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 โa desire to consolidate powerโ in the office of Prime Minister Stephenย Harper.
The Tory leader spent a week at the home of a major party donor.
After surviving a California wildfire, one family saw premiums quadruple โ as states consider laws to force fossil fuel companies to pay for the soaring costs of climate catastrophes they helped create.
Israeli private eye Amit Forlit denied appeal in decision that could lead to his facing a maximum of 45 years in prison if found guilty.
Canadian politicians and pundits are leveraging Trumpโs war with Iran to expand fossil fuel infrastructure.
