Throne Speech’s climate promises draws mixed reviews, with NDP saying it’s a rehash of old pledges

'Even for a government that says this is not the time for austerity, it's proposing some pretty big-ticket items here, so those climate commitments will have to compete with continued COVID spending,' says Kathryn Harrison, professor of political science at the University of British Columbia.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference after the Liberal cabinet retreat Ottawa on Sept. 16, 2020. Mr. Trudeau's Throne Speech said action on climate change will be a 'cornerstone' of Canada's economic recovery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY AIDAN CHAMANDY

September 24, 2020

The Liberal government's anticipated "ambitious green agenda" in its Throne Speech is garnering mixed reviews among environmental and political experts, with some saying it was stuffed with recycled pledges. “It felt like it was copy and pasted from a year ago,” s...

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