Ottawa, Saskatchewan reach equivalency agreement to phase out coal electricity
REGINA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Saskatchewan and Ottawa have reached an agreement under which the province will shut down most of its coal-fired power plants by 2030.
Trudeau says it’s important to phase out coal as an energy source because of the pollution it creates.
“It’s also extremely important that we’re supporting the workers and their families who are in that industry now,” he said Friday after a separate geothermal announcement. “And the agreement that we’ve come to with Saskatchewan will allow for exactly that.”