Jay Macdonald, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change for the Northwest Territories at the press conference by the Canadian Council of Ministers of Environment following their meeting in St. John’s on July 10, 2024. The Canadian Press/Paul Daly
Canada’s environment ministers have endorsed stronger air quality standards for fine particulate matter, while acknowledging the struggles caused by wildfires that can blanket the country in smoke advisories.
Provincial, territorial and federal environment ministers met in Yellowknife for the annual meeting of the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment.
