Message to environment ministers: it’s the economy, stupid

There are strong economic reasons for acting on climate change. Any conversation about reducing Canada’s carbon polluting is ultimately about diversifying our economy away from dirty energy sources of the past.
In the wake of the Paris climate agreement in December, Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna is meeting this week with her provincial counterparts in Ottawa to discuss plans for a new climate change framework. As provincial environment ministers prepare to have input, we environ...

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