Alberta blasts Ottawa's plastic straw ban after bombshell straw study

Alberta first challenged Ottawa’s plastics designation in court in 2022, with the dispute now before the Supreme Court four years later.

Source: X (Danielle Smith)

Alberta is reviewing new research that casts doubt on the environmental benefits of paper straws, as it continues its opposition to Ottawa’s single-use plastics ban.

In a statement to Juno News, Environment and Protected Areas Minister Grant Hunter’s office confirmed it had instructed the ministry to review the South Korean government-funded study.

They said the findings, which favoured plastic straws in 10 of 16 environmental categories, raised “very serious questions” about the ban’s effectiveness.