Zero fossil fuel dependence by 2050: Canada needs a national commission

The feds should set up a non-partisan, expert-based Macdonald-type commission to detoxify the carbon tax and climate debate and create a space, post-COVID, for civic engagement with a positive purpose.

The Supreme Court’s decision provides a foundational floor or, a ‘book-end,' to the legal debate about specific powers of the federal government to enact legislation to regulate emissions considering international obligations.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY JATIN NATHWANI AND ANN FITZGERALD

April 26, 2021

WATERLOO, ONT.—Canada’s dependence on fossil fuels is a blessing and a curse: the oil and gas sector currently deliver massive economic benefits but with an environmental sting that will preclude its expansion as the global targets for greenhouse gas emissions tighten. The decision by Canada’s...

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