Prime Minister Mark Carney in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in October.Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press
Prime Minister Mark Carney will shuffle his cabinet today after the resignation of Steven Guilbeault, who served as minister of Canadian identity and culture.
Mr. Guilbeault left the post Thursday over concerns the government was walking away from efforts to combat climate change.
His decision to resign from cabinet followed the signing of a new energy accord between Ottawa and Alberta.
Mr. Guilbeault will remain in the Liberal caucus.
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The energy deal provides for the cancellation of the oil and gas emissions cap, the suspension of clean electricity regulations and the potential lifting of a ban on oil tanker traffic for a new bitumen pipeline.
The memorandum of understanding with Alberta also sees the province commit to a more stringent industrial carbon pricing system and the phased-in construction of a massive carbon capture and storage project to help reduce emissions.
Mr. Guilbeault served as environment minister in the last Liberal government but was placed in charge of the heritage file after the spring election.