Calgary Chamber urges federal government to reconsider oil and gas cap

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The Calgary Chamber of Commerce is adding its voice to a call on the federal government to withdraw its oil and gas emissions cap, saying the policy is 'neither an effective or efficient tool' to combat climate change.

A pumpjack draws out oil from a well head near Calgary, Alta., Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntoshThe Calgary Chamber of Commerce is adding its voice to a call on the federal government to withdraw its oil and gas emissions cap, saying the policy is "neither an effective or efficient tool" to combat climate change.

The cap, the chamber says, would also harm Indigenous communities, undermine energy production and compromise the Trans Mountain pipeline – a multi-billion-dollar project that's only just now reaching the finish line. It also said the cap would negatively impact its efforts with Ottawa to reduce emissions that have being going for decades.Environment Canada issues weather warnings for 6 provincesPrime Minister Justin Trudeau has joined the flurry of political leaders penning open letters about the carbon tax, publishing a formal response to Canadian premiers opposed to the marquee Liberal policy, imploring them to come up with a better climate action plan.B.C.

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