The difference between a plan and a wish list

The Trudeau government has only wish lists when it comes to the environment, with no details on how to achieve its goals.

'We’ve had several plans in the past and yet our emissions keep rising, we do not hit targets, and we’re not ready to adapt to a changing climate,' environment commissioner Julie Gelfand said earlier this year. 'We are ever hopeful—but it is, at this point, a plan, and we need to see details.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ELIZABETH MAY

June 13, 2018

I represent an unusually engaged electoral district. Voters in Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C., are well-informed and active. Among my constituents is an impressive group of retired scientists, judges, and Parliamentarians, including former cabinet minister Pat Carney. Firmly committed to stopping the Ki...

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