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March 20, 2019
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Highlights from the 2019 federal budget

It includes $300 million over three years for rebates of up to $5,000 on electric or hydrogen-fuel-cell vehicles, and $950 million for municipal governments to refit their own buildings for energy efficiency


First Nations, cities support B.C.’s plan to require permits for pipelines

Canada says the proposed amendments to B.C.'s Environmental Management Act must be struck down as they give the province a "veto'' over projects


Ontario’s finance minister criticizes federal spending and carbon pricing plan

Vic Fideli says the federal government is undermining its own job creation efforts


SEC says Musk’s contempt defence ‘borders on the ridiculous’

The agency said Musk's argument that tweeting about car production forecasts on Feb. 19 wasn't material information is nearly ridiculous
 
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Plant Outlook 2019

The best weapon against cyber threats is not better tech – it’s people

Companies should be suitably armed with a framework of attack in the event of a breach » read more

Who got funded in February (Cleantech)

Fundingportal helps Canadian manufacturers to get funded » read more
 
Editor's Picks 
 
Editor's Picks

Tesla unveils Model Y SUV, expanding into popular segment

The all-electric, mid-size SUV will start at US$39,000 for the standard range version, which the company said can go 230 miles on a single charge » read more
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Cooling the rhetoric on Canada’s environmental assessment efforts [PLANT]

Bill C-69 has become a proxy for wider concerns about the impact of the cyclical nature of the oil industry. » read more
 
Last week’s big stories 
 

Ontario mulls single-use plastics ban in waste diversion strategy

The Ontario government is asking the public and stakeholders for input on whether a ban on single-use plastics would be effective in reducing waste » read more

Alberta funds 16 green transport projects, including zero emissions truck

The truck project is being developed by the Alberta Motor Transport Association » read more