Green recovery could be polarizing issue among Canadians

Policies that appear to favour one region over another or measures that don’t pay close attention to trade-offs with priorities beyond the climate, could face stiff resistance.

Climate change is still on the minds of many—but not all—Canadians, and over one-third of Canadians have very strong views on the subject, according to a recent poll. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY MONICA GATTINGER AND BRENDAN FRANK

July 27, 2020

For six months, the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has superseded all other public policy priorities. Governments placed their economies in a state of suspended animation, buttressed their health care systems, and pushed trillions out the door to help citizens weather the storm....

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