over-liberal-climate-policies\/"},"modified":"2023-12-18T16:47:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T16:47:14","slug":"political-uncertainty-hangs-over-liberal-climate-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2023\/12\/18\/political-uncertainty-hangs-over-liberal-climate-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Political uncertainty hangs over Liberal climate policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header article-header--story\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\" data-aqa=\"nav-breadcrumb\">\n<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/p>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">Oil &amp; Gas<\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">Economy<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"article-header__detail\">\n<div class=\"article-header__detail__texts\">\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\">After October 2025 at the latest, the Conservatives could be in the position to reverse many of the Liberals&#8217; policies<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<p><span class=\"published-date__since\">Published Dec 18, 2023<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"updated-date__since\">Last updated 4\u00a0hours ago<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"published-date__word-count\">3 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"featured-image\" data-aqa=\"featured-image\"><picture class=\"featured-image__ratio\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/canada-environment-mininster-1218-ph.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=564&amp;h=423&amp;type=webp&amp;sig=0BNbFSZCc32OUmwXarx2SA,&#10;            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2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/canada-environment-mininster-1218-ph.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288&amp;h=216&amp;type=webp&amp;sig=1nkytBzshI3983tPpZTjVg,&#10;            https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/canada-environment-mininster-1218-ph.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=576&amp;h=432&amp;type=webp&amp;sig=luXjQ-HFNGPfk66I4A1JSg 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"featured-image__caption image-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Minister of environment and climate change Steven Guilbeault is one of the ministers driving the climate plan.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Photo by Justin Tang<\/span> \/<span class=\"distributor\">The Canadian Press<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p data-async=\"\">It\u2019s fair to say that corporate Canada has been less than enthusiastic about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau\u2019s proposed plan to cap greenhouse gas emissions in the nation\u2019s oil and gas sector.<\/p>\n<p>Responses to the announcement, which was made Dec. 7, ranged from outright rejection (Canadian Chamber of Commerce) to skeptical (Pathways Alliance) to, at best, silence.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_2\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment7264850919373484631094294858432512\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 2<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-2\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[6,6],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"6x6\" data-ad-loc=\"2\" 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favourite authors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>This may or may not have been a surprise to Trudeau and his two top lieutenants driving the policy, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Clearly, the federal government produced something it believes is balanced and pragmatic. The plan effectively lowers 2030 targets by as much as half for the sector, bringing them to within levels the industry has indicated may be achievable.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">There have been media reports of how the plan is a reckoning for the energy industry and how the government is calling the industry\u2019s bluff.<\/p>\n<p>But a better question may be whether any of it really matters.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">There are many good reasons for business to be lukewarm to the plan, starting with how it undermines the federal government\u2019s entire carbon pricing framework. The best reason is that it may never get implemented at all.<\/p>\n<p>Given the increasing probability the Liberal government won\u2019t last beyond October 2025, at the latest, business may find it difficult to endorse anything Trudeau proposes that is medium-term in nature \u2014 environment policy and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"js-widget-content article-content__widget-group article-content__widget-group--content-slot19 article-content__widget-group--newsletter-slot\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-widget__new-story-page fp-headlinenews background--primary-light-gradient\" aria-labelledby=\"FinancialPostTopStories9318101477673650764516310703407104\" data-account-id=\"b9d3df2fccd108b5eff3c44f573b2cd6\" data-aqa=\"widget-newsletter\" data-newsletter=\"single\" data-newsletter-component=\"\" data-target-list=\"FP_HeadlineNews\" data-widget=\"newsletter\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-new-story-page-template\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-widget__header__new-story-page\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-widget__banner__new-story-page\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Top Stories\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/15.0.2\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-topStories.svg\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Top Stories<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-widget__text__new-story-page\">Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"newsletter-widget__body__new-story-page\">\n<div class=\"js-replace-main__new-story-page\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-widget__disclaimer__new-story-page text-size--tiny\">By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-submit-success\" hidden=\"\" id=\"submitSuccessFP_HeadlineNews\">\n<p>Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-widget__text__new-story-page\">A welcome email is on its way. 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Please try again<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_3\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment9717224193355749953138158370553856\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 3<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-3\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[7,7],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"7x7\" data-ad-loc=\"3\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[7,7],[300,250],[320,50],[300,50]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-3\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>On climate, while the Conservatives haven\u2019t revealed much in terms of how they would change things, the smart betting is that they\u2019ll likely change a lot.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">It\u2019s hard to see Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre sticking to the Liberals\u2019 2030 target to cut national emissions by at least 40 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>Poilievre will likely reverse economy-wide regulations set up by Trudeau for methane and clean electricity, and drop the oil and gas cap plan which \u2014 by the way \u2014 only kicks in after the next election.<\/p>\n<p>Under a Poilievre government, the feds would defer to provinces as much as possible on things like output-based carbon pricing. You can also expect less enthusiasm for all the subsidies being thrown at green investments under the guise of \u201cindustrial policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also hard to see the Conservatives keeping the Liberal government\u2019s financial backstop for its carbon pricing plan \u2014 the so-called contracts for difference.