| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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This week, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will be in New York City from September 18 to 22, 2023, to participate in the United Nations General Assembly’s Climate Ambition Summit and a week of high-level engagements.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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Canada always strives to play a constructive role on the international stage, as nations work together to fight the triple crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, has been invited by the COP28 President Designate to facilitate political-level discussions ahead of the climate summit in Dubai, and in the context of the first global stocktake of the Paris Agreement.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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Media representatives are advised that Environment and Climate Change Canada will hold a media availability to provide updated information about Hurricane Lee.
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On September 12, 2023, Cyril D’Souza, an Ontario taxidermist, pleaded guilty in the Ontario Court of Justice in Oshawa to two counts of violating the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (WAPPRIITA). D’Souza was fined a total of $60,000, which will be directed to the Government of Canada’s Environmental Damages Fund. In addition, the Court ordered D’Souza to forfeit one full polar bear mount and two hides or rugs.
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Methane is a potent, but relatively short-lived greenhouse gas, 86 times more powerful than carbon dioxide over a twenty-year period. Cutting methane emissions from all sources, including landfills, is one of the fastest and most cost-effective ways to combat climate change.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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Media representatives are advised that the Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, will make an important announcement on behalf of the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, regarding the Randle Reef Contaminated Sediment Remediation Project.
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Media representatives are advised that the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and the Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage, will make an announcement on protecting and recovering species at risk and their habitats in southern Quebec and across Canada.