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Politics This Morning: Liberals’ climate bill sets legal mandate for hitting targets, but no punitive measures if missed

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Nov. 19, 2020, with Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, and Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna, says voters can vote future governments out if they fail to meet legally mandated targets set out in the legislation his team hopes to pass.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY Beatrice Paez

November 20, 2020

Good Thursday morning, The Liberals' climate bill sets five-year legally binding targets, but lacks punitive measures for forcing current and successive governments to honour their commitments. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters the ballot box will serve as an indictmen...

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