<\/p>\n<p>There will even be questions about whether a Conservative government would be committed to the $80-billion framework for green investment tax credits. While the Conservatives do prefer tax credits to spending, they may have other ideas about how to use such a big fiscal envelope.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_4\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment6928081598747037618591738791723008\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 4<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-4\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"4\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-4\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>The potential for a massive shift in the policy landscape means some executives may think the best move is to wait for the next election, which will come with a fresh mandate for one of the parties. Why ramp up your business\u2019s climate action plan if you don\u2019t really know what the rules will look like?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not just about the uncertainty associated with regime change. There\u2019s also the risk that Liberal policy will become increasingly incoherent if polls continue to show a big lead for the Conservatives. Trudeau\u2019s decision to give an exemption to the carbon price for Atlantic Canadians \u2014 on what seems to be political grounds \u2014 may only just be the beginning.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">The dead-policy-walking risk applies to everything, whether it be how the nation proceeds with an open banking system, which the Liberals are studying, to finding qualified candidates for important government positions \u2014 like a new head for the nation\u2019s housing agency. There are even questions around the future of Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem, who Poilievre has threatened to fire.<\/p>\n<section aria-labelledby=\"moreTopicLabel4440324021373294089096753903042560\" class=\"more-topic\" data-aqa=\"embed-more-topic\" data-carousel-component=\"\" data-carousel-icon-button=\"\" data-carousel-type=\"list\">\n<p>Related Stories<\/p>\n<p><button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-prev\" data-carousel-prev=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"previous\" type=\"button\"\/><\/p>\n<ol class=\"more-topic__items list-unstyled\" data-carousel-slide-list=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<li class=\"more-topic__item\" data-carousel-item=\"\"> <picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem listens to a question during a news conference on Oct. 25, 2023, in Ottawa.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/tiff-macklem-vw1026.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=EueBEtxvKwgPt5fU6jkiOQ\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/tiff-macklem-vw1026.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=5&amp;sig=AXJhnNIBcqos0_sWJPFCpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/tiff-macklem-vw1026.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=EueBEtxvKwgPt5fU6jkiOQ, https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/tiff-macklem-vw1026.jpg?h=192&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=4ZRzM4l1ivvMLSv0JCHkyA 2x,&#10;                                             https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/tiff-macklem-vw1026.jpg?h=288&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=iKSuy9HrlCfup6l6I7qCKg 3x\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<p><span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\">Return to normal is proving elusive for Bank of Canada<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"more-topic__item\" data-carousel-item=\"\"> <picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The rationale behind Trudeau's mandate to spend to juice the economy is weakening.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Justin-Trudeau-vw0526.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=3adNsQnqvybo7L1-PRdQxw\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Justin-Trudeau-vw0526.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=5&amp;sig=WD-hXmEWKEQQ_6JkfGv6rQ\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Justin-Trudeau-vw0526.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=3adNsQnqvybo7L1-PRdQxw, https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Justin-Trudeau-vw0526.jpg?h=192&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=BbuY32y2EyPjqMWqmkUAOg 2x,&#10;                                             https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Justin-Trudeau-vw0526.jpg?h=288&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=47GZsE89LzlyePtYbhwErg 3x\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<p><span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\">Trudeau can&#8217;t keep juicing the economy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"more-topic__item\" data-carousel-item=\"\"> <picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has set ambitious immigration targets that are forecast to expand Canada's population by nine per cent over the next six years.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/trudeau-immigration-gs0417.png?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=J5bs7RcQdXvAajX_xC33Sg\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/trudeau-immigration-gs0417.png?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=5&amp;sig=phYnW0OIUTINPAUSqR9gAA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/trudeau-immigration-gs0417.png?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=J5bs7RcQdXvAajX_xC33Sg, https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/trudeau-immigration-gs0417.png?h=192&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=Z93Nj8Lrl9mr8Ral6fZ9Ng 2x,&#10;                                             https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/trudeau-immigration-gs0417.png?h=288&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=YqKibTOw1GGReNO_DmEBZg 3x\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<p><span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\">Why economists \u2014 not politicians \u2014 are raising alarms around immigration<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-next\" data-carousel-next=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"next\" type=\"button\"\/><\/section>\n<p>About half of the country\u2019s 20 largest companies are directly regulated by the federal government. On top of that, the growing web of environmental rules captures much of the resource sector under the federal government\u2019s regulatory umbrella.<\/p>\n<p>Who will run the government is important. A cloud of uncertainty will hover over business until an election answers that question.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\"><em>Theo Argitis<\/em><em> is managing director at Compass Rose Group.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__share-group article-delimiter\" data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" data-evt-typ=\"page_scroll\">\n<p>Share this article in your social network<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<br \/>Political uncertainty hangs over Liberal climate policies<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>2023-12-18 16:47:14<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links Oil &amp; Gas Economy After October 2025 at the latest, the Conservatives could be in the position to reverse many of the Liberals&#8217; policies Published Dec 18,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":41912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-41911","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-economy"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41911"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41911\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/41912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}