1. Canada and India enjoy a long and friendly history, demonstrated by decades of political, technological and economic cooperation on the international stage and cultural and community linkages.Both sides recognize the significant progress in all areas of bilateral energy cooperation including hydrocarbons, civil nuclear energy, electricity, renewables and clean technologies. In 2013, our countries established an Energy Dialogue promoting collaboration that provides a strong foundation for today, and for future joint efforts.
Canada and India enjoy deep cultural, social and economic ties and are natural partners in the clean-growth economy. By working together on our shared priorities, we can meet our international obligations on climate change, enhance our energy security and ensure continued growth and prosperity for the middle class.
Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Jim Carr, will hold a call-back with Canadian media on September 9, 2016, to discuss the outcomes of his mission to India.
OTTAWA - The Honourable Jim Carr, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, will travel to New Delhi and Mumbai, India, from September 7 to 9 to strengthen the energy relationship between our two countries and to encourage investment in Canada's natural resource and clean technology sectors.
Canadians expect and deserve to have confidence in their public institutions. Independence and neutrality are fundamental principles for all of Canada's regulatory institutions, including those reviewing major projects such as the National Energy Board (NEB). Canadians expect all regulatory institutions to address claims that the principles of independence and neutrality are not being respected.
Thank you, Christyne [Christyne Tremblay, Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada], and welcome to the heart of the universe - that's Winnipeg - and also to the very centre of the Government of Canada. In a way, it's a metaphor about where the country is right now when a Quebec Deputy Minister of the Environment can literally overnight become the Natural Resources Deputy Minister for Canada. I think that speaks of the importance of federal-provincial cooperation in a way that matters most.
Cleaner technology will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, diversify our economy, open access to new markets and create jobs that will grow the middle class.
CALGARY -Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Jim Carr, will deliver a keynote address and participate in a panel discussion at the Energy Policy and the Economy for Tomorrow event, hosted by the Calgary Chamber of Commerce and the Pearson Centre for Progressive Policy, on August 30, 2016.
Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Jim Carr, will participate in a breakfast discussion with Jeremy van Loon, Calgary bureau chief, Bloomberg News, hosted by the Alberta Enterprise Group, on August 29, 2016.
This year's Energy and Mines Ministers' Conference (EMMC), hosted by Manitoba, gave federal, provincial and territorial ministers an opportunity to discuss current opportunities and challenges related to building public confidence in energy development. Restoring the public's trust in environmental assessments and regulatory processes and ensuring that decisions are based on science, facts and evidence, including the traditional knowledge of Indigenous peoples, are key to enhancing confidence in the system.
