Environment Minister Jim Prentice, long thought of as a possible
future Conservative leader after Prime Minister Stephen Harper steps
down, has suddenly resigned to go to Bay Street. “I am resigning from cabinet
effective immediately,” Prentice told MPs in a surprise announcement in
the House of Commons following Question Period Thursday. Read more of Toronto Star article here
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Prentice Kills Taseko’s Mine at Fish Lake
The federal government has killed a plan for an open-pit mine in Fish Lake, B.C. “The project as it was proposed would result in the destruction of
Fish Lake and the destruction as well of a complex and highly productive
ecosystem that included … dozens of connecting streams, wetlands and
aquatic life,” Environment Minister Jim Prentice said Tuesday. Read Toronto Sun article