Minister Freeland on carbon capture, potential railway shutdown

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a statement in Gatineau, Que., urging workers and rail companies to reach an agreement and avoid a massive disruption of rail services. Canada’s two largest railway companies, Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), have said they will halt freight services on August 22 if they cannot reach agreements with the Teamsters union.Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland holds a news conference in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., to highlight Shell Canada’s Polaris carbon capture project at its Scotford refinery. She is introduced by Mark Plamondon, executive director of Alberta’s Industrial Heartland Association. The minister faces questions from reporters about a potential work stoppage as Canada’s two largest railway companies, Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), continue labour negotiations with the Teamsters union.Chris Weisdorf, co-founder and director of the non-profit Concerned Constituents of Canada, and Kelly Anne Wolfe, CEO of the Canadian Democratic Defence Association (CDDA), hold a news conference in Ottawa to discuss democratic checks and balances, media influence, and LGBTQ+ education laws. They are joined by Kareem Tadros.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support.