We are in a climate emergency

Canadians should no longer accept the absence of a national transportation strategy. It is time to build one and build one doing some of the heavy lifting to avoid climate catastrophe.

Transport Minister Marc Garneau, pictured recently on the Hill. Most of the infrastructure dollars in federal spending has been focused on inner-city public transit. Those dollars are very welcome—and more is needed to ensure urban dwellers can commute without using a personal vehicle, writes Green Party Leader Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ELIZABETH MAY

February 25, 2019

We are in a climate emergency. The debate is no longer about how we can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It is: how do we eliminate all emissions as quickly as possible? In this context, the transportation sector offers a wide array of low-hanging fruit. In Canada, transportation is the secon...

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