An Act respecting the building of a green economy in the Prairies
Building a Green Prairie Economy Act. Royal assent April 27, 2023 (S.C. 2023, c. 5). Liberal private member's bill sponsored by Jim Carr (MP for Winnipeg South Centre), passed posthumously after Carr's death in December 2022. Requires the federal government to develop a framework for local cooperation and engagement in the green energy transition in the Prairie provinces (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta). Identifies federal ministers from across the government (Natural Resources, Innovation, Industry, Environment, Agriculture, Indigenous Services, others) who must be involved in the framework's development.
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Sets up federal funding and coordination for the Prairie provinces' transition to a lower-carbon economy (workforce retraining, clean-energy investment, agricultural-adaptation). Conservative MPs opposed as federal overreach; passed with NDP-Liberal support.
Issues this bill touches
- Climate & Environment
Federal framework on the green economy in the prairie provinces (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba).
Legislative history
- First reading
First reading in the House of Commons.
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Second reading in the House of Commons.
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Third reading in the House of Commons.
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First reading in the Senate.
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Second reading in the Senate.
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Third reading in the Senate.
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Royal assent received.
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