Just Couldn’t Resist. A social media skirmish has erupted between Canada’s environment minister and the leader of the official opposition over attempts by the federal government to gauge wood-smoke pollution from bagel shops and pizzerias.
The war of words began last week after the Gazette revealed that an agency of Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) recently approached some wood-burning businesses across the country, including some bagel shops and pizzerias in Montreal, to determine whether the pollution they emit is enough to warrant regular reporting to the National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI).