Doctors group calls on Ottawa to intervene in gas greenwashing probe

A group of medical practitioners is calling for the federal minister to intervene after Canada’s Competition Bureau halted an investigation into a national gas industry association for allegedly making false and misleading statements.

On Thursday, the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) sent a letter to Minister of Industry Mélanie Joly requesting she intervene in the case.

Anna Maiorino, a spokesperson for the bureau, confirmed to Business in Vancouver that it had closed the investigation into the Canadian Gas Association (CGA).

“CGA has removed the alleged false or misleading environmental claims referring to natural gas as a clean energy source,” said Maiorino. “As a result, these claims

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