Calgary | Territories of the Blackfoot and peoples of Treaty 7, home To Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III | December 17, 2024 — In response to the release of the final Clean Electricity Regulations on Wednesday, Dr. Joe Vipond, a Calgary-based emergency physician and past president of CAPE, said:

“We are pleased to see the federal government enact policy to help shift Canada’s grid toward cleaner and healthier forms of energy. However, the federal government’s decision to back away from a 2035 net-zero electricity grid is a disappointment for our health and future. Every year of delay means more preventable asthma attacks, hospitalizations, and premature deaths caused by fossil fuel pollution. Fossil fuels are a public health crisis — period.”

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