It’s possible to expand oilsands and reduce emissions: Mulcair

“NDP policy is sustainable development, overseen by strong enviro review process which Harper has destroyed”, McQuaig tweeted on Friday afternoon.

The company has said it is pulling advertising for its Trans Mountain project during the federal election after an NDP candidate seeking re-election complained about a flurry of ads in local newspapers.

NDP Leader Tom Mulcair is in Mascouche, Que., on Tuesday, and is likely to be asked whether he knows how many national leaders’ debates he’ll participate in leading up to the October. 19 federal election.

This matter arose after a weekend in which Linda McQuaig, the former Star op-ed columnist who is now the NDP candidate in Toronto Centre, was criticized for telling CBC’s Power & Politics that “a lot of the oilsands oil may have to stay in the ground” if Canada is to meet its targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

Calgary Conservative Michelle Rempel, who was on the identical panel, challenged McQuaig and stated constituents have been bringing it up whereas she was campaigning on Saturday.

The Liberals chimed in with their very own information launch, accusing the New Democrats of claiming various things to totally different individuals on key points.

“The reason that none of these projects is getting off of the drawing board is because Mr Harper thought he could get away with environmental laws that the public and the environment need”, says Mulcair. He referred to as on New Democrat Premier Rachel Notley to face as much as her federal cousins.

Cheryl Oates, a spokeswoman for Notley, said the provincial NDP’s position on the oilsands remains the same.

During a campaign stop in Markham on Monday, Conservative Leader Stephen Harper continued to make political hay with McQuaig’s comments. The plan calls for cost sharing, with the federal government picking up 60 per cent of the cost and the provinces responsible for 40 per cent.

Smiling broadly, Duceppe would exclusively say he needed “probably the most and the ideal”.

He also promised to “respect his mandate”, and serve a full four-year term if he is elected, regardless of his party’s results.

“If you search a mandate, it’s a must to respect that mandate, however it’s not a state of affairs I anticipate”, Duceppe advised reporters. The remaining candidates will be declared in the upcoming weeks after nominations are finalized.

“A recent article in the Canadian Press outlined Mr. Mulcair’s conditions for his participation in future debates”.

Green Party leader Elizabeth May was in Thunder Bay and Nipigon over the weekend, her team did not respond to an interview request.