"OTTAWA -- The federal government has suggested it could replace a team of smokestack pollution specialists by turning to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, appearing to contradict its own description of the scientists and their work on Environment Canada's website."
"The apparent contradiction comes as hundreds of charities and organizations across Canada will stage what they are calling a "Black out, Speak out" event on Parliament Hill on Monday, denouncing Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his government for adopting policies they describe as anti-environment and anti-democratic.
The government has projected savings of about $718,000 by eliminating its internal research capabilities on industrial emissions measurements. It also estimated it would need to spend about $115,000 to obtain and analyze data from other external sources, such as the EPA."
Mike De Souza reports for Postmedia News June 3, 2012.
SEE ALSO:
"Canadian Government Overhauling Environmental Rules To Aid Oil Extraction" (Washington Post)
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