Federal ministers on budget measures that address climate change - May 7, 2024

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland holds a news conference on Parliament Hill to highlight measures from the federal budget that aim to address the impacts of climate change. She is joined by Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. Responding to questions from reporters, Ministers Guilbeault, Wilkinson and Freeland comment on the federal government’s proposed amendments
to the Impact Assessment Act. The proposed changes come following the Supreme Court of Canada's finding that the Act exceeded federal jurisdiction and was largely unconstitutional. Freeland and Sajjan also face questions on the Indian government’s reaction to the RCMP arrests made in the killing of B.C. Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.