Anne Phelps

Support for Canadian projects relating to critical minerals and decarbonization Supply chain efficiency and resiliency in Western Canada Policies to support the competitiveness of Canada's mining industry Policies to support green transportation and logistics activities Policies and programs to support commercial opportunities abroad through increased access to trade and markets for natural resources. Policies and programs relating to human resources and skills development and training in mining Natural resource development and Canada-U.S. transboundary affairs Mining-specific and mining-related project development in Canada Innovation policies and programs for the adoption and use of new technologies in mining Increased electrical grid infrastructure to support new green mining technologies Impact Assessment processes and regulations as it relates to mining projects, permitting and proposals Fisheries Act in respect of the Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations (MDMER) and requirements for Environmental Effects Monitoring (EEM) Discussions with officials about export financing and business opportunities abroad, which may include trade missions, free trade discussions and other engagements with trading partners Climate action policies including effective and efficient federal carbon pricing Canada Transportation Act, Canada Shipping Act and others with regard to international shipping, railway and port operations and infrastructure Advancement of critical mineral production, processing, recycling, infrastructure and projects in Canada

To ensure that the legal and policy framework for so-called 'national interest' projects is environmentally sound, democratically legitimate, and constitutionally robust. The federal government’s commitment to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030, including a proposed federal biodiversity accountability act. Legal implementation of the Impact Assessment Act and Canadian Energy Regulator Act; enactment and amendment of regulations under those acts; development of policies and guidance respecting impact assessment and pipeline regulatory reviews. Introduction of measures to reduce impacts of shipping in marine protected areas. Implement the Canadian Navigable Waters Act to introduce modern safeguards Implementation of new Fisheries Act via regulation to restore lost protections and introduce modern safeguards. Implementation of minimum standards for marine protected areas, development of marine spatial planning and marine protected area networks. Green budget: Make a consolidated annual set of recommendations to the federal government regarding strategic fiscal and budgetary opportunities to address the most pressing issues regarding environmental sustainability in Canada Coastal green infrastructure: Policy measures related to implementation of coastal green infrastructure as a sea level rise response strategy; development of a co-management framework for the Salish Sea and sub-regions of the Salish Sea; development and legal implementation of regional and sub-regional green infrastructure strategies. Climate change: Development of a national climate change policy framework, national greenhouse gas reduction targets and plans to implement both (enabled through legislation, regulation and policy); legislative proposals related to legal accountability for climate-related loss and damage.