Is Canada really committed to coal phase out? Canada needs ‘clean hands’ if it expects others to act

While Catherine McKenna was championing the transition from coal-fired electricity, The New York Times reported the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is trying to buy the coal assets of Rio Tinto—a deal estimated to be worth $2-billion. The money for this deal was collected by the Canadian government from the paycheques of Canadians and their employers.

Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna was recently in London announcing an alliance with the United Kingdom that, 'will champion a global alliance on the transition from unabated coal-fired electricity at next month's United Nations climate change meetings in Bonn, Germany. From cleaner air to public health, to sustainability, the benefits of moving towards low or non-emitting sources of power are clear.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY JOHN BENNETT

October 30, 2017

Just what is Canada’s position on coal? Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna was recently in London announcing an alliance with the United Kingdom that “will champion a global alliance on the transition from unabated coal-fired electricity at next month's United Nations cli...

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