Canadian government pulls plug on climate-change policy group

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A memo obtained by Canadian Press outlining a new organizational structure no longer includes the policy directorate, which consisted of a handful of bureaucrats responsible for implementing new policy, co-ordinating climate-change efforts among various government departments and analyzing their potentialย impact.

Citing un-named sources, CP said the change was motivated by โ€œa desire to consolidate powerโ€ in the office of Prime Minister Stephenย Harper.

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