Disaster proof: spiking natural disasters cause for shift in approach, say politicos

'It is always so disheartening to see politicians who talk about the wildfires and talk about the disasters that are happening without acknowledging their own culpability,' says NDP MP Laurel Collins.

Green Leader Annamie Paul, left, NDP MP Laurel Collins, and Liberal MP Hedy Fry all shared their thoughts on what the government has done and could do to fight the climate-change wrought natural disasters affecting Canada. Without changes, ‘we are going to see more droughts, more flooding, more forest fires, rising sea levels … those things are inevitable,’ says Ms. Paul.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, photograph courtesy of Twitter, and The Hill Times file photograph

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BY ALICE CHEN

August 18, 2021

Climate-related disasters are on the rise and Canada—like the rest of the world—is being pulled into this uneasy maelstrom, but, according to experts and politicians, it’s not too late to turn the tide. Most recently, efforts have been made here with the continued promotion of the Government ...

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