Reckless pipeline purchase distracts from needed transition

Justin Trudeau and Liberals promised to take real action against climate change. Recklessly investing $4.5-billion of public money in a pipeline project instead of investing in the future of clean energy is certainly not the way to deliver on that promise.

Canada's federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna. If the Liberals are as serious about mitigating the effects of climate change as they claim to be, not only do they need to implement policies that reduce domestic consumption of fossil fuels, but they also need to stop investing in the oil industry and start investing in a transition toward the clean energies of tomorrow, writes NDP MP Guy Caron. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY NDP Mp Guy Caron

August 13, 2018

Climate change is undeniably the greatest challenge facing our generation. We are already experiencing its disastrous consequences and it is imperative that all countries assume their responsibilities and start transitioning away from fossil fuels. The facts are incontrovertible, the science is unqu...

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