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Three individuals fined a total of $34,000 for violating federal wildlife legislation

| Environment and Climate Change Canada | news releases

On July 18, 2023, at the Palais de Justice in Montréal, Quebec, Tran Dinh Tuan Vu was fined $5,000 after pleading guilty to one count of violating the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act. On July 25, 2023, Thi Kim Loan Nguyen pleaded guilty to one count and Minh Truong Hai Nguyen to four counts of violating the same Act. Thi Kim Loan Nguyen was fined $5,000 and Minh Truong Hai Nguyen $24,000.


Government of Canada delivers on key climate commitment to phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies

| Environment and Climate Change Canada | news releases

Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, released the Inefficient Fossil Fuel Subsidies Government of Canada Self Review Assessment Framework and the Inefficient Fossil Fuel Subsidies Government of Canada Guidelines, which were jointly developed by Environment and Climate Change Canada and the Department of Finance Canada.


Two new members are joining the Net-Zero Advisory Body

| Environment and Climate Change Canada | news releases

Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault announced two new members who are joining the NZAB, each with a three-year term: • Michael Bernstein, Executive Director, Clean Prosperity • Karen Ross, Director, Farmers for Climate Solutions


Canada concludes productive discussions with international partners in Belgium ahead of COP28

| Environment and Climate Change Canada | news releases

Canada continues to play an active role on the international stage as nations work together to fight the triple crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. With an increase in extreme climate-related weather events worldwide, including Canada’s record spring forest fire season this year, the urgency of the situation calls for more ambition and international cooperation on climate action to keep the 1.5°C Paris Agreement warming limit within reach and avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change.


Government of Canada supporting Ontario universities with funding to reduce pollution to achieve environmental success

| Environment and Climate Change Canada | news releases

Today, the Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, announced on behalf of the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, an investment of approximately $9 million from pollution pricing proceeds in three Ontario universities through the Decarbonization.


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