POWER STRUGGLE

How the Harper government became an unabashed adversary of the environmental movement

Second in a four- part series

TUESDAY: The politics behind the Harper government’s dramatic shift from its brief “green crusader” phase in early 2007 to its role today — at odds with environmentalists. WEDNESDAY: Changes to federal fi sh habitat regulations are being decried by environmentalists as a blow to conservation. TODAY: Why farmers and municipal administrators believe existing federal environmental regulations unduly impede development. FRIDAY: Charities feel they are under attack by the federal government, but say they will not be silenced.