Friendlier first ministers, but mission failure on climate

To make substantial progress in reducing emissions at home, we have to start to wind down oilsands production, not throw it a lifeline.

More pipelines will sustain, if not actually boost, activity in the Fort McMurray area, where production is already scheduled to double by 2020, despite slumping oil prices, writes Susan Riley.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY SUSAN RILEY

March 7, 2016

GATINEAU, QUE.—Justin Trudeau’s showpiece first ministers’ conference on climate change ended last week in unanimity on one point, at least: none of our intrepid leaders is interested in tackling the country’s major single source of greenhouse gas emissions, the Alberta oilsand...

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